Ex Parte Dahl - Page 6




             Appeal No. 2005-2268                                                          Page 6              
             Application No. 09/976,683                                                                        



                   5. Claim 3 follows (with references to corresponding element of the appellant's             
             figures or passages of his specification added thereto):                                          
                          3. The combination according to claim 2 wherein said screen                          
                   panels [14] are electronically changeable from a transparent to an opaque                   
                   state, said  panels electronically controlled by said computer to be opaque                 
                   during use of said interactive terminal computer [18].                                      

                   6. Claim 8 follows (with references to corresponding element of the appellant's             
             figures or passages of his specification added thereto):                                          
                          8. The combination according to claim 1 further including a motion-                  
                   proximity detector [26] generating a signal upon approach of a passerby to                  
                   a predetermined closeness, said computer responsive thereto to switch                       
                   between said modes of display to modify a display image normally                            
                   exhibited by said electronic display [12].                                                  


                                                  D. Prior Art                                                 
                   1. White is prior art under § 102(e).                                                       


                   2. White relates to "information retail terminals such as kiosk-type devices.  Such         
             kiosks are generally located throughout the shopping area of the retail store."  Col. 1,          
             ll. 25-27.                                                                                        


                   3. White describes a "customer service workstation (CSW) 40. . . ."  Col. 4, ll. 39-        
             40.  "The CSW 40 includes a display 44. . . .  The display 44 is preferably a large,              







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