Appeal No. 1997-3141
Application No. 08/327,347
disclosure of Imai. As recognized by the Examiner, Imai
utilizes a host computer to transmit product information to
the various assembly line controllers rather than providing
communication capability between the line controllers enabling
the sharing of product information between the various line
controllers as set forth in the appealed claims. To address
this deficiency, the Examiner asserts the obviousness to the
skilled artisan of decentralizing
the system of Imai by eliminating the host computer. The
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