Appeal No. 2002-1470 Page 6
Application No. 09/490,192
of a bus, we find that the data bus of Grossheim is a computer
bus. In addition, from the disclosure of Grossheim (col. 13,
lines 15 and 16) that the microprocessor places the appropriate
data signals on the data bus 64, we find that the data bus 64 of
Grossheim is a data communications bus. As stated by our
reviewing court in In re Hiniker Co., 150 F.3d 1362, 1369, 47
USPQ2d 1523, 1529 (Fed. Cir. 1998) “[t]he name of the game is the
claim.” Claims will be given their broadest reasonable
interpretation consistent with the specification, and limitations
appearing in the specification are not to be read into the
claims. In re Etter, 756 F.2d 852, 858, 225 USPQ 1, 5 (Fed. cir.
1985).
Claim 1 requires, inter alia, " a data communications bus
extending within the vehicle," and "at least one security device
at the vehicle for generating security signals on said data
communication bus," and “a paging controller at the vehicle for
causing said local transmitter to transmit to said remote
receiver based upon security signals on said data communications
bus.” As claimed, we find that the data communications bus
controls the automobile alarm system. Although from appellant's
specification (page 9, lines 1-9 and figure 1), it appears that
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