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`Jun Nakai
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12)IXI Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`Application/Control Number: 13/639,925
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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 states ”i, Hisada et at. teaches a display apparatus
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`{described in paragraph 000s: and strewn in figure 2’) eemprisirig:
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`an image dispiay seetien {display unit ef element 25 of figure i} that displays an
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`image (paragraph 0028 expisirrs 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 teush panel (remit [Jamel ei elemenifl? of figure 1} that is dispeset‘i on a
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`surface at the image display seetieri (shown in figure 2 and deseribeo’ in paragraph
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`003?, which describes pressing er resetting the dispieyed buttons on the image dispiey
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`seciieri); and
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`a centrei sectien {centrci unit at eternent 5 cf figure 1) that detects a reached
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`area hi the touch panei (paragraph {3029 explains heir-J the cecrdinates cf the teach
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`pesitien are sent te the centre! unit), and centreis a dispiay en the image dispiay eectien
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`{through dispiay eantreichitefeir-zment£13> ef figure t} based en a detectien reeeii
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`{paragraph £3828 expiaihs hew the image is ccntreiied by the dispiay centre! unit based
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`en the instructiehs from the centrei unit, which generates instructiens ripen receiving
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`teach informatieh as given in paragraph GQGQL wherein:
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`the centrei aectéeh centreis diaeiay et a setting screen image (paragraph 0028
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`explains here the image is centreiied by the dispiay centrci unit based on the
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`instructicns from the centre! unit, which generates instructiehs upon receiving teach
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`infermaticn as given in paragraph @029) in which a first eeiectien teen (button size
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`modification areas of elements 71 -73 of figure 2) for seiecting a first eperatien screen
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`image ( with smaii battens shewn in figure 2 and described in paragraphs cesacese)
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`and a secend seiectéeh 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) fer seieciing a secend eperatéeh screen image are arranged
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`{ with iarge battens shewn in figure 2 and described in paragraphs case—case), the first
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`eperatieh screen image centaining a pturaiity ct smait eperatien icens {smart icens
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`strewn in figure 2 and described in paragraph 0335‘), the second operatien screen
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`image centeining a piureiity et Earge eperatien ieena (iarge icons shcwn in figure 2 and
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`described in paragraph {3085} each ratie at which between a verticai iength and a
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`her‘izehtai iength is ctcser ta 1 than that: at each hi the smaii eperatieh icens (paragraph
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`With defines the srnetier teen battens et eterhent ‘ 73‘ J" of figure 2 es herizenteiiy ieng,
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`meaning that the ierger teens ere more eeuereiihe te have the epprepriete retie eieeer
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`to 1},
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`wherein the emett eperetien ieene eerreepene te the eeme tenetiene es the ierge
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`eeer‘etieh ieehe {paragraph {196235 shew that the sizes eniy eerreseend te e diepiey size
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`and net different funetiene es strewn by the eeme teen in figure 2 and peregreph (3038
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`Show that the size teggiee to different epereiien etetee that inveive different heiten eizee
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`fer the eerne hiittent reepeetiveiy, the emeit eperetien teens heing eeteetehte item the
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`First eheretieh eer‘eeh Emerge end the terge eperetien teehe being eeteetehte item the
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`seeehd eeeretieh screen image (Shown in figure 2 end eeeerihed in peregreph (3038,
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`which ehewe that the Size teg'gies re different operation states, or different eperetien
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`eereen imegee as represented by each ef figures QA—EC, that inveive e’ih‘ereht butter:
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`sizes);
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`a shert side of the iarge operation teens is iehger than a shert side ef the smett
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`eperetien teens eertespeneihg te end having the same tunetien as each et the large
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`eperetien ieehe { figures 2A~2€ shew this retie es eeeh terge teen ie herizentetiy ene’
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`vertieeih/ bigger then the smell teen);
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`8 teng eitie ef the Serge eeeretteh teens is different than 3 Eehg side of the emett
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`eeeretien ieehe (figures EA‘EC shew thet eeeh ierg'e icon is herizehteiiy end vertieeiiy
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`bigger theh the emeii teeh‘) eerteeeeneing te end having the same iurtetéen ee eeeh et
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`the Eei‘ge operation ieehe (paragraph @935 shew that the eleee eniy eerreseend te e
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`diepiey size and net different functions; es shewn by the Seine teen in figure 2 and
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`paragraph £3088 shew that the size teggies it) different eperetien states that inveive
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`different better: sizes fer the same button):
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`when the first seieetien ieeh is tetiehed en the setting screen image, the eentrei
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`sectien centrcte diseiey ef the first eeeretien screen image in which the etereiity et emaii
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`eeeretieh ieens are arranged in e Mi x N1 matrix term {figure 2 shews that the smeii
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`teens are arranged in a t x 3 fermafi; and
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`when the second seieetien icen is teueheci en the setting screen image (figures
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`ghee shew the screens where eeieetien may he medeii the cchtrei sectien cchtreis
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`diseiey hi the seeend eeeretieh Screen image irr which the piereiity ei ierge eperetien
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`ieehs are arranged in 3 M22 x hi2: matrix term (figure 2 shews that the ierge teens are
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`arranged in e t x 3 format),
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`where Mt, hit, M2, and N2 are heterai numbers i'i‘xri‘i and M2 are 1 white Ni and
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`N2 are :3 as shewn in figure 2), and Mt x Ni 3 M22 x N2 {1 x 3 e t x 3 es ehewr‘r in figure
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`Hisada et at, dees het teach a hang side at the isrge eeeretieh ieens is sherter
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`then a Eerie eide ef the srneit eperetien teens eerreepeheing te end having the eerne
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`itinetien ere each 01‘ the ierge eeeretieh icons and that hit > ME, hit a: N2 and that hit,
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`M21 hit, and N2 ere nettirei numbers greater than ‘i.
