Ex Parte Holtz et al - Page 10

            Appeal 2007-0595                                                                                
            Application 09/822,855                                                                          

        1       Claims 3-6, 8, 12, and 14 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over                 
        2                                  Trumbull and Kenny.                                              
        3       The Appellants contend (Br. 10-11) that these claims are allowable for the                  
        4   same reasons as claim 1, whose rejection we sustained, supra.  Accordingly we                   
        5   sustain the Examiner's rejection of claims 3-6, 8, 12, and 14 under 35 U.S.C. §                 
        6   103(a) as obvious over Trumbull and Kenny.                                                      
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        8       Claims 7 and 9 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Trumbull,                  
        9                                    Kenny, and Tao.                                                
       10       The Appellants contend  (Br. 12) that these claims are allowable for the same               
       11   reasons as claim 1, whose rejection we sustained, supra.  Accordingly we sustain                
       12   the Examiner's rejection of claims 7 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious                  
       13   over Trumbull, Kenny, and Tao.                                                                  
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       15   Claim 10 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Trumbull, Kenny, Tao,                
       16                                      and Washino.                                                 
       17       From the above findings of fact, we must conclude that                                      
       18      • The art applied shows populating a broadcast instructions time sheet with                  
       19          production icons (FF18).                                                                 
       20       As to the Appellants’ contention (Br. 14) that Washino does not show the use                
       21   of icons on a screen showing the icons in time-relation to other commands, as the               
       22   Examiner pointed out (Answer 10), Tao is applied for showing providing an                       
       23   instructions time sheet, and Washino is relied on to show relating instruction                  


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