Appeal No. 2002-1687
Application No. 09/188,712
analytical processing” requirement of the claim. Appellants argue that it is well settled
that claim terminology is to be interpreted in accordance with the means attributed
thereto and thus defined by the specification. Appellants argue that the term “on-line
analytical processing” is defined to provide on-line user interaction to preform analysis
that can be tailored as the user may dictate during interactive sessions. Appellants
point to portions of the specification that define the term “on-line analytical processing.”
In particular, Appellants point to page 17, lines 11 through 13 which define on-line
analytical processing to require, analysis and compilations into reports for output to
users terminals which can provide certain study management tools as well as user
interface. Appellants also point to the specification on page 57, lines 11 through 19 that
state that the on-line analytical processing is defined to allow the operator set up
models for different types of studies to go in and generate his own tables for
presentation to enable customized visual development. Appellants further point to the
specification on page 68, lines 11 through 18 that state that the on-line analytical
processing is defined to allow users of the system to create detailed interactive reports
or perform on the fly analysis with scaleable user group. Appellants also argue that the
term “on-line analytical processing” as defined by the specification is processing that
provides on-line user interaction to perform analysis that can be tailored as the user
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