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`Table of Contents
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`Real Party in Interest .............................................................................................................................. .. 1
`Related Appeals and Interferenees ......................................................................................................... ..1
`Status of Claims ...................................................................................................................................... ..1
`Status of Amendments ............................................................................................................................ ..1
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`Summary of Claimed Subject Matter ..................................................................................................... ..l
`Grounds of Rej eetion to be Reviewed on Appeal .................................................................................. ..2
`Introduction ............................................................................................................................................
`A. Overview of Teller ......................................................................................................................... ..3
`The Amano Reference .................................................................................................................... ..6
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`The Myllymaki Reference .............................................................................................................. ..6
`. The Mault Reference ...................................................................................................................... ..6
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`The Pottgen Reference ................................................................................................................... ..7
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`Argument ................................................................................................................................................ ..7
`A. Ground 1: I11depe11de11t claim 32 was erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 based on
`erroneous findings that Amano discloses directly calculating, from first and second
`parameters, quantitative status information indicative of a relative degree of achievement of
`an individual‘s performance with relation to a physiological status goal ...................................... ..7
`Ground 2: Dependent claims 39 and 45 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
`based on eironeous findings that the combination of Amano and Myllymaki discloses
`generating data relating to calories burned using data generated by a skin conductance
`sensor and indicative of the resistance of an individual’s skin to electric current ....................... .. 10
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`Ground 3: Dependent claims 38 and 44 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
`based on erroneous findings that the combination of Amano and Pottgen discloses
`generating data relating to calories burned data using both motion data and heat flow data ....... .. 16
`Ground 4: Claims 1-10, 13-16, 18, 19, 21-31, 52, and 55 were erroneously rejected under
`35 U.S.C. § 103 based on erroneous findings that it would be obvious to combine the
`teachings of Amano and Mault .................................................................................................... .. 19
`Ground 5: Dependent claims 12 and 20 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
`based on erroneous findings that the combination of Amano, Mault, and Myllymaki
`discloses determining quantitative status information indicative of a relative degree of
`achievement toward a physiological status goal using data generated by a skin conductance
`sensor and indicative of the resistance of an individual’s skin to electric current ....................... ..22
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`Ground 6: Dependent claims 11 and 17 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
`based on erroneous findings that the combination of Amano, Mault, and Pottgen discloses
`generating data relating to calories burned data using both motion data and heat flow data ....... ..26
`G. All of the rejected dependent claims are allowable for the same reasons as the independent
`claims ........................................................................................................................................... ..28
`H. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... ..28
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`VII.
`VIII.
`IX.
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`Appendix of Claims
`Evidence Appendix
`Related Proceedings Appendix
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`Real Party in Interest
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`The real party in interest is Body Media, Inc., the assignee of record, which is a subsidiary of
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`Aliph, Inc. d/b/a Jawbone.
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`II.
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`Related Appeals and Interferences
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`The following proceeding is identified as related to the instant reexamination. U.S. Patent No.
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`7,689,437 to Teller er al. (the patent at issue in this reexamination) is asserted against third party requester
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`Basis Science in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware,
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`B0dyMedia, Inc. V. Basis Science, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-00133 (GMS).
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`III.
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`Status of Claims
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`Claims 1-55 stand rejected as of the Right of Appeal Notice mailed on January 16, 2014
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`(“RA ”). Claims 1-55 are original. The rejections of all claims 1-55 are appealed.
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`IV.
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`Status of Amendments
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`No amendments have been presented in this reexamination.
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`V.
