Ex Parte Saint-Hilaire et al - Page 4

           Appeal 2007-1826                                                                        
           Application 09/826,251                                                                  

           Walley, has found that Walley teaches communicating address information about           
           devices in a first radio frequency network to a second radio frequency network.         
           (Answer 3.)  Appellants do not contest this finding. Further, we note that the hand-    
           off procedure to share resources discussed in paragraphs 0030, 0031, and 0055 of        
           Walley also discuss transferring, between base stations, address information of         
           resources. Walley teaches that the method of sharing resources within a network         
           can be extended to sharing resources between two networks, i.e. base stations in        
           networks 1000 and 1020 sharing resources. Figure 10, Paragraph 0055 and 0056.           
           Walley teaches that the base station to base station communication links (shown as      
           items 108 and 110 in figure 1) are via Radio Frequency (RF) links using the             
           Bluetooth TM specification.  Paragraphs 0028 and 0054.  Alternatively, Walley           
           teaches that the links can be wired links such as power line home network links (a      
           non-RF link).  (Paragraphs 0028 and 0042.)  Thus, we find ample evidence to             
           support the Examiner’s finding that Walley discloses “communicating address             
           information about the devices in said first radio frequency network over a non-         
           radio frequency network to a second radio frequency network” as recited in              
           independent claim 1.  Accordingly, we affirm the Examiner’s rejection of claim 1.       
                 Appellants have not presented separate arguments directed to the other            
           claims on appeal.  Accordingly, we group claims 2 and 4 through 30 with claim 1,        
           and similarly affirm the Examiner’s rejection of claims 2 and 4 through 30.             








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