Appeal No. 2006-1026
Application No. 09/682,279
motivated to replace the interface port of Tseng with the USB
port of Kim because, at the time this application was filed, USB
interface ports had become the standard interface of choice in
personal computers and were replacing all other types of
connections.
With respect to claim 6, appellant argues that the
combination of Tseng and Kim would produce a wire connected to a
peripheral device and a light assembly which would transfer both
power and data signals. Appellant notes that the USB ports of
Kim transfer both power and data which is contrary to claim 6.
Appellant notes that although Tseng transfers only power to the
illuminating device disclosed therein, Tseng does not use a USB
cable and port. With respect to claim 8, appellant argues that
Tseng and Kim do not provide an illumination device having a
standard USB wire wherein the USB wire utilizes only the VBUS wire
and the GND wire as claimed [brief, page 9-10]. The examiner
responds that since Tseng teaches that only power is transferred
between the computer and the illuminating device, it would have
been obvious to the artisan that only power would be transferred
between the illuminating device and the computer over a USB bus
[answer, page 7].
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