Appeal No. 96-1765
Application No. 08/078,630
Each of the independent claims requires, inter alia,
...transposing and copying the source array elements
between at least two positions on different
dimensions in said plurality of dimensions, to a one
dimensional destination array including at least a
continuous array in said memory...
The examiner recognized that this claim limitation was
not taught by Iwasawa ‘991 but relied on Iwasawa ‘606 to
supply such a teaching. In particular, the examiner relies on
“columns 1-4" [answer-top of page 12] of the reference.
However, it is unclear on what, exactly, in Iwasawa ‘606 the
examiner relies for this teaching. Our review of the
reference finds no suggestion of the particular claim
recitation produced supra. While both Iwasawa references
recite a “translation,” “transformation,” and “conversion,” it
appears that this refers to the conventional technique of loop
interchange, a technique so recognized by appellants at page 5
of the instant specification.
The techniques employed by the Iwasawa references have no
relation to the “transposing and copying” technique recited in
the instant claims. Neither Iwasawa reference suggests the
transposing of array elements to a one dimensional array
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