Appeal No. 1999-2720
Application No. 08/580,965
to add the new revision intact, and replace the previous
revision with a reverse delta, and maintain the rest of the
old deltas.
Therefore, Tichy teaches a version methodology that limits
space usage with deltas, and limits processing time with the
use of reverse deltas.
This disclosure is then contrasted by Appellant6 with the
disclosure of Ambriola. He notes that Ambriola discloses
employing complete revision copies. This reference discloses
a version control system named Cedar, which includes a
"bringover command" and a "storeback command." The bringover
command takes the description files and copies all the
referenced files onto the user's personal computer. When the
user completes changes, the changed files are copied back.
Ambriola states7 that the Cedar mechanisms for VC are not very
advanced and that no attempts are made to apply space-saving
mechanisms.
Consequently, Appellant asserts that since Tichy has no
need for, nor suggests a version control system that uses
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