Appeal No. 2002-0275
Application No. 09/215,752
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to an object-oriented system in which, when an object is
created, a Meta Data Service creates and stores a meta definition for the object.
Applications query for the meta definition of the object before proceeding with
processing of the object. The applications thus do not need to understand the definition
or structure of an object. Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A method in a software component for processing a data object in a data
processing system, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
sending a query for a meta definition of a data object;
receiving the meta definition for the data object;
identifying object attributes in the meta definition; and
prompting a user to input data values corresponding to the object
attributes.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Maruyama et al. (Maruyama) 5,710,920 Jan. 20, 1998
(filed Dec. 23, 1994)
Claims 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18-20, 22, 24-35, 37, 40, 42, and 46 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Maruyama.
Claims 4, 6, 11, 12, 36, 38, 39, 41, 43-45, and 47 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Maruyama and “well known prior art.”
Claims 3, 8, 9, 15, 17, 21, and 23 have been canceled.
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