Appeal No. 95-3891
Application 08/066,405
of supply voltage (binary "1") or to each other (col. 6, lines
22-27).
Reading claim 1 onto the prior art, the "plurality of
keys" reads on all of the keys of Platte, Harger, or Kocher. The
claimed "predetermined group of keys each representing a
different one of said different categories of devices" reads on
Platte's multi-function keys 3 when they are in the device
selection mode (Fig. 4) and also on the "TV," "VCR," and "VD"
keys of Harger's "unitary" remote control transmitter (Fig. 2).
However, the examiner has not adequately explained, and it is not
apparent to us, how and why the teachings of these references and
the factual findings by the previous panel can be combined to
satisfy the requirement of claim 1 for (a) memory means that
stores, at respective memory addresses, formatting data for at
least two devices within the same device category and
(b) addressing means, responsive to activation of one of the
plurality of keys following activation of one of the device
selection keys (e.g., the "TV" key) and receipt of an "entry
initiate signal," for reading out the specific device formatting
data for a selected device (e.g., the particular TV to be
controlled). In fact, these limitations are not specifically
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