Appeal No. 1998-0929
Application 08/469,770
holographic image of a conventional physical control panel for
the electronic device. The device is controlled by the
operator actuating a section of the holographic image in the
same manner as if the physical control panel had been
actuated.
Representative claim 30 is reproduced as follows:
30. A control arrangement for allowing an operator to
control an electronic device comprising:
an image generator for generating a holographic image of
a physical control panel of the electronic device;
an actuation detector for determining a section of the
holographic image which is selected by the operator; and
a signal generator for receiving the determinationof said
actuation detector and providing input signals to the
electronic device which correspond to input signals from said
physical control panel as a result of this determination.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Haugen 4,593,967 June 10,
1986
Sach et al. (Sach) 5,398,045 Mar. 14, 1995
(filed Aug. 24,
1990)
Ohkoshi et al. (Dainippon) 3-217925 Sep. 25,
1991
(Japanese)
Ward et al. (Ward) WO 92/09944 June 11,
1992
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