Appeal No. 2004-2258
Application 10/145,543
and, in response to the search request, data is located in an in-memory database table
and the specified number of results from a desired starting point is returned.
Representative independent claim 25 is reproduced as follows:
25. A method of locating data in a memory of a computer, comprising:
receiving a search request specifying a number of results to be retrieved from a
desired starting point;
locating the data in an in-memory database table; and
returning the specified number of results from the desired starting point.
The examiner relies on the following references:
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