Appeal No. 1999-2797
Application No. 08/609,875
of the handheld device of Posso with the general teachings of the
scrolling function in the full screen display device of Kuga in
some vague manner without specifically describing how the
teachings would be combined. Our review of the Examiner’s
position on the record reveals no indication as to how and where
the scroll start and stop keys of Kuga would be implemented on
the device of Posso. This does not persuade us that one of
ordinary skill in the art having the references before her or
him, and using her or his own knowledge of the art, would have
gained possession of the claimed subject matter.
We further agree with Appellants (Brief, page 8) that the
skilled artisan, looking to modify the handheld display
controller of Posso, would not be led to the full screen display
control features disclosed by Kuga. In our view, the problems of
accidental scrolling caused by inadvertent actuation of scroll
controls in a handheld device such as Posso do not exist to any
great extent in full screen displays such as Kuga in which the
operator’s attention is directed to the screen while a scroll
action takes place.
It is also our view, that, even assuming arguendo that
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