Appeal 2007-1568
Application 09/900,375
The Invention
Appellant invented a portable clock having a programmable graphical
user interface (GUI) to indicate specific time slots allocated to a user’s
personal scheduled activities. (Specification 1).
An understanding of the invention can be derived from exemplary
independent claim 1, which reads as follows:
1. An electronic device with a timepiece having a dial face that comprises
a display monitor for providing a graphical representation of a scheduled
activity associated with a time of day segment displayed on the dial face.
In rejecting the claims on appeal, the Examiner relies upon the
following prior art:
Nixon US 6,033,316 Mar. 7, 2000
Hepp US 6,449,219 B1 Sep. 10, 2002
Narayanaswami US 6,477,117 B1 Nov. 5, 2002
The Examiner rejects the claims on appeal as follows:
A. Claims 1, 5, and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Hepp.
B. Claims 2 through 4, 6, 7, 12, and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over the combination of Hepp and Nixon.
C. Claims 9 through 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the combination Hepp and Narayanaswami.
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