Appeal No. 2001-1911
Application No. 08/825,492
removing a second partially filled ATM cell from
the ATM cell stream; and
merging the first partially filled ATM cell and
the second partially filled ATM cell into a third ATM
cell having a header that includes information
indicative of a merging method used.
21. An ATM cell, comprising:
a payload including information from two or more
partially filled ATM cells; and
a header including information indicative of a
merging method used to construct the ATM cell.
The following reference is relied upon by the examiner:
Takashima 5,509,007 Apr. 16, 1996
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 8, 14 through 16, 18 through
22 and 24 through 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, with the examiner’s analysis focusing upon the written
description portion thereof. Claims 21, 22, and 26 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as being directed to nonstatutory
subject matter. Finally, claims 1 through 3, 5 through 8, 14
through 16, 18 through 20, 24 and 25 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(a) as being anticipated by Takashima. The answer
incorrectly includes claims 21, 22 and 26 in this rejection under
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