Appeal No. 2004-1517
Application No. 09/765,172
liquid crystal display. See page 9 of Appellant's specification.
Display 103 is surrounded by its periphery by frame 104. See
page 9 of Appellant's specification. Figure 5 depicts an
embodiment making use of corner switches 201, 202, 203, and 205.
The corner switches are disposed on the corners of the display
itself. See page 12 of Appellant's specification. In the
embodiment shown in Figure 5, display 103 is surrounded by frame
104. In this embodiment, frame 104 may be for aesthetic purposes
or to protect the display during rocking. See page 12 of
Appellant's specification.
Independent claim 1 present in the application is
representative of Appellant's claimed invention and is reproduced
as follows:
1. A display for use in controlling the execution of a
functional device, said display comprising:
an electronic control system housed in association with said
display, said electronic control system including a switch
platform mounted to detect a touching about a periphery of said
display and to provide a plurality of discrete output signals
each indicative of a portion of said periphery at which said
touching is detected.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Goto et al. (Goto) 5,862,419 Jan. 19, 1999
Brisebois et al. 6,369,803 Apr. 9, 2002
(Brisebois) (filed Jun. 12, 1998)
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