Appeal No. 2005-0903 Application 10/170,305 profile having an upper stage that provides long-term strategic diagnostics, and having a lower stage that provides short-term tactical diagnostics. References The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows: West et al. (West) US 2002/0049628 Apr. 25, 2002 (Filed May 15, 2001) Kesel 6,574,614 Jun. 3, 2003 (Filed February 4, 2000) Rejections At Issue Claims 1-38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over the combination of West and Kesel. Throughout our opinion, we make references to the Appellants’ briefs, and to the Examiner’s Answer for the respective details thereof.1 1 1Appellants filed an appeal brief on June 1, 2004. Appellants filed a reply brief on August 25, 2004. The Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer on August 5, 2004. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007