Appeal No. 2002-1106
Application 09/058,687
communication system where the given home channel is not
otherwise available. The selected home channel serves as an
alias home channel.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method for channel assignment, comprising:
distributing candidate home channel numbers across a range
of available channel numbers;
assigning a home channel to each subscriber;
scanning for an open channel corresponding to the home
channel assigned the particular subscriber;
if the home channel is available, conducting communications
on the home channel; and
if the home channel is unavailable, seeking a next available
home channel.
The examiner relies on the following references:
George 5,203,015 Apr. 13, 1993
Alford et al. (Alford) 5,613,201 Mar. 18, 1997
Claims 1-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by the disclosure of George. Claims 4, 9 and
14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of
obviousness the examiner offers George in view of Alford.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence of
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