Appeal No. 96-1279
Application 07/870,982
contamination is detected as an indicator of inhibited
communication between the mobile unit and a transceiver of the
base station of the closest cell. The transmission power of the
transceiver of the closest cell is reduced to the point wherein
communication between the mobile unit and a cell adjacent the
closest one is enabled.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method of controlling service area size of a
given cell in response to control channel signal
contamination being detected at a base station of said
given cell in a cellular mobile communications system,
comprising the steps of:
sensing the control channel signal contamination
which inhibits communication between a mobile unit and a
transceiver of the base station;
detecting the contaminated control channel signal
level; and
reducing the transmission power of the
transceiver of the base station, in response to the
contaminated control channel signal level, to a level
whereat communication between a base station of a cell
adjacent to said given cell and the mobile unit is enabled.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Kojima et al. (Kojima) 4,435,840 March 6, 1984
Claims 1, 2, and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Kojima. We refer to the Examiner's
Answer (Paper No. 14) and the Supplemental Examiner's Answer
(Paper No. 18) for a statement of the Examiner's position.
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