Appeal No. 2002-2218
Application 09/322,698
1. A method for processing objects in a database that is
stored on at least one data storage device connected to a
computer, the method comprising:
storing a read identifier for each reading transaction,
wherein the read identifier reflects a time at which the reading
transaction first accesses an object stored in the database; and
using the read identifiers to determine an age of an oldest
active transaction.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Mohan 5,247,672 Sep. 21, 1993
McCall et al. (McCall) 5,396,623 Mar. 7, 1995
Goldring 5,613,113 Mar. 18, 1997
Claims 1-36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon Goldring in
view of Mohan as to claims 1-8, 10-19, 21-30, 32-34 and 36, with
the addition of McCall as to claims 9, 20, 31 and 35.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and the
examiner, reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We reverse.
At the outset, we reproduce the body of representative
independent claim 1 on appeal:
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