Ex Parte Rodriquez et al - Page 2

                Appeal 2006-3362                                                                             
                Application 09/838,365                                                                       
                                         STATEMENT OF CASE                                                   
                      Appellants appeal from a final rejection of claims 1 to 18 under                       
                authority of 35 U.S.C. § 134. The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences                  
                (BPAI) has jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                              

                      Appellants’ invention relates to a method, system and computer                         
                program for enlarging the size of images in an electronic document.  In the                  
                words of the Appellants:                                                                     
                            The present invention provides a method, program and                             
                      apparatus for providing access to alternate images in an electronic                    
                      document.  The present invention comprises identifying an initial                      
                      image to be displayed in an electronic document (typically a web                       
                      page) and then determining if alternate versions of the image are                      
                      available for display.  If alternate versions of the image are available,              
                      they are provided within the same electronic document.  The alternate                  
                      images differ from the initial image in size and resolution, allowing                  
                      users with visual impairments to access larger, higher resolution                      
                      images.  The user accesses the alternate images by means of a selector                 
                      displayed within the electronic document.  When selected, the                          
                      alternate image replaces the initial image in the electronic document,                 
                      and the document is reformatted.                                                       
                (Specification 3).                                                                           
                Claim 1 and Claim 15 are exemplary:                                                          
                      1. A method for providing alternate images in an electronic document,                  
                comprising:                                                                                  
                      identifying an initial image to be displayed in an electronic document;                
                      explicitly providing references to alternate images of the initial image               
                within, the same electronic document, wherein the alternate images differ                    
                from the initial image in size and resolution, and wherein the alternate                     
                images are different-sized versions of the initial image;                                    
                      displaying the initial image;                                                          
                      providing a selector for accessing the alternate images; and                           

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