Appeal No. 98-0588
Application 08/501,293
having a radio transmitter. We interpret the language of
independent claims 21, 37 and 40 to mean that the transmitter
is part of the scanner, and find that Reddersen fails to teach
this configuration. Reddersen does discuss RF transmission
between the scanner and the host computer, but in that
context, Reddersen fails to describe that a radio transmitter
is part of the scanner. What Reddersen does describe is that
the center of the interconnect cable 38, which is connected to
the scanner (Reddersen, Figs. 1 and 2), “may comprise any
suitable transmission medium including a … radio frequency
link.” (Reddersen column 5, lines 35-38). However, Reddersen
does not describe that the transmitter for such a link is part
of the scanner. Further, Reddersen describes that the scanner
may be connected by a connector cable to a given communication
module, such as an RF transmitter. (Reddersen, column 6,
lines 12-23). Here, Reddersen explicitly describes a
transmitter separate from the scanner.
Because Reddersen does not teach a bar code scanner
having a radio transmitter as recited in independent claims
21, 37 and 40, the anticipation rejection of claims 21, 37 and
40 cannot be sustained.
The obviousness rejection
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