Serial No. 09/381,143
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`Docket No. CRD-0002
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`(Previously Presented) A communications device which is arranged to
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`process messages for communications, comprising a virtual machine means which
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`includes:
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`a virtual function processor and function processor instructions for
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`controlling operation of the device, and
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`message instruction meansincluding a set of descriptions of message data;
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`a virtual message processor, which is arranged to be called by the function
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`processor and whichis arranged to carry out the message handlingtasks of assembling the
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`messages, disassembling messages and comparing the messages underthe direction of the
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`message instruction meansthat is arranged to provide directions for operation of the
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`virtual message processor, whereby when a message is required to be handled by the
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`communicationsdevice the message processoris called to carry out the message handling
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`task,
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`Docket No. CRD-0002
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`(Previously Presented) A communications device which is arranged to
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`process messages for communications, comprising a virtual machine means which
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`includes:
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`a virtual function processor and function processor instructions for
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`controlling operation of the device, and
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`message instruction meansincluding a set of descriptions of message data;
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`a virtual message processor, which is arranged to be called by the function
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`processor and whichis arranged to carry out the message handlingtasks of assembling the
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`messages, disassembling messages and comparing the messages underthe direction of the
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`message instruction meansthat is arranged to provide directions for operation of the
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`virtual message processor, whereby when a message is required to be handled by the
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`communicationsdevice the message processoris called to carry out the message handling
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`task,
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`wherein the virtual machine meansis emulatable in different computers
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`having incompatible hardwaresor operating systems.
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`2.
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`Original) A device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a virtual
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`protocol processor arranged to organize communicationsto and from the device, and
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`protocol processor instruction means arranged to provide directions for
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`operation of the protocol processor means.
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`3,
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
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`device includes a microprocessor whichrunsin accordance with native software code, and
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`the message processoris implementedas the native software code of the microprocessor.
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`(Original) A device in accordancewith claim 2, wherein the device includes
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`a microprocessor which runs in accordance with native software code andtheprotocol
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`processoris implemented as a native software code of the microprocessor.
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 3, wherein the
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`function processor is implementedas native code of the microprocessor.
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`(Cancelled)
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
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`message processor instruction meansis implemented in software defined by the message
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`processor, wherein the device includes a microprocessor, and wherein the message
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`instruction means do not require translation to the native software code of the
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`microprocessor.
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`8.
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the
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`device includes a microprocessor which runsin accordance with native software code and
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`wherein the protocolinstruction means are implemented in software defined by the
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`protocol processor means, and do not require translation to the native code of the
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`microprocessor.
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`9.
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
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`device includes a microprocessor which runsin accordancewith native software code, and
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`wherein the function processorinstruction means are implementedin software defined by
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`the function processor means and do not require translation to the native code ofthe
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`microprocessor.
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 1, including a
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`hardware abstraction layer comprisinga series of routines which provide an application
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`program interface to exercise an operating system, BIOS or hardware drivers of the
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`device.
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`11.
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
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`d3evice is a specialized network access device arranged for communicating over a
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`network.
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`(Previously Presented) A device in accordance with claim 11, the device
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`being a remote payment terminal and the messages being messagesrelating to remote
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`paymenttransactions.
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`13-15. (Cancelled)
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`16.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of programming a device for processing
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`communications, comprising the steps of loading a processing meansof the device with a
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`virtual machine which includes a virtual function processor and function processor
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`instructionsfor controlling operationofthe device, and a virtual message processor which
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`is arrangedto becalled by the functions processor and whichis arranged to carry out the
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`task of assembling, disassembling and comparing messages, under the direction of the
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`message instruction means that is arranged to provide directions for operation of the
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`virtual message processor, whereby when a message is required to be handled by the
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`communicationsdevice the message processoris called to carry out the message handling
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`task, wherein the virtual machine meansis emulatable in different computers having
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`incompatible hardwares or operating systems.
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`17.
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`(Previously Presented) A methodin accordancewith claim 16, comprising
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`the further step of loading the processor means of the device with a virtual protocol
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`processor arranged to organize communications to and from the device, and protocol
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`processor instructions arranged to provide directions for operation of the protocol
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`processor.
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`18.
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`(Currently Amended) A computer memory storing instructions for
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`controlling a computing device to implementa virtual machine means whichincludesa
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`virtual function processor and function processorinstructionsfor controlling operation of
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`the device, and a virtual message processor whichis arrangedto becalled by the function
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`processor which is arranged to carry out the task of assembling, disassembling and
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`comparing messages, under the direction of the message instruction meansthatis arranged
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`to provide directions for operation of the virtual message processor, whereby when a
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`messageis required to be handled by the communications device the message processoris
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`called to carry out the message handling task, wherein the virtual machine meansis
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`emulatable in different computers having incompatible hardwares or operating systems.
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`19.
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`(Original) A computer readable memory in accordance with claim 18,
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`further storing instructions for implementing message processor instruction means
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`arranged to providedirections for operation of the message processor.
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`(Previously Presented) A computer readable memory in accordance with
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`claim 18, further storing instructions for implementing a virtual protocol processor
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`arranged to organize communications to and from the computing device.
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`21.
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`(Original) A computer readable memory in accordance with claim 20,
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`furtherstoring instructions for implementingprotocol processorinstructions arranged to
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`providedirections for operation of the protocol processor means.
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`22-23. (Cancelled)
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