Appeal No. 2002-2318
Application 09/652,520
level has more descendants than the threshold value, a data
measure is aggregated for all descendants of the member and
stored with the member.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. In a multidimensional database in which data is
provided in hierarchical levels, a method comprising the
steps of:
setting a threshold value for a selected level of the
multidimensional database;
for each member of the selected level that has more
descendants than the level threshold value, aggregating a
data measure for all descendants of the member, and storing
the aggregated value with the member.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Pirolli et al. (Pirolli) 5,835,905 Nov. 10, 1998
Pouschine et al. (Pouschine) 5,918,232 Jun. 29, 1999
Claims 1-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Pouschine in view
of Pirolli.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs 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 obviousness relied upon by the examiner as
support for the rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and
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