Appeal No. 2004-0505
Application No. 09/338,812
means for displaying said analysis and recommendation to the
user.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Riggan et al. (Riggan) 5,898,673 Apr. 27, 1999
Waclawsky et al. (Waclawsky) 5,974,457 Oct. 26, 1999
(filed Dec. 23, 1993)
Claims 1, 3-7, 9-13, and 15-24, all of the appealed claims,
stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Riggan in view of Waclawsky.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs1 and the Answer for the
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the
rejection advanced by the Examiner and the evidence of obviousness
relied upon by the Examiner as support for the rejection. We have,
likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our
decision, Appellants’ arguments set forth in the Briefs along with
1 The Appeal Brief was filed April 29, 2003 (Paper No. 11). In response
to the Examiner’s Answer mailed July 30, 2003 (Paper No. 13), a Reply Brief
was filed September 3, 2003 (Paper No. 14), which was acknowledged and entered
by the Examiner in the communication dated September 30, 2003 (Paper No. 15).
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