Appeal No. 2001-0962 Page 4
Application No. 07/687,276
“configuration file” as “a file that contains machine-readable
operating specifications for a piece of hardware or software or
that contains information on another file or on a specific user,
such as the user’s logon ID.” Therefore, in our view, the term
“configuration file” is much broader than the appellants argue
and, therefore, the node configuration files disclosed in
Sanchez-Frank are user configuration files as broadly claimed.
In addition, in our view Sanchez-Frank’s user or node
configuration files are not limited to data related to network
connections but also contain data related to the operation of the
individual node or workstation. For instance, Sanchez-Frank
discloses that the operating system is prescribed by the
administrator (col. 3, lines 20-21). In addition, Sanchez-Frank
discloses that such configuration file includes not only data
related to network connections but data related to properties of
the individual nodes of workstations (see col. 6, lines 33-36).
Appellants also argue that Sanchez-Frank does not disclose
utilizing a previously constructed configuration file which is
then altered and utilized for a newly established programmable
workstation within the network. The appellants are referring to
the step of “copying said selectively altered master user
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