Appeal No. 1998-0893
Application No. 08/196,440
words in inverse order can be satisfied by a software program
on the computer, such as that described in WordPerfect, (i.e.,
the microprocessor, memory, and software of the word processor
system are "equivalent" under 35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth
paragraph, to the disclosed inverter structure and the
input/output interface between the word processor system and
the inverter can be a software interface), there must still be
an input/output interface between the inverter and the folder-
inserter and "means for starting an operation cycle of the
folder-inserter when all of the pages of the letter have been
printed." This inverter/folder-inserter interface and means
for starting the operation cycle are not shown in the
references.
The other reason I write separately is to point out what
appears to be a discrepancy between claim 6 and the
disclosure. Claim 6 recites "the inverter comprising: . . .
means for inserting in the sequence of binary words a first
control code at the beginning of each page of the letter, and
a second control code at the end of the last page of the
letter . . .," which requires the inverter to insert to
control codes. However, as I read the specification, the
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