Appeal 2007-1498
Application 09/944,776
A concise explanation of the subject matter defined in each of
the independent claims involved in the appeal, which shall refer
to the specification by page and line number, and to the
drawing, if any, by reference characters. For each independent
claim involved in the appeal and for each dependent claim
argued separately under the provisions of paragraph (c)(1)(vii)
of this section, every means plus function and step plus function
as permitted by 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, must be
identified and the structure, material, or acts described in the
specification as corresponding to each claimed function must be
set forth with reference to the specification by page and line
number, and to the drawing, if any, by reference characters.
IV. ANALYSIS
Here, claims 15, 16, 19, and 20 comprise means-plus-function
elements. On page 11, of the Brief, Appellants separately address the
Examiner’s rejection of claim 15.
In addressing the cited claims, the Summary of the Claimed Subject
Matter, on pages 3 and 4 of the Brief, Appellants cite to Figures 7, 8 and
pages 3 through 13 of the Specification. Particularly, at pages 3 and 4 of the
Brief, Appellants’ Summary states the following:
Independent claim 15 is directed to a system for allocating
resources to accommodate I/O transactions at the I/O ports of a
multiprocessor computer. The system includes means for
determining the number of devices being serviced by the I/O
ports (see pp. 3 and 9-10, and Figs. 7-8), an assembly for hot
swapping (see pp. 5-6 and 11, and Fig. 3), means for copying
the contents of cache memories associated with the assembly to
be hot swapped (see pp. 3 and 3-13, and Figs 7-8), means for
setting criteria for transactions at the I/O ports with regard to
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