Appeal No. 2006-2255
Application No. 10/183,994
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a scrolling apparatus for moving an image in multiple
directions relative to a display screen. The apparatus may be incorporated into an input
device for a computer. Representative claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. An apparatus for scrolling an image in multiple directions relative to a
display screen, said apparatus comprising:
a housing having at least one aperture therein;
a tracking assembly at least partially located within the housing for
detecting movement of the housing relative to a support surface;
a rotatable member at least partially located within the housing, a portion
of the rotatable member protruding outward through the aperture;
at least one depressible actuator extending around the rotatable member
and positioned immediately adjacent to the rotatable member; and
a directional switch located within the housing for detecting depressions of
the actuator.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Schein et al. (Schein) US 6,075,575 Jun. 13, 2000
Suzuki US 6,097,372 Aug. 1, 2000
Armstrong US 6,198,473 B1 Mar. 6, 2001
Claims 1-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Schein and Appellants’ Admitted Prior Art (APA) in the instant specification.
Claims 1-36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Schein and Armstrong.
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