Appeal No. 2004-0870 Page 15
Application No. 09/477,419
Green is not achieved by an override feature associated with a user-selectable mode of
operation. The displaying of multiple windows in Green is never inhibited, therefore it
need not be overridden." (Appeal Br. at 10.)
1. Claim Construction
Claims 15 and 23 recite in pertinent part the following limitations: "detecting a
modified selection of a task other than the active task, and overriding the replacement of
the window for the active task with a minimized representation, to thereby display the
window for a previously active task concurrently with the window for the selected task."
Considering these limitations, both claims require overriding the automatic replacement
of the window for the active task with a minimized representation thereof.
2. Obviousness Determination
As mentioned regarding claims 14, 17-22, 25-29, Green requires a user to
minimize windows manually. Because the reference's does not automatically replace a
window for the active task with a minimized representation thereof, we are unpersuaded
that it could have suggested overriding a non-existent automatic replacement.
Furthermore, we agree with the appellants that the automatic display replacement of
Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007