Appeal No. 2004-0820
Application No. 09/317,312 Page 7
that Glaser's flow charts of figures 11-13 only discuss
displaying cursors, and not issuing commands by actuating
buttons. Appellant submits (brief, page 14) that Glaser only
replicates mouse-cursors which are within whiteboard 60.
Appellant further asserts (brief, page 16) that “Glaser discusses
1) movement of a mouse-cursor over a whiteboard 60 on one
computer’s display and 2) if the movement is accompanied by
pressing of a mouse-button, copies of the moving cursor are
generated on the other computer, but only within whiteboard 60,”
and (brief, page 17) that “[t]herefore, Glaser does not replicate
‘scrolling.’ He only replicates mouse-cursor movements within
whiteboard 60, and only if the mouse-button is depressed.
Replication of scrolling would require replication of mouse-
cursors over Glaser’s scroll bars 62 and 64, which does not
occur.”
From our review of Glaser, we find that the reference is
directed to a system that permits users to communicate via
display screens and simultaneously point to areas of all of the
user screens (col. 1, lines 11-13). The system includes a work
area that serves as a video whiteboard, on which users can share
information during a conference (col. 1, lines 30-32). Glaser
recognizes in the Description of the Related Art that conference
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