Appeal No. 2003-0326
Application No. 09/050,871
Independent claim 1 present in the application is
reproduced as follows:
1. An apparatus for integrating a plurality of
disparate systems, comprising:
a common control interface that provides a different
appropriate interface for each of the plurality of
disparate systems;
an inputting device for entering data required by said
plurality of disparate systems into said common
interface; and
a system that formats and transfers said data from said
common control interface to at least one system of said
plurality of disparate systems; wherein
said common control interface interoperates with the
plurality of disparate system types and software
applications; said common control interface monitors
said systems for operational data at varying levels of
functionality; and said common control interface
simultaneously integrates the plurality of disparate
systems and software applications.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as
follows:
Kline et al. (Kline) 4,464,543 Aug. 07, 1984
Cowgill 5,835,566 Nov. 10, 1988
(filed Mar. 29, 1996)
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