Appeal 2007-0708
Application 09/881,367
designated parameter of the incoming packet in the first network (104) is
processed to produce another parameter for an outgoing packet for use in the
second network (106). (Specification 6.)
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
1. A method of bridging an incoming packet from a first network to a
second network, the method comprising the steps of:
(A) reading a pointer for a first parameter within said incoming
packet;
(B) processing said first parameter in accordance with said pointer
to produce a second parameter; and
(C) presenting an outgoing packet containing said second
parameter for said second network.
In rejecting the claims on appeal, the Examiner relied upon the
following prior art:
Ogawa US 5,936,966 B1 Aug. 10, 1999
Wilford US 6,687,247 B1 Feb. 3, 2004
The Examiner rejected the claims on appeal as follows:
A. Claims 1 through 8 and 10 through 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Ogawa.
B. Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Ogawa.
C. Claims 18 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the combination of Ogawa and Wilford.
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