Appeal No. 95-2050
Application 07/888,098
Bush’s redirection information resides in storage at the same
time and is thus “concurrently” stored. The recited step of
“setting a trigger” is taught by Bush’s description of
alternate routings being activated. Claim 15's additional
recitation, that the
common data base is located at a control node remote from the
first and second locations, is taught by Bush’s drawing which
shows that the database is remote from the primary 800
location and the alternate 800 location.
The sole difference, applying Bush’s method to the
recited communication network, was suggested by Bush. Bush
teaches that his method is advantageously applied to “nearly
all network backup strategies” including those affecting
central office switching stations. Column 1, lines 14-17.
Moreover, we find that it was common knowledge to consider
applying methods that are established for older communications
networks to new ones.
Thus, the rejection of claims 1 and 15 will be
sustained.
Claims 2 and 16
-4-
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007