Appeal No. 95-1402
Application No. 07/936,507
converted into usable data displayed on the terminals. Means for converting electrical
signals to digital or vice-versa are conventional and inherently disclosed in Lavigne.” (See
answer at pages 3-4.) We disagree with the examiner that Lavigne inherently reformats
data into a single or common data format. Lavigne merely discloses that the different
subunits of the paper mill process control may be formed into a single system to control
overall operation of the mill. (See Figure 19-11.) Lavigne does not disclose or suggest
any manner of data handling or manipulation within the combined system. Appellants
argue that the examiner has “overlooked the specific arrangement of the major
components of the claimed invention and the advantages inherent in that arrangement.”
(See brief at page 3.) We agree with appellants.
LAVIGNE IN VIEW OF REITER
As discussed above, Lavigne does not disclose or suggest any manner of data
handling or manipulation within the combined system. The examiner supplies Reiter as a
teaching of “integrating data in a distributed processing environment with means for
reformatting the data into a single format (Fig. 7 and claims 13-15).” (See answer at page
4.) Appellants argue that “[t]he art of record includes absolutely no disclosure which would
motivate one of ordinary skill in the art to modify the apparatus of L[a]vigne by
incorporating whatever reformatting function that may be disclosed in Reiter.” (See brief at
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