The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte JERRY F. BIRCHFIELD and BOUNTHAVY K. MANIVONE
Appeal No. 2002-1281
Application No. 08/857,711
ON BRIEF
Before KRASS, FLEMING and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-21, 44 and 45, all of the pending claims.
The invention is directed to remotely starting a vehicle
without disabling the vehicle’s passive anti-theft security
system. In conventional systems employing passive anti-theft
security systems, remote starting was a problem because a
transponder in the key inserted into the ignition switch was
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