Ex parte WILLIAMS et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 95-4897                                                          
          Application 08/242,806                                                      


                    A) tuning a first transceiver in said base                        
                    station unit to a control channel only if said                    
                    first transceiver is not engaged in voice                         
                    communications;                                                   
                    B)  receiving a set up request from one of said                   
                    cellular telephone terminals over said control                    
                    channel;                                                          


                    C)  signalling said cellular telephone terminal                   
                    to tune to a voice channel in response to                         
                    receiving said set up request;                                    
                    D)  tuning said first transceiver to said voice                   
                    channel regardless of whether this results in no                  
                    transceiver in said base station unit being                       
                    tuned to said control channel;                                    
                    E) placing a wire line telephone call at said                     
                    base station unit in accordance with said set up                  
                    request;                                                          
                                                                                     
                    F) communicating with said cellular telephone                     
                    terminal over said voice channel; and                             
                    G)  tuning said first transceiver to said                         
                    control channel upon completion of said                           
                    communication only if no other transceiver in                     
                    said base station unit is then tuned to said                      
                    control channel.                                                  
               The Examiner relies on the following references:                       
          Kavehrad et al.  (Kavehrad)   4,672,658                Jun. 09,             
          1987                                                                        
          Murata et al.  (Murata)       4,939,785                Jul. 03,             
          1990                                                                        
               In the final action, claims 6 and 7 stand rejected under               
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