`RPX v. AIT
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`Applicationlcontrol Number:
`09l797,488
`Art Unit: 3694
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 2, 4-9, 11-24, 26-31, 33-46. 48-52 and 54-66 are pending and are
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`allowed.
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`2.
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`The following is an examiners statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The closest prior art of Eager et al. (US 5,960,200) teaches an automated
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`system transitions an entire enterprise to a distributed infrastructure. The system
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`includes a process for organizing and managing the transition, a multi—tiered
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`clientlserver architecture that adheres to open systems standards, a system to
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`automate the transition of existing applications to this architecture. and a system to
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`enable the creation or modification of applications based on this architecture.
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`In regarding to independent claims 2, 24 and 46, Eager taken either individually
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`or in combination with other prior art of record fails to teach or suggest a system for
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`providing a dynamically generated application having one or more functions and one or
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`more user interface elements comprising multiple layers, and one the layer is a change
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`management layer that automatically detecting changes that affect an application.
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`3.
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`Applicationlcontrol Number:
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`Art Unit: 3694
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`Mary Cheu ng
`November 6, 2007
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`MARY D. CHEUPB
`PFHMAHY EXAMINER