Appeal No. 2006-1978
Application No. 10/027,572
insertion in a SMS message to the complex initiation of a teleconference call using
inter-exchanged SMS messages.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as follows:
1. A method for processing a short message service (SMS) message comprising
embedding a value-added field in the SMS message by an originator of the
SMS message, the field being indicative of a value-added service requested by the
originator, and
instantiating the value-added service from the combination of the field
supplied by the originator and originator-specific data pre-stored in an originator
database.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Lehto et al. (Lehto) US 2002/0177455 A1 Nov. 28, 2002
(filed May 23, 2001)
Alperovich et al. (Alperovich) WO 99/57927 Nov. 11, 1999
Claim 19 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Alperovich. Claims 1-18 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Alperovich in view of Lehto.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner,
reference is made to the Brief (Substitute, filed March 10, 2006) and Answer
(mailed September 21, 2005) for their respective details.
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