Appeal No. 2002-1109
Application 09/316,436
indicates subordinate relationships between attributes" is the
indentation level for that word as indicated by the number and
value of three-byte groups in the "CSOID" column. Thus, Figs. 1
and 2 are both considered "first logging segments."
Appellant argues that column 6, lines 1-14, does not
disclose the subject matter of step (b) because it only discusses
what happens when a user wants to search listings, not what
happens when a user stores a data lot (Br8).
The examiner modifies his explanation by stating that
linking the table to the relational database with a Listing
Object Identifier (LOID) is "attributes to be linked to the data
lot" (EA8-9).
Appellant interprets the examiner's statement as directed to
step (b), but argues that the use of the LOID appears to be
totally unrelated to the subject matter of step (b) (RBr3-4).
We do not find a good explanation of how Haegele meets
step (b) since column 6 is directed to searching, not storing a
data lot, as claimed, and since we do not understand the reliance
on the LOID. Nevertheless, it is implicit that the user must be
able to specify an attribute to be linked to a data lot when the
database and table are created or updated, described at column 5,
lines 60-67. For example, in Fig. 1, the user must be able to
specify "Suits" to be linked to the telephone extension "2030" in
the database. As a matter of claim interpretation, we interpret
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