Ex Parte HAMALAINEN et al - Page 3




                    Appeal No. 2002-1114                                                                                                                                  
                    Application No. 09/154,100                                                                                                                            


                    said second base station having a selected channel group with a                                                                                       
                    highest priority,                                                                                                                                     
                    said selected channel groups not being the same in said first and                                                                                     
                    second base stations,                                                                                                                                 
                    under a first set of operational conditions, using in a certain                                                                                       
                    base station the channels belonging to the group with the highest                                                                                     
                    priority, and                                                                                                                                         
                    under a second set of operational conditions, using in said                                                                                           
                    certain base station the channels belonging to the groups with                                                                                        
                    lower priority.                                                                                                                                       
                    7.        A cellular radio system that comprises:                                                                                                     
                    a plurality of base stations;                                                                                                                         
                    at least in first and second proximately disposed base stations                                                                                       
                    means for recording the information of the cellular radio system                                                                                      
                    channels as divided into priority groups, each priority group                                                                                         
                    having a priority that is different from the priorities of the                                                                                        
                    other groups;                                                                                                                                         
                    said first base station having a selected channel group with a                                                                                        
                    highest priority;                                                                                                                                     
                    said second base station having a selected channel group with a                                                                                       
                    highest priority;                                                                                                                                     
                    said selected channel groups not being the same in said first and                                                                                     
                    second base stations; and                                                                                                                             
                    said first and second base stations including: means for                                                                                              
                    selectively putting to use channels from one priority group under                                                                                     
                    a first set of operational conditions and channels from another                                                                                       
                    priority group under a second set of operational conditions.                                                                                          
                                                                           References                                                                                     
                              The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:                                                                                    
                    Nagashima                                        5,349,632                                         Sep. 20, 1994                                      

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