Appeal No. 97-1564
Application 08/017,794
generation means within the adapter and monitor for generating a
dynamic communication link between the adapter and the monitor
after the triggering event using the monitor identification lines
as recited in Appellants’ claims.
The Examiner argues on pages 3 through 6 of the answer that
IBM teaches a video monitor that generates fixed monitor
identification information on the monitor identification line to
a video adapter device. The Examiner argues that Dewa teaches a
triggering event by writing to an inherent I/O address (I/O
port), reading the data stored in the inherent I/O address and
then comparing the write data with the read data to determine
whether to use an 8-bit interface hard disk controller or 16-bit
interface hard disk controller. Finally, the Examiner argues
that Abbiate teaches a dynamic communications link.
However, the Examiner’s arguments do not provide the
required evidence showing Appellants’ claimed limitations. In
particular, the Examiner has failed to show that the references
teach a video monitor having means to generate fixed monitor
identification information on monitor identification lines before
a triggering event and generation means within the adapter and
video monitor for generating a dynamic communication link between
the adapter and the video monitor after the triggering event
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