Appeal 2007-0493
Application 10/289,967
Patent 6,144,380
III. FINDINGS OF FACT
The following findings of fact (FF) are supported by a preponderance
of the evidence.
A. The Invention of U.S. Patent 6,144,380
1. According to Appellants, they invented (U.S. Patent 6,144,380,
Abstract 1-10):
A method for controlling a screen display of an
electronic book. The contents of the book are displayed
on a screen of the computer system as pages with which
the user interacts by a pointer such as a pen or stylus. The
content engine performs various functions including one
or more of the following: (1) creating page displays for
content of the book, (2) providing a navigation interface
for identifying material in the book and moving to
desired locations, (3) finding character strings located
within the book, and (4) accepting handwritten
information on pages of the book.
2. The invention claimed in U.S. Patent 6,144,380, is directed to
function “(4) accepting handwritten information on pages of the book” as
shown in the claim step of “displaying handwriting written on the current
page of the book after a mark-up button has been selected” (Patent claim 1).3
3 Claim 19 as originally filed in each of Applications 08/147,142, and
08/454,061 and 08/801,251 which are the grandparent application, parent
application, and original application, respectively, of U.S. Patent 6,144,380
for which reissue is sought.
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