Appeal No. 1997-1541
Application No. 08/223,890
Claim 8 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
8. A method for reprogramming a portion of a sector in
a flash ROM device, which is included in a PC system that
includes RAM, wherein the sector includes at least two
different programs, one of which is to be reprogrammed and one
of which is not to be disturbed, the method comprising the
steps of:
(a) detecting a write function request to the sector of
flash ROM;
(b) monitoring the address of the write request to
prevent a write to the portion of the sector that is not
to be disturbed;
(c) placing the flash ROM in a Command Mode; and
(d) writing the data to the portion of flash ROM which
is to be reprogrammed.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Chan et al. (Chan) 5,388,267 Feb. 7,
1995
(filed May 29, 1991)
Claims 2 through 23 and 25 through 29 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Chan.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
According to the examiner (Answer, pages 4, 5 and 8),
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