Appeal No. 1996-3048
Application No. 07/998,316
and transmitting a confirmation notice to said originator when
said predefined duration of time is satisfied.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Okumura et al. (Okumura) 5,293,250 Mar. 08, 1994
Johnson et al. (Johnson) 5,325,310 Jun. 28, 1994
Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
unpatentable over Okumura in view of Johnson.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
An important feature of the instant invention, recited in
each of the independent claims, is the notification to an
originator “when a predefined duration of time has elapsed
during which said isochronous objects are accessed by a
recipient” [claim 1] or “when a recipient has maintained
access to the message for a predefined period of time duration
of access for the message” [claim 8]. The distribution
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