Appeal No. 2003-0340
Application No. 09/096,403
The disclosed invention pertains to a network for
connecting a plurality of devices and to a fan-out device for use
in the network.
Representative claim 33 is reproduced as follows:
33. A fan-out device comprising a top port and a plurality
of downstream ports, said fan-out device comprising:
a plurality of summing circuits, one said summing circuit
being associated with each of said ports; and
a plurality of signal receiving circuits, one of said signal
receiving circuits being associated with each of said ports,
wherein each of said summing circuits generates a signal
comprising the sum of all of the signals received by said signal
receiving circuits that are not associated with that port.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Kim 6,147,682 Nov. 14, 2000
(filed May 07, 1997)
Pasternak et al. (Pasternak) 6,157,614 Dec. 05, 2000
(filed Oct. 22, 1997)
Claims 33, 36 and 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure of Pasternak.
Claims 1-32, 34, 35 and 38-49 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103. As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Pasternak
in view of Kim.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
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