Appeal No. 1999-0877
Application No. 08/204,441
screen. Further understanding of the invention can be
obtained by the following claim.
1. A method of delivering a telephone number associated
with a telephone subscription to the user of a telephone set,
use of said set requiring the user to provide subscription
identification data stored in a data medium held by the owner
of said subscription and co-operating with said telephone set,
wherein the telephone number is stored in the data medium,
wherein the data medium is removably coupled to said telephone
set, and wherein the telephone number only then is transferred
from the coupled data medium into the telephone set at the
request of the user, to be delivered to the user of said set,
and wherein, after the telephone number has been transferred
into the telephone set, it is displayed on display means
provided in said telephone set.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Rasmussen 5,134,717 July 28,
1992
Endo et al. (Endo) 5,467,389 Nov. 14, 1995
Nokia LX11C/LX11T Brochure, May 1990, pages 1-4
Claims 1 to 3 and 5 to 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Rasmussen, Endo and Nokia.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for 2
their respective details thereof.
2A reply brief was filed as Paper No. 28 and the Examiner
noted its entry without any further response. See Paper No.
29.
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