Appeal No. 1998-1257
Application 08/337,095
The Rejection on Appeal
Claims 7-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Lindmayer.
Claim 21 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Lindmayer and Kurozu.
Claims 22-26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Lindmayer, Kurozu, and Tomoda.
The Invention
The claimed invention is directed to an apparatus and
method for remotely controlling a vehicle security system.
Claims 7, 14, 18, 21 and 25 are independent claims, of which
claims 7, 18 and 21 are reproduced below:
7. An apparatus for remotely controlling a vehicle
security system, the apparatus comprising:
a transmitter for transmitting a first signal which
changes a security status of the vehicle security system and a
second signal which does not change the security status of the
vehicle security system, said transmitter transmitting said
first signal throughout a first range and transmitting said
second signal throughout a second range, said first range
being smaller than said second range.
18. A method for remotely controlling a security system,
the method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a first signal which changes a security
status of the security system throughout a first range; and
transmitting a second signal that does not change the
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