Ex Parte WALKER et al - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2000-1362                                                        
          Application 08/914,165                                                      

               We reverse.                                                            


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The invention relates to a process for recording an audio              
          communication in a secure manner.                                           
               Claim 82 is reproduced below.                                          
                    82.  A process for recording audio communications,                
               comprising:                                                            
                    establishing an audio connection with a calling party;            
                    receiving an audio communication over the audio                   
               connection from the calling party;                                     
                    encrypting the audio communication to provide an                  
               encrypted audio communication;                                         
                    storing the encrypted audio communication; and                    
                    providing to the calling party a code for decrypting              
               the encrypted audio communication.                                     

               The examiner relies on the following references:                       
               Olson et al. (Olson)     5,136,648       August 4, 1992                
               Bieselin et al. (Bieselin)   5,559,875   September 24, 1996            

               Bieselin discloses method and apparatus for recording and              
          retrieval of audio conferences.                                             
               Olson relates to a message storage security system for a               
          voice message (VM) system.  A VM system maintains a system                  
          directory (customer data base) of all user "mailboxes."  Every              
          subscriber (user) has his own directory which contains                      

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