Appeal No. 2001-2029
Application No. 09/095,170
Independent claim 1, reproduced as follows, is
representative of the invention:
1. A method for locating a mobile telephone within a
cellular telephone communication network having a plurality of
cells, wherein each of said plurality of cells includes a base
station coupled to at least one antenna, said method comprising
the steps of:
dividing each entire individual cell into a plurality of
sections using a set of substantially rectangular grids;
collecting location information and signal information at
each of said plurality of sections within said cell for signals
transmitted by said base station and other base stations located
in cells adjacent to said cell;
processing said collected location information and said
collected signal information into a signal information profile
database; and
determining a section in which said mobile telephone is
located utilizing said signal information profile database,
wherein each entry within said signal information profile
database includes a location information and an associated signal
information of a section.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Bonta 6,014,565 Jan. 11, 2000
(filed May 29, 1998)
Claims 1-3, 5-8, 10-13 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
102(e) as anticipated by Bonta.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective
positions of appellant and the examiner.
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