Appeal No. 2000-2237
Application 08/723,712
transmitting a reverse channel message after receiving a
corresponding forward channel message stream;
a local base station including a transceiver capable of
exchanging communications with said handset in accordance with
said first control protocol when said handset is within a local
range of said local base station; and
switching means coupled to said handset transceiver, for
automatically setting said handset transceiver to engage in
communications with a land station under said second control
protocol when said handset is moved beyond range of said local
base station.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Nagashima et al. (Nagashima) 4,879,740 Nov. 7, 1989
Schellinger et al. (Schellinger) 5,442,680 Aug. 15, 1995
Zicker et al. (Zicker) 5,046,082 Sep. 3, 1991
Lynn et al. (Lynn) 5,388,149 Feb. 7, 1995
Norman et al. (Norman) 5,485,505 Jan. 16, 1996
Ellis et al. (Ellis) 5,491,740 Feb. 13, 1996
Yamada et al. (Yamada) 5,504,803 Apr. 2, 1996
Blust et al. (Blust) 5,544,227 Aug. 6, 1996
Claims 1 and 56-74 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner offers Schellinger and
Nagashima with regard to claims 1, 56, 59, 61-63, 67 and 68,
adding Lynn with regard to claim 57, but adding Yamada with
regard to claims 58 and 60, but adding Blust with regard to
claims 64-66, but adding Zicker with regard to claims 69 and 70.
The examiner cites Schellinger, Nagashima, Zicker and Norman with
regard to claims 71-73 and Schellinger, Nagashima, Zicker and
Ellis with regard to claim 74.
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