Appeal No. 2001-2581
Application No. 08/847,124
data member, the offset data member containing a difference
between an object address of the enclosing object and an object
address of the embedded object, the method comprising:
receiving a reference to the embedded object;
retrieving from the offset data member of the embedded
object referenced by the received reference the difference
between the enclosing object address and the embedded object
address; and
combining the retrieved difference with the embedded object
address of the received reference to generate the enclosing
object address.
The examiner relies on the following references:
McGurrin et al. (McGurrin) 5,913,063 Jun. 15, 1999
(filed Feb. 26, 1997)
Aho et al. (Aho), “Compilers Principles, Techniques, and Tools,”
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., pp. 446-456 (1986, reprinted with
corrections March, 1988).
Claims 1-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over McGurrin in view of Aho.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. 103, it is incumbent
upon the examiner to establish a factual basis to support the
legal conclusion of obviousness. See In re Fine, 837 F.2d 1071,
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