Appeal No. 2006-0598 Page 2
Application No. 09/752,072
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a system, method and
program for bidding for best solution process execution in a
heterogeneous network (specification, page 1).
Claim 1 is representative of the invention, and is
reproduced as follows:
1. A system for bidding for a process execution over a
heterogeneous network, said system comprising a network
server adapted to receive a payload over the
heterogeneous network from a network client, wherein
the payload comprises specifications for a process
execution associated with a task, wherein the server is
further adapted to simulate the process execution by
estimating computing resources required to carry out
the process execution associated with the task, and
provide a bid solicitation for the process execution
from a network host.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Semret et a1. (Semret) US 2003/0101124 May 29, 20032
Claims 1-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Semret.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
2This published application claims priority under 35 U.S.C.
§ 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/203,849, filed May 12,
2000.
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