Appeal No. 2006-1056
Application No. 10/606,514
devices, including memory devices, best illustrated by reference
to representative independent claim 1, reproduced as follows:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a device having a thermal characteristic which is dependent
on a number of times the device is accessed over a period of
time; and
a controller connected to the device and adapted to control
access to the device,
wherein the controller is adapted to calculate a temperature
estimate of the device and to control access to the device in
accordance with the calculated temperature estimate.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Nizar et al. (Nizar) 6,470,238 Oct. 22, 2002
Claims 1-7, 13-19, and 25-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by Nizar.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires that
the four corners of a single prior art document describe every
element of the claimed invention, either expressly or inherently,
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