Appeal No. 1996-1715
Application No. 08/068,592
3, lines 18-25 and 39-50) assigning to each node of a
distributed computer network, an identifier which includes a
version number and a time component. If two nodes obtain
identifiers at the same time, the time component for one is
adjusted so that each identifier is unique (see column 5,
lines 18-40). Miller teaches (column 3, lines 65-68) that
when software is updated, the version number is also updated.
Miller does not describe a particular method for updating and
therefore does not disclose any of the steps recited in claim
39, such as "systematically comparing each said replica
attribute value for each said clearinghouse replica with said
second directory attribute value for each of said directories"
and "systematically comparing each said first directory
attribute timestamp for each of said directories and said
second directory attribute timestamp for each of said
directories to said synchronization attribute timestamp."
Mathur also involves a network of computers. Mathur
states (column 3, lines 48-53) that "[t]he network topological
information is periodically maintained and updated to reflect
changes in the configuration of the network" and that "the
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