Appeal No. 2004-1548
Application 09/127,954
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to information presentation apparatus
which provides information to an information collection apparatus
(a "web robot") via a network as described in the Summary of the
Invention at pages 2-3 of appellant's brief.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. An information presentation apparatus connected to
an information collection apparatus via a network, the
information presentation apparatus comprising:
a document storage unit which stores documents;
a meta-information table that stores information about
said documents; and
a meta-information management unit which generates
update information about each stored document and records
the update information in the meta-information table, and
when the information collection apparatus makes a request
for stored documents, said meta-information management unit
references said meta-information table, and based on
comparing the update information in said meta-information
table with predetermined criteria, generates a list of
documents corresponding to the predetermined criteria and
transmits the list to the information collection apparatus.
THE REFERENCES
The examiner relies on the following references:
Hashimoto et al. (Hashimoto) 5,893,114 April 6, 1999
(filed November 14, 1996)
Matsumoto 5,897,643 April 27, 1999
(filed April 19, 1996)
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