The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DAVID M. SIEFERT __________ Appeal No. 2006-1860 Application No. 08/813,714 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 15 through 22. The disclosed invention relates to a resource management system in which a plurality of servers are grouped into interconnected regional servers and local servers, and all of the servers are accessible via a user computer. Claim 15 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads as follows: 15. A resource management system, comprising:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007