Appeal No. 1999-1606
Application No. 08/968,384
arbitrary code word unique to the type of display module. This permits newly developed displays to be
used with previously manufactured computers by updating the computer BIOS and providing suitable
drive routines for the newly developed displays.
. Representative independent claim 8 is reproduced as follows:
8. A flat panel display module comprising:
physical engagement apparatus for attaching the display module to a portable computer;
a multi-pin electrical connector for receiving commands and data from the portable
computer to drive the display;
a non-volatile memory device connected to at least one pin of the multi-pin electrical
connector and containing a single, arbitrary code word unique to the type of the display module.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Steiner 4,939,652 Jul. 03, 1990
Hogdahl et al. (Hogdahl) 5,264,992 Nov. 23, 1993
Sawdon EP 0,456,923 Nov. 21, 1991
Improvements To Display Identification, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 33,
No. 6B, November 1990, pp. 83-85.
Self-Identification Protocol Initialization, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 33,
No. 10A, March 1991, pp. 406-407.
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