Ex Parte Cifra et al - Page 2

                Appeal 2007-1318                                                                             
                Application 09/726,779                                                                       
                                      STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                  
                      Appellants' invention relates to a system and method for automatically                 
                generating a program that includes a graphical user interface with interface                 
                controls to specify input parameter values or to view output parameter                       
                values.  (Specification 2:9-13.)                                                             

                      Claims 1 and 48 are exemplary:                                                         
                            1. A method for generating a computer                                            
                            program, the method comprising:                                                  
                                   receiving user input to a prototyping                                     
                            application, wherein the user input specifies a                                  
                            prototype, wherein the prototype comprises a                                     
                            series of functional operations, wherein the                                     
                            functional operations include a first functional                                 
                            operation with one or more associated parameters;                                
                                   automatically generating a program that                                   
                            implements the prototype, in response to the                                     
                            specified prototype, wherein the program is                                      
                            operable to execute independently of the                                         
                            prototyping application;                                                         
                                   wherein said automatically generating the                                 
                            program comprises automatically generating a                                     
                            graphical user interface for the program;                                        
                                   wherein said automatically generating the                                 
                            graphical user interface comprises automatically                                 
                            creating one or more graphical user interface                                    
                            elements associated with the one or more                                         
                            parameters of the first functional operation,                                    
                            wherein during execution of the program, at least                                
                            one of the one or more graphical user interface                                  
                            elements is displayed and is operable to receive                                 

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