Appeal No. 1996-3076
Application 08/118,773
The Examiner reads (EA5) the "third means comprising a
monitor circuit (36) and an observation memory (38) . . .
for memorizing the instantaneous information" on the EPU
(event processing unit) (which stores the 256 event classes
described at page 199, right column) and the local memory.
We agree. Appellant does not challenge this finding. Thus,
the "third means" is taught by Dieter.
The Examiner reads (EA5-6) the "fourth means" on page
197, right column to page 198, left column, and the
following statement (page 200, left column): "For test and
debug purposes the test software running of DTM phase 1-3 on
the TMP can access any data in the memory of the main
processor to read and modify variables of the tested
system."
Appellant argues that, when claim 10 is properly
construed under § 112, sixth paragraph, "Dieter does not
disclose the fourth means (40) which includes a monitoring
module in the observation memory (38) connected to the third
means for reading the stored information which is accessible
from outside the observed program, as clearly required by
Claim 10" (Br15). Appellant does not identify what
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