Appeal No. 2000-2009
Application No. 08/832,430
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a method and system for providing an interface
which allows a computer server to connect multiple users to a multi-user game.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method of providing a network interface in a data processing system to
connect multiple users for a multi-user game, comprising the steps of:
using a LobbySession object to encapsulate access to a Lobby Server;
using said LobbySession object to retrieve a list of available games
registered with the Lobby Server; and
using said LobbySession object to return a common GameSession object
in response to both a user requesting to register a game with the LobbySession,
or requesting to join a registered game.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Grimm et al. (Grimm) 5,828,843 Oct. 27, 1998
(filed Mar. 20, 1997)
Claims 1-4, 8-13, 17-22, 26, and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being anticipated by Grimm.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 7) and the Examiner's Answer (Paper
No. 14) for a statement of the examiner's position and to the Brief (Paper No. 13) and
the Reply Brief (Paper No. 15) for appellants’ position with respect to the claims which
stand rejected.
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