Ex parte SIMMONS - Page 2




          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                          


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