Printed matter – Indexed – Plurality of position markers
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-31
2001-06-12
Wellington, A. L. (Department: 2776)
Printed matter
Indexed
Plurality of position markers
C283S037000, C283S039000, C283S040000, C283S041000, C283S042000, C283S043000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06244628
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a system and method for very conveniently and quickly locating various topics found in the Bible.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
As is well known, the Bible is a very widely used and referred to printed work. Systems have been developed in the past to provide Bible indexing systems. One such system uses an index along with the text disclosing the name of a certain book and its location as it is linearly arranged in the text. The reader can then search for the specific Bible verse according to its linear order. Methods are also available for marking verses once the location of the page is known by using either highlighters, luminescent film or colored markers.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,409,753 issued to Roberto J. Perez discloses a system for marking verses in the Bible by placing colored labels or circular stickers next to a verse, Each color may be associated with a particular area or topic of the study. An index chart is provided on the back cover of the text which identifies the topics associated with each color.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,978,143 issued to Thomas H. Ericson discloses a book indexing system intended for texts such as the Bible where the book arrangement is nonalphabetical. The indexing system is provided with adhesive tabs that are attached to the side of pages in a stair-step configuration. The tabs are marked with the particular book's number and its title. Tabs are also provided for certain segments such as Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments. The system also includes a cover index which is attached to the inside cover of the text disclosing in alphabetical order the names of the books and the corresponding numerical order in the text.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides tabs with picture-icons 2nd text citations arranged in linear rows to locate specific topics in the Bible. Access to a specific verse is made even easier by combining these row-tabs with a circular sticker affixed next to the verse identified by the citation on the tab. Thus, the exact identity and location of a verse can be quickly ascertained from the citation on the tab itself and the circular sticker. The system and method of the preferred embodiment of this invention has the very important advantage of providing convenient, direct and immediate access to a Bible topic notwithstanding that a substantial number of verses correspond to a particular topic. For many individuals, this is of great importance because the sheer multiplicity of verses found in the bible is an obstacle to locating, at least with facility and rapidity, the desired topic-related passages.
Although the preferred embodiment of this invention includes a topic table or menu of contents, a significant feature of this invention is that the picture icons enable the user to bypass using a table of contents or index.
A further advantage of this invention is that it provides for multiple reference of topics of any category in the Bible.
Accordingly, this invention provides for convenient access to a large number of preselected topics, directly and immediately. The invention effectively provides for externally rearranging the text of the Bible and locating Bible verses relating to selected topics without actually physically altering the Bible text. In contrast, the prior art methods and systems discussed above all fail to provide quick and convenient access to those portions of the Bible text relating to a particular topic.
An important feature of the invention is that it provides for locating topics external to the text of the Bible so that a user can ascertain the location of a particular topic without opening the text.
Another significant advantage of the invention is to provide for three ways by which a topic associated with a tab can be identified. One is by the color of the tab. Another is by the icon on the face of a tab. And a third is by reference to a menu affixed to the front cover of the text.
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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Thurston Alisa L.
Wellington A. L.
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