Appeal No. 2003-0351
Application 09/436,421
data in Hunt is stored in the cache in little endian format, then
the data will be sent to the processor from high order to low
order, for example. Alternatively, if the data is stored in the
cache in big endian format, then the data will be sent to the
processor from low order to high order. Thus, the order in which
data is sent to the processor, low to high or high to low, is
dynamically selected by ordering the data within the cache.
We also agree with the examiner that the selected order
bit set, which is a single bit in the endian format situation, is
issued to the coupling means to set the byte order format tag 220
in Hunt before any data is transferred to the processor. This
operation is considered to fully meet the issuing step of
claim 1.
In summary, we find that the examiner has established a
prima facie case of anticipation. We have considered each of
appellants’ arguments, but we are not persuaded of error in the
rejection by any of these arguments. Therefore, the decision of
the examiner rejecting claims 1-4, 6-10, 12, 19 and 20 is
affirmed.
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