Ex Parte Hsu et al - Page 2


               Appeal No.  2005-0968                                               Page 2                
               Application No. 09/998,343                                                                


               provides for direct access by a customer.  Appellants’ specification at page 5,           
               paragraph 0016.                                                                           

                     Claim 1 is representative of the claimed invention and is reproduced as             
               follows:                                                                                  
                     1.    A computer assisted system for managing a work in process                     
               workload comprising:                                                                      
                           means for storing identifying information for a microelectronic               
               fabrication work in process workload lot;                                                 
                           means for accessing the identifying information for the work in               
               process workload lot;                                                                     
                           means for requesting and effecting a change in production of the              
               work in process workload lot after accessing the identifying information for the work     
               in process workload lot, wherein the means for requesting the change in                   
               production of the work in process workload lot provides for direct access by a            
               customer.                                                                                 
                                               References                                                


                     The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:                            
               Chacon                         6,128,588                      Oct.    3, 2000             
               Athavale et al. (Athavale)     6,539,386                      Mar. 25, 2003               
                                                          (Filed Jun. 15, 2000)                          














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