Appeal No. 2001-1206
Application No. 08/588,942
either said volatile memory or said nonvolatile mass storage
device;
loading at least a portion of said second operating system
into said volatile memory in response to said storage of said
state of said first operating system; and
thereafter, executing said program under said second
operating system, wherein executing said program under said
second operating system comprises executing said program from a
shell that constrains said second operating system such that
another program cannot be invoked under said second operating
system until after control is returned to said first operating
system.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Moore et al. (Moore) 5,696,975 Dec. 9, 1997
(filed Nov. 26, 1996)
Crump et al. (Crump) 5,715,464 Feb. 3, 1998
(filed Jun. 7, 1995)
Cutler et al. “SCO UNIX in a Nutshell,” A Desktop Quick Reference
for SCO UNIX & Open Desktop, O’Reilly & Associate, pp. 69, 139,
144-145.
Claims 1-10, 12-23, 25-36 and 38-45 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner cites
Crump in view of Cutler with regard to claims 1-10, 12-23, 25-36,
38 and 39, adding Moore to this combination with regard to claims
40-42. It is not clear whether claims 43-45 are rejected because
they do not appear in any statement of rejection in the answer.
However, we presume they stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103
because the examiner mentions them at page 7 of the answer in the
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