Ex parte MCCAIN et al. - Page 9




               Appeal No. 96-4063                                                                                                 
               Application 08/389,087                                                                                             


               be "an infrared communication interface" (claims 56, 70, and 84) having "infrared transmit and receive             

               circuits" (claims 61 and 75).  Accordingly, we will reverse the examiner’s decision rejecting dependent            

               claims 56, 61, 70, and 75, as well as independent claim 84.                                                        





                                                        CONCLUSION                                                                

                      The decisions of the examiner rejecting claims 55, 57 to 60, 62 to 69, 71 to 74, 76 to 83, and              

               85 to 88 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are affirmed.                                                                       

                      The decisions of the examiner rejecting claim 56, 61, 70, 75, and 84 under 35 U.S.C. § 103                  

               are reversed.                                                                                                      

                      No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be                       

               extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                                  

                                                     AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                                             






                                      MICHAEL F. FLEMING                            )                                             
                                      Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                             
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