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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