Appeal No. 1998-1181
Application No. 08/442,883
Representative independent claims 46 and 55 are
reproduced as follows:
46. A method for selecting a cellular carrier
corresponding to a home SID for accessing cellular airtime
services, said method comprising steps of:
defining a plurality of home system identification codes
(SIDs);
monitoring cellular carrier signals to detect SIDs
corresponding to cellular carriers; and
automatically selecting as a home carrier, the cellular
carrier corresponding to the detected SID matching any home
SID of the plurality of home SIDs.
55. An apparatus for selecting a cellular carrier
corresponding to a home SID for accessing cellular airtime
services, comprising:
means for defining a plurality of home system
identification codes (SIDs);
means for monitoring cellular carrier signals to detect
SIDs corresponding to cellular carriers; and
means for automatically selecting a cellular carrier
corresponding to a detected SID matching any home SID of the
plurality of home SIDs.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Blair 4,916,728 Apr. 10,
1990
Krolopp et al. (Krolopp) 5,020,091 May
28, 1991
Claims 46-48 and 55-56 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Blair.
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