Appeal No. 1997-3425 Page 8
Application No. 08/087,824
processing system among said plurality of data processing
systems which has utilized each of said alternate versions of
said selected software application.”
The specification defines a “microcode replacement
directory 40 .... ” (Spec. at 10.) Figure 2 of the
specification shows that the directory “includes multiple
columns containing selected information with respect to the
various versions of microcode which are available and which
have been installed.” (Id.) In particular, “column 56 lists
each tape drive within an enterprise which either currently or
had previously utilized a particular microcode level.” (Spec.
at 11.) The specification adds, “tape drive 16 preferably
includes a controller 20 which ... includes a processor 22 ...
and a section of programmable memory 26.” (Spec. at 8.)
Reading the claims in light of the specification, the
claimed “plurality of data processing systems” refers to a
plurality of the tape drive 16. In addition, the claimed
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