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`Klaus Finkenzeller
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`BACON & THOMAS,PLLC
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`CURTIS III, CHARLES G
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`Application No.
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`10/565,732
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`FINKENZELLER, KLAUS
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`Specification
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`The specification shall conclude with one or more claimsparticularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the
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`Claims1-14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
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`Claim 1 recites the limitation "the data processing component"in line 6. Thereis
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which formsthe basis forall
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`obviousnessrejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 ofthistitle, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and theprior art are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obviousat the time the invention was madeto a person
`having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the
`manner in which the invention was made.
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`The factual inquiries set forth in Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 148 USPQ 459
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`Determining the scope and contentsofthe priorart.
`Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claimsat issue.
`Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
`Considering objective evidence presentin the application indicating obviousness
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`Claims 1-6, 8, 9, 12 and 15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Schuermann (U.S. Patent No. 5,287,112) in view of Friedmanetal. (hereinafter “Friedman”
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`- US. Patent No. 6,593,845).
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`Regarding claim 1, Schuermanndiscloses a communication apparatus for setting up a
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`data connection between intelligent devices, comprising:
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`a transmission oscillator (resonant circuit 28) for carrying out a contactless data
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`exchange,said oscillator including a coil (Column 4 Lines 42-44 and 50-52 );
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`acommunication element(control circuit 16) which is connected to the coil and the
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`data processing componentofan intelligent device and which emits search signals via
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`the coil to receive a response from anotherintelligent device (Column 3 Lines 46-54);
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`Schuermanndoes notdisclose:
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`ameasuring device for monitoring a property of the transmission oscillator which
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`outputs a control signal when ascertaining a change of the monitored property; and
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`aswitching apparatus whichis connected to the measuring device and the
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`communication element and which switches on the communication element whenit
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`has received a control signal from the measuring device.
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`However, the preceding limitations are known in the art of communications. Friedman
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`discloses an RF tag with a wake-up circuit (Figure 2) wherein a measuring device (comprising
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`RF detect circuit 32) monitors for an interrogating signal and actuates a switch(flip flop 44) to
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`poweron the tag whena valid interrogating signal is detected (Column 6 Lines 17-40).
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`Therefore it would have been obviousto one ofordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
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`was made to combine Schuermann with Friedman as the suggestion lies in Friedman that the RF
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`detect circuit can be part of an RF receiver/transmitter (i.e. coupled with the transmission
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`oscillator; Column 5 Lines 8-11) and switching on the transponder/tag only when needed
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`prolongsbattery life and/or saves energy.
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`Regarding claim 2, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 1 as
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`discussed above. Schuermann further discloses an assembly that is switchable to the
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`transmission oscillator via a switch (the tuning circuit consisting of capacitor 56 and resistor 58
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`connects to resonantcircuit 34 via switch 54 to form new resonantcircuit 60), said assembly
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`causing an increase in the bandwidth ofthe oscillating circuit (Column 5 Lines 47-59; one of
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`ordinary skill in the art could combinethis arrangement from the transponder with the
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`interrogator since it is knownin the art that interrogators can act as transponders and receive data
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`from other transponders).
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`Regarding claim 3, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 2 as
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`discussed above. Schuermannfurther discloses that the assemblyis a resistive element (the
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`tuning circuit is a resistive element since it comprisesa resistor).
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`Regarding claim 4, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 1 as
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`discussed above. Schuermannfurther discloses including an assembly (capacitor 52) switchable
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`to the transmission oscillator via a switch (switch 50), said assembly causing a changein the
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`resonant frequency ofthe transmission oscillator (Column 5 Lines 13-19).
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`Regarding claim 5, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 4 as
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`discussed above. Schuermann further discloses that the assembly causes a reduction in the
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`resonant frequency (Column 5 Lines 13-15).
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`Regarding claim 6, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 4 as
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`discussed above. Schuermannfurther discloses that that the assembly comprises a capacitor (see
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`above).
