Appeal No. 2001-0740
Application 09/054,415
The cycles N1 and N2 in Fig. 3 of Wang are "recurring time
intervals." Appellants do not contest that Wang discloses the
user selecting different resolutions at different times during
operation. Thus, when a mode is selected requiring a second
power source, it is activated during part of a recurring time
interval as broadly claimed. The rejection of claim 13 is
sustained.
Claim 14
The examiner finds that changing the amount of current
supplied to amplifier 5 provides different power levels (FR10).
Appellants argue that Wang does not show "a clocked
amplifier" and does not show "providing different power levels to
said amplifier during at least two respective time intervals
separated by clock signals" as recited in claim 14 (Br14).
The examiner finds that Fig. 3 shows clock signals N1 and N2
and therefore elements 5, 2 can be considered a clocked amplifier
with different power levels (EA18).
Wang implies that different bias levels are applied at some
time during operation. These time intervals are necessarily
separated by the clock signals N1 and N2. Claim 14 says nothing
about "cycles" as in claim 1. While appellant argues that Wang
does not show "a clocked amplifier," appellants have not
explained why the amplifier 5 in Wang is not a clocked amplifier
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