Appeal No. 1999-2450 Page 13
Application No. 08/812,222
(eg., Buzak et al.) in which the plasma channels are activated
one-by-one, and each primary color signal is applied to a
separate data electrode.” (Appeal Br. at 10.) The examiner
does not respond to the argument but merely observes, “Buzak
et al teach a display device comprising a plasma driver
circuit(28) and a data driver circuit(24) ....” (Examiner’s
Answer at 4.)
Claims 2 and 4 specify in pertinent part the following
limitations: “a plasma driver circuit (28) coupled to
selectively activate the plasma channels (20) in a group for
selecting pixelelements (16) associated with the activated
plasma channel (20), and a data driver circuit (24) receiving
a video information V, and supplying colour data signals each
representing one of a group of primary colours to the common
data electrode (18) one by one ....” Accordingly, the claims
require inter alia selectively activate plasma channels in a
group and supplying signals each representing one of a group
of primary colors to a common data electrode one-by-one.
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