Appeal No. 2001-1427
Application No. 09/107,795
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
a peripheral device slot within said housing, said peripheral device
slot comprising a peripheral device interface;
a peripheral device card removably secured within said peripheral
device slot such that a first end of said peripheral device card is
electrically connected to said peripheral device interface;
a power connector interface, wherein said power connector
interface is configured to provide electrical power from said electronic
device independent of said peripheral device interface, and
an adapter removably secured to a second end of said peripheral
device card and to said power connector interface such that said adapter
is electrically connected to said power connector interface and such that
said peripheral device card receives electrical power from said electronic
device independent of said peripheral device interface.
4. An electronic device according to claim 1 further comprising an
antenna pivotally mounted to said adapter.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Virtuoso et al. (Virtuoso) 5, 594,952 Jan. 14, 1997
Stein 5,628,055 May 06, 1997
Claims 1, 2, 4-8 and 10-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Stein, while claims 3, 9 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over Stein in view of Virtuoso.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007