Appeal No. 2006-1831
Application No. 09/755,383
at least one actuator coupled to and spaced apart from said
touchpad sensor, said actuator configured to receive a feedback
signal and generate haptic feedback based on the feedback signal,
the feedback signal being associated with the sensor signal; and
a linkage coupling the object and the touchpad sensor.
References
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Noll 3,919,691 Nov. 11, 1975
Hannaford et al. (Hannaford) 5,642,469 Jun. 24, 1997
Zilles et al. (Zilles) 6,111,577 Aug. 29, 2000
(filed Apr. 04, 1996)
Rejections At Issue
A. Claims 47-50, 52, 54, 56-60, 71-73, 75, and 77-80 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the
combination of Hannaford and Noll.
B. Claims 51, 53, 55, 61-68, 74 and 76 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the combination of
Hannaford, Noll and Zilles.
Rather than reiterating the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, the opinion refers to respective details in the Briefs1
and the Examiner’s Answer2. Only those arguments actually made by
1 Appellants filed an Appeal Brief on May 09, 2005. Appellants filed a Reply
Brief on January 09, 2006.
2 The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer on November 03, 2005. The Examiner
mailed an office communication March 20, 2006, stating that the Reply Brief
has been entered and considered.
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