Appeal No. 1999-1697
Application No. 08/550,270 Page 14
Converter/Control Logic 25 regardless of which Country Dependent
Coupler 4 is connected to the Modem 3.” The examiner asserts
that in Hartley, connection of the cable is detected by the DSP.
We find that in Hartley, the coupler is detected by the
converter/control logic unit and not by the DSP. Although the
DSP, in conjunction with the converter/control logic unit, checks
the country code read from the coupler against the stored country
code, this not the same as the DSP detecting the connection. In
addition, it is unclear from the disclosure of Blackwell whether
the DSP detects the connection. Rather, it appears that
controller 504 detects the connection and sends first or second
control signals to operate the data pump (DSP) in analog or
digital modes. Accordingly, the rejection of claim 5, as well as
claims 6 and 9 which depend therefrom, is reversed. Independent
claims 10, 17, and 22 contain similar limitations. We therefore
reverse the rejection of independent claims 10, 17, and 22, as
well as claims 11, 18, 21, and 23, dependent therefrom.
We turn next to independent claims 13 and 25. We affirm the
rejection of these claims based upon our findings above with
respect to claim 1. Accordingly, the rejection of independent
claims 13 and 25, and claim 14 dependent therefrom, is affirmed.
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