Appeal No. 1997-0403
Application 08/174,215
with Appellants' argument that the scan code translation to
an X- and Y-direction "in no way corresponds to the
provision of X- and Y-coordinate values by the keyboard
controller to the host representing the number of pixels
that a mouse pointer is to be displaced on the display
screen in the X- and Y-directions" (RBr2).
Because neither Franz nor Grant discloses or suggests
that the same signals provided by the keys are interpreted
by a keyboard controller either as conventional scan code
data or as mouse data depending on whether a special
function key is active or not active, the Examiner has
failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness. The
rejection of claim 1 over Franz and Grant is reversed.
Claims 2 and 3
Kato is applied to teach increasing the speed of a
cursor if the cursor key is continuously depressed. We find
that Kato does not cure the deficiencies of Franz and Grant
with respect to the rejection of parent claim 1.
Accordingly, the rejection of claims 2 and 3 is reversed.
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