Appeal 2007-1340
Application 09/996,125
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the final rejection of
claims 1-3, 5-15, and 17-29, all the claims pending in the application. We
have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
We affirm.
The Invention
Appellants' invention relates to a system and method for displaying
Web pages on a Web browser. (Specification 1:18-19.) In particular, the
invention provides cache status information about a document, such as a
Web page, through a user interface when a user rolls a cursor over an
address that points to the Web page. (Specification 1:20-22.) The invention
allows the user to make an informed decision to either load the cached
document, load only portions of the cached document, or load a completely
new or "fresh" document. (Specification 1:22 to 2:1.)
The Specification explains that "one of the biggest problems currently
on the Internet [is] lack of adequate bandwidth" and "the delay involved in
retrieving . . . information [from the Internet] frustrates the user."
(Specification 4:6-9.) To help alleviate delays due to finite bandwidth, "it is
[a] common practice for Web browsers to cache pages" retrieved by a user.
(Specification 4:12-13.) "Typically, as a user browses documents using the
Internet or World Wide Web, the URL [(Uniform Resource Locator)] or
portions of the document being browsed can be stored or cached."
(Specification 4:22 to 5:1.) In this context, caching "means the copying of a
document, made incidental to the first access to the page, and storage of that
copy for that purpose of speeding subsequent access." (Specification 5:2-4.)
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