Appeal No. 2001-1626
Application No. 09/007,622
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for managing delivery of
data in a communications system having a number of content providers and content
consumers. Representative claim 12 is reproduced below.
12. A method for managing delivery of content by a data processing system
within a communications system, wherein a plurality of content providers and a
plurality of content consumers are located within the communications system,
the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
receiving a request to accept delivery of content at the data processing
system and to transmit the content to the plurality of content consumers at a
selected time, wherein the request originates from a requesting content provider
within the plurality of content providers;
determining when the content may be transmitted to the plurality of
content consumers based on available resources at the data processing; and
accepting delivery of the content from the requesting content provider
based on a determination of when the content may be transmitted.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Greenwood et al. (Greenwood) 5,568,181 Oct. 22, 1996
Miller et al. (Miller) 5,920,701 Jul. 6, 1999
(filed Aug. 28, 1996)
Teng et al. (Teng) 5,930,473 Jul. 27, 1999
(filed Mar. 8, 1996)
Claims 1, 3-8, 10-19, and 21-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Greenwood and Miller.
Claims 9 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Greenwood, Miller, and Teng.
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