Appeal No. 1997-2161
Application 08/172,170
register having the physical register number being used for
executing the instruction.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Hattori et al. (Hattori) 5,134,562 July 28,
1992
Sakuma et al. (Sakuma) 5,148,542 Sept. 15,
1992
Claims 3, 4 and 11 through 13 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. Claim 1 is rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Sakuma. Claims 10 and
11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Sakuma in view of Hattori. The rejection of claims 2 and
5 through 9 have been withdrawn by the Examiner. See page 5
of the Examiner's answer.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants
and the Examiner, reference is made to the briefs and answer 2
for the respective details thereof.
2Appellants filed an appeal brief on June 18, 1996.
Appellants filed a reply brief on October 15, 1996. The
Examiner mailed a communication on January 7, 1997 stating
that the reply brief had been entered and considered but no
further response by the Examiner was deemed necessary.
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