Appeal 2007-0226 Application 09/823,866 BACKGROUND The claims are directed to providing object to object communication in a networking environment. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. A system for providing object to object communication, comprising: means for identifying at least two objects in separate and distinct server locations from a plurality of objects to communicate; means for locating the at least two objects to communicate; and means for using a component framework to enable the communication of the at least two objects. THE REFERENCES Konrad US 5,544,320 Aug. 6, 1996 Foody US 5,732,270 Mar. 24, 1998 Douglas C. Schmidt, Wrapper Facade: A Structural Pattern for Encapsulating Functions within Classes, C++ Report Magazine, February 1999, pages 1-10. THE REJECTIONS Claims 1-4, 6-9, 11-14, 16-19, 21, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Schmidt and Konrad. Claims 5, 10, 15, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Schmidt and Konrad, further in view of Foody. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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