Appeal 2007-1604
Application 09/966,064
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants invented a system and method for storing operating system
drivers needed for installation of the operating system. Specifically, the
drivers for multiple different operating systems are stored in unreserved
ROM space in the computer system along with the basic input/output system
(BIOS) routines. Accordingly, the requisite drivers are made available
during installation of the operating system via the system ROM itself
without requiring the user to search elsewhere for the necessary drivers.1
Claim 10 is illustrative:
10. A method comprising:
storing in a ROM device of a computer system a basic input output
system (BlOS) program; and
storing in the ROM hardware drivers for a plurality of different
operating systems.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Alcorn US 6,106,396 Aug. 22, 2000
Nakagiri US 6,606,669 B1 Aug. 12, 2003
(filed Dec. 5, 1995)
Appellants’ admitted prior art on Page 2 of the Specification (“APA”).
1. Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Alcorn in view of Nakagiri.
1 See generally Specification ¶¶ 0005-0009.
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