Appeal No. 2002-0648
Application 09/090,698
according to the flow charts that the candidate lists are
displayed to the user for selection. A corresponding teaching
is found in Earl at least with respect to Figure 14 and that the
concept of duplicates is implicit within the showing of Figure 8c
in Nielsen.
Finally, we address the features of dependent claims 12, 24
and 36 which depend as well from independent claims 10, 22 and
34, respectively. Significantly, these claims recite the
calculation of domain codes using a hashing algorithm and the
independent calculation of a name code using a similar hashing
algorithm, and then matching the two name codes and the
respective domain codes.
The examiner's reliance upon Berstis at pages 6 and 7 and
the expanded arguments at pages 14 and 15 of the answer fully
meet and address appellant's corresponding arguments as to these
features at pages 16 and 17 of the brief.
In summary, we have reversed only the rejection of
independent claims 6, 18 and 30 among the claims on appeal.
Therefore, we have correspondingly affirmed the rejection of
claims 8-12, 20-24 and 32-36 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Therefore,
the decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
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