Appeal No. 2003-0322
Application No. 09/569,476
The invention is directed to solving an interactive puzzle and providing a score.
The invention is best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1,
reproduced as follows:
1. A method of providing to a user and scoring a puzzle, the method
comprising:
providing at least one portion of a representation of a puzzle object
having at least one actual solution;
automatically and without requiring user input, successively
providing over a period of time each of a plurality of portions of the
representation of the puzzle object having at least one actual solution;
receiving at a first time an attempted solution describing the puzzle
object; and
providing a score responsive to at least one selected from the at
least one actual solution corresponding to the attempted solution and the
first time.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Jacobs 5,860,653 Jan. 19, 1999
Walker et al. (Walker) 5,921,864 Jul. 13, 1999
Claims 1, 12 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as unpatentable over
Walker in view of Jacobs.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellant and the examiner.
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