Ex parte TSUKAHARA - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 1997-0240                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/163,761                                                                                                             


                          control means for controlling each said database data                                                                         
                 generation task and said data base data processing task in                                                                             
                 each of said client machine devices and for executing at least                                                                         
                 one of said processing and generation functions originally                                                                             
                 scheduled to be executed by at least one other of said client                                                                          
                 machine devices which is in said work load concentration state                                                                         
                 or said abnormal                                                                                                                       
                 state, when at least one of said work load concentration state                                                                         
                 or said abnormal state in said other client machine devices is                                                                         
                 detected by said detecting means.                                                                                                      
                          The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference:1                                                                    
                 Parad                                        5,369,570                                             Nov. 29,                            
                 1994                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                   (Filed Nov. 14, 1991)                                                

                          Claims 1 through 17 stand finally rejected under 35                                                                           
                 U.S.C.                                                                                                                                 
                 § 103 as being unpatentable over the admitted prior art in                                                                             
                 view of Parad.                                                                                                                         
                          Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the                                                                      
                 Examiner, reference is made to the Brief and Answer for the                                                                            
                 respective details thereof.                                                                                                            
                                                                     OPINION                                                                            




                          1The Examiner additionally relies on Appellant’s                                                                              
                 admissions as to the prior art at pages 1-5 of the                                                                                     
                 specification.                                                                                                                         
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