Appeal No. 2001-0526 Page 7
Application No. 08/960,236
a X-Y location. We further find that the contact point
configuration is identified because Verrier discloses that during
initialization of the writing end of the stylus, the X-Y location
and the Z separation values for the stylus for the writing end of
the stylus 20 have their measured values depend on the particular
stylus geometry and the overlay geometry of the tablet (col. 10,
lines 22-31). Since the position detection is based in part upon
the stylus geometry, the contact point configuration during a
touch down of the stylus is inherently identified in order for
the position signals to be radiated from the conductors of the
tablet, which in turn are picked up by antenna 29.
With respect to the limitation “identifying a user mode
based on the identified contact point configuration" we note that
the user modes disclosed by Verrier are “write" and “erase." In
Verrier, the user modes are determined by the signals supplied to
antenna 62 by the write and erase circuitry of the stylus.
Because the shape of the contact portions 38, 38' for the write
and erase contact portions of the stylus have the same
configuration, the user input mode cannot be based upon the
identified contact point configuration.
We are not persuaded by the examiner's assertion (answer,
page 4) that the limitation is met by Verrier's identifying the
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