Appeal No. 96-3238
Application No. 08/137,590
timer means measuring a time period during which said
line is not connected in said transmission time
interval; and
remote management apparatus control means for
detecting whether or not the time period measured by
said timer means reaches a predetermined second time
period set to be longer than said first time period,
and for, when it is detected that said predetermined
second time period is reached by said measured time
period, identifying a respective terminal device as a
failed terminal device in the event said corresponding
identifier in said management table stored in said
management table storing means indicates data has not
been received from said respective terminal device.
Method claims 3 recites similar limitations in method
format.
The references relied on by the examiner are: 2
Asip et al. (Asip) 4,361,851 Nov. 30, 1982
Roberts et al. (Roberts) 4,578,700 Mar. 25, 1986
Takayama 4,839,908 June 13, 1989
Bennett, European Patent Application 0 317 082, published May 24,
1989
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under § 103 as unpatentable over
Asip in view of Takayama and also as unpatentable over Bennett in
view of Roberts.
Asip discloses a system for remotely monitoring television
2The Answer (at 2) also lists patents to Block et al.,
Lynch et al. and Nakagawa, which are not relied on in any
rejection and therefore have not been considered.
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