Appeal No. 95-1888
Application 08/011,042
manipulations occurring within a computer.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and
the examiner, reference is made to the various briefs and
answers,
as well as the final rejection, for the respective details
thereof.
OPINION
Generally, for the reasons expressed by appellants in the
briefs on appeal, we reverse the outstanding rejection of
claims 1-26 under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
At the outset, we do not agree with the examiner’s view
that the claims are directed merely to mathematical
algorithms, per se. To the extent the claims recite any
mathematical algorithms or operations, they do so indirectly.
We also do not agree with the examiner’s characterization that
the claims on appeal merely involve abstract manipulations on
or within a computer. Each independent claim 1, 9, 16 and 20
on appeal in some way relates to controlling access to
software executing on a general purpose digital computer for
the purpose of preventing unlicensed persons from executing
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