Appeal No. 2006-0641
Application No. 09/416,536
discontiguous table portions and assign a graphics portion to the
selected discontiguous table portions, where the graphics portion
can later be selected to present the selected discontiguous table
portions.” We disagree. As indicated supra, Anderson allows the
user to group contiguous pages of the spreadsheet, and then
assign the grouped contiguous pages to one or more graphical
portions. According to the teachings of Anderson (column 9,
lines 29 through 60), non-contiguous pages of the spreadsheet may
be grouped together in the same manner as contiguous pages of the
spreadsheet, and such a grouping may be assigned a user-
selectable graphics portion as set forth in claim 25 on appeal.
Thus, the anticipation rejection of claim 25 based upon the
teachings of Anderson is sustained.
With respect to claim 26, the anticipation rejection is
sustained because Anderson specifically states that non-
contiguous blocks on a single page of the spreadsheet may be
grouped together, and that a graphics portion may be assigned to
the non-contiguous blocks (column 9, lines 28 through 33).
Turning to the anticipation rejection of claims 1, 6, 11, 16
and 21 based upon the teachings of Wilcox, appellant argues
(brief, page 12) that “Wilcox does not disclose a graphics
presentation module that presents one or more graphical portions
in the graphical user interface, wherein a user assigns the one
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