Appeal No. 2002-0700
Application No. 09/145,102
initializing the core variables in the first class object
when the core variables in the second class object have been
initialized.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step
further comprising the step of sending the message from the first
class object to all class objects having core variables that need
to be initialized before the core variables in the first class
object are initialized.
3. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising the
step of:
sending the message from the first class object to those
class objects having core variables that do not need to be
initialized before the core variables in the first class objects
are initialized.
The References
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the
examiner relies upon the following references:
Burke et al. (Burke) 5,644,770 Jul. 01, 1997
Shaughnessy 5,787,431 Jul. 28, 1998
The Rejections
Claims 1-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Shaughnessy in view of Burke.1
The Invention
The invention relates to a method for initializing variables
within classes in an object-oriented programming environment.
(Specification page 1, lines 1-3). The process is said to first
initialize all important classes, yet ensure that all reachable
1 The appellants argue that Figure 5 is not properly objected to under 37
C.F.R. § 1.83(a). As noted by the examiner (Examiner’s Answer, page 7), this is
2
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