Appeal No. 2002-1314
Application 09/412,902
The disclosed invention pertains to a computer-
implemented method for clustering related pages in close physical
proximity on a data storage medium. The data pages are clustered
by identifying relationships between the pages that are
established by more than time of page access.
Sole claim 9 is reproduced as follows:
A computer-implemented method for clustering related data
pages in close physical proximity on a data storage medium,
comprising:
identifying relationships between the pages, the
relationships being established by more than time of page access;
and
clustering the pages based on the relationships.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Courts et al. (Courts) 5,394,537 Feb. 28, 1995
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by the disclosure of Courts.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the evidence
of anticipation relied upon by the examiner as support for the
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