Opinion ID: 780799
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Automated Boot Sequence Data.

Text: 60 The district court determined first that automation boot sequence data is something that indicates that the computer should boot in automation mode. Altiris, 160 F.Supp.2d at 1287. From this, and its construction of boot selection flag, the court held that automation boot sequence data is a particular value assigned to the system ID byte of the first partition which indicates to the custom boot loader that the computer should boot in automation mode. Id. The court based its conclusion on the context provided by the surrounding claim language and its construction of boot selection flag. Id. Although Altiris agrees that the automation boot sequence data indicates that the computer should boot in automation mode, it disagrees with the court's interpretation that it must be a particular value assigned to the system ID byte. Once again, Altiris argues that the court erred by limiting its construction to the preferred embodiment. Again, we agree. 61 There is no support in the specification for the court's narrow construction. Indeed, automation boot sequence data is not even mentioned in the written description. Thus, given our construction of boot selection flag, we hold the proper construction of automation boot sequence data is the one or more bits of data or information in a boot selection flag that indicates that the computer should boot in automation mode. 62