Appeal No. 2001-1131
Application No. 08/761,566
page 5.) We agree with appellants. Appellants argue that all four independent claims
recite limitations that customization information is stored on a server computer or on a
computer other than the client computer. Appellants argue that Amdur teaches the use
of “‘cookie’ technology, which is a small data file that holds personal user information
and resides on the client hard drive. The cookie holds a user’s preferences.” (See
brief at page 6 and Amdur at page 4.) We agree with appellants. The examiner
maintains that the Amdur teaches that the Microsoft application “lets a user add favorite
links directly onto the site.” (See answer at page 6 and Amdur at page 3.) We disagree
with the examiner. From our review of Amdur, we find that Amdur is referring to the
“Customizable Start Page site” which is discussed at page 4 as using cookies stored on
the client’s hard drive to store the customization. Therefore, Amdur does not teach
storage on the server or on a computer other than the client. Additionally, appellants
provide two declarations which refute the examiner’s position regarding server side
storage, and the examiner has not adequately rebutted these reasoned analyses of the
teachings of Amdur and the Beta version of Microsoft custom home page or customized
start page.
With respect to the teachings of Cookies Proposal, appellants argue that
Cookies proposal teaches the storage of customization information on the client
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