Appeal No. 1999-2348
Application No. 08/586,716
measuring means to transmit selective data to the data
processing means as claimed. However, the examiner asserts,
id. at page 4, that: “Ono discloses that the data processing
means element 1 selectively instructs . . . the measuring
means 2(1)-2(2) to transmit selected data . . . to the data
processing means.” Appellant argues, reply brief at page 4,
that: “Ono does not monitor the traffic of the system to
assess signal quality. Instead, Ono is directed to monitoring
the condition of the circuits and routes of the system, e.g.,
circuit faults, routes affected by the faults and the type of
fault. There is no suggestion whatsoever in Ono of measuring
signal quality of actual traffic being carried by these
circuits.”
We agree with the appellant’s position.
Like the examiner, we note that Tayloe continuously
monitors the subscriber calls and updates the graphical
representations, thereby the system operator can actually
observe the effect of system modifications in a pseudo real-
time fashion. Column 2, lines 65-68. Tayloe does not
selectively control the measure-ments made by the measurement
elements. Ono on the other hand is directed to monitoring
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