Ex parte HIGUCHI et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1996-2195                                                                                                                   
                 Application 08/120,911                                                                                                                 



                 said second data among said main cache and said receive cache;                                                                         
                 and                                                                                                                                    
                                   said main cache controller further responding to a                                                                   
                 memory read request provided by said sending unit for send                                                                             
                 data so as to supply the send data from the main cache to the                                                                          
                 sending unit.                                                                                                                          
                                   The Examiner relies on the following references:                                                                     
                 Watkins et al. (Watkins)        5,247,648        Sept. 21,                                                                             
                 1993                                                                                                                                   
                 (filed Apr.  30,                                                                                                                       
                 1992)                                                                                                                                  
                 Segers                          5,249,282        Sept. 28,                                                                             
                 1993                                                                                                                                   
                 (filed Nov.  21,                                                                                                                       
                 1990)                                                                                                                                  

                                   Claims 39 through 44, 46 through 51, 53 through 74                                                                   
                 and 78 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatent-                                                                         
                 able over Watkins in view of Segers.                                                                                                   
                                   Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants                                                                    
                 and the Examiner, reference is made to the briefs  and answer                           2                                              
                 for the respective details thereof.                                                                                                    



                          2Appellants filed an appeal brief on July 3, 1995.                                                                            
                 Appellants filed a reply brief on November 22, 1995.  The                                                                              
                 Examiner mailed a communication on January 23, 1996 stating                                                                            
                 that the reply brief has been considered and no further re-                                                                            
                 sponse by the Examiner is deemed necessary.                                                                                            
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