Appeal No. 96-3494
Application 08/160,299
corresponding to said function signal, said mixed arithmetic
and Boolean combination including at least an arithmetic
combination of only said first and second inputs and an
arithmetic combination of only said first and third inputs;
a first data source supplying a first multibit digital
signal to said first data input of said arithmetic logic unit;
a second data source supplying a second multibit
digital signal;
a barrel rotator having a data input connected to said
second data source, a rotate control input receiving a rotate
control signal, and a data output connected to said second
data input of the arithmetic logic unit, said barrel rotator
left rotating said second multibit digital signal an amount
corresponding to said rotate control signal and supplying said
left rotated second multibit digital signal to said second
data input of said arithmetic logic unit; and
a third data source supplying a third multibit digital
signal to said third data input of said arithmetic logic unit.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Chu et al. (Chu) 4,785,393 Nov. 15, 1988
Pfeiffer et al. (Pfeiffer) 5,146,592 Sep. 08, 1992
Vassiliadis et al. (Vassiliadis) 5,299,319 Mar. 29, 1994
(filed Mar. 29,
1991)
Claims 1-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out and
distinctly claim the invention. Claims 1-33 also stand
provisionally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as claiming the
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