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 .
Priority
Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d). The certified copy has been filed in parent Application No. 18/158,100, filed on 01/23/2023.
Election/Restrictions
Applicant's election with traverse of Claims 6-15 in the reply filed on 1/16/2026 is acknowledged. The traversal is on the ground(s) that Claims 6 and 7 and Claim 1 are similar, however, Independent Claim 7 and Claim 1 are not similar and both claims 1 and 7 have different search. This is not found persuasive because Claim 7 does not claim “the first type pixel being controlled to display a light within a reduced gradation value range, wherein the first type pixel is controlled to display a light within the reduced gradation value range in the second mode such that contrast ratio of the first type pixel operated in the second mode is lower than contrast ratio of the first type pixel operated in the first mode.” as claimed in Claim 1.
Claim 7 does not claim “the second mode such that contrast ratio of the first type pixel operated in the second mode is lower than contrast ratio of the first type pixel operated in the first mode.” as claimed in Claim 1.
Also, Claim 6 has different search for these claimed matters such as “a shield layer including shield member portions and light transmission portions, and pixel definition member surrounding the second type pixel; wherein the first type pixel comprises a plurality of first type sub pixels, no shield member portion is overlapped an area between the plurality of first type sub pixels, and light from the second type pixel is emitted with the second viewing angle limited by a portion of the shield member portions, such that the second viewing angle being narrower than the first viewing angle, and wherein an additional shield member is disposed between the shield layer and the pixel definition member surrounding the second type pixel.
Non-elected Claims 1-5 should be cancelled.
The requirement is still deemed proper and is therefore made FINAL.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 6-15 are allowed.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
None of the prior art, made of record, either singularly or in combination, teaches or fairly suggests the features presented in the limitations of Claim 6, such as “ An electronic device comprising: a display comprising a first type pixel observable at a first viewing angle, a second type pixel observable at a second viewing angle being narrower than the first viewing angle, a shield layer including shield member portions and light transmission portions, and pixel definition member surrounding the second type pixel;
wherein the first type pixel comprises a plurality of first type sub pixels, no shield member portion is overlapped an area between the plurality of first type sub pixels, and light from the second type pixel is emitted with the second viewing angle limited by a portion of the shield member portions, such that the second viewing angle being narrower than the first viewing angle, and wherein an additional shield member is disposed between the shield layer and the pixel definition member surrounding the second type pixel.”, recited by Claim 6.
None of the prior art, made of record, either singularly or in combination, teaches or fairly suggests the features presented in the limitations of Claim 7, such as “in a first mode, display a screen with the first viewing angle by emitting of the first type pixel and emitting of the second type pixel, and in a second mode, display a screen with the second viewing angle narrower than the first viewing angle by emitting of the second type pixel and, by controlling turning off the first type pixel or by controlling the first type pixel to emit within an adjusted gradation value range, wherein the display comprises a shield layer including shield member portions and opening portions, and wherein the first type pixel comprises first type sub pixels, no shield member portion of the shield layer overlapped an area between the first type sub pixels such that the first type pixel observable at a first viewing angle, and wherein the second type pixel comprises second type sub pixels, a shield member portion of the shield layer overlapped an area between the second type sub pixels such that the second type pixel observable at a second viewing angle being narrower than the first viewing angle.”, recited by Claim 7.
Examiner notes the current invention as disclosed in the independent claims is allowed in its entirety. Each and every limitation working together in concert realizes the current claimed invention’s novelty. No single limitation alone accomplishes the allowability of the inventive independent claim(s). Rather, each and every limitation of the claim(s) and their disclosed relationships are integral.
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VIJAY SHANKAR
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2624
/VIJAY SHANKAR/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2624