Appeal No. 2004-0373
Application No. 08/939,064
Lastly, we sustain the Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
rejection of claims 8, 9, 11, and 12 based on the combination of
Santos-Gomez and Liles. We find no error, and Appellants’ have
provided no arguments to convince us of any error, in the
Examiner’s stated position (Answer, pages 5 and 6) as to the
obviousness of applying the virtual reality and avatar teachings
of Liles to the teachings of Santos-Gomez.
In summary, with respect to the Examiner’s 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) rejection of appealed claims 1-12, we have sustained the
rejection of claims 5-12, but have not sustained the rejection of
claims 1-4. Therefore, the Examiner’s decision rejecting claims
1-12 is affirmed-in-part.
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