Appeal No. 2000-1663
Application No. 08/691,663
Appellants argue that neither Simms nor Tatematsu discloses
pressing a button on the fob and generating the request signal
for an amount of time that corresponds to an amount of time that
the button is pressed and determining whether the amount of time
is at least as long as a preselected time period. Appellants
admit that Tatematsu does disclose holding a button for a
predetermined time period but state that Tatematsu does not
disclose that the button is on the fob.
Tatematsu teaches that it is desirable to be able within a
predetermined time period (10 seconds) to cancel a request
mistakenly made.
Simms discloses that it is desirable to have a hand held fob
to permit a person to push a “panic button” to allow a person to
request assistance in an emergency situation in which the person
is not within reach of security. However, the fob of Simms is a
panic button which communicates with a receiver inside the
vehicle (col. 7, lines 21 to 23). Upon receipt of the
communication from the fob, the receiver within the vehicle of
the mobile unit dials the telephone number of the central station
(col. 7, lines 53 to 55). Therefore, the Simms fob does not
communicate with the central station. The Simms fob communicates
only with the receiver within the vehicle. We find no suggestion
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