Ex Parte Nightingale et al - Page 3


                Appeal 2007-2701                                                                              
                Application 10/079,811                                                                        
                                   (vi) modelling the response of said hardware component                     
                             to said hardware stimulus, wherein said software stimulus is                     
                             passed to said software simulator by issuing a remote procedure                  
                             call from said test controller to said software simulator.                       

                                            THE REFERENCES                                                    
                Platt                          US 5,835,764              Nov. 10, 1998                       
                Hollander                      US 6,182,258 B1           Jan. 30, 2001                       
                Campbell                       US 6,408,009 B1           Jun. 18, 2002                       
                Harmon                         US 6,810,373 B1           Oct. 26, 2004                       

                                            THE REJECTIONS                                                    
                      Claims 1, 2, 6-12, and 14-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                             
                § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Hollander in view of                     
                Platt.                                                                                        
                      Claims 3-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                             
                unpatentable over the teachings of Hollander in view of Platt, and further in                 
                view of Campbell.                                                                             
                      Claim 13 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              
                unpatentable over the teachings of Hollander in view of Platt, and further in                 
                view of Harmon.                                                                               
                      Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the Examiner, we                      
                make reference to the Briefs and the Answer for the respective details                        
                thereof.                                                                                      





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