Ex parte ISHIZAWA et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1999-0891                                       Page 2           
          Application No. 08/676,484                                                  


          closed.  Speakers are built-in to the frame at both sides of                
          the screen.                                                                 


               Claim 26, which is representative for present purposes,                
          follows:                                                                    
                    26. An electronic information apparatus                           
               comprising:                                                            
                    (a) a keyboard having a plurality of input keys                   
               provided at an upper surface of the keyboard,                          
                    (b) a display element pivotally mounted on the                    
               keyboard by a hinge, the display element comprising:                   
                    (1) a display element body, and                                   
                    (2) a frame supporting and surrounding the                        
               display element body, the frame having one pair of                     
               speakers therein, the speakers being separated by                      
               the display element body and arranged along a                          
               rotation axis of the display element.                                  


               The prior art applied in rejecting the claims follows:                 
               Frey et al. (Frey)       4,483,634           Nov. 20, 1984             
               Sherman et al. (Sherman)      4,808,017           Feb. 28,             
               1989                                                                   
               Morris, Int’l Publication No. WO 91/04461, Apr. 4, 1991                










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