Appeal No. 1999-0004
Application 08/593,309
said external block alignment information and aligns certain
of
said plurality of basic blocks on a cache line boundary.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Gupta et al. (Gupta) 5,303,377 Apr. 12, 1994
Johnson 5,450,585 Sep. 12, 1995
Alpert et al. (Alpert) 5,452,457 Sep. 19, 1995
Srivastava et al. 5,539,907 July 23, 1996
(Srivastava) (filed Mar. 01,
1994)
Claims 1-34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Alpert in view of
Johnson with respect to claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 12 and 15, adds
Srivastava with respect to claims 3-5, 8-11, 13, 14, 16-20,
22-24 and 26-34, and additionally adds Gupta with respect to
claims 21 and 25.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support
for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken
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