Appeal 2007-0230
Application 09/506,676
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of
claims 21 to 31. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
Appellant has invented a system and method for controlling a plurality
of equipment having different user interfaces based on an open client-server
architecture. Each user interface can provide messages for controlling each
of the plurality of equipment.
Claim 21 is representative of the claims on appeal, and it reads as
follows:
21. A system for controlling a plurality of outdoor environmental
maintenance equipment having different user interfaces based on an open
client-server architecture for golf courses, ski resorts, other outdoor
recreational areas or for any application involving and managing of an
outdoor environment, comprising:
client or user interfaces for providing messages for controlling the
plurality of outdoor environmental maintenance equipment, and receiving
responses containing information about the plurality of outdoor
environmental maintenance equipment;
client or user interface messaging controls, each associated with a
respective one of the client or user interfaces;
interface control servers, each for controlling a respective one of the
plurality of outdoor environmental maintenance equipment; and
interface control server messaging controls, each associated with a
respective one of the interface control servers, the interface control server
messaging controls and the client or user interface messaging controls
exchanging messages and communicating with each other using a common
messaging control protocol for controlling the plurality of outdoor
environmental maintenance equipment, each messaging control being usable
for communication with at least two or more messaging controls in the
system so that each client or user interface can provide messages for
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