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`13/639,925
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`10/08/2012
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`Jun Nakai
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`The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent
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`provisions.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis
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`for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described
`as set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to
`be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been
`obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which
`said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the
`invention was made.
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`Claims 1, 2, and 4-6 are rejected under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Hisada et al., US Patent Publication 2008/0244450 in view of
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`Wirtanen, US Patent Publication 2011/0084913.
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`Regarding independent stairs ”in Hisada et at. teaches a display apparatus
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`{described in paragraph G889 and sites/r3 in figure 1) comprising:
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`an image display section idispiay unit of eiement 25 of figure 1} that dispiays an
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`image (paragraph 00328 expiains that an image related to the image data is displayed in
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`a display area of the display unit);
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`a touch pariel (touch panel at eiemeiitgsi of figure 1) that is dispsseti on a
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`surface at the image display seetian (sham? in figure 2 and described in pai'agiapii
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`003?? which describes pressing or touching the dispiaysd battens sit: the image dispiay
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`section); and
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`a central ssotisn (matte! tifiii' at eieiiient 5 of figure t) that deiepts a touched
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`area at the teach panei {paragraph WES? explains how the castdinates of the touch
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`pasitian are sent ta the centrei unit), and centrais a dispiay en the image dispiay seetian
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`{through dispiay centre! unit of eiernent 23 at figure 7} based on a detectien i‘eshii
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`{paragraph @028 expiains how the image is centreiied by the dispiay centre! unit based
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`on the instruetiens trern the centrei unit, which generates instructions upon receiving
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`teach inferrnatien as given in paragraph 0025?}, wherein:
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`the canttci seetien centrcis dismay of a setting screen image (paragraph 0028
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`expiains hew the image is cantreiieti by the tiispiay eerttrei unit based er: the
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`inst'rtietiens from the centrai unit, which generates instructians ripen receiving teuch
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`ihfermatich as given in paragraph 00.29} in which a first seieatten icen t button size
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`modification areas of elements 71 -73 of figure 2) for seieeting a first eperatien screen
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`image (with smaii huttens shown in figure 2 and described in paragraphs 00369539)
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`and a seeanci seiectien teen {button size modification areas of elements 71 -73 of figure
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`2 are described as a toggle to switch between large icon mode and small icon mode in
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`paragraph 0036-0037} tar seiesting a second aperatien screen image are arranged
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`{ with iarge battens strewn in figure 2 and deserihed in paragraphs 6303663039), the first
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`eperaticn screen image centaining a piaraiity at smaii operatien teens (smelt teens
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`strewn in figure 2 and described in paragraph 053%}, the secenri epei‘aticn screen
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`image canteining a pitiraiity at Earge epei‘atieh teens iiarge ieens sheath in figure 2 anti
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`described in paragraph 0935) each ratie at which between a vertiaai iehgtti and a
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`herizentai iength is eieser ta 1 than that at each at the smaii aperaticn icens {paragraph
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`{3036 defines the smaiier tech battens cf eiernents 7 2’ ~73 at figure 2 as herizentaiii/ tong,
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`meaning that the iar‘ger teens are mere square-like to have the apprepriate ratio eieser
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`ta i},
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`wherein the smatt eperatien teens seriespond it} the same ianstiens as the iarge
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`eperatien ieehs (paragraph 9935 shew that the sizes eniy cerreseend to a dishiey size
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`and not differeht functiens as shown by the same risen in figure 2 and paragraph 0&38
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`shew that the size teggies te different eperatieh states that ifli/Ctii/Et different batten sizes
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`fer the same batten}, reseeetivetyg the erneit operation teens being seteetahte frorn the
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`first eperatten screen irnage and the Earge operation teens heing seteetahte trorn the
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`secend eperatten screen image {shown in figure 2 arid described ih paragraph 0&38
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`which shows that the size toggies to different operatien states, er different operatieh
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`screen images as represented by each at figures games, that iiweive different hatter?
