Appeal No. 1998-2870
Application 08/429,954
thereto emitting to said external apparatus analog signals
that enable said selected service; said telephone signalling
generator permitting said response device to transmit
signals to said external apparatus when said central
processor is enabled.
THE PRIOR ART
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Canuel 4,897,865 January 30, 1990
Snyder 5,343,514 August 30, 1994
Berry et al. (Berry) 5,311,302 May 10, 1994
Biggs, Jr. et al. (Biggs) 5,475,740 December 12, 1995
(filed June 22, 1993)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-12, 14-24, and 26-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Biggs and Snyder.
Claim 13 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Biggs and Snyder, further in view of Berry.
Claim 25 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Biggs and Snyder, further in view of Canuel.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 7) and the
examiner's answer (Paper No. 13) (pages referred to as "EA__")
for a complete statement of the Examiner's position, and to the
amended brief (Paper No. 19) (pages referred to as "Br__") and
the reply brief (Paper No. 15) (pages referred to as "RBr__") for
a statement of Appellants' arguments thereagainst.
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