Appeal No. 2003-0277
Application No. 09/097,979
through 9, 11, 12, 17 through 31, 36 through 50, 52 through 55, 61
through 70, 72, 73, 75 through 78 and 80 are the only claims before
us on appeal1.
The disclosed invention determines the similarity between
first and second textual inputs by creating first and second sets
of logical forms based on the first and the second textual inputs,
respectively, and then comparing the first and second sets of
logical forms.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads
as follows:
1. A method of determining similarity between first and second
textual inputs, the method comprising:
obtaining a first set of logical forms based on the first
textual input;
obtaining a second set of logical forms based on the second
textual input;
comparing the first and second sets of logical forms; and
determining similarity between the first and second textual
inputs based on the step of comparing.
1 Although claims 56 through 60 may still be pending in this
application (supplemental answer, page 4), the appellants did not
list them as claims on appeal (brief, page 2).
2
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