Appeal 2007-1047
Application 09/944,892
THE INVENTION
The disclosed invention relates generally to the field of
communication systems for vehicles such as automobiles and trucks, and
more particularly, to communicatively coupling devices within the vehicle
(Specification 1).
Representative claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a first device;
a second device;
an active network, wherein the active network communicatively
couples the first and second devices, the active network having an
overall communication capability and a portion of the overall
communication begin [sic] reserved for communication usage by the
first device.
THE REFERENCES
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
unpatentability:
Matsuda US 5,499,247 Mar. 12, 1996
Bertin US 5,940,372 Aug. 17, 1999
THE REJECTION
Appellants seek our review of the following rejection:
1. Claims 1-9 and 11-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Matsuda in view of
Bertin.
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