Appeal No. 97-0628
Application 07/992,428
Reed. The examiner specifically acknowledges (answer at 4) that
Reed does not disclose: (1) categorizing the subject matter
according to predetermined topics and the list includes age level
information for individuals; (2) associating the keywords with at
least one of the predetermined topics; (3) assigning a tag to the
associated topic and keyword to form a tagged word; and (4)
attaching a weighing factor to each generated tag.
The bulk of what is claimed by the appellants is missing from the
primary reference Reed. Evidently, the only thing the examiner
relies on from Reed is the storing of articles in a data base.
Biles is relied on by the examiner for the general feature
of categorizing articles according to predetermined topics and
the specific limitation of associating generated keywords with at
least one of the predetermined topics (answer at 3). Our first
order of business is to interpret the meaning of "keywords" in
the context of the appellants' claimed invention. It does not
have a self-supporting meaning independent of context. In light
of the specification, it is clear that "keywords" are potential
or probable text words in the articles under review (spec. at 9).
The appellants contend that Biles does not disclose or teach
categorizing and associating keywords with at least one of the
predetermined topics, "as opined by the examiner" (Br. at 8).
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