Ex Parte Johnson - Page 7

                 Appeal 2007-0660                                                                                    
                 Application 10/116,574                                                                              
                 shift to the Appellants.  Oetiker, 977 F.2d at 1445, 24 USPQ2d at 1444.  See                        
                 also Piasecki, 745 F.2d at 1472, 223 USPQ at 788.  Thus, the Examiner                               
                 must not only assure that the requisite findings are made, based on evidence                        
                 of record, but must also explain the reasoning by which the findings are                            
                 deemed to support the Examiner’s conclusion.                                                        
                                                       ANALYSIS                                                      
                                               35 U.S.C. § 103(a) REJECTION                                          
                        As set forth above, representative claim 1 requires (1) providing an                         
                 audible warning that the automatic shutdown is imminent, at a pre-                                  
                 designated time prior to the automatic shutdown.  As detailed in the Findings                       
                 of Fact section above, we have found Taylor generally teaches a visual                              
                 notification mechanism as well as an audio notification mechanism                                   
                 (Findings of Fact 6).  More specifically, Taylor explicitly teaches displaying                      
                 a warning with a count down of an imminent shutdown of the portable                                 
                 device.  (Findings of Fact 9).  Additionally, we have found that Kuroda                             
                 teaches issuing visual and audio warnings that the power of the portable                            
                 device has fallen below a pre-specified level.  (Findings of Fact 11).  In light                    
                 of these findings, it is our view that the combination of Taylor and Kuroda                         
                 would have suggested the limitation of providing an audible warning that the                        
                 automatic shutdown is imminent, at a pre-designated time prior to the                               
                 automatic shutdown, as recited in representative claim 1.                                           
                        Further, as set forth above, representative claim 1 requires (2)                             
                 automatically re-enabling the automatic shutdown to occur after the pre-                            
                 specified period of inactivity, upon a subsequent power up of the handheld                          
                 device.  As detailed in the Findings of Fact above, we have found that                              
                 Taylor teaches that restoring the Auto on/Auto off features of the portable                         

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