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`Wirtenen teaches e ieng side et the ierge eeeretien ieens is shorter then at ieng
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`side et the smeii eeeretieh ieens eerreeeending te and having the same tunetieh are
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`each at the ierge eperatien teens {figures 25 shew different ieyetits fer the same
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`mittens as used with 3 phone Where the battens are in different orienteiiens eithoegh
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`the entire phene device is retetee‘ for ease ef use Where the iarge battens ef 202’, £304
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`206, end 208 of figure 2 are arranged in e t x 4 structure Whiie the smelt buttons at 3532.
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`394, 3:36, and 308 are arranged in a 4 x t structure and ene has a ienger long side
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`White the other has as teiier shert side er a 3 X rt structure at figure 4 er e 4 X 3 structure
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`at figure 5. Paragraph 05327 expiains thet eit er" these ieyeuts ere mereiy different
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`eiterhatit/e ieyetrts that may he trseef fer different erientetiens.) and that M1 {4 based on
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`depictien 0f figure 5?; >~ M2 (3 based on depictien 0f figure 4}, N1 (3 based on depictien
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`of figure 5) c: N2 (4 based err depictieh 0i figure rt)
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`it weuie have been ehvieus te ene 0i er‘einery skiii in the art at the time at the
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`inventien te ineiucie the butth 1ayeiitdepistetzt in Wirtaheh in the dispiey et Hieetia et at.
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`The rationeie te eemhirte weute he fer aesthetic reaseris te previde a ieyetit suitahie t0
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`the eriehtetien (if the entire titepiey (paragraph (3(3in et Wirtehen),
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`Regarding hieirh 2, Hisede et at. teaches the titepiey apparatus according to
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`cteim t, further eemprisihg e sterege sectien (part at control unit of element 5 of figure
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`1} that steres a seiestien restiit which represents which at the first seieetien icon and the
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`seeehti seieetien teen was eeieeted meet reeerttiy (paragraphs (36341 and 0846 expiein
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`thet 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 seetien eerttreie ctiseiey et the first eperetieh screen
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`image er the secend eeeratieri screen image in cerreshendehee with the seiestien restitt
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`stered in the sterage seetien (shewri in figures 2A~2€ Where each cerrespene’s to the
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`selected eperetieh screen) tintii receiving 3 eernmenci that causes the settir‘ig screen
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`image te he ctispieyect {paragraphs 0935~0t1337 shew hew the screen may he switched
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`between figures 2A to EC te shew a different setting screen image based on the user
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`cemmand by pressing the button size modification areas of elements 71-73 of figure 2)“
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`Regarding state: a, tiisacia et at, teaches the disptay apparatus accerding tp
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`ciairn i. Hisada et at. dees net teach that hit 2 N2 and hit 2 M2. Wirtaneri further
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`teaches the device wherein hit {4 based en depictien cf figure ‘ j) a N2 {4 based en
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`depictien of figure 2) and Ni
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`( 2’ based en depiction of figure 3) : hi2 ( 2’ based on
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`depictien 0f figure 2),
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`it wpuid have been epvicus tp ene ct ordinary skiii in the art at the
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`time at the inventien te inciuee the hutten iayeut depicted in Witterieri in the diepiay et
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`Hisede et at. The ratienaie te cembine weuid be fer aesthetic reasens te pi’evide a
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`iayeut suitabie te the erientatien at the entire dispiay (paragraph {3024 et Wirtanen).
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`thegartiing state: 5, tiisacia et at, teaches the disptay apparatus accerding tp
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`ciairn 1, wherein the eentrei section (centrei unit ef eiementfi ef figure it centreie
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`dispiay at the setting screen image en the intage dispiay sectieh (threugb dispfay centre!
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`unit cf element 25? at figure 1) when having detected a predetermined pperatien
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`{paragraph 0323 expfains new the image is ccntrelfed by the dispfay centref unit based
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`en the instructiens from the centre! unit, whieh generates instructicns iipen receiving the
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`predetermined operation cf teuch inferrnetien as given in paragraph C9829, as described
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`by the switching between figures 2:4“20 given in paragraphs 00350038).
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`thegartiing state: 6, tiisacia et at, teaches the disptay apparatus accerding tp
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`ciairn 1, further cemprising a button fer diepiaying the setting screen image on the
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`image dispiay sectieh {paragraphs 0935683? shew here the screen may be switched
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`between figures 24 te EC te shew a different setting screen image on the image dispfay
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`section based on the user cemmend 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 firet eperetien screen image is dieeteyed, detection sensitivity ef the
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`ieuctt panel is set iewer than that when the eeeend eperetien screen image is dieeleyed.
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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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`Applicant's arguments filed 9/13/16 have been fully considered but they are not
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`persuasive. Applicant contends that Wirtanen does not teach a matrix that changes the
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`button size and also does not teach matrix sizes where one side is more than 1. The
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`examiner disagrees. Wirtanen teaches different size buttons between figures 2-3 and
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`the use of a 3 x 4 and 4 x 3 layout of buttons between figures 4-5. As given in
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`paragraph 0027 of Wirtanen, these are different exemplary layouts that may be used for
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`different orientations.
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in
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`this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP
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`§ 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37
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