Appeal No. 96-0300
Application 08/090,285
Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 2 to 11 and 13 to 26, which
constitute all the claims remaining in the application.
Representative claim 8 is reproduced below:
8. An electronic, shopping-cart, informational device
comprising:
an ergonomically designed display handle having two hand
grip portions; a central display unit portion with the hand
grip portions being arranged on each side of the display unit
portion, the hand grip portions having ends connectable to a
shopping cart frame, and the display unit portion having a
display screen and user control means for displaying selected
information on the display screen, wherein the user control
means comprises thumb operated buttons located on each side of
the display screen proximate the hand grip portions for
scrolling information in the display screen using a thumb
while the user is able to maintain a grip on the hand portion
of the display handle with the hand operating thumb; automatic
means for periodically displaying promotional product
advertisements on the display screen; and unobtrusive cue
means apart from the display screen for directing a user’s
attention to the display screen when a promotional product
advertisement is displayed on the display screen.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:2
Hayasaka 4,786,889 Nov. 22,
1988
2Page 2 of the answer lists a reference to Havens, which
has not been relied on in any rejection stated in the final
rejection and the answer. As such, it has not been listed
here and has not been considered. Note In re Hoch, 428 F.2d
1341, 1342 n. 3, 166 USPQ 406, 407 n. 3 (CCPA 1970).
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