Appeal No. 2006-0944
Application No. 09/895,584
The examiner relies on the following references:
Goldstein 5,410,326 Apr. 25, 1995
Darbee et al. (Darbee) 2001/0010503 Aug. 02, 2001
(filed Feb. 23, 2001)
Kolde et al. (Kolde) 2002/0175944 Nov. 28, 2002
(filed May 23, 2001)
Erekson 6,622,018 Sep. 16, 2003
(filed Apr. 24, 2000)
Claims 1-9, 11-21, and 24-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner offers Erekson and Goldstein with regard to claims 1-7, 9, 11-17, 19,
and 20, adding Darbee with regard to claims 8 and 18. With regard to claims 21, 24-27, 29, and
30, the examiner offers Erekson and Kolde, adding Darbee with regard to claim 28.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of appellants and
the examiner.
OPINION
With regard to independent claims 1 and 11, the examiner contends that Erekson
discloses a portable computer system, at column 5, lines 33-41, that reads on the claimed
“medium,” and a storing of communicated information, at column 5, lines 40-43, for enabling the
portable computer system, which is said to read on the claimed “processor based systems.”
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