Appeal No. 2000-0971
Application No. 08/642,224
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a tilt-scrolling of information on a computing
device, such as, the Sun pad having the tilt sensor attached or mounted to an article of
wearing apparel. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 3, which is reproduced below.
3. A method for displaying information on a display of a computing
device, comprising the step of:
a. providing an element for performing the step of scrolling said
information as a function of tilt of a separate control element with respect
to a reference in which the control element is mounted on an item of
wearing apparel.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Takano 4,890,099 Dec. 26, 1989
Tsuji et al. (Tsuji) 5,056,629 Oct. 15, 1991
Koyayashi et al. (Kobayashi) 5,355,352 Oct. 11, 1994
Russell 5,481,265 Jan. 02, 1996
Donahue et al. (Donahue) 5,526,022 Jun. 11, 1996
(Filed Jun. 6, 1993)
Matsuzawa et al.(Matsuzawa) 5,578,999 Nov. 26, 1996
(Filed Nov. 30, 1994)
Motosyuku et al. (Motosyuku) 5,602,566 Feb. 11, 1997
(Filed Aug. 23, 1994)
Claims 3, 4, 14, 15, 24 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Motosyuku in view of Donahue. Claim 5 stands rejected under
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