Appeal No. 95-3338
Application 07/994,035
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection
of claims 1 through 3, 8, 9, 11 through 13, 15 through 18 and 20.
Claims 4 through 7 have been withdrawn as being directed to a
nonelected invention. Claims 10, 14 and 19 have been cancelled.
The invention is directed to facilitating user
interaction with portable computers and, more particularly, to a
cover for the housing of such computers wherein the cover has a
window therein permitting a portion of the computer screen to be
viewed without first opening the cover. It is said that the
invention has particular utility with scheduling and E-mail
software so that when an alarm is sounded indicating an
appointment or that E-mail has been received, the user can view a
message through the window and possibly interact through the
window, e.g., through the use of a stylus, without the need to
open the cover on the portable computer housing.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A computer comprising:
a housing;
an input/output screen mounted in the housing; and
a cover movable between first and second positions and
secured in each position to the housing, in the first position
the cover being arranged to overlie and protect the input/output
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