Appeal No. 2003-1517
Application No. 09/389,192
1. A method for implementing an automated risk assessment tool
for performing a risk assessment and providing standardized and
accurate risk indications for a computing system, comprising:
executing a first sub-system risk test on a system, wherein
the first sub-system risk test on the system is specific to the
first sub-system;
receiving an output in response to executing the sub-system
risk test;
categorizing the output from a plurality of risk categories;
assessing a first risk level with the risk category of the
output; and
determining sub-system action based on the first sub-system
risk test and the first risk level.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hill et al. (Hill) 5,047,977 Sep. 10, 1991
Skeie 5,500,940 Mar. 19, 1996
Claims 1 through 9, 11 through 22, and 24 through 30 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Skeie.
Claims 10 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Skeie in view of Hill.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 9,
mailed January 28, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellants' Brief (Paper No. 8,
filed November 25, 2002) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 11, filed
April 8, 2003) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
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