Appeal No. 1998-3326 Page 8
Application No. 08/498,819
....”)(copy attached). Relying on Okada only to teach “a
serial input-output means for outputting data in converting
parallel data into serial data and for converting an input
serial data into parallel data[,]” (Examiner's Answer at 4),
the examiner fails to allege, let alone show, that the
reference cures the deficiency of Miyazaki.
Because Miyazaki’s counter is not reset in response to an
external signal, we are not persuaded that teachings from the
prior art would have suggested the limitations of “an
initializing means for initializing said clock signal supply
means responsive to a signal from an external circuit; wherein
said clock supply means is a counter for counting a basic
clock signal, and said initialization means resets the counter
responsive to a signal from the external circuit[;]" “flip-
flop circuits responsive to an external signal for resetting
said counter circuit[;]” or “an initialization circuit
responsive to a receiving preparation completion signal from
another microcomputer for resetting said counter.” Therefore,
we reverse the rejection of claims 1 and 3-10 as being obvious
over Miyazaki in view of Okada.
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