Ex parte MALONEY et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 98-3299                                                          
          Application 08/335,331                                                      


          for determining a probable position of the mobile transceiver               
          directly from (1) the line of bearing information from the                  
          single sensor station and (2) the collateral information, and               
               an output indicative of the probable position of the                   
          mobile transceiver.                                                         


               The references relied on by the examiner are:                          
          Maloney et al.(Maloney) 4,728,959            Mar.  1, 1988                  
          Gray et al.(Gray)        5,003,317           Mar. 26, 1991                  
          Hodson                   5,045,860           Sep.  3, 1991                  
          Bunn                          5,225,809           Jul.  6, 1993             
          Kennedy, Jr.(Kennedy)    5,465,289           Nov.  7, 1995                  
                                        (filed Mar. 5, 1993)                          
               Claims 1 through 4 and 6 through 93 stand rejected under               
          the first and the second paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. § 112.                     
          Additionally, claims 1 through 3 and 6 through 8 stand                      
          rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102.  Claims 4 and 9 through 93                  
          stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  As evidence for the §                
          102 and the § 103 rejections, the Examiner offers in the                    
          alternative any one of the references to Maloney, Gray, Bunn,               
          Kennedy and Hodson.                                                         
               Reference is made to Appellants' brief and the Examiner's              
          answer for their respective positions.                                      
                                       OPINION                                        
               We have considered the record before us, and we will                   
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