Appeal No. 2002-1686
Application No. 09/188,680
detailed records in the database table to form a report
of interconnect call traffic crossing the interface
between the telecommunication networks (col. 10 lines
23-54), wherein the step of processing comprises
enhancing the detailed records in the database table
(col. 15 line 2 to col. 16 line 51, Fig. 8); loading
the enhanced detailed records into an on-line
analytical processing system; and running a pre-defined
study application in the on-line analytical processing
system to present specified analytical study results
based on the enhanced detailed records (col. 16 lines
3-5, and col. 10 lines 41-46).
Appellants argue that none of these portions of Karras
satisfies the claim requirement for enhancing records, loading
the enhanced records into an on-line analytical processing system
and then running an application in that system to present
specific study results, as required by Appellants' claim 1. See
page 4 of Appellants' reply brief. Appellants have previously
argued that Karras only teaches storing of data and fails to
teach enhancing the detailed records of a database table, loading
the enhanced detailed records into an on-line analytical
processing system and running a pre-defined study application in
an on-line analytical processing system to present specified
analytical study results based on the enhanced detailed records.
See pages 13 and 14 of Appellants' brief.
As pointed out by our reviewing court, we must first
determine the scope of the claim. "[T]he name of the game is the
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