Appeal No. 2001-1131
Application No. 08/761,566
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a customization of network documents by
accessing customization information on a server computer using unique user
identifiers. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A method of providing a network document over a network to each of
multiple users of corresponding client computers, the network document
for each user being customized according to predetermined user
selections of the user, comprising:
during first accessing of a server computer on the network by each user
client computer, obtaining customization information from the
corresponding user, assigning to the customization information a unique
user identifier corresponding to the user, storing the customization
information in association with the unique user identifier on the server
computer, and returning the unique user identifier to the client computer;
and
during subsequent accessing of a selected address on the network by
each user client computer, retrieving the customization information stored
on the server computer by using the unique user identifier and returning to
the corresponding client computer over the network a document
customized according to the customization information.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Amdur, D., assc. ed. ”New sites aim to personalize web navigation,” INFORMATION &
INTERACTIVE SERVICES REPORT, BRP Publications, Vol. 17, Issue 31, Sep. 6,
1996, pp. 1-5. (Amdur)
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