Appeal No. 2004-1063
Application No. 09/273,385
The examiner explains, at page 3 of the answer, that Roach
teaches more than just the display of selectable options; that it
discloses a story that is formed by a “sequence of timed events,”
referring to column 4, line 8, of Roach. The examiner further
refers to column 4, lines 12-20, and concludes therefrom that
instructions for selectively changing perspective are also
presented with the sequence of timed events, automatically after
each sequential perspective change. The examiner also notes
column 4, lines 35-44, of Roach for “the tracking...which are
also a timed sequence” (answer-page 3).
The examiner further points to “lines 1-14" of Roach, at the
bottom of page 3 of the answer, but there is no reference to a
specific column, so it is difficult to specifically determine
what portion of Roach is being referenced by the examiner.
However, the examiner alleges that this unidentified portion of
Roach “will automatically and consecutively indicate selectable
options in a timed sequence in the chain of events specifically
so as not to interrupt the continuity but exactly so as to
mainta[in] the timed sequence of events” (answer-pages 3-4).
Roach coordinates different events in a time sequence, so
that the movie goes forward from the perspective of whichever
character is clocked by the mouse. One can say, reasonably, that
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