Appeal 2007-0241
Application 09/931,296
Appellants’ claimed invention relates to a method and system for
creating a software facility that provides a repository for various versions of
software developed over a period of time. Each software version is stored in
executable form enabling the separate execution of any program stored in
the database. (Specification 6).
Claim 1 is representative of the claims on appeal, and it reads as
follows:
1. A system for maintaining, accessing and executing legacy
computer software programs stored in a central location comprising:
a database for storing software programs, developed over a period of
time, each software program being stored as a separate and independent
software program;
a computing device connected to said database capable of interacting
with said database for the purpose of retrieving and executing software
programs stored in said database;
a interface device connected to computing device for interacting with
said computing device; and
a computing network for connecting said interface device and said
computing device.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference to show
unpatentability:
Bentley US 6,341,291 B1 Jan. 22, 2002
(filed Apr. 22, 1999)
Claims 1-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Bentley.
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