Appeal No. 2006-0998
Application No. 10/076,729
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention is directed to a method and system for
centrally managing network clients interfaced with a network
host. According to Appellants, initiation of a login script at a
network client calls a login routine which, based on the
determined operating system of the client, performs configuration
management (specification, page 5).
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A method for centrally managing plural network clients
interfaced with a network host, the method comprising the steps
of:
initiating a login script at a network client, the login
script calling a login routine associated with the network host
that operationally manages the configuration of the network
client;
installing a start-up routine with the login routine, the
start-up routine associated with the network client;
using the start-up routine to determine an operating system
of the network client; and
managing configuration of the operating system of the
network client with the start-up routine according to the
operating system of the network client.
The Examiner relies on the following reference in rejecting
the claims:
Davis et al. (Davis) 5,742,829 Apr. 21, 1998
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