Appeal 2007-0261
Application 09/915,070
As representative of the disclosed and claimed invention, independent
claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A method for monitoring the operation of an electronic network,
said network comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic
device, said method comprising;
determining the utilization of a first data path between said first
electronic device and said second electronic device;
determining the utilization of a second data path between said first
electronic device and said second electronic device;
comparing said utilization of said first data path and said second data
path over a period of time; and
providing an indication if said utilization of said first data path
increases a preselected amount and said utilization of said second data path
decreases a preselected amount during said period of time.
The following reference is relied by the Examiner:
Waclawsky US 5,974,457 Oct. 26, 1999
All claims on appeal, claims 1, 3, 7 through 9, 13, 17, 19 through 21
and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness,
the Examiner relies upon Waclawsky alone.
Rather than repeat the positions of the Appellant and the Examiner,
reference is made to the Brief (no Reply Brief has been filed) for Appellant’s
positions, and to the Answer for the Examiner’s positions.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth by the Examiner in the Answer, as expanded
upon here, we sustain the rejection of all claims on appeal under 35 U.S.C.
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