Appeal No. 1998-1259
Application No. 08/264,817
by a microcomputer or the like over an active range of the
power supply" (col. 2, lines 62-64), and is modified when the
battery power decreases to a point that there is insufficient
current to maintain the present frequency of vibration at
which time the microcomputer will select the next suitable
frequency. (See col. 2, lines 21-23 and lines 65-68).
Both appellants and the examiner are in agreement that
MacDonald does not disclose generation of different tactile
alert patterns when different corresponding particular desired
communications signals are received (answer, page 3 and brief,
page 4). To remedy this deficiency in MacDonald, the examiner
relies upon Connary, who discloses a selective call receiver
10 having one or more customized alert signals. The
customized alert signals are created by entering into memory
14 one or more audio sounds such as a voice or tone
combination (See col. 2, lines 33-38). When a signal 21 is
received having a predetermined address, the customized alert
signal for the predetermined address is retrieved from memory
(See col. 2, lines 47-50). In contrast to the teachings of
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