Appeal No. 2001-1644
Application No. 08/951,149
2, ll. 21-24; Fig. 1). While the significance of “viewable from the front portion” is not
entirely clear to us, we interpret the recitations with respect to “viewable” as merely
further limiting the recitations of structure clearly set forth in the claims -- a light guide
positioned on a hinge element or in the opening of a knuckle in the housing. Defining
the position of an indicator by reference to where it may be “viewable,” without more,
would not distinguish over the Roadmap phone. An indicator on the back of the
handset could be viewed from the front of the handset by indirect means, such as by an
image reflected from a mirror.
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