Appeal No. 2004-1417
Application 09/365,784
The disclosed invention pertains to a method for
identifying one or more processes and their resources. A
particular feature of the invention is a method for handling
a premature termination of one of the processes.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method for identifying one or more processes
and their resources, each process having a first identifier
unambiguously identifying the process and its resources,
wherein each process and its resources are provided with a
second identifier unambiguously identifying the process and
its resources, and when premature termination of a first process
occurs, a second process is started to continue the functions of
the terminated first process, the second process retaining the
second identifier of the terminated first process as its second
identifier.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Harada et al. (Harada) 5,894,555 Apr. 13, 1999
Ikeda et al. (Ikeda) 6,119,145 Sep. 12, 2000
(filed Feb. 28, 1997)
Nakahara et al. (Nakahara) 6,253,225 June 26, 2001
(filed Aug. 26, 1997)
Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Nakahara in view of
Ikeda and Harada.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
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