Appeal No. 1996-3708
Application 07/474,742
such a network/ bus interface to other processors.” The
Examiner states “the concept of using dedicated computer-
aided-design (CAD) machines to act as servers for clients
located at many sites on a network was well-known at
the time of Appellants' invention.” The Examiner argues that
with this knowledge one of ordinary skill in the art reading
Engels would have recognized that the data for the circuit
configuration could be submitted to the HOST from a network.
The Examiner asserts that in such a combination the data
connection to the network would meet the claimed
communications bus. The Examiner has not directly addressed
the limitations of a core containing a decoder, an interface
with the bus and a switching matrix. However, the Examiner
asserts that one with the knowledge of ordinary skill in the
art would have interpreted Engels to read on the claimed
device.
On page 15 of the appeal brief, Appellants argue that the
claimed function of the core differs from Engels’ device.
Appellants assert on page 17 of the brief that the claims call
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