Appeal No. 2000-0141 Page 3
Application No. 08/673,693
1. A computer controlled method for altering
bandwidth allocation when downloading information to
a computer for display to a user; said computer
having a display device, a network interface to a
network, a gaze-tracking device, and a bandwidth
allocation mechanism; said gaze-tracking device
determining a gaze
position on said display device; said computer
controlled method comprising the steps of:
(a) identifying an area of interest to said
user on said display device using said gaze
position;
(b) determining an existing bandwidth
allocation directed to said area of interest; and
(c) increasing said existing bandwidth
allocation to said area of interest.
(Appeal Br. at 11.)
The prior art applied by the examiner in rejecting the
claims follows:
Ruoff, Jr. (“Ruoff”) 4,513,317 Apr. 23, 1985
Bouve et al. (“Bouve”) 5,682,525 Oct. 28, 1997
(filed Jan. 11, 1995).
Claims 1-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious
over Ruoff in view of Bouve.
OPINION
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