Appeal No. 1998-2466 Page 9
Application No. 08/508,747
thereafter checks the accuracy of the time in the system
computer.
From the teachings of Haber and Tysen, we find that since
UTC time is the official time of the United States, that a
skilled artisan would have been motivated to use UTC time as
the
"correct time" of Haber, as it is the most accurate time
available. We agree with the examiner that the teachings of
Haber and Tysen can be combined to suggest the limitation of
coordinating the time of the first machine with UTC as recited
in independent claims 1 and 7, because upon setting the system
computer to UTC time, at least initially, the system computer
time will be coordinated with UTC. In addition, with regard
to claim 1, we therefore also find that the time-stamp will
reflect UTC time. Claims 1 and 7, however, require more.
Appellants assert (brief, page 23) that:
Since it is clear that even if Haber et al. used UTC
time as did Tysen et al., they still lack a
procedure for checking the time accuracy of the
machine to detect whether it continues to state UTC
time.
We agree, based upon our analysis, supra, of Haber and Tysen,
that both Haber and Tysen are missing the claim limitation of
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