Ex Parte Kaply et al - Page 2



         Appeal No. 2006-1492                                                       
         Application No. 09/884,489                                                 
              The invention pertains to disabling histories in a browser,           
         best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim          
         1, reproduced as follows:                                                  
              1.  A method in a data processing system for disabling                
         collection of history information on a browser, the method                 
         comprising:                                                                
              receiving a user input, wherein the user input is the entry           
         of a selected user identification; and                                     
              responsive to receiving the user input, disabling history             
         recording processes associated with the browser for an identified          
         session, wherein the identified session is identified based on             
         the selected user identification.                                          
              The examiner relies on the following references:                      
         Janis et al (Janis)  5,155,850    Oct. 13, 1992                            
         HistoryKill (published Mar. 4, 2000),                                      
         [http://web.archive.org/web/20000304120647//http://www.historykill.com]    
         SurfSmart! (published Oct. 18, 2000),                                      
         [http://web.archive.org/web/20001018074520/http://cexx.org/gofaster:html]  
              Claims 1-5, 8-10, 16-20, 22-28, 31-33, 39-43, 45, and 46              
         stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  As evidence of                      
         obviousness, the examiner offers SurfSmart, HistoryKill and Janis          
         with regard to claims 1-5, 8-10, 20, 24-28, 31-33, and 43.  With           
         regard to claims 18, 19, 23, 41, 42, and 46, the examiner offers           
         HistoryKill, adding Janis with regard to claims 16, 17, 22, 39,            
         40, and 45.                                                                


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