Appeal No. 1997-1880
Application No. 08/370,222
Appellant argues that “the references commonly fail to teach the claimed
features of sending a type code request signal from a ROM writer to a radio pager, and
sending, in response to the type code request signal, a type code signal representative of
a particular type code from the radio pager to the ROM writer.” (See brief at page 4.) We
agree with appellant. While the APA teaches general interaction between the radio pager
and the ROM writer, the APA does not teach or suggest the interactive request and
response between the two units.
The Examiner relies on Jasinaki to teach that a “stationary local unit can interrogate
(send a request to) the pager to receive the pager[']s identity instead of having a user
manually input the identity of the pager." (See answer at page 3.) We disagree with the
Examiner. We find that Jasinaki merely teaches a system for automatically identifying
communication receivers, including acknowledge back capability for delivering messages
to the communication receivers on-site. While Jasinaki teaches interactive signaling
between two units to identify the receiver, the reference does not explicitly teach that the
pager type information is included nor does Jasinaki suggest the claimed interactive
signaling with a ROM writer. Furthermore, Jasinaki only teaches this interaction between
the on-site communication system and the radio pager, not the claimed interactive
signaling with the ROM writer.
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