Appeal No. 1997-4217 Application No. 08/307,178 e) store said new target timepoint as said verified simulation time and as said first simulator current simulation time (ct ), and 1 f) continue until said verified simulation time equals a simulation completion time by proceeding to step 2; (14) continue updating said second simulator outputs stepwise until said second simulator current simulation time (ct ) equals said target timepoint (tt); 2 (15) store said new target timepoint as said verified simulation time and as said first simulator current simulation time (ct ); and 1 (16) continue until said verified simulation time equals a simulation completion time by proceeding to step 2. The references relied on by the Examiner are: Catlin 4,814,983 Mar. 21, 1989 Judd et al. (Judd) 5,247,650 Sep. 21, 1993 Claims 1 to 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Judd and Catlin. Reference is made to Appellant’s briefs and the Examiner's answers for their respective positions.2 2A reply brief was filed as paper no. 9 and the Examiner responded with a supplemental answer as paper no. 11. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007