Appeal No. 2003-1603
Application No. 09/376,832
Claim 6 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
6. A computer system, comprising:
a plurality of storage volumes; and
a snapshot module invoking at least one snapshot
relationship between the volumes such that a read or write
request can be made to any volume in the relationship, multiple
concurrent snapshots and cyclic snapshot operations being
facilitated by the system.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Dias et al. (Dias) 5,317,731 May 31, 1994
Blea et al. (Blea) 6,212,531 Apr. 03, 2001
(filed Jan. 13, 1998)
Claims 6 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. ' 103 as
being unpatentable over Dias in view of Blea.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 11,
mailed January 7, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to appellants' Brief (Paper Nos. 8
and 10, filed February 26, 2002 and October 21, 2002,
respectively) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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