Appeal No. 96-2444
Application 08/360,194
a normal mode in which said microprocessor is
allowed to operate at a predetermined clock speed, and
an alternate mode in which at least one of said
one or more input and output devices is not allowed to
operate at full power
said system being electronically connected and
configured
to enter said alternate mode from said normal
mode when said button is pushed and held and to remain in
said alternate mode for as long as said button is held in
a depressed position,
to enter said alternate mode from said normal
mode when said button is pushed and immediately released,
and
to enter said normal mode from said alternate
mode when said button is pushed and immediately released.
THE REFERENCES
The examiner relies on the following prior art reference:
Carter et al. (Carter) 4,980,836 December 25, 1990
Appellants state (Brief, pages 5-6): "The Examiner has
relied on Carter as the sole reference, but has also combined
various assertions of 'notorious knowledge' and has also
combined various references to the background of the
application, where the application background is referred to
as admitted prior art." We see that this is so. Where the
examiner relies on admitted prior art it should be expressly
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