Appeal No. 96-3200 Page 3
Application No. 08/337,196
means for sequentially selecting each of said plurality of
programs counters in accordance with said information stored in
said storing means;
an arithmetic logic unit for sequentially processing data
of computer programs corresponding to program addresses stored
in said program counters sequentially selected by said
selecting means; and
means for transferring data between said plurality of
program counters, said selecting means, and said arithmetic
logic unit, wherein a user can designate said order in which
each of said plurality of program counters is to be selected by
said selecting means by writing said information indicating
said order into said storing means.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Watson et al. (Watson) 3,573,852 Apr. 6,
1971
Lee et al (Lee) 5,367,678 Nov. 22,
1994
(filed Dec. 6, 1990)
Claims 12 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
unpatentable over Watson in view of Lee.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
With regard to the independent claims, the examiner
contends that Watson taught a plurality of program counters
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