Appeal No. 2006-0998
Application No. 10/076,729
managing the configuration (brief, page 5). Appellants further
assert that Davis merely installs appropriate editions of
software for execution with the particular operating system types
(brief, page 6).
In response to Appellants’ arguments, the Examiner relies on
teachings in columns 3 and 4 of Davis and argues that by
initiation of a login script at the network client and calling
the login routine associated with the host, the host manages
configuration of the operating system of the network client
(answer, page 17). The Examiner further argues that user
validation is used during logon process which includes
centralized management of client computers and installing
appropriate software (answer, pages 17-18).
A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires that
the four corners of a single prior art document describe every
element of the claimed invention, either expressly or inherently,
such that a person of ordinary skill in the art could practice
the invention without undue experimentation. See Atlas Powder
Co. v. Ireco Inc., 190 F.3d 1342, 1347, 51 USPQ2d 1943, 1947
(Fed. Cir. 1999); In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1478-79, 31 USPQ2d
1671, 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
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