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`Summary of Claimed Subject Matter
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`Claims 1-55 appeared in the original patent, U.S. Patent No. 7,689,437 to Teller (“Teller”)
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`(EXHIBIT A hereto), and have not been amended in the underlying reexamination. 1n the following
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`paragraphs references in bolded parentheticals, e. g., (COLUMN:LlNE—LlNE), designate exemplary
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`support for the claimed subject matter in the Teller specification and figures:
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`1. A method for assisting an individual to monitor, control and modify certain aspects of
`the individual’s physiological status according to a preset physiological status goal, said
`individual wearing a wearable physiological monitoring device, the method comprising:
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`establishing said physiological status goal according to certain physiological
`parameters of said individual (13:53-67);
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`generating data with said wearable device, said generated data indicative of a
`first parameter of said individual wearing said wearable physiological monitoring device
`(4:39-56);
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`generating data indicative of a second parameter of said individual with at least
`one of said wearable device and a second device (4:39-56);
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`receiving data related to the life activities of said individual (9:48-65);
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`calculating, from said first and second parameters, quantitative status infoimation
`indicative of the relative degree of achievement of said individual’s performance with
`relation to said physiological status goal (14:36-52);
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`generating individual status information relating to the status of said individual
`from said life activities data (10:21-33; 16:18-24; 16:50-58; 17:9-33); and
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`communicating to a recipient said calculated quantitative status information
`regarding said individual and said individual status information (14:31-38),
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`wherein said first and second parameters are produced by at least one of said
`individual’s body and the environment adjacent said individual’s body (4:39-56).
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`32. A method for assisting an individual to monitor, control and modify certain aspects of
`the individual’s physiological status according to a preset physiological status goal, said
`individual weaiing a wearable physiological monitoring device, the method comprising:
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`establishing said physiological status goal according to certain physiological
`parameters of said individual (13:53-67);
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`generating data with said wearable device, said generated data indicative of a
`first parameter of said individual wearing said wearable physiological monitoring device
`(4:39-56);
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`generating data indicative of a second parameter of said individual with at least
`one of said wearable device and a second device (4:39-56);
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`calculating, directly from said first and second parameters, quantitative status
`information indicative of the relative degree of achievement of said individual’s
`performance with relation to said physiological status goal (14:36-52; 18-18-47); and
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`communicating to a recipient said calculated quantitative status information
`indicative of a suggested change in said individual’s performance to assist said individual
`in the achievement of said physiological status goal (14:31-38),
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`wherein said first and second parameters are produced by at least one of said
`individual’s body and the environment adjacent said individual’s body (4:39-56).
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`Vl.
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`Grounds of Rejection to be Reviewed on Appeal
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`Patent Owner identifies the following issues for this appeal, as raised by rej eetions imposed in the
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`Right of Appeal Notice mailed January 16, 2014 (“RAN”).
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`§ 102 based on
`A. Whether independent claim 32 was erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C.
`erroneous findings that Amano discloses directly calculating, from first and second parameters,
`quantitative status information indicative of a relative degree of achievement of an individual’s
`performance with relation to a physiological status goal. (RAN, Ground 1)
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`. Whether dependent claims 39 and 45 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on
`erroneous findings that the combination of Amano and Myllymaki discloses generating data
`relating to calories burned using data generated by a skin conductance sensor and indicative of
`the resistance of an individual’s skin to electric current. (RAN, Ground 2)
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`. Whether claims 1-10, 13-16, 18, 19, 21-31, 52, and 55 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 103 based on erroneous findings that it would be obvious to combine the teachings of Amano
`and Mault. (RAN, Ground 4)
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`D. Whether dependent claims 12 and 20 were erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on
`erroneous findings that the combination of A1na11o, Mault, and Myllymaki discloses determining
`quantitative status
`information indicative of a relative degree of achievement
`toward a
`physiological status goal using data generated by a skin conductance sensor and indicative of the
`resistance of an individual’s skin to electric current. (RAN, Ground 5)
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`Introduction
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`A. Overview of Teller
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`Teller describes systems and methods for monitoring health, wellness, and fitness. See Teller
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`1:5-7, 2:9-10. The system includes sensor devices that generate data indicative of one or more
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`physiological parameters and, in some embodiments, generate derived data from at least a portion of the
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`data indicative of one or more physiological parameters when placed in proximity with at least a portion
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`of the human body. See id. at 1:50-56. The system provides an individual with a unique tool to monitor
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`his or her progress toward achieving a healthier lifestyle. For example, the Teller invention can provide
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`an individual with quantitative indicators of a healthy lifestyle, such as stress level, activity level, sleep
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`quality, etc. See id. at 1524-16.
