Appeal 2007-1603 Application 10/036,356 BACKGROUND Appellants’ invention relates to a method for improving performance is of a mobile radio communications system using a power control algorithm. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 17, which is reproduced below. 17. A method for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, said method comprising, upon the occurrence of a significant change in the required transmit power, performing a step of changing the transmit power according to a corresponding change in the required transmission quality target value. PRIOR ART The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Tiedemann, Jr. US 6,137,840 Oct. 24, 2000 Faber US 6,405,052 B1 Jun. 11, 2002 REJECTIONS Claims 17-21, 23-27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 37, 41, and 43-50 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Tiedemann, Jr. Claim 22 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tiedemann, Jr. in view of Faber. Claims 28, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38-40, and 42 stand objected to by the Examiner as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
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