Appeal No. 2006-2216
Application No. 09/741,038
displaying information in relation with a virtual three-
dimensional book image. According to Appellants, the displayed
information, such as a table image or other organizational
structure of the book, appears on the edge image of the virtual
book and allows user interaction with the information
(specification, page 4). An understanding of the invention can
be derived from a reading of exemplary independent claim 1,
which is reproduced as follows:
1. A system for displaying images of a virtual three-
dimensional book having a plurality of virtual pages,
the system comprising:
a display system capable of executing a display
program,
wherein images of the virtual three-dimensional book,
including a graphical representation of the book that
depicts one or more side edges, are produced on the
display system, and
wherein two instances of different categories of
information relating to the virtual three-dimensional
book represented on the one or more side edges of the
virtual three-dimensional book.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Douglas et al. (Douglas) 5,604,861 Feb. 18, 1997
Gusack 5,921,582 Jul. 13, 1999
Claims 1-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Douglas and Gusack.
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