Appeal 2006-2961
Application 09/745,390
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants invented a wireless mobile station with a self-powered,
detachable keypad module that is wirelessly coupled to the mobile station.
In a preferred embodiment, the keypad module is powered by a solar cell.
Such a capability enables the user to remotely place telephone calls.1 Claim
1 is illustrative:
1. A mobile station, comprising:
a communication part that comprises a controller, an RF transceiver
and an antenna; and
a self powered information entry part comprising a keypad or
keyboard module that is detachable from said communication part and that is
coupled, whether attached or detached, through a wireless link to said
communication part for conveying keystroke information from said
information entry part to said communication part.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Little US 4,740,431 Apr. 26, 1988
Halperin US 6,115,616 Sep. 5, 2000
Park US 6,687,518 B1 Feb. 3, 2004
(filed Feb. 14, 2000)
1. Claims 1-3, 7-9, and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Park and Halperin.
2. Claims 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, and 20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Park, Halperin, and Little.
1 See generally Specification 2:7-20.
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