Appeal No. 1999-0005
Application 08/188,001
The Examiner states that Appellant fails to define what is
meant by a multi-volume data set and interprets a
"multi-volume data set" to include "multiple copies of data
stored on different volumes" (EA13). The Examiner further
states that "[n]o predefined 'volumes' or predefined
'multi-volume sets' have been recited in any of the claims"
(EA14).
The Examiner errs in concluding that a "multi-volume
data set" is not defined or claimed. The specification
expressly discloses (p. 4, lines 4-6): "Each side of a
cartridge, cassette or disk is considered a 'volume'. Data
stored on one side comprises a 'data volume'. When a data
set covers more than one side of a cassette or disk it is
said to be a 'multi-volume data set'." A "multi-volume data
set" is defined as a single data set that spans multiple
volumes, which is consistent with its apparent meaning. A
"multi-volume data set" does not have the same meaning as
multiple copies of a single volume data set. Thus, we
conclude the Examiner erred in interpreting a "multi-volume
data set" to read on the multiple copies of a single volume
data set in Gniewek.
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