<During patent examination, the pending claims are "given their

broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the specification

More particularly, the PTO determines the scope of claims in patent applications not solely on the basis of the claim language, but upon giving claims their broadest reasonable construction "in light of the specification as it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art. In the context of litigation, words in a claim are given their plain, ordinary and accustomed meaning (being what one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention would have understood the terms to mean), unless the specification or prosecution history provide a special, different meaning or definition. >

So? Your point?

Opty