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`Regarding claim 8, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 1 as
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`discussed above. Friedman further discloses that the switching apparatus has a time controller
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`(oscillator 36 and comparator 38) for cyclically switching the measuring device on and off
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`(Column 5 Lines 16-24 and Column6 Lines 36-40).
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`Regarding claim 9, Schuermannin view of Friedmanteaches the apparatus of claim 8 as
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`discussed above. Friedman further discloses that the time controller keeps the on state of the
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`measuring device shorter than the off state (Column 5 Lines 16-18 and Column 6 Lines 36-40).
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`Regarding claim 12, Schuermann in view of Friedman teaches the apparatus of claim 8 as
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`discussed above. While the combination does not expressly disclose that whenthe intelligent
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`device is switched on, the communication elementis initially on and the measuring deviceoff,
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`this is an obvious matter of design choice (the specification of the present application does not
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`seem to give a reason for or an advantage to having this arrangement), which doesnot patentably
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`distinguish the invention overthepriorart.
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`Regarding claim 15, Schuermann discloses a communication element designedto use a
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`coil, whichis part of a transmission oscillator, for automatically setting up a data connection
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`with an intelligent device likewise having a communication elementand a coil (see regarding
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`claim 1 above). Schuermanndoesnotdisclose the methodsteps of:
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`¢ monitoring a parameter of the transmission oscillator by means of a measuring
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`producing a control signal upon the occurrence of a change in the monitored property;
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`switching on the communication element by a switching apparatus due in responseto
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`the control signal.
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`However, the preceding limitations are known in the art of communications. Friedman
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`discloses an RF tag with a wake-up circuit (Figure 2) wherein a measuring device (comprising
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`RF detect circuit 32) monitors for an interrogating signal and actuates a switch(flip flop 44) to
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`poweron the tag when a valid interrogating signal is detected (Column 6 Lines 17-40).
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`Therefore it would have been obviousto one ofordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
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`was made to combine Schuermann with Friedman as the suggestion lies in Friedman that the RF
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`detect circuit can be part of an RF receiver/transmitter (i.e. coupled with the transmission
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`oscillator; Column 5 Lines 8-11) and switching on the transponder/tag only when needed
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`prolongsbattery life and/or saves energy.
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`Claims 7 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Schuermann in view of Friedman as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Watkins
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`(U.S. Patent No. 6,317,027).
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`Regarding claim 7, Schuermann in view of Friedman teaches the apparatus of claim 1 as
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`discussed above. The combination does not teach that the measuring frequency of the measuring
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`device is sweepable over a predetermined frequency domain.
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`However, the preceding limitation is knownin the art of communications. Watkins
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`discloses an auto-tuning RFID reader, wherein a range of frequencies are scanned when
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`searching for devices/transponders (Figure 2 and Column 3 Lines 44-62). Therefore it would
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`have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to utilize the
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`apparatus of Schuermann in view of Friedman with the addition of sweeping over a frequency
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`range as the motivation lies in Watkins that off-frequency tags/transponders can be morereliably
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`detected (Column 2 Lines 13-23).
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`Regarding claim 16, Schuermann in view of Friedman teaches the method of claim 16 as
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`discussed above. The combination does not teach that the measuring frequency of the measuring
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`unit is swept over a given frequency domain during the monitoring of the property.
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`However, the preceding limitation is knownin the art of communications. Watkins
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`discloses an auto-tuning RFID reader, wherein a range of frequencies are scanned when
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`searching for devices/transponders (Figure 2 and Column 3 Lines 44-62). Therefore it would
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`have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to utilize the
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`method of Schuermann in view of Friedman with the addition of sweeping over a frequency
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`range as the motivation lies in Watkins that off-frequency tags/transponders can be morereliably
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`detected (Column 2 Lines 13-23).
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`11.
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`Claims 10 and 11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Schuermann in view of Friedman as applied to claim 8 above, and further in view of Nicholset
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`al. (hereinafter “Nichols” — U.S. Patent No. 5,319,569).
