Appeal 2007-2120
Application 09/911,149
1. A method of establishing a secure communication channel for
information flow between two or more computers communicating via an
interconnected computer network, comprising:
receiving a security association data structure from one or more
computers via the interconnected computer network;
storing the received security association data structure in a memory
region having a specific memory address value associated therewith; and
assigning the specific memory address value as a security parameter
index value associated with the received security association data structure.
[Emphasis added.]
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Nessett US 6,055,236 Apr. 25, 2000
Badamo US 2002/0184487 A1 Dec. 5, 2002
(filed Mar. 23, 2001)
Carman US 6,845,449 B1 Jan. 18, 2005
(filed Jul. 21, 2000)
Internet Protocol: DARPA Internet Program Protocol Specification (RFC:
791), DARPA Info. Proc. Tech. Office, Sept. 1981 (“RFC791”).
1. Claims 1, 4, and 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Carman.
2. Claims 2, 6, and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Carman and Badamo.
3. Claims 3 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Carman, Badamo, and RFC791.
4. Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Carman and Nessett.
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