Appeal No. 2006-1766
Application No. 09/773,090
The invention is directed to a text processing system. In
particular, an auxiliary screen functions as an independent word
processor, wherein a user is enabled to edit text in a manner
similar to that employed when using paper.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. Text processing apparatus comprising:
a first text editing unit having a screen upon which text
may be displayed, and a first manual actuator by means of which a
user is able to interact with text displayed on the first screen;
a second text editing unit having a second screen upon which
text may be displayed, and a second manual actuator by means of
which a user is able to interact with text displayed on the
second screen; wherein
the first and second actuators are independently operable,
and enable interaction with text displayed on respective screens
independently of each other; and
the first and second text editing units are connected to
each other to enable text to be imported from one unit directly
to another unit, thereby to enable text selected from a first
document displayed on one unit to be inserted directly at a
predetermined location in a document displayed on the other unit.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Kashiwagi et al. (Kashiwagi) 6,396,598 May. 28, 2002
(filed Aug. 26, 1998)
Karidis et al. (Karidis) 6,727,894 Apr. 27, 2004
(filed Jun. 09, 2000)
Robotham et al. (Robotham) 6,704,024 Mar. 09, 2004
(effective filing date Aug. 07, 2000)
Claims 1-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner offers Karidis and
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