Appeal No. 2005-0418
Application No. 10/124,248
invention is concerned with handling non-text messages in a text-
based environment, such as e-mail. An envelope is created for
the non-text message portion, and a non-text search engine
searches the content of the non-text message for pre-defined
characteristics. If found within the non-text message, the text
equivalent of these pre-defined characteristics are inserted into
a slot within a uniquely identified field within the message
envelope, together with pointers to the location within the non-
text message of the matching content.
Representative independent claim 5 is reproduced as follows:
5. A method for operating on a non-text message,
comprising:
searching said message for one or more signal samples having
pre-defined characteristics by comparing said one or more signal
samples with said pre-defined characteristics; and
upon finding one or more signal samples having said pre-
defined characteristics, storing one or more pointers pointing to
said found signal samples in said message.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Klein 5,479,411 Dec. 26, 1995
Claims 2, 4-12, 17-20, 22-24, 26-35, and 38-47 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Klein.
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