Appeal No. 1998-1476
Application No. 08/609,234
We reverse.
While we agree with the examiner that Maeda discloses a system
controller, 7, a memory means, 6, and a memory control means, 8, in a
similar environment as the claimed subject matter, instant
independent claim 1 requires that the memory control means
“autonomously with respect to the system controller,” creates a
sector data storing area...
Thus, in accordance with the instant disclosure, the memory
control means creates the recited sector data storing area
independently of the system controller. As explained throughout the
specification, this reduces the processing load of the system
controller since the system controller is not required to calculate
addresses corresponding to additive data.
While the examiner contends that this is taught by Maeda
because “the sub-data address generator 25, by way of RAM interface
19, still performs the claimed recording/reproduction operation of
the additive data in the memory means 6 autonomously with respect to
the system controller 7" [Answer-page 3], we do not agree in view of
Maeda’s disclosure. Maeda discloses, at column 7, lines 22-30, for
example, that the system controller 7 detects the addresses in the
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