Appeal No. 2005-1210
Application No. 09/945,438
1. A method for managing a database system including
one or more database servers, the method comprising the
steps of:
executing, at a console, an integrated management
module configured to manage at least two of the
following layers in the database system: a
database application layer, a database server
layer, an operating system layer, and a hardware
layer; and
interacting with a user interface provided by said
integrated management module to change operational parameters of
The following reference is relied on by the examiner:
Immon et al. (Immon) 6,240,416 May 29, 2001
(filed Sep. 11, 1998)
Claims 1 through 4 and 6 through 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Immon.
Claims 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence
of obviousness, the examiner relies upon Immon alone.
Rather that repeat the positions of the appellants and the
examiner, reference is made to the brief and reply brief for
appellants’ positions, and to the answer for the examiner’s
positions.
OPINION
Since we reverse the rejection of independent claim 1 and
its respective dependent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102, we also
reverse the separate rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of dependent
2
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