Appeal No. 1998-0493
Application 08/364,000
As pointed out above, Appellant uses a conventional
conversation ending procedure (e.g., Kerr or Lee) to signal a
base station for a release of channel when battery voltage
becomes low. Saito ends conversation when battery voltage
becomes low, but goes into a “waiting state”. We are
unconvinced that Saito’s “waiting state” is meant to release
the channel. Thus we find no motivation to combine Kerr or
Lee with Saito for use when battery voltage becomes low.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the Examiner’s rejection of
claim 1, and likewise claims 2 through 6 which depend from
claim 1 and include the same unmet limitations.
We have not sustained the rejection of claims 1
through 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Accordingly, the Examiner's
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