Appeal 2007-1238
Application 10/037,595
2. As depicted in Figure 3, the invention allocates the system-supplied
buffer (356) to a server application (350) in response to a request from the
server application (350). (Id. 10.)
3. The data to be exchanged between the server applications and the
client applications is read into the allocated buffer, which is of sufficient size
to contain the data. (Id.)
4. The system-supplied buffer is subsequently forwarded to the
network-based socket (404), which in turn sends the data to the client
application while allowing the server application to continue processing data
(Id. 21.)
The Prior Art Relied upon
5. Nair teaches a method and system for allocating buffers shared among
protocol layers in a protocol stack (e.g. a machine connected to an ATM
network). Nair also teaches that the ATM network services higher layer
protocol software modules (e.g. IP software module) in protocol stack
implemented machines. (Title, paragraphs [0017] through [0019]3.)
6. Nair teaches a buffer manager for allocating a memory buffer of
appropriate size from a pool of available memory buffers to the
3 Particularly, paragraph [0019] of Nair states the following:
“The ATM driver services higher layer protocol software
modules in protocol stack implemented in the machine, such as PPP
over ATM adaptation layer 5 (PPP over AAL5) software module 107
and Point to Point Protocol (PPP) software module 109. These
modules, in turn, service, for example, a higher layer protocol
software module such as IP software module 110. Likewise, the
Ethernet driver services the IP software module 110. Finally, IP
software module 110 services TCP software module 112.” (Emphasis
added.)
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