Appeal 2007-1286
Application 09/849,088
INVENTION
Appellant invented a communication system, which allows a user to transmit
information that does not have to be received in real time. The system allows a
user to identify information that can be delivered to the recipient at a later time.
See page 4 of Appellant’s Specification. Claim 1 is representative of the invention
and reproduced below:
1. A method for delivering user information over a communication
system, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving user identified storable information comprising voice
signals over a signaling channel; and
transmitting the received information to a destination over an
available traffic channel.
REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the Examiner are:
Matsukane US 5,467,341 Nov. 14, 1995
Boltz US 6,044,275 Mar. 28, 2000
Sumner US 6,091,947 Jul. 18, 2000
REJECTIONS AT ISSUE
Claims 1, 7 through 9, and 11 through 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Sumner. The Examiner’s rejection is set forth on
pages 3 through 5 of the Answer. Claims 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sumner in view of Boltz. The
Examiner’s rejection is set forth on pages 5 through 7 of the Answer. Claim 4
stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sumner in
view of Boltz and Matsukane. The Examiner’s rejection is set forth on page 7 of
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