Appeal No. 2006-2217
Reexamination Control Nos. 90/006,789 and 90/007,420
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SALLY C. MEDLEY )
Administrative Patent Judge )
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP For Patent Owner
ATTN: DC PATENT DOCKETING
1501 K STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON DC 20005
JAMES S. HSUE For Third Party Requester
PARSONS HSUE & DE RUNTZ LLP
665 MONTGOMERY STREET
SUITE 1800
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
We also accept and incorporate by reference Patent Owner's
identification of the disclosure in the specification
corresponding to the claimed "means-plus-function" limitations.
It is noted, however, that the only "structure" disclosed in the
specification consists of functional blocks, such as the memory
controller 66, and decoder 70 and memory access control
(unnumbered) within the memory controller in Fig. 5. Since the
'645 patent does not disclose any structure for performing the
functions of the "means-plus-function" limitations, but only
shows a memory controller block 66 and a memory access control
block, any structure is "the corresponding structure ...
described in the specification and equivalents thereof" under
35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph.
-->> any case law on this??
* circuitry to accomplish such page mode type of memory access
cannot be simply "plugged in" to the memory board reference.
A person of ordinary skill in the art attempting such a
redesign would face substantial complexities stemming from,
and incompatibilities between the new circuitry and the
existing memory board.
* One such source of incompatibility is within the cache
memory subsystem on the iSBC MEM/3xx memory board. . . . If
the 2164 DRAMs are accessed in page mode, however, the
memory board must ensure that the cache access method is
compatible with this faster page mode access. Otherwise,
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