Appeal 2007-2171
Application 09/821,066
13. A computer program product in a computer-usable medium,
comprising:
means for defining a database for indicating functional
relationships between a plurality of parts; and
means for searching the database to identify one or more groups
of functionally interchangeable parts.
A. Issue
The issue is whether Appellant has shown that the Examiner erred in
holding Scheer anticipates the claimed subject matter.
B. Findings of Fact
The record supports the following findings of fact (FF) by a
preponderance of the evidence.
1. In the Final Rejection (mailed Aug. 5, 2005; p. 2; reproduced in the
Answer 5-6), The Examiner found that Scheer described the subject matter
of claim 1, stating the follows:
Referring to claim 1.-Scheer discloses a method of grouping parts in
inventory (abstract), comprising:
• Defining a database (Figure 8, "Record Parameters in the
Product Master Data Base") for indicating functional relationships
between a plurality of parts (paragraph 0147 and paragraph 0171): and
• Searching the database (Figure 8, "Record Parameters in the
Product Master Data Base") to identify one or more groups of
functionally interchangeable parts (paragraph 0147 and paragraph
0171).
2. In the Final Rejection (p. 4; reproduced in the Answer 6), the
Examiner found that Scheer described the subject matter of claim 3, stating
the following:
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