Appeal No. 2002-2289
Application No. 08/851,304
The disclosed invention relates to a security device which
manages access to information and which includes a pointer which
indicates a location from which additional data related to the
information may be obtained. As indicated at page 2 of Appellants’
specification, the additional data may be a description of the
information which is offered or a software program which provides
an interface between the security device and a device to which it
is coupled.
Representative claim 2 is reproduced as follows:
2. A security device (SD) for managing access to information (INF),
the security device (SD) providing a pointer (PO) indicating a
location (LO) from which additional data (ADA) may be obtained;
wherein the pointer (PO) comprises at least one element (LB)
which identifies a data stream (DS1) of which the additional data
(ADA) forms part.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Diehl et al. (Diehl) 5,461,675 Oct. 24, 1995
Claims 2 and 4-7, all of the appealed claims before us, stand
finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being anticipated by
Diehl.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the
Examiner, we make reference to the Brief (Paper No. 27) and the
Answer (Paper No. 28) for the respective details thereof.
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