Appeal Number: 2007-0133
Application Number: 10/223,466
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a method and apparatus to predict and plan
activity levels after rapid changes in time zones. (Spec 2). An understanding of
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is
reproduced below.
1. A method of predicting sleep and activity levels, comprising
providing a chart, providing lines and shapes representing personal
daily wake drives and a sleep drive, providing on the chart indications
of time of day at a starting location, providing on the chart indications
of time of day at a destination location, displaying on the chart
personal daily wake drives and sleep drives related to the time of day
at the starting location and the time of day at the destination.
PRIOR ART
There is no prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims.
REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as directed to non-
statutory subject matter.
Claims 1 through 40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as
not enabling a person of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed
subject matter from the original disclosure.
Claims 27 through 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
as failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the invention.
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