Appeal No. 2004-2245
Application No. 10/145,544
Representative independent claim 52 is reproduced as follows:
52. A method for retrieving data from an in-memory database
table stored at a computer, comprising:
retrieving stored descriptors corresponding to search terms
in a search request;
mapping the stored descriptors to location information in a
header area of an in-memory database table; and
using the location information to retrieve data.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Hull et al. (Hull) 5,465,353 Nov. 7, 1995
Shaughnessy 5,555,388 Sep. 10, 1996
Farrell 5,664,153 Sep. 2, 1997
Pereira 6,122,640 Sep. 19, 2000
(filed Sep. 22, 1998)
Judd et al. (Judd) 6,360,215 Mar. 19, 2002
(filed Nov. 3, 1998)
Dugan et al. (Dugan) 6,363,411 Mar. 26, 2002
(filed Oct. 19, 1999)1
Pohlmann et al. (Pohlmann) 6,366,926 Apr. 2, 1002
(filed Dec. 31, 1998)
Carper et al. (Carper) 6,390,374 May 21, 2002
(eff. filing date Jan. 15, 1999)
1The Dugan reference relates to a continuation-in-part (C-I-
P) parent application, filed Aug. 5, 1999, as well as a
provisional application filed on the same day. Being a C-I-P, it
is difficult to ascertain just how much of the subject matter of
the Dugan patent is entitled to this earlier date, but the filing
date of the Dugan patent itself, i.e., Oct. 19, 1999, would
preclude the Dugan patent from being a viable reference against
the instant claims if appellants are, in fact, entitled to the
benefit of Aug. 12, 1999 which they claim.
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