Appeal No. 96-3086
Application No. 08/306,906
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 46, 47, 66 and 67, all of the claims remaining in the
application.
The invention pertains to testing the sensitivity of RF
transponders by transmitting an RF signal to the transponder,
detecting the value of the strength of the received signal,
generating a multiple-bit digital representation of the
detected signal strength value and transmitting another RF
signal containing a message conveying the digital
representation of the value of the received signal strength
measurement.
Representative independent claim 46 is reproduced as
follows:
46. A method for a test fixture system to test the
sensitivity of an RF transponder, comprising the steps of:
a) a test fixture system transmitting a first RF signal
to an RF transponder;
b) the transponder receiving the first RF signal and
detecting the value of the strength of the received signal;
c) the transponder producing a multiple-bit digital
representation of the detected signal strength value; and
d) the transponder transmitting a second RF signal
containing a message conveying the multiple-bit digital
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007