Ex Parte WILLMAN et al - Page 5



          Appeal No. 2000-1260                                                            
          Application 08/518,852                                                          

               retrieving the first set of configuration data;                            
               configuring the computer program in accordance with the                    
          retrieved first set of configuration data;                                      
               automatically determining without receiving input from a                   
          user whether the computer program was successfully configured in                
          accordance with the retrieved first set of configuration data;                  
               when it is determined that the computer program was not                    
          successfully configured in accordance with the retrieved first                  
          set of configuration data, automatically performing the steps of:               
               retrieving the second set of configuration data; and                       
               configuring the computer program in accordance with the                    
          retrieved second set of configuration data; and                                 
               executing the configured computer program.                                 

                                       References                                         
               The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:                   
          Garner et al. (Garner)          5,014,193            May  7, 1991               
          Bertram et al. (Bertram)        5,261,104            Nov. 9, 1993               
          Archon (European Patent)      0 398 644              May 15, 1990               
                                  Rejections at Issue                                     
               Claims 23 through 25 and 34 through 36 stand rejected under                
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Archon, Bertram and                  
          Garner.  Claims 26 through 29 and 37 through 40 stand rejected                  
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Bertram and                    
          Garner.                                                                         

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