Appeal No. 95-1187
Application 08/024,495
determination after the enter key is detected is equivalent to
the claimed immediate determination.
storing the secret code, clearing the display,
and locking the system if it is unlocked
16. Applicant is mistaken in his belief that an old code in
Bonneau cannot be changed for twelve hours. (See 9:8-12.)
Bonneau can set, clear, and reset the code. Bonneau does not,
however, have a step equivalent to Applicant's process of
clearing the existing code or setting a new code each time.
(Paper 1 at 12-13.) Moreover, since Bonneau does not display the
code, it cannot clear the code from the display.
determining whether the system is locked
17. Both Applicant and Bonneau check a lock flag in memory.
Applicant's lock flag indicates whether the whole display device
is locked. (Paper 1 at 12.) Bonneau determines whether a
particular channel is locked. (5:33-46.) Broadly construed, a
system that is locked with respect to even one input (channel)
can be said to be locked. Thus, we find Bonneau's determination
to be equivalent to Applicant's claimed determination.
displaying an error message
when an incorrect code is entered
18. Bonneau displays a channel equivalent to the last two
digits of the incorrect code. (6:63-68.) Broadly construed,
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