Appeal No. 1997-2865
Application 08/113,789
with a common operational control function selectable by a
console operator who is viewing displayed function indications
at the system console,
prompting the console operator by a console control
program to select one of said displayed function indications
provided by the displaying step, a selected function indica-
tion having an associated common operational control function,
and
communicating by the control console to each se-
lected CPC a request to perform the associated common opera-
tional control function by initiating execution by the se-
lected CPC of an associated operational task, whereby a single
operational
control interface at a single console provides operational
control over all CPCs at a computer installation by selecting,
communicating and executing diversely programmed tasks for
diverse CPCs at the computer installation.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Fox et al. (Fox) 4,075,693 Feb. 21, 1978
White 5,428,782 June 27, 1995
Claims 1, 2 and 4 through 7 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over White in view of Fox.
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