Appeal No. 1999-0466
Application 08/530,617
the rejection of claims 1 and 2.
The disclosed invention pertains to a data processing
system in which display memory is reallocated for use as
system memory.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. Apparatus for processing data comprising:
a system controller;
means for controlling a system display operation
independently of the system controller;
means for storing data, said data storing means having
a display memory portion with a first addressable location;
and
means for reallocating said first addressable location
of the data storing means as system memory which is accessible
by the system controller via said display controlling means.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Kelleher et al. (Kelleher) 4,953,101 Aug. 28, 1990
“64200 (Wingine ) High Performance ‘Windows Engine’”, ChipsTM TM
and Technologies, Inc., July 1992, pages 4-11, 96 and 97
(hereinafter Wingine).
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Wingine in view
of Kelleher.
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