Appeal 2007-0226
Application 09/823,866
Schmidt has to have "means for identifying at least two objects . . . from a
plurality of objects to communicate" because it must know to connect the
logging record sent by the client to the program on the server which
processes the records. Schmidt must also have "means for locating the at
least two objects to communicate" in order to be able to connect the object
on the client with the object on the logging server.
Schmidt does not expressly teach "two objects in separate and distinct
server locations." Note that this limitation does not recite "objects that
reside on separate servers" (Br. 11), as argued by Appellants; technically, the
"separate and distinct server locations" could be in different address
locations in the same server. A "server" is usually defined as a computer
system in a network that is shared by multiple users. Stand-alone PCs can
function as a server to other users on the network even though they serve as
a single workstation to one user. The logging server in Schmidt is clearly a
server. Schmidt shows communication from a "client" to the server. A
"client" is a computer that requests a service from a server. Although the
client computers in Schmidt could serve multiple users, and thus be a server,
this is not disclosed.
Konrad discloses a system which allows a computer user at a local
host to access information services on a remote host which are as easy to
access as services on the local host (e.g., col. 4, ll. 6-14). In a "client-server-
service (CSS)" model, a "client" process makes demands on a "server"
process, which then satisfies these demands using a "service" process (col. 6,
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