Appeal No. 1998-0072
Application No. 08/476,786
storing data, and said register file capable of transferring
data between said first data port and a first selected storage
location simultaneously with transferring data between said
second data port and a second selected storage location
different from said first selected storage location;
a first address decoder connected to the address bus of
the first computer and said register file, said first address
decoder translating an address received on the address bus of
the first computer into a first storage location of said
register file;
a second address decoder connected to the address bus of
the second computer and said register file, said second
address decoder translating an address received on the address
bus of the second computer into a second storage location of
said register file; and
at least one of said first and second address decoders
being programmable to position it in an address space of said
corresponding first or second computer.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Bowers et al. (Bowers) 4,541,076 Sep. 10, 1985
Mason 4,694,426 Sep. 15, 1987
Ishikawa 2-123590 May 11, 1990
(Japanese Kokai)
Claims 60 and 66 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Mason in view
of Ishikawa or Bowers.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
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