Appeal No. 2003-0330
Application No. 09/533,805
The examiner responds that although Donovan implies that
both the call signaling and the call itself are routed through
the prepaid platform, Donovan also indicates the need to send
call signaling only in order to save funds on setting up
telephone line infrastructure. The examiner also asserts that
prepaid calling is a type of service like call forwarding and
call waiting which are taught by Granberg. The examiner also
disputes appellants’ contention that the teachings of Donovan and
Granberg cannot be combined because they relate to different
systems [answer, pages 7-11].
Appellants respond that the examiner is incorrect in
asserting that Donovan suggests a need to send call signaling and
not the call itself because Donovan specifically routes both the
call signaling and the call itself to the prepaid platform.
Appellants also dispute the examiner’s unsupported contention
that prepaid calls are similar to types of service such as call
waiting and call forwarding. Appellants argue that there is no
teaching that the SCP of Granberg can be used for prepaid calls
[reply brief, pages 1-3].
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