Appeal 2007-0482
Application 10/256,683
mobile device and transmits the information to the requesting terminal
(S39). (Page 27, l. 7- page 28, l. 10). Finally, the requesting terminal
displays a map with its current position and that of the third party mobile
terminal (S45).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
OBVIOUSNESS
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, the Examiner bears the
initial burden of establishing a prima facie case of obviousness. In re
Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992). See
also In re Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1472, 223 USPQ 785, 788 (Fed. Cir.
1984). The Examiner can satisfy this burden by showing that some
objective teaching in the prior art or knowledge generally available to one of
ordinary skill in the art suggests the claimed subject matter. In re Fine, 837
F.2d 1071, 1074, 5 USPQ2d 1596, 1598 (Fed. Cir. 1988). Only if this initial
burden is met does the burden of coming forward with evidence or argument
shift to the Appellant. Oetiker, 977 F.2d at 1445, 24 USPQ2d at 1444. See
also Piasecki, 745 F.2d at 1472, 223 USPQ at 788. Thus, the Examiner
must not only assure that the requisite findings are made, based on evidence
of record, but must also explain the reasoning by which the findings are
deemed to support the Examiner’s conclusion
ANALYSIS
As set forth above, representative claim 1 requires in response to a
request for presence and location of subscribers, (1) performing dynamically
generating a displayable image that conveys presence and locations of
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