DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
This Office Action is made in response to applicant’s amendment filed on 03/16/2026. Claims 1-13 and 15-18 are currently pending in the application. An action follows below:
Response to Arguments
In response to the drawing objection under 37 CFR 1.83(a) relating to claims 5-6 in the previous Office action dated 12/16/2025, Applicant has amended claims 5-6 and requested the withdrawal of the drawing objection on page 6 of the amendment. This request is not persuasive because Fig. 9 clearly shows an indicated arrow “DAM1” on a portion of the layer PAS2 and another indicated arrow “DAM2” on another portion of the layer PAS2, i.e., the portion of the layer PAS2 being an element of the first dam DAM1 and the another portion of the layer PAS2 being an element of the second dam DAM2. Note that Fig. 9 must be amended to show the arrows correspondingly pointed to the bank, in order to overcome this objection and to be in consistent with claims 5-6. Therefore, this drawing objection is maintained.
In response to the rejection of claim 1 (and its dependent claims) under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) in the previous Office action, Applicant has amended claim 1 and provided on page 7 of the amendment that the amended limitation (ii) supported by a method for performing a touch sensing illustrated by Fig. 15 and the amended limitation (i) supported by other methods for performing a touch sensing illustrated by Figs. 16-17, respectively. This argument is not persuasive because the original disclosure does not explicitly discuss in detail a [[single]] method comprising both the amended limitations (i)-(ii), as recited in the current claim 1. See the below retailed rejection.
The additional rejections of claims 12 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) in the previous Office action have been withdrawn in light of the amendment to these claims.
Drawings
Note that Fig. 9 clearly shows “each of the first dam DAM1 and the second DAM2 including a portion of the element PAS1 of the encapsulation ENCAP and a portion of the element PAS2 of the encapsulation ENCAP,” which is completely different from the below underlined features of claims 5-6. For the above reasons, the Examiner believes Fig. 9 not correctly consistent with the specification and the drawing objection is made below. Again, it is in the best interest of the patent community that inventor/applicant, in his/her normal review and/or rewriting of the disclosure, especially claims and, to take into consideration these editorial situations and make changes as necessary, in order to avoid at least unnecessary drawing objections and/or 112 issue(s).
The drawings are objected to because Fig. 9 clearly shows an indicated arrow “DAM1” on a portion of the layer PAS2 and another indicated arrow “DAM2” on another portion of the layer PAS2, i.e., the portion of the layer PAS2 being an element of the first dam DAM1 while claim 5 reciting the portion of the layer PAS2 being not an element of the first dam DAM1 and the another portion of the layer PAS2 being an element of the second dam DAM2 while claim 6 reciting the portion of the layer PAS2 being not an element of the second dam DAM1. Note that Fig. 9 must be amended to show the arrows correspondingly pointed to the bank, in order to overcome this objection and to be in consistent with claims 5-6.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 1-13 and 15-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
Note that, in order to satisfy its burden under the written description requirement, a patent application must disclose the full scope of the claim. Univ. of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916, 920 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (The purpose of the written description requirement is to “ensure that the scope of the right to exclude, as set forth in the claims, does not overreach the scope of the inventor’s contribution to the field of art as described in the patent specification.”.)
As per claim 1, this claim recites limitations:
“ wherein the touch driving circuit is configured to:
[[(a)]] output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines or (ii) the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode,
[[(b)]] output the touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines or (ii)the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a second period of the first touch sensing mode, and
[[(c)]] output the touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines or (ii)the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” in lines 26-35. Note that in order to easily discuss, the non-recited reference characters within doubled squared brackets are added to the limitations. Note that the above limitations are construed to include 8 different combinations as follows below:
(A) First, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(i)], [b(i)] and [c(i)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” that require “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and/or a second group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL],” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically Fig. 16 or 17, explicitly discloses “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included a first group of touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and another single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included a second group of touch electrode lines [X-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(i)], [b(i)] and [c(i)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines, and output the same touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and not output the same touch driving signal to any of X-touch electrode lines in a second period [P2] and in a third period of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not discuss the first and second groups of X-touch electrode lines. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16 or Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of the X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and not output the same touch driving signal to any of X-touch electrode lines in a second period [P2] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1].
(B) Second, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(i)], [b(i)] and [c(ii)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” that require “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and/or a second group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL],” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically Fig. 16 or 17, explicitly discloses “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included a first group of touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and another single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included a second group of touch electrode lines [X-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(i)], [b(i)] and [c(ii)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines, and output the same touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and not output the same touch driving signal to any of X-touch electrode lines in a second period [P2] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not discuss the first and second groups of X-touch electrode lines. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16 or Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of the X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and not output the same touch driving signal to any of X-touch electrode lines in a second period [P2] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1].
