Appeal No. 2004-1517
Application No. 09/765,172
outer parts; environs or outskirts.2 The first definition
requires that the touching is on the display LCD itself, while
the second definition requires that the touching may be detected
on the outer parts of the display, such as the frame of the
display. We return to Appellant's Figure 1 to explain the
difference in scope of the two definitions. In the first
definition, the touching would require being on the outer area of
103 as shown in Figure 1 whereas in the second definition, the
touching is detected on the frame of the display 104.
We note that Appellant has disclosed two embodiments. The
first embodiment is directed to a switch platform mounted to
detect touching in the frame 104 shown in Figure 2. The second
embodiment is directed to a switch platform mounted to detect
touching in the outer boundaries of the display 103 shown in
Figure 5.
Furthermore, Appellant states on page 10 of the
specification that switches may be disposed at any operative
location. Appellant further states preferably, four switches
will be operatively disposed around the periphery of display 103
or frame 104. On page 12 of the specification, Appellant states
2 Webster's New World Dictionary, Third Edition, 1988, page
105. Copy provided to Appellant.
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