Appeal No. 2003-1581
Application 09/425,748
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for identifying a status of a system by identifying a
trend based on queue waiting periods.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method of identifying a status of a system,
comprising:
computing a plurality of first queue waiting periods,
each related to an amount of time at least one request waits for
service;
identifying a trend responsive to at least two of the
plurality of first queue waiting periods; and
providing the status responsive to the trend identified
and at least one of the plurality of first queue waiting periods
computed.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Shtivelman 6,157,655 Dec. 05, 2000
(filed Dec. 11, 1998)
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by the disclosure of Shtivelman.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the evidence
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