Appeal No. 97-4150
Application No. 08/186,820
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims 1 through 5, 7, 9 through 11,
13, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 24 through 58.2
The disclosed invention relates to a telecommunications
method and apparatus for evaluating a third plurality of dialing
signals in a dialing sequence to determine whether the dialing
signals are located in the dialing sequence to accomplish
international dialing. If the third plurality of dialing signals
are located in a position for international dialing, then the
telecommunications apparatus prevents the establishment of an
international telephone call.
Claims 1 and 4 are illustrative of the claimed invention,
and they read as follows:
1. Telecommunications apparatus for selectively preventing
establishment of a telephone call to a telephone number having a
central office exchange code, said telecommunications apparatus
being capable of transmitting a dialing sequence which includes a
first plurality of dialing signals, followed by a second
2Although claims 8, 14, 19 and 21 through 23 were
officially canceled (paper number 44), claims 6, 12 and 17 were
not officially canceled by amendment (paper number 40) because
the record indicates that the examiner (paper number 42) denied
entry of this amendment. Inasmuch as appellant and the examiner
both agree (Brief, page 3, and Answer, page 1) that claims 6, 12
and 17 are not on appeal, we will limit our review to the
appealed claims 1 through 5, 7, 9 through 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20
and 24 through 58.
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