Appeal No. 1998-0101
Application No. 08/253,996
communication channel corresponding to a communication site.
Site preferences are programmed into the radio 104 and vary
among the sites."
Appellants further argue that the combination of
references does not teach “the selection of a preferred
communication site using fuzzy logic based in part on the site
preference indicator for each of the plurality of
communication sites, and the received signal strength of
communication signals from multiple communication sites”
(Brief-page 3).
We find it clear from Kinoshita that fuzzy logic is used
in determining the preferred communication site. Note the
abstract wherein it states, “Priority is particularly
determined using fuzzy logic and . . . .” The use of fuzzy
logic is recited throughout Kinoshita. Note column 4, lines
19-25, wherein fuzzy logic is used to determine and update
cell boundary. Note column 4, lines 39-40, wherein fuzzy
logic is used to accomplish soft hand-off.
We next ask if the fuzzy logic used is “based on”
received signal strength as claimed. We find that it is. In
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