Appeal No. 2002-0655
Application No. 08/743,201
a design tool subsystem operable on a first computer that
creates a set of specifications in response to user input, the
specifications describing user-desired processing services to be
performed;
wherein the specifications identify processing properties
for said processing services to define the execution of a batch
application;
a processing subsystem adapted to perform processing of
the batch application in response to the specifications; and
a middleware subsystem providing communication of the
specifications from the design tool subsystem to the processing
subsystem.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Hinks et al. (Hinks) 5,678,039 Oct. 14, 1997
(filed Sept. 30, 1994)
Claims 1 through 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Hinks.
Claims 4 through 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Hinks.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper numbers 19 and 22) and
the answer (paper number 20) for the respective positions of the
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us, and
we will reverse the anticipation rejection of claims 1 through 3,
and the obviousness rejection of claims 4 through 29.
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