Appeal No. 2004-0373
Application No. 08/939,064
determined and compared with a predetermined reference value. If
the determined distance is within the predetermined reference
value, the sub-window is automatically repositioned to be
immediately adjacent to the main window.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. An image display processing apparatus for displaying in
a single display window a main window for displaying main
information and a sub window for displaying accompanying
information associated with said main information, said sub
window having a height and width independent of a height and
width of said main window, the image display processing apparatus
comprising:
a display position moving means for moving said sub
window from a first position, at which said sub window is
initially displayed, to a user-specified postion; and
an automatic arrangement changing means for
automatically moving said sub window to a position adjacent to
said main window when said user-specified position is such that a
distance between said sub window and said main window is less
than a preset predetermined value, with the height and width of
the sub-window remaining independent of the height and width of
the main window.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Elliott et al. (Elliott) 5,621,904 Apr. 15, 1997
(filed Jan. 24, 1995)
Santos-Gomez 5,771,042 Jun. 23, 1998
(filed Jul. 17, 1996)
Liles et al. (Liles) 5,880,731 Mar. 09, 1999
(filed Dec. 14, 1995)
Claims 1-12, all of the appealed claims, stand finally
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As evidence of obviousness,
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