Appeal No. 96-4014
Application 08/192,939
(3) generating a single output value derived from
an aggregation of control variable values
Appellants further argue (Brief, page 9):
[T]he role of the MPU [in Hisano] is to request execution
about a proposition to the highest ranked child fuzzy
reasoning computer FC . Hisano does not disclose or suggest
a
that the MPU be used to aggregate control variable values as
in the claimed invention.
The examiner states that "Hisano teaches on [sic] figure 1, an
aggregation of output values from lower level controllers to
generate a single output value in order to control a system"
(Examiner's Answer, page 6).
As discussed, because the MPU executes a fuzzy logic
reasoning together with fuzzy computer 2, the MPU and FC 2 act
together as a fuzzy logic controller even if the MPU alone is not
a fuzzy computer. FC 2 aggregates control variable values (e.g.,
figures 10, 11, and 16). Although the examiner's reliance on the
MPU alone as a fuzzy controller is misplaced, we think that the
fuzzy logic teachings of Hisano are apparent. Hisano teaches
that the system can be used for control (col. 3, lines 3-6),
which suggests that the fuzzy logic can be applied to aggregate
control variables.
2.
Appellants argue that "the admitted prior art fails to
disclose or suggest teachings directed to the claimed limitations
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