Appeal No. 2005-0433
Application No. 09/982,481
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to placement of data for visualization of multidimensional
data sets. Representative claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method for arranging data, said method comprising:
receiving said data comprising a plurality of records, each said record
having a plurality of attributes;
determining a set of attributes selected from said plurality of attributes,
said set of attributes for placement of said plurality of records in a graphically
displayable array, said graphically displayable array comprising a plurality of
adjacent data points, each said data point representing one record of said
plurality of records;
arranging said plurality of records to construct said graphically displayable
array so that each of said adjacent data points is assigned a record.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Tabei et al. (Tabei) 5,929,863 Jul. 27, 1999
Claims 1-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Tabei.
Claims 31 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Tabei.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 7) and the Examiner’s Answer (Paper
No. 10) for a statement of the examiner’s position and to the Brief (Paper No. 9) for
appellants’ position with respect to the claims which stand rejected.
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