Appeal No. 1998-0752
Application 08/389,096
output goes high to indicate a rising slope, the other
comparator output goes high to indicate a falling slope;
should both outputs be low, the result is interpreted as no
change (Figures 4 and 6). Toyama does not teach the ability
to set a numerical difference between adjacent normalized
samples that will be defined as the threshold between rising
slope and no slope, or between no slope and falling slope.
Thus, we will not sustain the rejection of claim 10 under 35
U.S.C. § 103.
In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner
rejecting claims 9, 11, and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
affirmed; the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-4,
8, and 10 under U.S.C. § 103, however, is reversed.
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