Appeal No. 2000-0150
Application 08/661,440
of information when a message has not been received. The pager
includes two display areas 68 and 70, directional keys 52, ENTER
key 54, MODIFY key 56, SCROLL key 58, DELETE key 60, and SELECT
key 62:
Referring to the flowchart shown in Figure 2, Fennell explains
that
[t]he preferred key pad arrangement 42 [in flowchart]
comprises a plurality of characters (e.g., the entire
English alphabet and/or numerical digits 0-9) displayed
by selecting the ENTER function key 54 (adding new
information) or the MODIFY function key 56 (modifying
the received message). The characters of a variety of
languages (e.g., French, Spanish, "kana", etc.) may be
displayed on the key pad arrangement 42 without
deviating from the intent of the invention.
Fennel, col. 3, ll. 4-12. As no other symbols are described as
being displayed in the key pad display area, the examiner was
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