Appeal No. 2003-1517
Application No. 09/389,192
(column 3, lines 13-31, column 7, lines 18-24, and column 6) a
method for preempting failure in an electronic data storage
system. However, the method for preempting does not involve a
sub-system risk test, but rather involves setting for components
failure threshold values at which the faulty components
experience events sufficient to degrade the system. Thus, as
Skeie fails to teach or suggest sub-system risk tests and
assessing risk levels from the outputs of the tests, Skeie fails
to anticipate the claims. Consequently, we cannot sustain the
anticipation rejection of claims 1 through 9, 11 through 22, and
24 through 30.
Regarding the obviousness rejection of claims 10 and 23,
Hill fails to cure the above-noted deficiencies of Skeie.
Accordingly, we will reverse the rejection of claims 10 and 23.
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