Appeal No. 2003-0553 Page 9
Application No. 09/137,285
2. Anticipation Determination
In Arato, an "address signal, propagated along the address lines 20 . . . uniquely
identifies [a] selected peripheral." Col. 3, ll. 24-27. We are unpersuaded, however, that
the reference's peripherals generate or send such address signals. To the contrary, the
first passage cited by the appellant discloses that "the CPU 10 . . . generate[s] [the]
address signal, propagated along the address lines 20, which uniquely identifies the
selected peripheral." Col. 3, ll. 25-27. The second passage cited by the appellant
further disclose that "the ACM 26 responds to and acts on each valid address signal
generated by the CPU." Col. 4, ll. 6-7 (emphasis added).
The absence of a peripheral generating and sending a code identifying itself to a
computer negates anticipation. Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claim 9; of
claims 10 and 11, which depend therefrom; of claim 12; of claims 13 and 14, which
depend therefrom; of claim 15; of claims 16 and 17, which depend therefrom; of
claim 18; and of claims 19 and 20, which depend therefrom.
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