Appeal No. 1997-1880
Application No. 08/370,222
The Examiner relies on Webb to teach the transmission of pager type information in
an interregional communication network for pagers. (See answer at page 3.) The
Examiner has directed attention to columns 8 and 9 of Webb. We note that this portion of
Webb pertains to the paging terminal rather than the radio pager
and that the pager type information included in figures 4A and 4B also pertain to the
paging terminal rather than the radio pager. We agree with appellant that Webb does not
teach or suggest the claimed interaction of “sending a type code request signal from said
ROM writer to said radio pager via said electrical connection” and “sending, in response to
said type code request signal, a type code signal representative of said particular type
code from said radio pager to said ROM writer via said electrical connection”, as set forth
in claim 1.
Furthermore, appellant argues that there is no suggestion for combining the three
teachings to achieve appellant's claimed invention. (See brief at pages 5 and 6.) We
agree with appellant. Appellant further argues that if the teachings were combined, the
manner in which the combination of the teachings would automatically interrogate the
pager would be “entirely different” than the claimed invention. (See brief at pages 5 and
6.) We agree with appellant.
Appellant also argues the claimed invention “obviates the need for correlating the
identity of the pager to its type, as well as the need for the additional circuitry
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