Appeal No. 2000-0190
Application No. 08/784,224
1. A computer-based knowledge management system, comprising:
a client operable to generate a first request, the client associated
with a knowledge worker;
a server coupled to the client and operable to receive the first
request, the server comprising a knowledge matrix operable to store
status information on a plurality of knowledge items associated with the
first request, the server operable to generate a second request for the
knowledge items if the status information stored in the knowledge matrix
indicates the availability of the knowledge items; and
an information source operable, in response to the second request,
to communicate information to the server to satisfy the first request.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Graves et al. (Graves) 5,410,344 Apr. 25, 1995
Barritz 5,499,340 Mar. 12, 1996
Srinivasan 5,548,506 Aug. 20, 1996
Oku et al. (Oku) 5,675,745 Oct. 07, 1997
(Filed Feb. 08, 1996)
Claims 1-7, 11-14, and 19-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Oku. Claims 8, 18, and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Oku in view of Srinivasan. Claims 9, 15, 17, 24, and 26-28
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Oku in view of
Srinivasan further in view of Barritz. Claims 10, 16, and 25 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Oku in view of Srinivasan further in view of
Graves.
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