Appeal No. 1998-0072
Application No. 08/476,786
seems to be of the position that any decoder which is
programmable would satisfy the language of the claims. We do
not agree. A programmable decoder is not necessarily
programmable to achieve the function recited in the claims.
We also agree with appellants that the logic gate
array described in Bowers is not related to the decoders of
the dual- ported memory. The logic gate array of Bowers
merely provides programmability of how the data in the memory
is to be used. The decoders shown in Figure 6 of Bowers are
fixed decoders, that is not programmable, for the reasons
argued by appellants. Since the decoders of Bowers are
neither programmable nor programmable for the purpose recited
in the claims, we do not sustain the rejection of the claims
based on Mason and Bowers.
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