Appeal No. 2002-1513
Application No. 08/829,587
1. A method for increasing reliability of data
communications based on a quality of service of said
communications, said method comprising:
determining if said quality of service is inadequate based
upon a threshold;
routing and buffering data communications, if said quality
of service is determined to be inadequate, using a reliable
network protocol; and
routing data communications using a non-reliable network
protocol if quality of service is determined to be adequate.
The reference relied upon by the examiner is:
Hluchyj et al. (Hluchyj) 5,115,429 May 19, 1992
Claims 1, 2, 4-10 and 12-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by Hluchyj.
The respective positions of the examiner and the appellant
with regard to the propriety of this rejection are set forth in
the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 16) and the appellant’s brief
and reply brief (Paper Nos. 15 and 17, respectively).
Appellant’s Invention
Appellant’s invention is adequately described at page 5 of
the brief.
The Prior Art
The invention of Hluchyj is adequately described in the
paragraph bridging pages 5 and 6 of the brief.
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