Appeal 2007-0802
Application 10/317,930
the matrix elements in the haptic sensory display device of that
terminal (col. 5, ll. 11-29).
4. Lake discloses various haptic elements to be used in a matrix for
inputting or outputting sensory data (¶ 0016).
5. Lake describes different mechanisms for each element such as a
piston activated by a fluid or an element activated by hydraulics or
magnetic field (¶¶ 0018 and 0019). The fluid applied to the
stimulus is further defined as any material that exhibits a change of
volume or sensitivity to temperature (id.).
6. Lake teaches that the haptic element may further be configured as
a pad that is sensitive to pressure
7. Lake further discloses that the haptic sensory matrix may have any
two- or three-dimensional form such as a glove or a ball that the
user may hold or wear to input or read the haptic sensory data
(¶0027).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
The test for obviousness is what the combined teachings of the
references would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art. See In re
Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 987-988, 78 USPQ2d 1329, 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2006), In
re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591, 18 USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991) and
In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425, 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981).
Moreover, in evaluating such references it is proper to take into account not
only the specific teachings of the references but also the inferences which
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