Appeal No. 1999-2412
Application No. 08/553,024
(ii) such that the loadable device driver is in communication
with the mass memory storage peripheral computer device through the
peripheral bus in a way which does not require the system BIOS, any
protocol translation, or any other type of data address translation mechanism
to be provided between the loadable device driver and the mass memory
storage device in order for the loadable device driver to communicate with
the mass memory storage device.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Willman et al. (Willman) 5,363,487 Nov. 08, 1994
In addition, the examiner relies on admitted prior art [APA] which comprises
pages 1-7 of the specification, describing the background of the art, and Figures 1, 2A
and 2B.
Claims 40-57 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by APA.
Claims 1-39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over APA in
view of Willman.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
In applying APA against claims 40-57, the examiner recognizes that APA discloses
loading the operating parameters of a particular peripheral computer device
in a RAM of the peripheral device while the instant invention loads the operating
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