Appeal No. 97-1384 Application 08/068,357 This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, 7 through 9, 11 through 13 and 15, the only claims remaining in the application. The invention pertains to the establishment of a radio frequency communication link between a controller and a remote controller system. Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. A radio frequency data link to establish communications between a controller and a remote controllable system, comprising: interface means for producing command signals indicative of desired system functions; transmitting RF means for receiving the command signals and responsively generating radio frequency signals representative of the command signals, the transmitting RF means including an RF modem having a serial number; a remote controllable system, including: a switch being selectable to a plurality of positions, each switch position representing a predetermined ID number that identifies the remote controllable system; receiving RF means for receiving the radio frequency signals and responsively converting the radio frequency signals into control signals, the receiving RF means including an RF modem having a serial number, wherein the radio frequency signals include information representing the serial number of the transmitting RF modem and the predetermined ID number associated with the receiving remote controllable system; and -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007