Appeal 2007-1468
Application 09/912,784
a seek request button mounted on an outer surface of the
device;
a wireless communication module coupled to the seek request
button, and wherein the wireless communication module seeks for
availability of a wireless connection to the Internet for a computer, the
seeking responsive to assertion of the seek request button;
a system battery coupled to the wireless communication
module, and wherein the system battery supplies power to the wireless
communication module during seeks for wireless access points; and
a notification device coupled to the wireless communication
module, wherein the notification device indicates the availability of a
wireless access point.
REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the Examiner are:
Lester US 4,194,833 Mar. 25, 1980
Asami US 2002/0054158 A1 May 9, 2002
(filed Aug. 29, 2001)
Ishigaki US 6,448,927 B1 Sep. 10, 2002
(filed Aug 23, 2000)
Onsen US 6,473,811 B1 Oct. 29, 2002
(filed Mar. 11, 1999)
Sporty’s JD-200 Transceiver Operator’s Manual (1999).
REJECTIONS
Claims 17, 21, 24 through 30, 32, 34, 36 through 38, 40, 44 through
50, and 53 through 55 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) as being
unpatentable over Applicants' Admitted Related Art (AARA) in view of
Ishigaki. The Examiner’s rejection is on pages 4 through 12 of the Answer.
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