Ex Parte BOESCH et al - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1999-2001                                                        
          Application No. 08/664,089                                                  


               a graphics controller coupled to said processor for                    
          outputting video information defined using a first signal type;             
               a translation board removably coupled to said graphics                 
          controller for receiving said video information defined using               
          said first signal type and outputting video information defined             
          using a second signal type; and                                             
               a display coupled to said translation board for receiving              
          said video information defined using said second signal type.               
               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Shah                     5,406,199                Apr. 11, 1995             
          Koenig                   5,559,448                Sep. 24, 1996             
                                                  (filed Apr. 07, 1995)               
          Sakoda et al. (Sakoda)   5,559,954                Sep. 24, 1996             
                                                  (filed Mar. 29, 1995)               
          Reinhardt                5,598,565                Jan. 28, 1997             
                                                  (filed Dec. 29, 1993)               
               Claims 1, 2, 4 through 10, and 23 stand rejected under                 
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sakoda in view of                
          Shah.                                                                       
               Claims 3, 11, and 14 through 16 stand rejected under                   
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sakoda in view of Shah           
          and Koenig.                                                                 
               Claims 12, 13, and 17 through 22 stand rejected under                  
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sakoda in view of                
          Shah, Koenig, and Reinhardt.                                                
               Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 15,              
          mailed December 17, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning             
          in support of the rejections, and to appellants' Brief (Paper               

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