Appeal No. 1999-2095
Application 08/475,624
54, and column 4, lines 21-32), including the signals
indicating whether the machine is in an operating or non-
operating condition (see column 4, line 24) or is simply
deactivated (see column 3, line 54). The computer
interrogates and thus monitors the transmitted signals (see
column 4, lines 13-16 and also column 2, lines 6-8, which
expressly refers to monitoring control systems). The computer
includes a storage system (see column 4, line 30) for storing
the transmitted signals so that they may be retrieved “to
produce reports and/or store report information” (column 4,
lines 30-31). The signal information may also be stored in a
buffer (which is a
signal storage device) for displaying signal information as
described in column 9, lines 35-44. The storage system may
even be equipped with a punch tape (see column 4, line 30)
which stores signals and a tape reader (column 9, line 26)
which functions to retrieve the stored signal information.
The signal information may also be transmitted to a
maintenance room for use by service personnel (see column 8,
lines 28-32).
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