Appeal No. 96-0635
Application 08/132,410
means, coupled to the determining means, for loading
another block containing said next microinstruction into said
first buffer; and
means for detecting when a microinstruction to be
executed from either said first or second buffers is
erroneous, avoiding execution of said erroneous
microinstruction, activating the loading means to reload a
block containing a valid version of said erroneous
microinstruction into said first or second buffer,
respectively, and causing the directing means to direct said
processor to execute said valid version microinstruction.
The examiner cites the following references in the
answer:
Johnson et al. (Johnson) 4,422,144 Dec. 20, 1983
Day et al. (Day) 4,538,265 Aug. 27, 1985
Claims 9-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Day. Johnson is
not listed in the statement of the rejection in either the
final rejection or the answer. Johnson is referred to in the
response to arguments section of the answer wherein Johnson is
said to suggest a particular feature of the claimed invention.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answers for
the respective details thereof.
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