Appeal No. 1997-2150
Application No. 08/350,777
optical system for magnifying the real image to produce a
virtual image. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A portable transceiver device with a virtual image
display comprising:
a portable transceiver device having a first hollow body
and a second hollow body pivotally attached to the first
hollow body, the first hollow body including a portable
transmitter and a portable receiver, and a miniature virtual
image display having a viewing aperture contained in the
second hollow body, the miniature virtual image display being
operably attached to the portable receiver and including an
image generation apparatus that provides a complete real image
producing less than 15 fL and a fixed optical system for
producing, from the complete real image, a virtual image
viewable through the viewing aperture.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Villa-Real 4,481,382 Nov. 06,
1984
Thorsten 4,722,587 Feb. 02,
1988
Becker 4,934,773 Jun. 19,
1990
Wells et al. (Wells) 5,048,077 Sep. 10,
1991
Brandenstein1 DE 3323858 Jan. 03, 1985
Our understanding of this reference is based upon a translation1
provided by the Scientific and Technical Information Center of the Patent and
Trademark Office. A copy of the translation is enclosed with this decision.
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