Appeal 2006-2085
Application 09/810,629
1 3. Gershman relates to a mobile computing environment that accesses
2 the Internet to obtain product information for a user using a
3 distributed communication network. (Gershman, col. 1, ll. 8-11).
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5 4. The wireless device prompts a user to input information of interest
6 to the user. This information is transmitted as a query to a service
7 routine (running on a Web server). The service routine then queries
8 the Web utilizing a distributed communication network to find price,
9 shipping and availability information from various Web suppliers.
10 The information is formatted and displayed on the handheld device's
11 screen. (Gershman, col. 2, ll. 56-67).
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13 5. Gershman states“[t]he Supplier Profile Database 1050 contains
14 information about the product and service providers integrated into
15 the intention. The information contained in this database provides a
16 link between the intention framework and the suppliers. It includes
17 product lists, features and descriptions, and addresses of the suppliers'
18 product web sites. The Customer Profile Database 1060 contains
19 personal information about the customers, such as name, address,
20 social security number and credit card information, personal
21 preferences, behavioral information, history, and web site layout
22 preferences. The Supplier's Web Server 1070 provides access to all of
23 the supplier's databases necessary to provide information and
24 transactional support to the customer. The Product Information
25 Database 1080 stores all product-related information, such as features,
26 availability and pricing.” (Gersham, col. 31, ll. 6-21).
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28 6. Gersham states “FIG. 16 describes the algorithm for determining
29 the personalized product ratings for a user. When the user requests a
30 product report 1610 for product X, the algorithm retrieves the profiles
31 1620 from the profile database 1630 (which includes product ratings)
32 of those users who have previously rated that product.” (Gersham,
33 col. 34, ll. 21-26).
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35 7. Gersham states “[t]he integrator manages a network of approved
36 suppliers providing products and services, both physical and virtual,
37 to a user based on the user's preferences as reflected in the user's
38 profile. The integrator manages the relationship between suppliers and
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