Appeal No. 2005-0946
Application No. 09/915,448 Page 11
as the patient's location. From the disclosure of using GPS to
track the patients location, we find a teaching of determining at
least one aspect of the local environment (location). From this
disclosure and the additional disclosure (col. 68, line 46
through col. 70, line 10) that the bio-sensors include Pressure
Transducers, Volumetric Sensors, Defibrillator, respiratory
sensors such as strain gauges, etc., we find that Gershman
discloses information obtaining means for obtaining information
with respect to the user. Moreover, from the disclosure of
Gershman (col. 70, lines 2-4) of utilizing the integrated
defibrillator, we find a teaching of the system providing
instructions to the interactive device (i.e., the PDA with
integrated Defibrillator), for controlling the operation of the
interactive device (i.e., operating the defibrillator).
However, we find no disclosure, and the examiner has not
pointed to any disclosure, of independently obtaining the
identity of the user. We are cognizant of the fact that the
patient, in need of medical assistance, is identified to the
emergency care provider along with the patient's biometrics and
location. However, claim 47 requires independently obtaining the
identity of the user, not transmitting the identity of the user.
Although the emergency service provider will determine the
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