Appeal No. 2003-0247
Application No. 09/185,924
after failure of that computer system to initiate communication
with a first network communications device associated with a
second computer system, a message to a second communications
device associated with the second computer system. Claim 1,
directed toward the method, is illustrative:
1. A method of operating a first computerized system having a
first network communications device, the method comprising:
operating the first computerized system to try to initiate
communications between the first network communications device
and a network communications device associated with a second
computerized system; and
after failing to initiate communications between the first
and second network communications devices, operating the first
computerized system to communicate a message to a second
communications device associated with the second computerized
system.
THE REFERENCES
Walton et al. (Walton) 4,930,151 May 29, 1990
Thro et al. (Thro) 5,884,159 Mar. 16, 1999
(filed Nov. 27, 1995)
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-15 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Thro in view of Walton.
OPINION
We reverse the aforementioned rejection. We need to address
only the independent claims, i.e., claims 1, 5, 10, 12 and 14.
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