Appeal 2007-0374
Application 09/891,167
B. ILLUSTRATIVE CLAIM
Claim 1, which further illustrates the invention, follows:
1. A method for forwarding messages, comprising:
monitoring locations of responses to incoming messages
along with the time of day and day of week;
storing each response along the associated time of day
and day of week in a database;
performing a statistical trend analysis on a user basis to
determine a probability of contacting the user for a given time
of day and day of week at a given location;
storing in a trend analysis table the result of the statistical
trend analysis performed; and
transferring incoming messages to the location in the
trend analysis table with the highest probability of contacting
the user.
C. REJECTION
Claims 1-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
U.S. Patent No. 6,405,035 ("Singh") and U.S. Patent No. 6,028,514
("Lemelson").
II. ISSUE
"Rather than reiterate the positions of parties in toto, we focus on the
issue therebetween." Ex Parte Filatov, No. 2006-1160, 2007 WL 1317144,
at *2 (B.P.A.I. 2007). The Examiner admits, "Singh does not disclose
monitoring when and where a response is transmitted due to the incoming
message." (Answer 10.) He finds, however, "Lemelson taught the concept
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