Appeal No. 1998-3416
Application 08/096,538
6 and the operation of the overall planning and scheduling system set forth in Figure 7, and
not the broadly defined block diagram structures labeled in Figures 1 and 2. The claimed
list of priorities is depicted in Figure 6 and the goals list of the claims is reflected in Figure
4. Both of these are utilized to produce the global production strategy of the claims as
disclosed in Figure 5. The methodology to resolve choices from the goals list is set forth in
the flow chart of Figure 7. Each of the respective lists, tables and strategies set forth in
Figures 3 through 6 is discussed broadly beginning at page 9 of the specification to be
embodied in the form of data structures in physical memories including RAM, ROM or a
disc file system. The discussion at the middle of page 12 of the specification as filed
indicates that a computer performs the basic compare and logic operations of Figure 7.
Thus, it is a straight forward matter from an artisan's perspective to view the
claimed reading, producing and resolving features of representative independent claim 1
on appeal, for example, as the computer performing these operations in accordance
with Figure 7 from data stored in traditional memory elements associated with such a
computer system. The claimed circuitry of claim 1, therefore, comprises well-known data
storage elements associated with a computer systems also known in the art and broadly
taught in the specification as filed. In a corresponding manner, the automated machine
implemented method of independent claim 5 has corresponding reading, producing and
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