Appeal No. 97-1504
Application No. 08/400,190
would have been obvious . . . to maintain the display of the
paged message so long as the switch is in the actuated state
in the pager of Wagai . . . because Wagai et al. suggests
displaying a paged message upon actuation of a switch and
Tsunoda et al. teaches the message is displayed until
deacctuation [sic] of the switch” (Answer, page 6).
Again, we find ourselves struggling to understand the
rejection. It is true that Wagai teaches displaying a paged
message upon actuation of a switch. However, that display
lasts only as long as the switch is held in the actuated
position, and ceases when it is released which, according to
the examiner, is exactly what Tsunoda teaches. Thus, Tsunoda
would seem to add nothing to the teachings of the primary
reference. It is our view that a prima facie case of
obviousness is not established by the combined teachings of
these two references, and therefore we will not sustain this
rejection.
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