Appeal No. 2000-0427
Application No. 08/773,173
a transmitting unit, connected to said control means, for
wirelessly transmitting a second command signal, directly to a
selected appliance, at the same time said first command signal is
transmitted, said second command signal having a second infrared
carrier frequency, different than said first infrared carrier
frequency, said second command signal controlling operation of
said selected appliance in response to said user operation;
wherein said first and second command signals do not
interfere with each other even though wirelessly transmitted
through an operational range of common space in the vicinity of
said selected appliance.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Rumbolt et al. (Rumbolt) 4,703,359 Oct. 27, 1987
Seymour et al. (Seymour) 4,709,412 Nov. 24, 1987
Schepers et al. (Schepers) 4,965,557 Oct. 23, 1990
Dockery 5,142,397 Aug. 25, 1992
Emmons 5,243,430 Sep. 7, 1993
Ikezaki 5,367,316 Nov. 22, 1994
(effective filing date Mar. 27, 1990)
Kohar et al. (Kohar) 5,554,979 Sep. 10, 1996
(effective filing date Feb. 24, 1992)
Admitted Prior Art.
Claims 1, 5, 7, 16, 39, and 41-42 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Dockery in view of the
admitted prior art.
Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Dockery in view of the admitted prior art and
Schepers.
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