Appeal No. 2005-2422
Application No. 09/760,905
complexity of the interactive system disclosed by Stern, more
than one program must be devoted to running such an interactive
system (brief, page 16).
Inasmuch as the system in Stern can go to other databases at
any time to gather data, appellant’s argument (brief, pages
14 and 16) concerning Stern’s lack of access of other databases
in and out of the system (claim 8, 18, 21 and 22) is without
merit.
In view of the foregoing, the anticipation rejection of
claims 1 through 23 is sustained.
The obviousness rejection of claims 11 and 17 is sustained
because anticipation is the epitome of obviousness. In re
Pearson, 494 F.2d 1399, 1402, 181 USPQ 641, 644 (CCPA 1974).
DECISION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 10, 11, 16,
17 and 20 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is
affirmed as to claims 11 and 17, and is reversed as to claims
10, 16 and 20. The decision of the examiner rejecting claims
1 through 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is affirmed, and the
decision of the examiner rejecting claims 11 and 17 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed.
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