
Appeal 2009-012273
Application 101635,397
Claims 11 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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103(a) as
unpatentable over McAfee, Disk Space, Disk Cleanup, and Error Codes.
ISSUES
The issue of obviousness turns primarily on whether it was predictable to
operate various housekeeping utilities for disk space conservation and
backup on a server as well as on stand alone or client computers. The issue
also turns on predictability of automating a known process and whether file
compression reduces the size of log files.
FACTS PERTINENT TO THE ISSUES
The following enumerated Findings of Fact (FF) are believed to be
supported by a preponderance of the evidence.
Facts Related to the Prior Art
McAfee
01. McAfee is a software utilities user guide. McAfee Cover.
02. McAfee deletes and compresses those types of files one
specifies. McAfee 33.
03. McAfee's utilities can be placed on a server in a client server
network environment. McAfee iii.
Disk Space
04. Disk Space is directed to a Microsoft Disk Cleanup Wizard
utility that starts automatically when a user responds to an
automatically created Low Disk Space prompt when disk space
runs low. Disk Space 1.
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