Appeal No. 2005-2244 Page 2
Application No. 10/157,386
the second device to the bus. Thereafter, the first device configures the second
device.
Claim 1 is representative of the claimed invention and is reproduced as
follows:
1. A method comprising:
receiving an indication that a first device has been granted access
to a bus;
in response, at least in part, to the indication, asserting a control
signal that results in coupling of signal line of a second device to
the bus; and
after providing the control signal, configuring by the first device of
the second device;
the first device comprising first logic to generate an output based
upon the indication and another signal from a processor, and
second logic to generate the control signal based upon the output
and a clock signal propagated from the bus.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Luse et al. (Luse) U.S. Pub. Appl. No. 2003/0212846 Nov. 13, 2003
(Filed May 7, 2002)
Solari et al. (Solari); “PCI and PCI-X Hardware Software Architecture and
Design”; 5th ed.; 2001; pp. 3, 38, 41, 264, 265, and 749-751.
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by
Luse.
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