Appeal No. 98-3299 Application 08/335,331 for determining a probable position of the mobile transceiver directly from (1) the line of bearing information from the single sensor station and (2) the collateral information, and an output indicative of the probable position of the mobile transceiver. The references relied on by the examiner are: Maloney et al.(Maloney) 4,728,959 Mar. 1, 1988 Gray et al.(Gray) 5,003,317 Mar. 26, 1991 Hodson 5,045,860 Sep. 3, 1991 Bunn 5,225,809 Jul. 6, 1993 Kennedy, Jr.(Kennedy) 5,465,289 Nov. 7, 1995 (filed Mar. 5, 1993) Claims 1 through 4 and 6 through 93 stand rejected under the first and the second paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. § 112. Additionally, claims 1 through 3 and 6 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Claims 4 and 9 through 93 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence for the § 102 and the § 103 rejections, the Examiner offers in the alternative any one of the references to Maloney, Gray, Bunn, Kennedy and Hodson. Reference is made to Appellants' brief and the Examiner's answer for their respective positions. OPINION We have considered the record before us, and we will -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007