Appeal No. 2000-0341
Application No. 08/849,169
proper use of the vehicle. In our view, to replace the
physical communication in Keating between the external
computer 12 and the on-vehicle card reader unit 22 by the
wireless communication of Uekusa
would have been obvious for an artisan because it would have
enabled the operator of the vehicle to get the authorization
from the base station 12 without a time consuming and
inconvenient trip back to the base station.
We would further like to add that the Keating reference
teaches all the elements which are claimed in claim 3 except
for the wireless communication, contrary to the arguments by
Appellants. For example, Appellants argue, reply brief at
page 3, that "claim 3 terminates in a 'wherein' clause which
specifies .... In a Keating system that has been modified to
accommodate requests for lease extensions by radio, in
contrast, the renter could request an extension whenever he or
she made a conscience, volitional decision to do so, without
regard to a predetermined limit value for a vehicle use
parameter." We are not persuaded by this argument. Whereas
it is true that the operator of the vehicle could make a
volitional decision and obtain a reauthorization on the car
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