Appeal No. 2003-0031
Application No. 09/240,176
least one of the buffers 770-778 while each of channels 1, 2, and
3 is able to only read from at least one the buffers 770-778. In
addressing the language of claims 12, 13, 15, the Examiner again
relies on the interpretation of Osborne that suggests that, since
the same buffer can store and retrieve data at different times,
the claimed limitations are satisfied. Similar to our earlier
discussion, we do not see any reasonable interpretation of
Osborne that would support the conclusion that, merely because a
single buffer may be used to store and retrieve data at different
times, a limitation that restricts particular channels to a read
or a write operation to at least one of a plurality of buffers
would be met.
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