Appeal No. 96-1904
Application 08/164,854
For example, we focus upon the Rader teaching as
representative of a segmented computer keyboard (Figure 1 and
Figure 2) that includes the conventional QWERTY arrangement
with typical function keys, cursor control keys, etc. (column
1, lines 7 through 23).9
From our perspective, the IBM and Leipzig references
each clearly carry forward, in the computer keyboard art, the
earlier mentioned longstanding practice of relying upon
individual keys, each of which is multi-purpose or multi-
function.
In particular, the IBM reference addresses a
handheld computer keyboard that includes 12 keys (Figure 1),
inclusive of 2 mode selection keys, and a space-cursor bar
(Figure 3). Each of the keys, other than the mode keys,
encode three functions or
9The applied prior art is seen to be akin to the known
keyboards addressed by appellant in the “BACKGROUND OF THE
INVENTION” section of the specification as to typical keys and
functions.
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