Appeal No. 1997-0403
Application 08/174,215
a special function key coupled to said
keyboard controller, said keyboard controller
responsive to said special function key such that
when said special function key is active, said
keyboard is in said first mode wherein said
keyboard controller responds to said keyswitch
signals resulting from activation of selected ones
of said plurality of keys to transmit mouse data
indicating movement of a mouse pointer on the
computer display instead of said scan code data,
said mouse data packets generated by said keyboard
controller including X-coordinate and Y-coordinate
values which represent a change in position of
said mouse pointer on said display screen to
effect pixel-by-pixel movement of said mouse
pointer on said display screen, said keyboard
controller further transmitting said mouse data to
said computer at a preselected frequency, and when
said special function key is not active said
keyboard is in said second mode wherein said
keyboard transmits conventional scan code data in
response to said keyswitch signals resulting from
activation of selected ones of said plurality of
keys.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Grant 5,119,078 June 2, 1992
Franz et al. (Franz) 5,124,689 June 23, 1992
Kato2 1-200285 August 11, 1989
(Japanese Kokai Patent Application)
Claims 4, 8, 9, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Franz.
A translation of Kato has been prepared by the Patent2
and Trademark Office and accompanies this decision.
- 3 -
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007