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`The sensor devices can be worn by an individual user on his or her body such as, for example, by
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`including the sensor device as part of a garment (e.g., a form fitting shirt), as part of an arm band, or the
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`like). See Teller 4:28-30. Physiological parameters of an individual can be detected by the sensor
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`devices. See id at 4:38-40. Examples of such physiological parameters can include the individual’s heart
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`rate, pulse rate, skin temperature, etc. See id at 4:39-44. Teller, Table 1 provides several examples of
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`physiological parameters, associated methods for generating data indicative of the various physiological
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`parameters parameter, sensor devices used to generate the data, and signals that are generated by the
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`sensor devices.
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`The system of Teller can also provide feedback to a user regarding his or her performance and the
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`degree to which he or she has succeeded in reaching a healthy daily routine. See Teller 15:1-5. Examples
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`of such feedback include feedback for categories such as Activity Level, Mind Centering, and Sleep. See
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`id. at 15 :5 -10. The Activity Level category relates to how much a person moves around. See id. at 15:12-
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`13. The Mind Centering category relates to the quality and quantity of time a person spends engaging in
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`highly alert and focused. See id. at 15:13-16. The Sleep categoiy relates to the quality and quantity of a
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`In some embodiments, quantitative status information indicative of a relative degree of
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`achievement toward physiological status goal of a user may be directly calculated from multiple
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`physiological parameters monitored by the sensor device. For example, a web page rclatcd to a uscr’s
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`sleep can be generated using Teller’s invention and can provide quantitative status information indicative
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`of a relative degree of achievement toward a physiological status goal with respect to the user’s sleep.
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`See Teller, Fig. 9 and 18:20-47. Parameters such as motion and heat flow can be directly used in the
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`calculation of the quantitative status information depicted in Fig. 9. See Teller 18:29-38.
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`B. The Amano Reference
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,030,342 to Amano er rd. (“Amano”) (EXHIBIT B) discloses a calorie
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`expenditure measuring device. See Amano 6:53-56. The calorie measuring device uses a regression
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`formula to determine calorie expenditure as a function of pulse rate. See id. at 18:39-45. Pulse rate is
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`detected by a pulse wave indicator. See id. at 18: 13-15. The device is configured to input the pulse rate
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`value to a first regression formula when the user is active or a second regression formula when the user is
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`resting. See id. at 18:16-33. A motion detector and a body temperature detector are used to determine
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`whether the user is active or resting. See id. at 18:16-25. Amano further discloses that the device can
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`display either the calorie expenditure or data detected by the pulse rate and body motion sensors. See,
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`e.g., id. at 1950-53, 26:60-57.
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`C. The Myllymaki Reference
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,670,944 to Myllymaki (“Myllymaki”) (EXHIBIT C) discloses a body-held
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`device that monitors a physical condition or performance condition. See Myllymaki 1:45-48. The device
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`includes sensors or transducers that monitor a user‘s physical condition. See id. at 1:49-50. Myllymaki
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`also discloses that information about a physical or performance condition is delivered to the user through
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`a sound signal and/or the display of a wrist unit. See id. at 1:51-55. Myllymaki discloses that the
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`information is delivered as a result of a processor monitoring the sensors and executing an appropriate
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`algorithm. See id. at 3:2-6.
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`The Myllymaki device uses a plurality of different transducer signals so as “to compensate for
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`false data caused by an individual transducer.” See Myllymaki 3:3—8. In this regard, Myllymaki suggests
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`an analysis that involves reporting alarm conditions using readings by individual sensors. As discussed
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`further herein, Myllymaki does not appear to disclose providing any data to a user outside of such an
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`alarm. See, e.g., Myllymaki 2:47-52; 2:66-67; 3:3—6. By comparison, Teller discloses providing
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`quantitative data that is derived from the data generated by multiple sensors. See, e. g., Teller 14:45-65.
