Appeal No. 1997-2467 Page 6
Application No. 08/509,753
entry point to directly invoke said method body in response to
execution of the ordinary function call and a second entry
point to invoke said method body in the context of a generic
function dispatch in response to execution of the generic
function call, wherein said first entry point is different
from said second entry point ...." Similarly, claims 4 and
11-13 specify in pertinent part the following limitations:
"(c) directly invoking the method object by entering the
method object at a first entry point at the function-prolog
field in response to execution of the ordinary function call
... and (d) invoking the method object in the context of a
generic function dispatch by entering the method object at a
second entry point at the method-information field in response
to execution of the generic function call ....” Also
similarly, claim 14 specifies in pertinent part the following
limitations: "means for directly invoking said method object
by entering the method object at a first entry point at the
function-prolog field in response to execution of the ordinary
function call ... and means for invoking said method object in
the context of a generic function dispatch by entering the
method object at a second entry point at said method -
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