Appeal No. 1999-1697
Application No. 08/550,270 Page 16
a variety of I/O devices such as printers, personal computers,
etc. through the use of token ring networks and ethernet networks
(col. 1, lines 27-35). From these teachings, we find that Erhard
and Blackwell would have suggested to an artisan that the
computer terminal 100 of Blackwell can communicate with other
personal computers and printers through an ethernet network. In
addition, we find that connecting to an ethernet network will
inherently include or suggest the use of a transceiver.
Accordingly, the rejection of claims 3, 4, 15, and 16 is
affirmed.
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