Appeal No. 2006-0516
Application No. 10/344,013
controllable non-zero minimum threshold[”] irrigation
value.
The examiner’s argument that the maximum and minimum
thresholds are not related to the cycle amount is incorrect because
the cycle amount is automatically varied to be between the maximum
and minimum thresholds.
The examiner’s argument that the minimum threshold is not the
minimum amount of time that the varied cycle amount is to be
applied is incorrect because the cycle amount is automatically
varied such that on watering days, the cycle amount is at least the
user controllable non-zero minimum threshold.
The examiner argues that if Nielsen applies water twice and
each application is followed by an off time, the second application
is between a user controllable maximum threshold, which is the
first application, and a user controllable non-zero minimum
threshold, which is the second off time (answer, page 10). The
appellants’ claim 1, however, requires that the cycle amount on
watering days is automatically varied such that it falls between
user controllable maximum and non-zero minimum thresholds expressed
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