Appeal No. 96-3618
Application 08/004,598
17. Claims 1, 5, 66, 67, 71-74, 76, and 77:
§ 103(a) over Gillig and Schellinger
Gillig discloses the limitations of claim 1 except for
the limitation of "a second base transceiver functional to
provide telephonic connection with a cellular telephone system
independent of the first base transceiver." The Examiner
relies on Schellinger, figure 1. Figure 1 shows a cellular
cordless portable telephone 101 may be in communication with a
cordless base station 115 in a home or office, one of several
cellular base stations 105, 107 in a cellular telephone system
103, or "a microcellular base station 113, which is a cellular
adjunct cell having lower power and limited capabilities but
providing public radiotelephone service to distinct areas such
as shopping malls, airports, etc." (col. 3, lines 14-17). The
Examiner states that the placement of the microcellular base
station is arbitrary and concludes that "it would have been
obvious . . . to include both the microcellular base station
and the cordless base station within the same housing . . .
because it would allow the two base stations to share common
elements (and space) and reduce the cost and use of materials
of the two base stations" (SEA16).
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