Appeal No. 1997-1349
Application 08/520,629
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 24 through 54, 56, 57, and 79 through 82, all of the
claims presently pending in the application.
The invention is directed generally to a portable pad
computer having a display operable by a conductive pointed
stylus as well as a keyboard in a housing for entry of data
into the computer. More specifically, as disclosed on pages 4
and 5 of the specification and Fig. 1, the computer is
operable as a pad computer when the display is closed onto the
housing 10 with the viewing surface 21 exposed. In its open
position, as shown in Fig. 2, the computer is operable as a
laptop allowing entry of data using the keyboard 15. The
display is further disclosed on page 6 of the specification
and in Fig. 4 to be connected to the housing by a pair of
hinges 40 that are pivotally attached at one end to the side
of display and at the other end to the side of the housing.
Additionally, as disclosed on page 6 and Figs. 2 and 3, a rear
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