(C) Third, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(i)], [b(ii)] and [c(ii)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” that require “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL],” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically Fig. 15, explicitly discloses “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included in a plurality of touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of touch electrode lines [Y-TEL],” but does not explicitly disclose the first group of the plurality of the X-touch electrode lines, a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL], and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL]. The original disclosure, specifically Fig. 16 or 17, explicitly discloses “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included a first group of touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of touch electrode lines [Y-TEL], but does not explicitly disclose a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL], and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL].
(D) Fourth, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(i)], [b(ii)] and [c(i)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” that require “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL],” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically Fig. 16 or 17, explicitly discloses “a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] included a first group of touch electrode lines [X-TEL] and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of touch electrode lines [Y-TEL], but does not explicitly disclose a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a first group of X-touch electrode lines [X-TEL], and a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(i)], [b(ii)] and [c(i)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines, and output the same touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and not output the same touch driving signal to any of X-touch electrode lines in a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not discuss the first and second groups of X-touch electrode lines. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of the X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and output a touch driving signal to a second group of the X-touch electrode lines during a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not explicitly disclose to output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines and the Y-touch electrode including a second group of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of the X-touch electrode lines during a first period [P1] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and output a touch driving signal to a second group of the X-touch electrode lines during a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not explicitly disclose to output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines.
(E) Fifth, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(ii)], [b(i)] and [c(i)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” that require at least “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a first group of plural touch electrode lines and a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a second group of plural X-touch electrode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure explicitly disclose “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] and another single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(ii)], [b(i)] and [c(i)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines, and output the same touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to one of a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and output the touch driving signal to one of a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] in a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a second period of a first touch sensing mode, and a touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of a first touch sensing mode. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not explicitly discuss the first and second groups of the Y-touch electrode lines of the above features and a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1]. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not explicitly discuss a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1].
(F) Sixth, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(ii)], [b(i)] and [c(ii)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” that require at least “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a first group of plural touch electrode lines and a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a second group of plural X-touch electrode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure explicitly disclose “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] and another single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(ii)], [b(i)] and [c(ii)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines, and output the same touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to one of a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and output the touch driving signal to one of a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] in a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a second period of a first touch sensing mode, and a touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of a first touch sensing mode. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not explicitly discuss the first and second groups of the Y-touch electrode lines of the above features and a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1]. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not explicitly discuss a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1].
(G) Seventh, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(ii)], [b(ii)] and [c(ii)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of (ii) the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of (ii) the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” that require “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] and/or a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [X-TEL and/or Y-TEL],” which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure explicitly disclose “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] and another single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(ii)], [b(ii)] and [c(ii)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines, and output the touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to one of a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and output the touch driving signal to one of a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] in a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not disclose to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of the first touch sensing mode. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not explicitly discuss the first and second groups of the Y-touch electrode lines of the above features and a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1] and the third period [P3]. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not explicitly discuss a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1] and the third period [P3].
(H) Eight, the above underlined limitations are construed to include features [a(ii)], [b(ii)] and [c(i)], which include “touch electrode lines of a first group of one of (ii) the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines” and “touch electrode lines of a second group of said one of (i) the plurality of X-touch electrode lines” that require at least “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] comprising a first group of plural touch electrode lines and a single X-touch electrode line [X-TEL] comprising a second group of plural X-touch electrode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure explicitly disclose “a single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] and another single Y-touch electrode line [Y-TEL] included a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL].
Moreover, the above features [a(ii)], [b(i)] and [c(i)] further includes “the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, output the same touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of said/ same one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines, and output the same touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of the first touch sensing mode,” which were not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. The original disclosure, specifically one method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 15, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to one of a first group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and output the touch driving signal to one of a second group of Y-touch electrode lines [Y-TEL] in a third period [P3] of the first touch sensing mode [TMS1], but does not output a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a first group of one of the plurality of Y-touch electrode lines during a first period of a first touch sensing mode, a touch driving signal to touch electrode lines of a second group of one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a second period of a first touch sensing mode, and a touch driving signal to at least one touch electrode line of the other one of the plurality of X-touch electrode lines during a third period of a first touch sensing mode. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 16, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to all Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not explicitly discuss the first and second groups of the Y-touch electrode lines of the above features and a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1]. The original disclosure, specifically another method/embodiment illustrated by Fig. 17, explicitly discloses the touch driving circuit configured to output a touch driving signal to a first group of Y-touch electrode lines during a second period [P2] of a first touch sensing mode [TMS1] and does not explicitly discuss a touch driving signal output to any of the Y-touch electrode lines in the first period [P1].
Accordingly, the original disclosure does not contain such description and details regarding to the above underlined limitations of this claim, so as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
As per claims 2-13 and 15-18, these claims are therefore rejected for at least the reason set forth in claim 1 above.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/Jimmy H Nguyen/
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