Appeal No. 2001-0338
Application No. 08/932,953
that for each of these periods, the brightness level of the back
light is reduced by 5%. Ninomiya teaches that the object of the
invention is to provide an electronic device capable of
automatically controlling the brightness level of the display
device employed in accordance with the operating time periods
designated by the user. See column 1, lines 55-60. Furthermore,
Ninomiya teaches that another object of the invention is to
provide an electronic device capable of automatically controlling
the power consumption of each component in accordance with the
operating time period designated by the user. See column 1,
lines 50-55.
Thus, Ninomiya teaches to those skilled in the art that it
would be advantageous to allow the user to control the power-
saving functions. One of these options that the user is allowed
to control is the amount of time it takes to gradually lower the
intensity of the display device in a power-saving mode. Ninomiya
teaches the concept that the user is able to customize the user's
computer to suit the user's needs. Therefore, we find that one
of ordinary skill in the art would have reason to combine
Ninomiya with Tonosaki and Schoolman so as to allow the user of
the combination proposed by the Examiner to customize the user's
computer for his or her own needs. Therefore, we find that the
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