Appeal No. 1998-1696
Application No. 08/562,197
at least two output electronic connections for the
generation of signals for two internal analog telephone
subscriber lines for connection to analog terminal subscriber
equipment;
multiplexing and demultiplexing circuitry for data voice
communications for said at least two internal analog telephone
subscriber lines;
AC power supply provided by said subscriber;
detection and generation circuitry for analog telephone
signaling and control, and
wherein said at least two external analog telephone
subscriber lines supplied by a telephone service provider are
functionally connected to said analog terminal subscriber
equipment through said master multiplexer, multiplexed across
said interior preexisting conventional two conductor telephone
wire, received by said slave multiplexer and connected to said
at least two internal analog telephone subscriber lines
thereby increasing the internal preexisting line capacity
without physically adding additional lines internally.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Williamson et al. (Williamson) 4,999,613 Mar. 12, 1991
Fry et al. (Fry) 5,140,630 Aug. 18, 1992
Yeh 5,347,164 Sep. 13, 1994
Claims 2 through 12, 14 and 15 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner
cites Fry with regard to claims 2 through 7, 9 through 12 and
15, adding Williamson with regard to claim 8 and adding Yeh to
Fry with regard to claim 14.
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