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`sizes);
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`a shert side at the iarge operation ieens is ienger than a short side at the smatt
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`eperation teens eerie-spending ti) and having the same ianetien as each at the iatge
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`eperatien ieene (figures Ext—2t: ehew this ratie as each iarge fear: is hertzenfaih/ and
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`vertieaity bigger than the sit at! teen);
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`e Eerzg side at the iarge eperatten teens is different then a teng side of the ante“
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`eperetien teens (figures EAHGC shew that each iarge tech is herizehteiiy and vertieaiiy
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`bigger than the sihafi fC‘Oi’P) oerrestiending to and having the same function as eaoh at
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`the targe eperatien icehs (paragraph 0:335 shew that the sizes snty eerreseehd to e
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`disptay size and not differeht funetiens as shown by the same teen in figure 2 and
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`paragraph @038 shew that the 5ize taggiee te different eperetien States that involve
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`different button eizee fer the same hetton);
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`when the tiret eetectien teen is tetiehed en the setting screen image, the eentrei
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`section centrete ethnicity et the first eneretien screen image in which the ntnreiéty et eineti
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`eperetien teens are arranged in 3 Mt
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`)1 N1 matrix term (figure .2 enows that the emei!
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`teens are errenged in e t X 3 format); and
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`when the second eeteetieh icon is tenchett en the setting screen image (figures
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`Ext—EC shew the enreene Where eeieetien may he made), the centret eectieh centrete
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`dientey at the eeeehd eneretien screen image in which the ntnreiity et Eerge eperetieh
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`iccne are arranged in 31 M2 x N2 matrix term (figure 2 ehews that the iarge icons ere
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`arranged in at t X 3 fermet},
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`where Mt, N1, ME, and N2 are heturei numbers (Mt and M2 are t whiie N1 and
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`N2 are 3 as shown in figure 2}, anti Mt x N1 3 M22 x hi2 {t x :3 2 t x 3 ee ehewn in figure
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`2}.
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`Hieada et at. deer; net teach a tone side at the targe eperetien incite ES sherter
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`then 3 thing eide cf the erheEE eneretieh iccne eetteepehding te end having the eenie
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`tuhetien as; each et the Eerge eperetien icons and that hit > ME, N1 < N2.
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`Wirtaneh teaches a hang side at the £3th eperetien teens: is sherter than a tong
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`Side at the emett cneretich icehe cerreencnding to and having the same function as.
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`each et the ierge eperetien icene {figuree £213 ehew different ieyeete fer the same
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`buttons; es heed with e phene where the buttons are in different eriehtettens although
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`the entire phone define is rotated fer eese ef tree where the ierge mittens 01" 202, £204,
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`2G3, and 208 of figure 2 are arranged in a t X 4 structure white the smait battens at 302,
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`304., 305,, and 308 are arrangee’ in a 4 X 1 structure and ene has a [anger tang side
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`White the ether has a taiier shert side) anti that M1 4‘ 4 based en depiction cf figure 3) >
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`M2 {t haseci en depictieh at figure 2), N1 (1 based on depiction of figure 3) <1 N2 (4
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`based en depiction or“ figure 2').
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`it wetiit‘t have been ehvieus te ene at erdinary skiii in the art at the time at the
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`inventieh te inciticie the htitteh iayetit depicted in Wirtanen in the dismay at Hisacia et at.
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`The ratieneie te cembine waste he for aesthetic reasons te preside e iayetit etiitaieie te
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`the erientatien at the entire dispiay (paragraph @024 at Wirtanen).
