Appeal No. 96-1422
Application 08/048,339
references applied by the examiner in the context of micro-
programmed execution units and the sequencing of various types
of control words associated with control stores therein. The
data streams of both references do not relate to the micro-
programming sequencing operations of the claimed (and
disclosed) invention but rather to the interfacing of data
between a host computer and attached terminals, principally,
display terminals. Both references desire to optimize,
that is, effectively minimize the nature and amount of data
transferred in this context between these devices. Without
belaboring the issue, the examiner’s rather high level
abstract correlation of concepts within these applied
references to the claimed invention leads
us to the basic conclusion that the references are essentially
irrelevant to the claimed invention. Although we conclude
that Berk and Harper would appear to be properly combinable
within
35 U.S.C. § 103 based upon their disclosed inventions to
optimize data transfers between devices in their environment
indicated earlier, the combined teachings of the references
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