Ex Parte HIROSAWA et al - Page 2




         Appeal No. 2003-0646                                                       
         Application No. 09/250,154                                                 


         INVENTION                                                                  
              The invention relates to a method and a system for searching          
         and collecting data from information providing World Wide Web              
         servers through the Internet.  See page 1 of Appellants’                   
         Specification.  Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of a                
         reserve request type of information search and distribution                
         system of Appellants’ invention.  See page 5 of Appellants’                
         Specification.                                                             
              In Figure 1, the reserve request type of information search           
         and distribution system is provided with a searching server 1 and          
         a satellite communication server 2.  Searching server 1 is                 
         connected to the internet 7 which is connected to the network              
         access center 9.  Satellite communication server 2 is connected            
         to the network access center via satellite 12, 11 and 10 link.             
         Searching server 1 and satellite communication server 2 are also           
         connected to client terminals 6a through 6c via a land 5 and               
         router 5a.  See pages 6 and 7 of Appellants’ Specification.                
              Independent claim 4 present in the application is reproduced          
         as follows:                                                                
         4.  A reserved request type of searched information                        
         distribution server system comprising:                                     



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