Appeal No. 2002-1623
Application 09/619,933
Substantially, all of Hansen details enhancing
documents with embedded programs, specifically a programming
language called “Ness.” As discussed at the top of the second
column of page 25, Ness includes the ability of scripts as a
form of a program that may be introduced into a document. The
discussion at topic 4 entitled “Security” at the second column
of page 28 is most telling. To the extent indicated at the
bottom of the first column of page 29 under the topic
“Evaluation,” that the Ness language permits an author to
construct a document with a variety of behaviors, the nature of
the behavior is contemplated according to the discussion at the
second column of page 28 as inclusive of file deletions. The
discussion at the end of this page states:
The Ness implementation has features that make it
more difficult--though by no means impossible--
for a villain to damage an unwary user. In
particular, no script is ever executed--or even
compiled--without permission from the reader.
Users may choose among two options for this
protection.
And again, the discussion at the top of the second column of
page 29 states:
Finally, the design must provide some control so
nefarious authors are not as free to produce
programs which can damage readers’ files. With
Ness, the reader has the option to empower a
script or not and also the Scan mode which aids
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