Appeal No. 96-3949
Application No. 08/230,383
The various passages in Okude referenced by the Examiner
(Answer, page 3) describe an iterative procedure in which
elements are altered from an initial placement until
optimization is achieved. The Examiner contends (Answer,
pages 8 and 9) that cell interchange transpositions in Okude
would inherently be stored in a list to facilitate the
handling of the numerous placement interchanges.
In response, Appellants argue at pages 8 and 9 of the
Answer that Okude utilizes a conventional cell placement
representation which consists of a table of cells and their
locations. Appellants contrast this with their claimed storing
and representation of cell placement as an initial cell
placement in combination with a set of cell transpositions
from which the cell placement can be derived. As to the
Examiner's argument regarding the inherency of storing cell
transpositions in
Okude, Appellants initially contend (Brief, page 9) that the
Examiner is not relying on a single prior art reference as
required by the principles of anticipation. Appellants
apparently base this argument on their view that the Examiner
is, in effect, combining the prior art with an unsupported
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