The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BERNARD O. GEAGHAN AND ROBERT S. MOSHREFZADEH
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Appeal No. 2005-2313
Application No. 10/052,695
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HEARD: DECEMBER 14, 2005
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Before KRASS, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 19, 20, and 22-36.
The invention pertains to touch screens. In particular, a position of a touch on the
touch screen is determined by using a touch sensor and a user contact point separate
from the touch sensor. Information from both the touch sensor and the user contact point
is used to determine the position of the touch on the touch sensor.
Representative independent claim 19 is reproduced as follows:
19. A system for determining information related to a touch on a touch sensor
comprising a touch sensor switch electrically connected to the touch sensor, a first user
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