Ex parte RHYNE - Page 3




          Appeal No. 96-0196                                                          
          Application 08/158,337                                                      



               manual controls mounted on the hand held electronic                    
          device and externally accessible by the operator, the manual                
          controls being connected to the cursor electronics for                      
          controlling the position and function of the cursor virtual                 
          image within the magnified perceivable virtual image of the                 
          complete frame of alphagraphics.                                            


          The examiner relies on the following references:                            
          Bendig                        4,451,701           May  29,                  
          1984                                                                        
          Maeser et al. (Maeser)        4,803,652           Feb. 07,                  
          1989                                                                        
          Becker                        4,934,773           June 19,                  
          1990                                                                        
          Tanielian et al. (Tanielian)  5,051,738           Sep. 24,                  
          1991                                                                        
          Hacker et al. (Hacker)        5,123,064           June 16,                  
          1992                                                                        
          Tanaka et al. (Tanaka)        5,130,838           July 14,                  
          1992                                                                        
          Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first                        
          paragraph, as being based on an inadequate disclosure.  Claims              
          2-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  As evidence of                  
          obviousness the examiner offers the basic combination of                    
          Becker in view of Maeser with respect to claims 2, 3, 8, 9,                 
          11, 14 and 15.  Bendig is added to the basic combination with               
          respect to claims 4-7 and 16-19.  Tanielian is added to the                 
          basic combination with respect to claims 10, 20 and 21.                     

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