Appeal No. 1999-2418
Application No. 08/737,510
reset device triggered the reset command. Thus, according to
appellants, Urban merely discloses determining whether a reset
signal was triggered unconditionally or by activity of a
monitoring device but is silent as to a comparison feature
comparing a signal reflecting the present condition of a
device controlled by the computing component and a threshold
value, as claimed by appellants.
While appellants also point out that Urban does not
disclose that the microprocessor is connected to a device
which is controlled by the microprocessor and utilizes a
program sequence, this much was recognized by the examiner and
is the reason for the examiner’s reliance on Abo.
Appellants stress that whereas Urban merely distinguishes
between a watchdog (monitor) reset and a power-on reset, the
instant claimed invention permits a varied program sequence to
be planned upon the appearance of a reset signal, depending on
the condition of the controlled and monitored device.
Appellants admit that Abo does teach a malfunction-
prevention system for a microcomputer wherein a device 12 is
monitored and controlled but they contend that Abo nowhere
discloses or suggests providing a varied program sequence
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