Appeal No. 2002-0252
Application No. 08/735,159
different from the various program signals, this data signal
being received by the receiver separately from the various
program signals. Ordinarily, this data signal contains
information concerning a program signal indicated in the data.
However, in the instant invention, the data signal comprises data
of a data service and information pertaining to the data service.
For example, the information pertaining to the data service may
include an identification of the data service, alternate
frequencies on which this data service is available, the coverage
area of the data service, etc. The following claim is
illustrative of the invention.
2. A radio broadcasting system comprising a transmitter and
a receiver for transmitting and receiving at least one program
signal and a data signal, the data signal comprising information
pertaining to an indicated program signal, characterized in that
said system is the RDS system, and the data signal further
comprises data of a data service and information pertaining to
said data service.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Henze 5,404,588 Apr. 4, 1995
Mankovitz 5,559,550 Sep. 24, 1996
Lanzetta et al. (Lanzetta) 5,581,576 Dec. 3, 1996
(filed Jan. 12, 1995)
Claims 2, 5, and 7 through 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Lanzetta in view of
Mankovitz.
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