Appeal No. 2002-1971
Application 09/020,668
selected by a user (e.g., by a mouse over event), the linked
information in the other lens is highlighted to represent the
association of the information elements with the same concept.
Claim 20 recites "concurrently displaying first and second
information elements in first and second lenses on a computer
display, respectively, the first and second information elements
respectively associated with first and second levels of
abstraction in the body of knowledge, and the first and second
information elements associated with a common concept in the body
of knowledge" (emphasis added) and "wherein visually linking the
first and second information elements includes highlighting the
first information element displayed in the first lens in response
to user selection of the second information element in the second
lens" (emphasis added).
The examiner states that "[c]laims 20, 89, and 94 are
directed towards a method for implementing the steps found in
claim 18, and therefore are similarly rejected" (R9; EA10).
Appellant argues that this was the examiner's sole basis for
rejecting these claims and indicates that the examiner has failed
to consider the patentability of each of the claims (Br17). It
is argued that Lucas does not teach highlighting the display of
information elements in one lens in response to user selection of
related information in another lens when such information
elements are associated with a common concept (Br18). It is
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