Appeal No. 2000-2254
Application No. 08/746,746
signals of the two telephone systems and selects which of the two
radio telephone systems will be used.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A radio telephone operable in more than one radio
telephone system, the radio telephone comprising communication
mans respectively associated with each of the radio telephone
systems, monitoring means for monitoring signals of the radio
telephone systems, and selection means responsive to said
monitoring means for automatically selecting and re-selecting
respective said communication means in accordance with the
signals of one of the radio telephone systems fulfilling at least
one predetermined criterion and, wherein a first one of the
communication means includes at least one non-cellular system
transceiver and the selection means can automatically select and
re-select between the first communication means having the non-
cellular system transceiver and a second one of the communication
means which includes a cellular transceiver.
The examiner relies on the following references:
D’Amico et al. (D’Amico) 5,159,593 Oct. 27, 1992
Ramsdale et al. (Ramsdale) 5,278,991 Jan. 11, 1994
Alvesalo 5,384,824 Jan. 24, 1995
Gillig et al. (Gillig) 5,463,674 Oct. 31, 1995
Schellinger et al. WO 93/16560 Aug. 19, 1993
(Schellinger)
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1-6, 9, 11 and 47 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of
Schellinger in view of Gillig.
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