Appeal No. 2002-0540 Page 4
Application No. 09/589,434
Here, independent claim 1 recites in pertinent part the following limitations:
"a compact flash expansion slot coupled to said planar member, so that a compact
flash memory expansion card can be coupled to the PC without using one of the planar
expansion card slots." The appellants' specification defines the "[c]ompact flash
expansion slot" as "any slot or connector which is compliant with the industry standard
CF+ types I or II slot, as defined by the compact flash CF+ specification maintained by
the Compact Flash Association of Palo Alto, California." (Spec. at 5-6.)
For its part, independent claim 18 recites in pertinent part the following
limitations: "means for receiving a compact flash expansion card. . . ." The appellants'
specification defines the "compact flash expansion card" as "any expansion card,
whether it is a memory card, disk drive, or any other device which is designed for use
with and compliant with the industry standard CF+ types I or 11 slot, as defined by the
compact flash CF+ specification maintained by the Compact Flash Association of Palo
Alto, California." (Id.) "Examples of such expansion cards include memory cards
(which are usable in various devices, such as Windows CE handheld computers, digital
cameras, PCMCIA adapters for laptop computers, etc.)" (Id.) Independent claim 8
recites "a compact flash expansion card slot for receiving a compact flash expansion
card therein."
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