Appeal No. 2003-0194
Application No. 09/280,112
appears to rely on Lau, but Lau discloses, not a bank select
unit,” as claimed, but a memory controller which, in conjunction
with other elements, is used to allow mapping of a portion of a
memory unit to fill holes in the logic memory which are smaller
than the physical capacity of the memory unit. Lau does not
appear to “select” a memory bank, as required by the instant
claims and, since Noguchi clearly does not perform this function
either, the examiner’s rejection is not convincing as to an
important claim limitation.
The examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1-142 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
REVERSED
ERROL A. KRASS )
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JERRY SMITH ) BOARD OF PATENT
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JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO )
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