Appeal No. 96-0587
Application 07/927,543
flow" for the limitations of computing a figure of merit and
ranking the current solution states (Examiner's Answer,
pages 5-6). Section 4.1.2 discusses how the SYNTHESIZER
"recursively generates the solution tree from the information
encoded in the '-components' and '-alt' slots of the nodes or
schemas representing the SKH" (page 194, sec. 4.1.2) and how
"[a]t every level in the solution tree, synthesis constraints are
used either to retain or to eliminate alternatives" (page 194,
sec. 4.1.2). However, we find nothing in section 4.1.2 that
discusses ranking. All alternative solutions which satisfy the
constraints are generated in Sriram and there is no attempt that
we can see to rank the alternatives. Accordingly, we reverse the
rejection of claims 12 and 27. We also reverse the rejection of
claims 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, and 26, which depend on claim 12, and
the rejection of claims 28, 30, 32, 33, 36, and 42-45 which
depend directly or indirectly from claim 27.
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