Appeal No. 1997-0895
Application 08/286,107
rejection of claims 26, 34 and 49 through 66, all claims
pending in this application.
The invention relates to an adapter used in a
computer network that converts and adapts a data message sent
between a switch network, operating under a switch protocol,
and a node (e.g., a personal computer), operating under a
different protocol.
Representative independent claim 26 is reproduced as
follows:
26. An adapter comprising:
transmission means for transmitting and for
converting a data message sent between a switch network
operating under a switch protocol and a node operating under a
bus protocol that is different from the switch protocol, the
switch protocol including a parallel data transmission format
wherein a plurality of bits of the data message are
transmitted in parallel, said node including:
a processor coupled to a bus, the bus including a
plurality of bus lines; and
means for receiving and sending said data message
over the bus;
said transmission means comprising:
a receive buffer for storing a complete data message
sent from the switch network;
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