Appeal No. 2004-0587
Application 09/054,304
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Konrad 5,544,320 Aug. 6, 1996
Boll et al. (Boll) 5,644,720 Jul. 1, 1997
Colby et al. (Colby) 6,006,264 Dec. 21, 1999
(Filed Mar. 30, 1998)
Mogul 6,097,882 Aug. 1, 2000
(Filed Jun. 30, 1995)
Wallis et al. (Wallis) 2,281,793 Mar. 15, 1995
United Kingdom Patent
Levy et al. (Levy) “Distributed File Systems: Concepts and
Examples,” ACM, Vol. 22, No. 4, December 1990, pages 321-336.
Banatre, “Hiding Distribution in Distributed Systems,” IEEE,
1991, pages 189-196.
Coulouris et al. (Coulouris), “Distributed Systems Concepts and
Design,” 1994, pages 10-21.
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1, 4 through 11 and 14 through 22 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, for failing to provide a
specification that would enable a person skilled in the art to
make and use the claimed invention. Claims 1, 4 through 11 and
14 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Boll, Colby, Konrad, Mogul, Wallis, Levy, Banatre
or Coulouris.
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