Appeal No. 2002-2238
Application No. 09/107,768
controller, the program further configured to automatically update
the resource to associate the replacement controller with the
resource, and to automatically rectify the lock-up condition by
automatically resuming the failed attempt to access data with the
external storage device.
The Reference
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. §102(e) and 35 U.S.C.
§103(a), the examiner relies upon the following reference:
Mahalingam 6,148,355 Nov. 14, 2000
The Rejections
Claims 1, 2, 4-6, 8-12, 14-16, and 24-27 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. §102(e) as being anticipated by Mahalingam.
Claims 3, 7, 13, 17-23 and 28-30 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Mahalingam.
The Invention
The invention relates to concurrent maintenance of computers.
(Specification, page 1, lines 20-22). More specifically, the
invention is said to provide a method of replacing a failed
essential hardware device needed during a concurrent maintenance
operation. (Id., page 6, lines 2-8). Further details of the
claimed invention are recited in claim 1 above.
The Rejection of Claims 1, 2, 4-6, 8-12, 14-16, and 24-27
Under 35 U.S.C. §102(b)
The examiner has found that Mahalingam describes a
configuration management method for hot adding and replacing that
incorporates removing power from a failed hardware device in
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