Appeal No. 1997-2705
Application No. 08/341,429
rejection filed August 7, 1996, which canceled claims 2, 5,
10-15, and 18, was entered by the Examiner on August 16, 1996.
The claimed invention relates to a hand-held, portable
computer that includes a display screen housing for supporting
an interactive display screen. More particularly, Appellants
indicate at pages 4 and 5 of the specification that a computer
housing and handle assembly is rotatably connected to the
display screen housing for rotation about an axis
substantially perpendicular to the display screen surface.
Appellants assert that the relative rotational movement
between the display screen housing and computer housing
permits the computer to be held in one hand of a user while
the other hand is used for data and command input.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A hand-held computer for supplying data to and
receiving data from a user, the computer comprising:
a) a display screen housing for supporting an
interactive display screen having a generally planar
visible display surface;
b) a computer housing and handle assembly rotatably
connected to the display screen housing for rotation with
respect to the interactive display about an axis
substantially perpendicular to the display surface,
the computer housing and handle assembly defining an
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007