Appeal No. 2004-0716 Page 2
Application No. 09544,275
can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is
reproduced as follows:
1. In a telecommunications system providing communication
channels for the transmission of data between system stations, a
setup for reducing transmission bandwidth use comprising:
means for connecting a plurality of stations through said
communication channels;
means for providing an active state for at least one of said
connecting channels granting maximum bandwidth for the
transmission of data;
means for detecting an on-hold condition in said connecting
channel; and
means responsive to a detection of on-hold, for providing a
minimal activity state for said connecting channel granting a
minimal bandwidth.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Sawyer 5,828,737 Oct. 27, 1998
Brakefield et al. (Brakefield) 6,047,006 Apr. 4, 2000
Claims 1-3, 6-8, 11-14 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sawyer.
Claims 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 18 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Sawyer in view of
Brakefield.
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