Appeal No. 96-1772
Application No. 08/180,648
The examiner relies on the following references:
Fremont 4,703,481 Oct. 27, 1987
Mary et al. (Mary) 4,792,892 Dec. 20, 1988
Claims 8, 12, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
103 as unpatentable over Mary in view of Fremont.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We affirm.
Reference to Mary, column 2, lines 32-65, and Figure 2,
clearly shows a computer implemented method of executing a
program loop of a number of iterations of a plurality of
instructions wherein a program loop is initiated, the
plurality of instructions are sequentially executed, a count
is maintained as to which instructions have not been executed,
and an indication is maintained as to which of the number of
iterations is being executed. Further, a value, “N” is
predetermined as to the number of iterations which are
necessary in accordance with the program.
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