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`D. The Mault Reference
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,478,736 to Mault (“Mault”) (EXHIBIT D) discloses a health management
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`system for a person in which the person’s resting metabolic rate is determined using an indirect
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`calorimeter. See Mault, Abstract. The resting metabolic rate is used in setting and revising goals for a
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`weight control program. See id.
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`E. The Pottgen Reference
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,524,618 to Pottgen er al. (“Pottgen”) (EXHIBIT E) discloses determining the
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`caloric expenditure of a subject using a modified heat flow sensor. See Pottgen, Abstract. The improved
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`heat flow sensor includes an overlay material that allows the fluid evaporating from a monitored surface
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`(i.e., skin) to migrate from the monitored surface to the ambient air side of the heat flow sensor element,
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`and to subsequently to evaporate from the surface of the heat flow sensor element. See Pottgen 3:6—l 1.
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`VIII. Argument
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`A. Ground 1: Independent claim 32 was erroneously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102
`based on erroneous findings that Amano discloses directly calculating, from first
`and second parameters, quantitative status information indicative of a relative
`degree of achievement of an individual’s performance with relation to a
`physiological status goal
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`Claim 32 expressly requires directly calculating quantitative status information from a first
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`parameter and a second parameter, where the quantitative status information is indicative of a relative
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`degree of achievement of an individual’s performance with relation to a physiological status goal.
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`Specifically, claim 32 recites “calculating, directly from said first a11d second parameters, quantitative
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`status information indicative ofthe relative degree of achievement of said individual’s performance with
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`relation to said physiological status goal.”
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`In rej eeting claim 32 over Amano in Ground 1, the Examiner alleges at pp. 7-8 of the RAN that
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`Amano discloses:
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`calculating ,directly fi*om said first [e.g., pulse rate] and second [e.g., body temperature]
`parameters, quantitative status information [e.g., achievement rate, achievement rate is
`calculated from caloric expenditure, caloric expenditure is calculated from pulse rate and
`body temperature; pulse rate & body temperature, pulse rate and body temperature are
`calculated from pulse rate and body temperature] indicative of the relative degree of
`achievement of said individual’s’ perfonnance with relation to said physiological status
`goal [e.g., target value, achievement rate is a relative degree of achievement of
`performance with relation to target value; normal biorhythms, pulse rate and body
`temperature are indicative of the relative reason].
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`The Examiner therefore alleges that the disclosed pulse rate and body temperature are the claimed first
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`and second parameters, respectively, and reads the achievement rate of Amano as the claimed quantitative
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`status information. Accordingly, the rejection of claim 1 relies on the erroneous position that the
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`achievement rate of Amano is calculated directly from both pulse rate and body temperature.
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`To the contrary, however, the achievement rate of Amano is directly computed from only a single
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`variable, specifically, caloric expenditure. Furthermore, Amano discloses that caloric expenditure is itself
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`directly calculated from only one variable, pulse rate, rather than from pulse rate and body temperature,
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`as alleged by the Examiner. As discussed below, Amano does not disclose that calorie expenditure is
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`calculated from body temperature and body motion, and instead simply discloses that body temperature
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`and (in some cases) body motion are used to select a regression formula in which calorie expenditure is
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`calculated fi‘om pulse rate alone. Therefore, because Amano fails to disclose that the achievement rate is
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`directly calculated from two parameters, Amano fails to disclose directly calculating quantitative status
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`information from a first parameter a11d a second parameter, as recited in claim 32.
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`The Examiner cites to portions of Amano at col. 18, lines 7-43 and col. 19, lines 36-39 and 44-45
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`as allegedly disclosing the recited feature of claim 32. The cited portion of Amano first discloses
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`determining a pulse rate. See Amano 18:13-15 (“First, at step Sal, CPU 20] inputs the pulse wave
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`signal from pulse wave detector 111 via pressure sensor interface 210, and determines the pulse rate.”)
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`(emphasis added). The disclosed device then selects a mathematical formula for calculating calorie
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`expenditure using the pulse rate. Specifically, Amano discloses that the selection is made based on the
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`subject’s body temperature:
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`from body
`inputs the