Appeal No. 1998-0219 Page 2
Application No. 08/265,000
predefined time after receiving the master control signal,
each
sub-master station transmits a sub-master control signal,
which also has a leading edge and trailing edge. Together,
the master control and the sub-master control signals define a
transmission interval. More specifically, the transmission
interval extends from the leading edge of the master control
signal to the trailing edge of the last sub-master control
signal.
After determining the periodicity of the transmission
interval, each remote station de-energizes its receiver
between transmission intervals. Such de-energizing reduces
the power consumed by each remote station, thereby extending
the life of its battery. During transmission intervals,
conversely, each remote station energizes its receiver so that
the master and sub-master control signals can be received.
Claim 9, which is representative for our purposes,
follows:
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