Ex Parte Kumhyr - Page 3



          Appeal No. 2004-1868                                                        
          Application No. 09/731,628                                                  

                    selecting a persona facet by a user, wherein said                 
               persona facet selected comprises a user selectable                     
               information selected by the user to be exposed in said                 
               electronic transaction;                                                
                    connecting to a web site by a web browser;                        
                    sending said selected persona facet to said web                   
               site by said web browser during said electronic                        
               transaction;                                                           
                    receiving information about said user stored in a                 
               database from said web site if said web site recognizes                
               said persona facet; and                                                
                    updating said information about said user stored                  
               in said database.                                                      
               The reference relied on by the examiner is:                            
          Koeppel et al. (Koeppel)      6,477,575      Nov. 05, 2002                  
                                             (filed Sep. 12, 2000)                    
               Claims 1 through 7, 13 through 19 and 25 through 31 stand              
          rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by                   
          Koeppel.                                                                    
               Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the                 
          respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.                     
                                       OPINION                                        
               We have carefully considered the entire record before us,              
          and we will reverse the 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) rejection of claims 1            
          through 7, 13 through 19 and 25 through 31.                                 


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