Ex Parte Schaffer - Page 2

                Appeal 2006-3233                                                                                
                Application 10/046,596                                                                          

                We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                              

                                              BACKGROUND                                                        

                    Appellant's invention relates to providing integrated chassis antenna for                   
                processor-based devices.  An understanding of the invention can be derived                      
                from a reading of exemplary claims 1 and 14, which are reproduced below.                        
                           1.     A wireless computer network comprising:                                       
                           a wireless network computer having a chassis;                                        
                           an integrated chassis antenna that is coupled to the                                 
                       computer  chassis;                                                                       
                           a first wireless network device coupled to the                                       
                       integrated chassis antenna; and                                                          
                           a second wireless network device operative to                                        
                       communicate with the wireless network computer.                                          

                           14.  A method comprising:                                                            
                        fabricating a chassis; and                                                              
                        integrating an antenna with the chassis.                                                
                                                 PRIOR ART                                                      
                    The prior art reference of record relied upon by the Examiner in                            
                rejecting the appealed claims is:                                                               
                Crawford   US 6,456,242 B1   Sep. 24, 2002                                                      




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