Appeal No. 1999-0005
Application 08/188,001
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method for allocating a peripheral data
storage device (PDSD) when a collection of data
volumes, defining a multi-volume data set, is requested
in an automated storage library having a plurality of
data volumes and a plurality of PDSDs, the method
comprising:
assigning weighted scores to said PDSDs based on
their physical proximity to data volumes of said
collection of data volumes; and
selecting a PDSD having a weighted score
indicating closest proximity to said data volumes.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Gelb et al. (Gelb) 5,018,060 May 21,
1991
Leonhardt et al. (Leonhardt) 5,164,909 November
17, 1992
Gniewek 5,287,459 February 15,
1994
(filed October 3,
1991)
Claims 1, 2, 5-8, 11-13, 16, and 17 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gniewek.
Claims 3, 4, 9, 10, 14, and 15 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gniewek and
Gelb.
Claims 1-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Gniewek and Leonhardt.
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