Appeal 2007-1115
Application 10/150,145
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
Examiner's final rejection of claims 2-12. Claim 1 has been canceled. We
have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a method and apparatus for soft
handoff between base stations using different frame formats. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
claim 2, which is reproduced below.
2. In a wireless communication system, a method for soft
handoff between first and second base stations using different
signaling frame formats, comprising:
initiating a soft handoff from a first base station to a second
base station, wherein a protocol data unit format revision in use by the
first base station is lower than a protocol data unit format revision in
use by the second base station;
configuring the second base station to communicate at the
lower protocol data unit format revision of the first base station;
directing a mobile station to upgrade, at an action time, to a
mobile protocol data unit format revision associated with the higher
protocol data unit format revision in use by the second base station
before configuration;
completing the soft handoff to the second base station;
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