Appeal No. 99-0717 Page 8
Application No. 08/597,095
Like most neural networks, Ishii’s neural network is
defined and implemented by an array of weight data w - w .1 n
Fig. 3B (depicting weights w - w ). The array is a data1 3
structure.
Operations are performed upon the array to alter, i.e., learn,
the value of the weight data. Col. 5, ll. 3-7, 20-22. The
array is stored in a read-only-memory to be handled within
the control system, col. 8, ll. 59-61, i.e., to be interpreted
and to have specific operations can be performed upon the
data. Alternatively, as recognized by the appellants, (Appeal
Br. at 10), the array can be stored in a flash memory.
Therefore, we find that the references would have suggested
the data structure to define and implement the neural network.
Second, although they recognize that Ishii teaches the
driving environment index predicting section, the appellants
opine that it “appears” that the section is not implemented
with an “electronic engine control microprocessor.” (Appeal
Br. at 10.) We find that the prior art would have suggested
the electronic engine control microprocessor.
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