Appeal 2007-0589
Application 09/852,959
The Examiner states that the Internet Explorer reference teaches a
language preference dialog box which enables you to add one or more
languages to Internet Explorer. (Answer 7). The Examiner further directs
our attention to the Internet Explorer reference (pg. 4, paragraph 4) and
states that selection of only one language is permissible, thus vitiating
Appellants’ sub-argument regarding implicit indication of Internet Explorer
generating pages in languages other than user requests. (Answer 7). We
disagree.
While the Internet Explorer reference discloses one or more
languages, Internet Explorer expressly states that you can add one or more
languages, not that the selection of only one language is permissible.
(Internet Explorer, pg. 4, para. 4). The word “add” generally means to join
or unite so as to bring about an increase. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary, p.14 (11th Edition 2005). In other words, the function of adding
a language signifies that you are already starting with at least one language
and are given the choice to increase the selection by one or more other
languages. Therefore, Appellants’ argument that the Internet Explorer
reference does not restrict the generation of such pages and may be
construed as implicitly indicating the generation of pages in languages other
than those explicitly requested (Br. 8) does carry some weight.
Further evidence that the Internet Explorer reference may generate
pages in languages other that those explicitly requested lies in the fact that
the Internet Explorer reference further discloses that the dialog box can also
be used to set up relative priorities for the designated languages. (Internet
Explorer, pg. 4, para. 4). Priorities would not be necessary if only one file
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