Appeal No. 2001-1563
Application No. 09/151,580
1. A method for concurrently monitoring communications in a
first cellular communication system and a second cellular
communication system, comprising the steps of:
a. registering a wireless subscriber station for
communication in both the first and second communication systems;
b. communicating in the first system until there is a lack
of activity in the first system for a first predetermined time
period;
c. entering a sleep mode in the first system;
d. communicating in the second system for a second
predetermined time period; and
e. exiting the sleep mode in the first system and
proceeding to step b.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Raith et al. (Raith) 5,806,007 Sep. 08, 1998
T. Melanchuk et al., CDPD and emerging digital cellular systems,
Compcon '96, Feb. 25-28, 1966, at 2-8. (Melanchuk)
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite.
Claims 1 through 3, 6 through 9, and 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Raith.
Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Raith in view of Melanchuk.
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