Appeal No. 2006-0002
Application No. 09/935,531
With the above discussion in mind, it is our opinion that
the Examiner’s proposed combination of Smith and Thong satisfies
all of the requirements of representative claim 1. In other
words, the resultant combination produces an orthogonal axis time
and data channel display with shaded rectangles which indicate
channel activity.
For the above reasons, since it is our opinion that the
Examiner’s proposed combination of Smith and Thong satisfies all
of the claimed limitations, the Examiner has established a prima
facie case of obviousness which has not been overcome by any
convincing arguments from Appellants. Accordingly, the
Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of representative
independent claim 1, as well as claims 2 and 3 which fall with
claim 1, is sustained.
In summary, we have sustained the Examiner’s 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) rejection of all of the claims on appeal. Therefore,
the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-3 is affirmed.
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