Appeal No. 97-3423
Application 08/336,134
A. The invention
The invention is a computer docking system having means
for customizing a hardware configuration in the docking system
for optimum performance. Appellants' brief states (at 4-5)
that this customizing function is carried out in their docking
system by a menu-driven program called SETDOCK. The
specification explains (at 28) that "SETDOCK is a
configuration utility developed for the Docking System
environment that customizes the desktop hardware configuration
for maximum performance. SETDOCK must run anytime docking
system hardware is added or removed or port settings are to be
changed." The specification further states (at 46) that
"[t]he SETDOCK feature goes in and programs common hardware in
any docking station and configures communication ports on the
portable computer. SETDOCK also tells the portable computer
what kind of docking station it has connected to."
Figures 38-40 respectively show the main, second, and
third screens of the SETDOCK program. As shown by the table
bridging pages 30-31 of the specification, the Figure 38
screen permits selection of the type of floppy drive, swapping
of floppy drives, and turning on or off of the following
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