Appeal No. 2001-0677
Application No. 08/974,575
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention relates to a method for providing a document with a button
for network service. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 1, which are reproduced below.
1. A method for printing a document in a markup language,
comprising the steps of:
requesting a document from a web server by a web client;
intercepting the requested document by an intermediate server;
parsing the markup language of the requested document;
inserting a markup language string in the requested document for a
print button, including a path to a print server, to produce a modified
document;
sending the modified document to the requesting client;
presenting the modified document at the requesting client on a
display, including presenting the print button;
responsive to selection of the print button, sending a print request
to the print server; and
printing the requested document at a printer associated with the
print server.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
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