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`Regarding stain": 21 titsada et ai. teaches the dispiay apparatus accerding te
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`ciaim 15 further comprising a storage eeetien (part at control unit of element 5 of figure
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`1) that states a seieetien i'estiit which represents which at the first seiectien icen anti the
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`seeend seieetien icen was seiected mast reeentiy {paragraphs 004t and 0G45 expiain
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`that the control unit stores which of the states shown in FIGS. 2A to 20 the operation
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`screen is in), wherein the eentrei section centreis diseiey at the first eeeratien screen
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`image at the secend eeeratieh screen image in censspeneence with the seieetien restiit
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`steretzi in the sterage sectien (shown in figures EPA-QC Where each corresponds to the
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`selected eeeratien sereen) tintii receiving a centrnenci that causes the setting screen
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`image te he dismayed (paragraphs 0035—8037 shew haw the screen may he switched
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`between figures 2A is 2’0 te shew a different setting screen image based on the user
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`cemrnane’ by ,eressihg the button size modification areas of elements 71 -73 of figure 2)“
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`Regarding eieirn at, i-iisada et ai. teaches the dispiay apparatus accerding te
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`ciaiin i. Hiseda et at. rises not teach that ivit : N2 and hit m M2. Wirtanen further
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`teaches the device wherein Mi {4 based en depictieh cf figure 3) = N2 (4 based en
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`depiction of figure 2) and hit it based en depicticn of figure ‘ i) 2 M2 ( i based en
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`depictien et figure 2}.
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`it wenid have been ehviens te ene et erdinsry skiii in the art at the
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`time at the inventien te ihciude the butth isycut depicted in Wirtanen in the dispiay ct
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`i-iisada et at. The rationeie te combine weuid he ier aesthetic reasons te previde a
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`iayeut suitahie tn the erientatien at the entire dispiay {paragraph @024 et Wirtanent
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`Regarding eieirn 5, i-iisada et ai. teaches the dispiay apparatus accerding te
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`cieirn i, wherein the centrei sectien iccntrci unit ef eiementd ef figure 1} centreis
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`dispiay oi the setting screen irnage en the image dispiay sectien (thrcugh dispiay centre!
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`unit of eierneht 25 at figure 1) when having detected a predetermined eperatien
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`(paragraph 0&28 expisihs new the image is ccntrelied by the dispiay eentrei unit based
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`an the instructions item the centrci unit, which generates instructicns upon receiving the
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`predetermined eperatieh ef tcuch intcrmetien as given in paragraph 592$, as described
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`by the switching between figures Exit-EC given in paragraphs 0335~0£338i
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`Regarding eieirn fi, i-iisada et ai. teaches the dispiay apparatus accerding te
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`ciaiin 1, further centerising a button fer dispiaying the setting screen image en the
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`irnage dispiay sectien (paragraphs (2035—803? shew new the screen may he switched
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`between figures 2A is 20 in shew a different setting screen image an the image display
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`sectien based on the user ccrnntend by pressing the button of the button size
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`modification areas of elements 71 -73 of figure 2),
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`Claims 3 is rejected under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Hisada et al. in view of Wirtanen, further in view of Kim, US Patent
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`Publication 2008/0165154.
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`Regarding claim 3, Hisada et al. in view of Wirtanen teach the display apparatus
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`according to claim 1. Hisada et al. in view of Wirtanen do not discuss the device
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`wherein when the first eperetieh screen image is displayed, detectiert sensitivity sf the
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`teuch panel is set lewer than that when the seserici epei‘atiph screen image is displayed.
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`Kim teaches the apparatus wherein when the first operation screen image is displayed,
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`detection sensitivity of the touch panel is set lower than that when the second operation
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`screen image is displayed (paragraph 0058 explains that touch sensitivities are
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`determined and adjusted based on information from a processor where paragraphs
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`0093-0103 explain further specifically how the touch sensitivities are adjusted based on
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`user preference. Thus, the user may select different sensitivities based on the
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`requirements of each screen). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the
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`art at the time of the invention to include different touch sensitivities in the same device
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`taught by Kim in the system of Hisada et al. in view of Wirtanen. The rationale to
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`combine would be so that the user can select the touch sensitivity most suitable to him
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`or her to prevent the generation of a touch result that the user does not intend to obtain
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`(paragraph 0104 of Kim).
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`Response to Arguments
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