Appeal 2007-0559
Application 10/037,659
5. Each of claims 1, 27, and 53 further recites the requirement of
invoking the stored table function from within the database system to access
messaging data within a messaging system.
6. Claim 67 recites a system for generating a customized invocation
system including a software module for building an invocation system and storing
the invocation system in a database.
7. Claim 75 recites a method for generating a customized invocation
mechanism including the step of building an invocation system and storing the
invocation system in a database.
8. Claim 83 recites a program containing executable instructions which
embody a method including the step of building an invocation mechanism and
storing the invocation mechanism in a database.
9. Each of claims 67, 75, and 83 further recites the requirement of the
stored invocation mechanism being invocable by the database for accessing data
external to the database.
10. All of the independent claims 1, 27, 53, 67, 75, and 83 have been
rejected as anticipated by Drexler.
11. In the Background portion of the specification (at 4: 2-7), it is
described that of particular interest in today’s computing environment are
relational database applications and it is stated:
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) software using a
Structured Query Language (SQL) interface is well known in the art.
The SQL interface has evolved into a standard language for RDBMS
software and has been adopted as such by both the American
Nationals Standard Organization (ANSI) and the International
Standards Organization (ISO).
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