Appeal No. 1998-0631
Application 07/957,990
information (whether from a single strain gauge, two to four
pressure transducers, or a sensor for each key,
specification, pp. 6-7) from when the key was depressed.
For example, if the scancode indicates the "J" key was
pressed, the program could associate the corresponding
pressure signal with a region associated with the right
index finger because the "J" key is the home key for right
hand and is usually struck with the right index finger.
For the reasons stated above, we conclude that claims
2-8, 17-23, 31-44, 99-112, and 121-134 are directed to the
elected species of figures 4 and 5. The rejection of claims
2-8, 17-23, 31-44, 99-112, and 121-134 is reversed. Because
we sustain the rejection of the claims upon which these
claims depend, as discussed infra, the Examiner must reopen
prosecution to examine these claims on the merits.
35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
Claims 1, 24, 26, 97, 117, and 119
Second issue - claims 1 and 24
Appellant argues that the "Human Factor" disclosure of
a useability exception signal which can be used by an
application program to provide more or less prompting, is
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