Appeal No. 2002-1832
Application No. 09/318,980 Page 7
col. 22, line 6. The network administrator's PC 14 includes a
program that functions to initialize, configure and reconfigure
the printer 4 attached to the NEB 2 (col. 15, lines 46-52). In
addition, an LED failure/diagnosis light is provided on either
the NEB or the printer (col. 17, line 15), and the NEB status is
displayed on the administrator's PC (col. 18, lines 34-37). In
addition NEB 2 is mounted in printer 4 (col. col. 1, line 38 and
col. 10, line 58).
From the disclosure of Emerson, we find that NEB 2 is a
network expansion board that is mounted inside printer 4 and is
not a computer. We note that as shown in figure 3,
microprocessor 108 is listed as including a "Reduced Instruction
Set Computer (col. 8, lines 42 and 43). However, we find that
108 functions as a microprocessor, and in any event, is located
in printer 4 and not in NEB 2. Thus, from the disclosure of
Emerson, we find that NEB 2 is not a computer as asserted by the
examiner. In addition, we find that NEB 2, which is located
within printer 4, does not have a monitor or a modem. As shown
in figure 3, NEB 2 connects to printer through a SCSI interface
100, and does not have a monitor. Although NEB 2 is disclosed as
having an LED light, we find that an LED is not a monitor.
Although the PCs in figure 1 are disclosed as having monitors, we
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