Appeal No. 2000-0190
Application No. 08/784,224
element, eliminating the need for a "brute-force" sequential search
through the collection of elements. See also array, element, hashing, list.
Additionally, an “indexed search” is defined as “[a] search for data im memory or on a
storage device that uses an index (a list of data item and their locations) to decrease
the amount of time it takes to find a particular data item."
Clearly, the examiner has a reasonable basis for his position relative to the use
of indexes or indices used in databases and with searches of the databases and the
basic process to retrieve information.
The examiner has identified column 21 of Oku as a basis for his position
concerning the searching of the database which states:
FIG. 42 is a schematic functional block diagram showing the general
concept of the organization activity management system of the invention.
In FIG. 42, reference numeral 10 denotes server environment, mainly
comprising database functions such as event database (DB) 11 dealing
with events, document database (DB) 12 dealing with documents, and
process database (DB) 13 dealing with process (schedule), and existing
RDB 14. The event database 11, document database 12, and process
database 13 are composed of the OODB constructed by the data
modeling technique of the invention.
Reference numeral 20 represent client environments, which may be used
mainly when the operator searches the event database 11, document
database 12, and process database 13. For example, when the operator
wants to see the information about the personnel, by entering a word
expressing the concept of any stratum relating to the person out of the
basic concepts of person, organization, article, document, meeting and
event, and actions from the client environments 20 side, the server
environment 10 can be accessed and searched, so that a personnel
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