Appeal No. 1998-2825
Application No. 08/595,282
In accordance with 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7), we have selected
claim 1 as the representative claim from the appellant's
grouping of claims 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 to decide the appeal on
this rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103. See page 9 of the
appellant’s substitute brief.
Crossing discloses an exercise device including a
microprocessor 30 programmed to determine a minimum and a
maximum heart rate limit for the user based on a desired
exercise level and the age of the user. The device includes a
keyboard 15 and liquid crystal display 14 (Figure 8).
Crossing explains the mode of operation of the device as
follows:
When a user is about to commence an exercise,
after turning the machihe [sic] on, the LCD
transmits a message "ENTER MODE." The user then sets
the mode 1, 2, 3 or 4, (or 5 for more specific
parameters which may be adjusted to suit an
individual's requirements) and presses an ENTER
button. The next message on the LCD 14 is asking the
age of the user, that is entered and again the ENTER
button is depressed. The next message on the LCD
will be to identify the training time and if, for
example, it is ten minutes the user presses "10" and
then enters that again by depressing the ENTER
button. The next message on the screen is to press
the START button and when that is pressed, the
screen will show on the top line the training mode,
age, heart rate range (which it will calculate on
the abovementioned formula) and as the exercise
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