Ex parte JENKIN et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 96-1200                                                            
          Application 08/011,453                                                        

               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                  
          the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-27.                                
               We reverse.                                                              
                                      BACKGROUND                                        
               The disclosed invention is directed to a video display                   
          having multiple display screens, such as a video wall, each                   
          display having its own processor and touch-sensitive panel.                   
          As shown in figure 9, the processors 3A-3D with corresponding                 
          display screens 2A-2D and touch-sensitive panels 14A-14D, are                 
          connected to a processor 1D acting as a controlling processor                 
          via a network 15.  Each processor can be operated                             
          independently of the other processors or in conjunction with                  
          the other processors.                                                         
               Claim 1 is reproduced below.                                             
                    1.  A touch-sensitive display, comprising:                          
                         a) a plurality of basic display units each                     
               comprising separately controllable processor means having                
               an output connected to at least one display screen, said                 
               at least one display screen of respective ones of said                   
               basic display units being arranged so as to form a                       
               tessellation;                                                            
                         b) a network for facilitating communication                    
               between said respective ones of said basic display units;                
                         c) at least one touch-sensitive panel overlying                
               said tessellation and means associated therewith for                     
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