Appeal No. 96-3274 Application 08/173,408 b. a register located within and directly addressable by said micro-engine; and c. a network interface module, having a point-to-point interface, which is timed asynchronously with respect to said micro-engine and which is coupled to said register through said point-to-point interface whereby said network interface module writes into and reads from said register through said point-to-point interface. The examiner relies on the following prior art patent: Petersen et al. (Petersen) 5,299,313 March 29, 1994 - 3 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007