Appeal No. 2003-0285 Application No. 08/814,409 reading change data from a remote computer via a communication network, for changing the encrypting specifications; and automatically generating change data for changing the encrypting specification; and automatically changing a circuit structure of the at least one programmable logic device corresponding to the change data without removal of the at least one programmable logic device from the encrypting circuit. The references relied on by the examiner are: Dabbish 4,972,478 Nov. 20, 1990 Lynn et al. (Lynn) 5,345,508 Sep. 6, 1994 Knapp et al. (Knapp) 5,499,192 Mar. 12, 1996 Microsoft Press® Computer Dictionary, pp. 337-38 (Microsoft Corp., 3rd Ed., 1997). Claims 23 through 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Dabbish. Claims 1 through 4, 6 through 8, 10 through 13, 15 through 17 and 19 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dabbish in view of Knapp and the Microsoft Computer Dictionary. Claims 9 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dabbish in view of Knapp and Lynn. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007