Appeal No. 96-3618
Application 08/004,598
5. Claims 66-68 and 70-77: § 102(e) over Crane
Claim 66 calls for "an antenna; and a first and a second
transceiver, each connected with . . . the antenna," where the
first transceiver is for cordless communication and the second
transceiver is for cellular communication. Crane discloses an
antenna 229 for local-area (i.e., cordless) communications and
a separate antenna 231 for wide-area (e.g., cellular)
communications (col. 3, lines 61-65). Thus, Crane does not
disclose a single antenna connected with both transceivers as
we believe the claim must be interpreted. While the use of a
common antenna might very well be obvious (e.g., see Gillig,
col. 2, lines 58-63), the rejection before us is based on
anticipation. The rejection of claim 66 is reversed.
Claim 67 recites "antenna means" and we find that the two
antennas 229 and 230 in Crane are equivalent to a single
antenna which can transmit two different signals. Crane has a
"large-capacity, rechargeable battery 223" (col. 3, line 51),
which corresponds to the claimed "battery means." Crane has a
cordless telephone handset 105 in communication with a
local-area communications system in the briefcase 101 (col. 2,
lines 43-45), which correspond to the "cordless portable
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