Appeal No. 2006-3038
Application No. 09/750,288
displayed as originally intended even if the displayed document is reformatted or
reflowed.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A computer-implemented method for adding electronic ink to displayed
information on a system having a display, said method comprising the steps of:
classifying said electronic ink based on a shape of said electronic ink;
associating said classified electronic ink with at least one object of said
displayed information.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Wilcox et al. (Wilcox) 5,889,523 Mar. 30, 1999
Morishita et al. 6,335,727 Jan. 1, 2002
(Morishita) (filed Dec. 15, 1997)
Maxted 6,340,967 Jan. 22, 2002
(filed Apr. 23, 1999)
Huang 6,384,815 May 7, 2002
(filed Feb. 24, 1999)
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as
being indefinite.
2. Claims 2, 7, 8, and 27-29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Morishita.
3. Claims 1, 3-6, and 14-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Morishita in view of Maxted.
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