Appeal No. 95-1141
Application 08/068,303
the recited structure of claim 1 in
which the first control board for
controlling various sections of the
photocopier includes communication
control means having a unique set of
channels for interchanging control data
with sections of the photocopier in
combination with transfer means for
transferring data stored in said first
control board memory means from the
first control board via at least one of
the channels of the unique set of
channels of the communication control
means, to the second control board
memory means of the second control board
and that only one of the first control
board and the second control board can
control the photocopier at any time.
Therefore, any of the control boards of
Federico et al in combination with the
dedicated control line 80 of Federico et
al do not correspond to the combination
of the first control board and the
transfer means of the present invention
(underlining in original).
Thus, the obviousness rejection of claim 1 and the claims that
depend therefrom is reversed.
Claim 12 is broader than claim 1, but the examiner has
not proven that Federico would inherently include:
A photocopier, comprising:
. . . communication controllers, and a
communication port having at least a
first unique communication channel for
connecting said communication
controllers to various parts of said
photocopier and for controlling said
various parts, and means for sending
said operating history data stored in
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