Appeal No. 1998-0718
Application No. 08/400,779
Smith does not teach the plurality of monitoring programs as
claimed [answer, pages 3-5]. Will teaches a system for
monitoring data structures representative of a plurality of
users in a distributed computer processing system. Although
Will has apparently nothing to do with monitoring execution of
a software program (as intended by Haswell-Smith and
appellants), the examiner finds the claimed plurality of
monitoring programs to be broadly met by the control blocks of
Will which are assigned to each individual user. The examiner
asserts the obviousness of applying the teachings of Will to
the system of Haswell-Smith to provide that system with
enhanced capability [id.]. The examiner also points to a
teaching of Bolosky [answer, page 6] although Bolosky is no
longer a reference being relied on.
Appellants argue that Haswell-Smith does not teach a
plurality of monitoring programs as recited in the claimed
invention and that Will also does not teach a plurality of
monitoring programs despite the examiner’s assertions to the
contrary. Appellants argue that the monitoring units of Will
only monitor the status of a connected user and not the
instructions of a computer program. Thus, appellants argue
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