Appeal No. 2002-0058
Application No. 08/859,865
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method of managing main memory, comprising:
designating a subset of pages in main memory,
wherein at least one page of said subset of pages
includes one or more items which are compressed and
which are freely accessible without moving said at
least one page to another portion of said main memory,
and wherein said at least one page of said subset of
pages occupies an amount of physical space which
varies due to compression of said one or more items of
said at least one page; and
transferring an item, which has been referenced,
into said subset, when said item is not a member of
said subset.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Richter et al. (Richter) 5,598,553 Jan. 28, 1997
(Filed May 18, 1995)
Franaszek 5,761,536 Jun. 02, 1998
(Filed Aug. 21, 1996)
Claims 1-34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Richter in view
of Franaszek.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
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