Appeal No. 2002-1997 Page 11
Application No. 08/828,549
Absent a teaching or suggestion of connecting a computer to a computer
network via a telecommunication network and converting the signal structure of data
signals to data packets having a signal structure suitable for data communication, we
are unpersuaded of a prima facie case of obviousness. Therefore, we reverse the
obviousness rejection of claim 1 and claims 2-13, which depend therefrom; of claim 14;
of claim 15 and claim 16, which depends therefrom; of claim 17; and of claim 18 and
claims 19-28, which depend therefrom.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the rejection of claims 17 and 18 under § 102(e) is reversed. The
rejection of claims 1-28 under § 103(a) is also reversed.
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