Appeal No. 97-2764
Application No. 08/354,018
The appellant's invention relates to a radio frequency
tracking system in which a position of an object is estimated
by
averaging the strengths of signals transmitted by the object
to a number of receivers. Claim 22 is illustrative of the
claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
22. A system for estimating a position of an
object, comprising:
a transmitter, disposed on said object, which
transmits signals;
a plurality of receivers which receive the
signals transmitted by the transmitter; and
means for estimating a position of said object
by averaging strengths of the signals received by at
least some of said plurality of receivers.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Krieg 4,688,037 Aug. 18,
1987
Mori 4,754,268 Jun.
28, 1988
Zimmerman et al. (Zimmerman) 4,988,981 Jan.
29, 1991
(filed Feb. 28, 1989)
Claims 22 through 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph as lacking enablement and best mode.
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