Appeal No. 2004-2175
Application 09/086,627
of the three classes of tasks at column 8, lines 19-23, as
reproduced earlier in this opinion relating to error intolerant,
error-tolerant realtime and non-realtime tasks, is not further
developed in Culbert. Although we agree with the examiner's
view that Culbert teaches that guaranteed minimum resources
irrespective of any other tasks that may request resources is
reasonably taught and suggested in Culbert to the extent we have
indicated earlier in this opinion as applicable to representative
claim 1 on appeal, the reference falls far short of suggesting
that this occurs "irrespective of an amount of computer resources
necessary for the second process to run on the computer network"
as set forth at the end of claim 14 on appeal and in essence in
independent claim 16 as well.
In summary, we have affirmed the rejection of claims 1-5, 7,
9-13 and 15 but have reversed the rejection of claims 14 and 16.
Therefore, the decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
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