Appeal No. 2006-1332 Page 10
Application No. 09/548,687
storage controller that is separate from the first storage device. This arrangement is not
disclosed by the arrangement described in the Examiner's Answer. . . ." (Reply Br. at
4.)
1. Claim Construction
Claim 1 recites in pertinent part the following limitations: "a first processor in a
multi-processor storage controller, and wherein the first processor is responsible for
data access tasks associated with a first storage device coupled to the multi-processor
storage controller . . . and . . . the appropriate processor in the multi-processor storage
controller, the appropriate processor being responsible for data access tasks
associated with a second storage device coupled to the multi-processor storage
controller." (Emphases added.) Claims 9 and 16 recite similar limitations. Giving the
representative claims their broadest, reasonable construction, the limitations require a
multi-processor storage controller that includes at least two processors and is attached
to at least two storage devices.
2. Anticipation Determination
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