Appeal 2006-2366
Application 09/756,831
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention is directed to notebook size computers having
widened keyboard base to create a widened I/O area. The display is also
widened corresponding to the widened keyboard base.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A notebook computer with an input/output (I/O) physical user
interface comprising:
a base containing a keyboard for said notebook computer, wherein
said base has an extended portion beyond said keyboard creating a widened
keyboard base;
a widened display, said widened display having a widened I/O display
area corresponding to said widened keyboard base, said widened display
having a width substantially equal to a width of said widened keyboard base;
an I/O device area disposed within said extended portion of said
widened keyboard base; and
an interface signal connection means mounted within said I/O device
area, said interface signal connection means operable to couple signals from
said notebook computer to an I/O device.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references:
Saegusa US 5,568,224 Oct. 22, 1996
Trane US 6,219,227 Apr. 17, 2001
(Filed Jul. 27, 1999)
Claims 1-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Trane alone.
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