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 ) ) ) ) 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007