Ex parte KNIFFIN et al. - Page 5




          Appeal No. 96-1657                                                          
          Application 07/819,345                                                      


          signal tones to the processing circuitry associated with the                
          access control device;                                                      
               operating the lock mechanism in response to said provided              
          data signals; and                                                           
               storing data relating to the lock operation in a memory,               
          the data indicating at least the date the lock was operated.                

          The Examiner relies on the following reference:                             
          White                         4,275,385           Jun. 23, 1981             
          Henderson et al.(Henderson)   4,766,746           Aug. 30, 1988             
          Marian                        4,962,522           Oct.  9, 1990             

          Ryoichi et al.(Ryoichi)       5,113,427           May  12, 1992             
                                             (filed Aug. 24, 1990)                    
          Marino, “Pager and Garage Door Opener Combination”, MOTOROLA,               
          Technical Developments, vol. 10, p. 36 (March 1990).                        
          (Hereafter, referred to as "Motorola" for consistency).                     
               Claims 16 and 22 through 27 stand rejected under 35                    
          U.S.C.                                                                      
          § 103 over Motorola and Henderson.                                          
               Claims 1 through 8 and claims 28 through 33 stand                      
          rejected 35 U.S.C. § 103 over White.                                        
               Claims 17 through 21, claims 1 through 15 and claims 28                
          through 47 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Ryoichi,               
          Marian and Henderson.                                                       
               Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the                  
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