Appeal No. 2006-2240
Application No. 10/232,015
receiving at least three sensor signals indicative of a sensed parameter;
generating a plurality of parameter pair signals responsive to at least one sensor
signal of said at least three sensor signals;
selecting one parameter pair signal of said plurality of parameter pair signals; and
generating a measured parameter signal responsive to said selecting.
36. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for generating a fault
tolerant sensor signal for a motor control system in a vehicle steering system, said data
signal comprising code configured to cause a controller to implement a method
comprising:
receiving at least three sensor signals indicative of a sensed parameter;
generating a plurality of parameter pair signals responsive to at least one sensor
signal of said at least three sensor signals;
selecting one parameter pair signal of said plurality of parameter pair signals; and
generating a measured parameter signal responsive to said selecting.
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References
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Larkin 6,073,262 Jun. 6, 2000
Ng 5,763,793 Jun. 9, 1998
Rejection at Issue
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 19 and 21 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
(a) as being unpatentable over Larkin in view of Ng, the examiner’s rejection is set forth on
pages 2 and 3 of the final Office action dated April 5, 2004. Throughout the opinion we make
reference to the briefs (dated September 15, 2005 and April 3, 2006), the answer and the final
Office action for the respective details thereof.
Opinion
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