Appeal No. 1999-2050 Page 11
Application No. 08/576,544
Ben-Efraim teaches the limitations. Specifically, the
reference discloses that "[a]fter a segment 34, 36, 38 or 40
is selected, the oldest symbol or data bit in the segment is
read out from the right end of the respective shift register,
a new symbol is written into the left end of the shift
register, and all other symbols are shifted to the right."
Col. 3, ll. 36-40 (emphasis added).
Accordingly, we are persuaded that Ben-Efraim discloses
the limitations that "the reading to and writing from memory
shifts the data through the memory locations of interleaved
bit groups." Therefore, we affirm the rejection of claims 9
as anticipated by Ben-Efraim. Next, we address the
indefiniteness rejection.
Indefiniteness Rejection of Claim 8
We note the following principles. “The test for
definiteness is whether one skilled in the art would
understand the bounds of the claim when read in light of the
specification. If the claim read in light of the
specification reasonably apprise[s] those skilled in the art
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