Appeal No. 1999-1449
Application 08/640,351
(ii) synchronizing the error value to the asynchronous
sample values; and
(c) interpolating the equalized sample values to generate
the baud rate synchronous sample values; and
(d) detecting the digital data from the baud rate
synchronous sample values.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Minuhin 5,650,954 Jul. 22, 1997
(filed Jan 30, 1996)
Spurbeck et al. (Spurbeck) 5,696,639 Dec. 9, 1997
(filed May 12, 1995)
Nowak et al. (Nowak) 5,561,598 Oct. 1, 1996
(filed Nov. 16, 1994)
Claims 1 and 3 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Spurbeck and Minuhin and Nowak.
Claims 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Spurbeck and Minuhin.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, the opinion refers to respective details of the Brief
and Examiner’s Answer.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we do not
agree with the Examiner that claims 1 and 3-16 are properly
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Spurbeck and Minuhin and Nowak, nor do we agree with the Examiner
that claims 17 through 18 are properly rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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