Appeal No. 2006-0750
Application No. 09/877,320
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to messages being passed between data processors by
configuring a software interrupt on one of the processors. Representative claim 1 is
reproduced below.
1. A method of communicating between data processors, comprising:
on one of the data processors, configuring a software interrupt that is
configurable for triggering in response to either of first and second predetermined
conditions;
triggering the software interrupt in response to one of said predetermined
conditions; and
the software interrupt, when triggered, moving a message along a
message path that supports communication between the data processors.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Song et al. (Song) 5,996,058 Nov. 30, 1999
Claims 1-37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Song.
We refer to the Final Rejection (mailed Jul. 21, 2004) and the Examiner’s Answer
(mailed Jun. 23, 2005) for a statement of the examiner’s position and to the Brief (filed
Apr. 26, 2005) and the Reply Brief (filed Aug. 23, 2005) for appellant’s position with
respect to the claims which stand rejected.
OPINION
Based on appellant’s arguments in the Brief, we select claim 1 as representative
of the claims on appeal. See 37 CFR § 41.37(c)(1)(vii) (Sep. 13, 2004).
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