Appeal No. 1998-2727
Application 08/220,949
Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1548, 220 USPQ 303, 309 (Fed.
Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984)).
With regard to claims 11, 12 and 18 through 21 (all
pending claims), the Examiner cites Yamasaki for the claimed
radio with silent and audible alerts and the processor. The
Examiner further cites Matsumoto for a radio with detection of
connection to an accessory before advanced functions can be
performed, and cites APA for manual control to enable audio
and silent alerts. Further, Grothause is cited for the
particular claimed advanced functions. The Examiner states
that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in
the art at the time of the invention to combine the detection
aspects of Matsumoto with the radio of Yamasaki for alert
activation because Matsumoto teaches this advantageous way of
providing “advanced” alerts. Further, it would have been
obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
invention to use APA for a switch so that the user would have
complete control to select the type of alert. Still further,
it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art
at the time of the invention to have used the advanced
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