Appeal No. 1997-1925
Application No. 08/465,315
or booting procedures of the computer/processor. In Nickel, the EPROM and RAM, which
the examiner relies upon, are both associated with the DSP. The ROM 500 is not ROM
associated with the control processor as set forth in the language of claim 1. The
language of claim 1 requires that the ROM contain both a plurality of DSP procedures and
procedures for controlling the operation of the control processor. The ROM in Nickel is not
disclosed as containing control procedures or that the DSP procedures are transferred
from the ROM to the RAM by the control processor.
The examiner cites to column 8 of Nickel, but not the specific portion of text which
states “[i]n addition, the controller microprocessor monitors the performance of the DSP
processor and detects when the DSP processor fails. Similarly, the DSP processor can
be reprogrammed, reset, and be given new operating parameters, i.e., personality
characteristics specific to each radio installation and customer, by the controller
microprocessor.” (Nickel at column 8, lines 29-36). This specific statement that the DSP
can be “reprogrammed” by the controller microprocessor does not specifically identify
how or where the reprogramming would be effectuated nor has the examiner provided a
line of reasoning as to where and how the DSP would be reprogrammed. Nickel again
references reprogramming at column 11, lines 48-51, and
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