Appeal No. 95-3346 Application 07/953,320 5. A method for transmitting messages on any of a predetermined plurality of different carrier frequencies comprising: transmitting a particular message from one station to another station at a first power level, at a first time and on a first carrier frequency; and transmitting the particular message at a second different power level, at a second different time and on a second different carrier frequency. 12. In a radio telephony system having a plurality of transmitting stations for transmitting information packets to other stations, wherein each information packet is transmitted in one of a plurality of carrier frequency channel slots and wherein some of the slots carry control messages independently of the information packets for controlling the transmission of the information packets between stations, a method for transmitting the control messages comprising: transmitting a particular control message independently of any information packet from one station to another station in a first slot at a first time and a first carrier frequency the particular control message relating to a particular information packet; and transmitting the particular control message independently of any information packet in a second slot at a second different time and a second different carrier frequency; and transmitting the particular information packet in a third slot. The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of obviousness are: French 4,232,392 Nov. 04, 1980 Lee 4,616,364 Oct. 07, 1986 McRae et al. (McRae) 4,639,937 Jan. 27, 1987 Nazarenko et al. (Nazarenko) 4,835,731 May 30, 1989 The appealed claims stand rejected as follows: Claims 5-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Lee in view of French. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007