Appeal No. 2004-2363 Page 6
Application No. 09/224,211
Okada's invention relates to a user interface conversion method and apparatus
which can convert an application picture developed on the operating system (OS) of a
computer having a graphical user interface (GUI) into various picture interfaces in
accordance with different operation environments and different users and without
changing an original application program, more particularly, to a user interface
conversion method and apparatus which extract logic information about an original
application picture and picture information, and generate converted pictures on the
basis of the extracted information, thereby realizing efficient, easy generation of
converted pictures. Okada's invention provides a user interface conversion method and
apparatus which can present a converted picture interface to visually handicapped
users and users of advanced age by using media other than visual media.
Okada's Figure 13 shows a scroll bar being replaced by up and down buttons.
Figures 23A and 23B show displays with scroll bars, while Figures 24A and 24B show
the displays obtained by replacing the scroll bars with up and down buttons.
The appellants argue (brief, pp. 4-6; reply brief, pp. 1-2) that Moody and Okada
do not establish a case of obviousness because: (1) Moody fails to disclose changing
an existing collection of controls by adding or removing a user interface control to the
existing collection of user interface controls, as acknowledged by the examiner since the
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