Appeal 2007-1407
Application 09/823,141
the object is automatically eliminated once the object is moved. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A task management system for use in a home environment for managing
a task scheduled in advance and involving a user moving an object from a
first location to a second location, the system comprising:
(a) a tag attached to said object;
(b) a first sensor fixedly positioned in a path of travel of said object
from said first location to said second location, said first sensor
configured to:
(i) remotely sense the presence of said object at a first
intermediate location between said first and second locations
via said tag attached to said object;
(ii) transmit a first signal responsive to the remote sensing of
the presence of said object at said first intermediate location
between said first and second locations;
(iii) remotely sense the absence of said object at said first
intermediate location between said first and second locations
via said tag attached to said object, subsequent to said
transmission of said first signal; and
(iv) transmit a second signal responsive to the remote sensing
of the absence of said object at said first intermediate location
between said first and second locations;
(c) scheduling means configured for scheduling said task;
(d) monitoring means for
(i) receiving and processing said first and second signals
transmitted from said first sensor;
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