Appeal No. 1999-0246
Application 08/641,629
a bus for coupling said processor to said memory,
providing means for providing a key interface menu to a
remote station when the representation of the physical key and
representation of the electronic key indicate that the
physical key and the electronic key are in said normal/run
mode and a
failure is encountered during self testing of the data
processing
system or when the representation of the physical key
indicates that the physical key is in said normal/run mode and
the representation of the electronic key indicates that the
electronic key is in said secure mode and for providing a
maintenance menu to the remote station when one of said
physical key or said electronic key representations indicate
that one of said physical key or said electronic key are in
said service mode, and
setting means for setting the electronic key into said
service mode based on information received from the remote
station such that the remote station can control and monitor
modes of operation of the data processing system.
C. The references and rejections
The examiner relies on the following U.S. patents:
Smitt et al. (Smitt) 4,685,124 Aug. 04, 1987
Heptig et al. (Heptig) 5,377,269 Dec. 27, 1994
All of the appealed claims stand rejected under § 103(a)
for obviousness over Smitt in view of Heptig.
D. Appellant's burden of persuasion on appeal
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