Appeal No. 1999-0005
Application 08/188,001
shortest response time."). Gniewek does not disclose a
"multi-volume data set," as defined, and, so, does not
address Appellant's problem of "allocating a peripheral data
storage device (PDSD) [from a plurality of PDSDs] when a
collection of data volumes, defining a multi-volume data
set, is requested," as recited in the preamble of claim 1,
and does not suggest the claimed solution. Claim 1 recites
the steps of "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
weighed score indicating closest proximity to said data
volumes." These steps, taken together with the preamble,
require selecting a PDSD for mounting each volume of a
multi-volume data set based on a weighted score indicating
closest proximity to plural data volumes. Gniewek only
matches up one cartridge (volume) with one drive (PDSD) and
does not suggest weighting or selecting a PDSD to mount
several volumes.
For these reasons, and for the reasons stated in
Appellant's brief, with which we completely agree, the
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