Appeal No. 1997-4219
Application No. 08/315,745
The invention is directed to the translation of software
programs.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A computer implemented method for translating a
program on a source application system in a first
representation with a first high level language and a first
data structure to a second representation with a second high
level language and second data structure on a target
application system, comprising the steps of:
generating a cross reference between a first set of data
items from said source application system and a second set of
data items from said target application system; and
translating said program in said first representation
with a first high level language and a first data structure on
said source application system to said second representation
with a second high level language and a second data structure
on said target application system in accordance with said
cross reference.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Jack et al. (Jack) 5,119,465 Jun. 2,
1992
Pham et al. (Pham) 5,524,253 Jun. 4, 1996
(filed Aug. 13, 1993)
Claims 1, 2, 7 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over either one of Jack or Pham.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
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