Appeal No. 96-2203
Application 08/160,463
the input port of an immediately successive unit in the series
connection;
computer means for transmitting to respective units in a sequential
manner identification setting command data including an exclusive
identification code, said computer means is connected by only a
single line to a first unit of said plurality of units connected in series;
and
means, at each of the plurality of units, for receiving an identification
code included in first-received identification setting command data as
an identification code of an associated unit without transferring the
received identification code to an immediately following unit, and for
transferring subsequently received identification setting command
data to an immediately following unit so that said immediately
following unit will have an identification code included in the
transferred identification setting command data.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Allen et al. (Allen) 4,667,287 May 19, 1987
Fadem 5,090,013 Feb. 18, 1992
(effective filing date Aug. 05, 1986)
Dixon et al. (Dixon) 5,175,822 Dec. 29, 1992
(filing date Jun. 19, 1989)
Dorfe et al. (Dorfe) 5,204,669 Apr. 20, 1993
(filing date Aug. 30, 1990)
Claims 1, 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
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