Appeal No. 97-3423
Application 08/336,134
Dictionary of the English Language 560 (Unabridged ed., 1971)
to mean "to build, fit, or alter according to individual
specifications," and "optimize" is defined to mean "to make as
perfect, effective, or functional as possible" (id. at 1585)
(copies enclosed). Although the term "hardware configuration"
does not appear in the Academic Press Dictionary of Science
and Technology, which can be found on-line at
http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/def, "configuration" is 3
defined therein as follows (copy enclosed): "Computer
Technology. the relationship of the hardware components of a
computer system with each other, together with the electronic
interconnectivities."
C. The reference and rejection
The sole reference relied on is:
Swindler et al. (Swindler) 5,313,596 May 17,
1994
Claims 1-10 and 12-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by Swindler.
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