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`Regarding claim 10, the combination of Schuermannin view of Friedman teachesthe
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`apparatus of claim 8 as discussed above. The combination doesnotdisclose that the measuring
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`device stores a measuring value obtained during a cyclical on phase.
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`However, the preceding limitation is knownin the art of communications. Nichols
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`discloses a method and device for averaging signal measurements, including frequency and
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`phase, wherein a measured valueis stored and ultimately averaged with other values (Figure 6
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`and Column 7 Lines 3-32). Therefore it would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the
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`art at the time the invention was made to combinethe storing and averaging method of Nichols
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`with the apparatus of Schuermann in view of Friedman as the motivation lies in Nichols that
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`signal averaging is well-known practice in the art of communications to reduce the impact of
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`noise on signal measurements and to establish a baseline (Column | Lines 28-34).
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`Regarding claim 11, Schuermann in view of Friedman and further in view of Nichols
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`teaches the apparatus of claim 10 as discussed above. The combination further teaches that the
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`measuring device emits a control signal to the switching apparatus when a measuring value
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`deviates from the average of the measuring values stored with the previous on phases (Friedman
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`discloses using a threshold value with the RF detect circuit (e.g. Column 6 Lines 32-36), andit
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`would be obvious to use the average value of Nichols to define this threshold value since the
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`average value represents a baseline when noother devicesare present - 1.e. when the
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`communication element should be off - and deviating from this value meansanother device is in
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`range and that the element should be switched on).
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`12.
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`Claims 13 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over
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`Schuermann in view of Friedman as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Flaxl (U.S.
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`Patent No. 5,491,715).
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`Regarding claim 13, the combination of Schuermannin view of Friedman teachesthe
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`apparatus of claim 1 as discussed above. The combination does not disclose that the measuring
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`device hasa first oscillator device coupled at least temporarily with the coil for producinga first
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`oscillation signal, and a second oscillator device for producing a secondoscillation signal.
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`However, the preceding is knownin the art of communications. Flax] discloses an
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`antenna tuning method and circuit, wherein a first oscillator device (antenna resonancecircuit
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`18) and a secondoscillator device (osc/xmit circuitry 44) are fed into a phase comparator to
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`perform adjustments to the device based on feedback (Figure 7 and Column 5 Line 33 - Column
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`4 Line 6). It would have been obviousto one ofordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
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`was made to combine the apparatus of Schuermannin view of Friedman with the circuit
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`disclosed in Flaxl as the phase comparison circuit in Flaxl can be usedto ascertain a change in
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`the signal from the coil, which is a way of monitoring for an interrogating signal as done by the
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`RF detect circuit in Friedman(i.e. the RF detect circuit in Friedman could be implemented as the
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`phase comparisoncircuit of Flaxl).
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`Regarding claim 14, Schuermann in view of Friedmanandfurther in view of Flaxl
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`teaches the apparatus of claim 13 as discussed above. The combination further teaches
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`producing the control signal for the switching apparatus on the basis of a phase relation between
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`the first and second oscillation signals or signals derived therefrom (in Flaxl, the phase
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`comparator 60 outputs a signal to the control unit 50 which adjusts the antenna resonancecircuit
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`18; as discussed above, the phase comparatorcircuit with resulting control signal could be used
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`as the RF detect circuit of Friedman).
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`Conclusion
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`The prior art made of record and notrelied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure:
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`e Rotzoll (U.S. Patent No. 5,790,946) discloses a wake up device for a communications
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`system.
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`e Finkenzeller et al. (U.S. Patent No. 7,209,014) — this commonlyassigned patent with
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`a commoninventor discloses a switching device with similar subject matter to the
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`present application.
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`e Orthmannet al. (U.S. Patent No. 5,489,908) discloses an apparatus and method for
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`identifying multiple transponders.
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`Lanzlet al. (U.S. Patent No. 6,353,406) discloses a dual modetracking system.
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`e Heide et al. (U.S. Patent No. 6,894,572) discloses a device for producing an oscillator
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