Appeal No. 97-0320
Application No. 08/096,261
been motivated to add an output data serialization feature as
taught by Mizuno to Müller to implement Müller's alternative
external repair procedure. We agree with the Examiner that a
skilled artisan would have found obvious the addition to
Müller of an output data serialization feature in view of the
serial port and external computer memory repair disclosure of
Mizuno.
Appellant further asserts at pages 14 and 15 of the Brief
that even assuming, arguendo, the appropriateness of the
Examiner's proposed combination, such combination would still
fall short of meeting the claimed invention. Although
Appellant, in making this argument, suggests in general terms
that the Examiner has not established the existence in the
references of all of the claimed elements, Appellant's primary
contention centers on the deficiencies of the references in
disclosing the claimed output circuit. The relevant portion
of Appellant's claim 1 recites:
an output circuit means, operably
coupled to said defective cell position
storage circuit means, for converting
position information indicating positions
of said word lines or bit lines connected
to said defective memory cells stored in
said defective cell position storage
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