Appeal No. 1997-1351 Application 08/127,924 at least one control processor system including a control processor processing time critical tasks such as real-time tasks; and at least one additional remainder processor system which is separate from the control processor system and includes a remainder processor processing tasks which are not time critical; wherein the bus system includes a control bus and a remainder bus, the control bus being connected to the control processor system, and the remainder bus being connected to the remainder processor system; and wherein the plurality of peripheral devices are connected to both the control bus and the remainder bus. The Examiner relies on the following prior art: Matsumoto 4,065,809 December 27, 1977 Kagawa 4,495,569 January 22, 1985 De Kelaita et al. (De Kelaita) 4,713,758 December 15, 1987 Sackmann et al. (Sackmann) 5,131,092 July 14, 1992 Petty 5,222,213 June 22, 1993 (filed April 10, 1990) Claims 19-45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicants regard as their invention. - 3 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007