Appeal No. 2004-2155
Application No. 09/562,641 Page 6
document and thereby invoke a DIS capsule to interact with a
database. The DIS capsule is a program that gathers data from
one or more databases, processes the data, and creates a report.
HTML tags are created to present the report on a Web browser.
The report is returned as a formatted text file or as a graphics
file, such as a pie chart. It is argued (brief, page 8) that in
contrast to Rogers, appellants' Java DataWindow not only
retrieves data, but also retrieves definition information for
runtime operation of the client-side component of the Java
DataWindow on a client device. Appellants assert (id.) that
Rogers does not teach a data access object (i.e., Java
DataWindow) as set forth in the claims. It is additionally
asserted (brief, page 9) that Rogers does not teach applying the
definition information, including a format specification, at the
client side data access component.
Appellants acknowledge (brief, page 10) that Roger's system
gathers data about the databases, including table definitions,
but that Rogers does not refer to retrieving and applying
definition information, including a format specification, for
run-time operation of a client device. Appellants add (id.)
that:
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