Appeal 2007-1443
Application 09/813,636
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3 The Appellant invented business projections, scenario management and
4 activity-based costing methods for business planning (Specification 1). An
5 understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
6 claim 1, which is reproduced below.
7 1. A method for activity-based business modeling for an organization
8 that doesn't require historical information from a general ledger, the
9 method comprising steps of:
10 receiving a plurality of task entries, wherein each task entry is
11 comprised of defined types of future action which will generate a
12 result;
13 receiving a plurality of resource entries, wherein each resource entry
14 is comprised of defined types of personnel, hardware, software,
15 services, or combinations thereof which are presumed to be available
16 in the future;
17 receiving mapping information that shows a relationship between each
18 of the task entries and the plurality of resource entries, wherein each
19 task entry is assigned a subset of the plurality of resources;
20 processing the plurality of task entries, the plurality of resource entries
21 and the mapping information with a computer to formulate a business
22 model; and
23 generating a forward-looking report after the processing step and
24 related to the business model.
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26 This appeal arises from the Examiner’s Final Rejection, mailed March 16,
27 2006. The Appellant filed an Appeal Brief in support of the appeal on June 28,
28 2006, and the Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on
29 September 26, 2006. A Reply Brief was filed on November 21, 2006.
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