Appeal No. 1997-3178
Application 08/464,069
this would compromise security. Moreover, we do not see how
a password can be considered information identifying a user.
Appellant argues (Br6-7): "Cole fails to disclose the
claimed digital data structure corresponding to a legitimate
user that stores 'identifying information identifying the
legitimate computer user' as well as 'secret digital
information in an encrypted form other than said identifying
information.'"
The Examiner finds the digital data structure
limitations in "Cole at col. 2, lines 8-11 and col. 6,
lines 18 [sic, 1-8]" (EA5) and "with Cole an alternate
password is provided" (EA5). Thus, the Examiner considers
the secondary (alternate) password to correspond to the
"secret encrypted digital information." Cole, column 2,
lines 8-11, states: "Upon verification of the user's
identity, the manufacturer or authorized agent supplies an
alternate password to the user." Cole, column 6, lines 1-8,
states: "Before issuing the alternate password, the
computer manufacturer verifies the identity of the user,
e.g. via warranty information or from a list of computer
serial numbers and associated owners/users. In this
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