Appeal No. 96-0196
Application 08/158,337
Independent claims 2 and 8 are rejected based on the
teachings of Becker and Maeser. Becker teaches a miniature
video display system in which a small real image is converted
into a larger virtual image. Becker successively energizes a
single row of real pixels and reflects these successive rows
to the virtual image at a rate which makes it appear as if a
full page of pixels has been used as the real image. Becker
contains no discussion of cursor electronics or manual cursor
control. Maeser teaches a portable terminal device which can
transmit and receive information. Maeser suggests that data
input can be by way of any suitable system for entering
alphanumeric or other data. It is the examiner’s position
that such suitable input systems for a computer are known to
inherently include manual cursor controls. The examiner
asserts that it would have been obvious to the artisan to
increase the size of the real image in Becker and eliminate
Becker’s vibrating mirror to reduce the cost of manufacturing
[answer, page 5]. The examiner also asserts that it would
have been obvious to the artisan to include Maeser’s manual
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