Ex Parte BUTLER et al - Page 4




          Appeal No. 2002-1454                                                        
          Application 08/909,950                                                      




          138 (Fed. Cir. 1986) and Lindemann Maschinenfabrik GMBH v.                  
          American Hoist & Derrick Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 1458, 221 USPQ 481,            
          485 (Fed. Cir. 1984).                                                       
               Appellants point out that each of the independent claims               
          recite that a HTML document “has voice application HTML tags                
          inserted therein, said tags providing the commands and data                 
          required to form said voice application” (e.g., claim 1).                   
          Appellants argue that Wise either teaches nor suggests that the             
          independent claim language requires that a HMTL document has                
          voice application tags inserted therein and the tags provide the            
          commands and data required to form the voice application.                   
          Appellants argue that Wise’s documents are standard HTML                    
          documents with no such voice tags included therein.  See page 4             
          of Appellants’ brief.                                                       
               Upon our review of Wise, we agree with Appellants that Wise            
          fails to teach a HTML document which has voice application HTML             
          tags inserted therein, said tags providing the commands and data            
          required to form the voice application as recited in all of                 
          Appellants’ claims.  Wise teaches that it is the object of the              
          invention to provide an audio information presentation for                  
          accessing and navigating through electronic documents and                   
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