Appeal No. 1997-0412
Application No. 08/434,558
The examiner further rejects claims 18, 21, and 28 as
being anticipated by Togashi. The examiner refers (Answer,
page 5) to column 7, lines 42-44 of Togashi, wherein Togashi
states that "display readout, together with input of data by
means of a light pen or other light generating means, can be
performed simultaneously," to support his assertion that the
signals of Togashi can be superimposed. Claim 18 requires
that the positioning signals be superimposed on the display
electrode signals, not on the display readout. Viewing the
remainder of the paragraph in column 7 referenced by the
examiner, we find that "[d]riving of the row and column
electrodes is performed cyclically, on a time-sharing basis,
during a basic frame period denoted as T. This basic frame
period is divided into a display frame period T and a light
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detection frame period T ." In other words, the positioning
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signals are not simultaneous with or superimposed on the drive
signals, but rather are in a separate frame period.
Therefore, Togashi does not anticipate the claims.
In Piliavin, which the examiner also applies against
claims 18, 20, 21, and 28, "a finger is an input means"
(Answer, page 5). Although a finger may be an input means, it
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