Appeal No. 2003-1371 Page 17
Application No. 09/186,856
Claim 2 recites in pertinent part the following limitations: "requiring said at least
two players to act jointly with each other at certain points in said game." Claims 7 and
20 include similar limitations. Claim 10 recites in pertinent part the following limitations:
"game logic which provides opportunities for each player to act . . . jointly with the other
player at different points in said adventure game. . . ." Giving the four claims their
broadest, reasonable construction, the limitations either allow or require joint action
during the game.
Claim 4 recites in pertinent part the following limitations: "said joint action means
requires said at least two players to act jointly in separate locations while said split
screen means divides the display into separate portion for each player." Giving the
claim its broadest, reasonable construction, the limitations require joint action while the
display is split.
Claim 8 recites in pertinent part the following limitations: "said game logic
requires the players to act jointly in different ways at different points in said game."
Giving the claim its broadest, reasonable construction, the limitations require different
joint action at different points in the game.
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