Appeal No. 2004-2266
Application No. 09/847,999
for viewing at a later time while following a hyperlink. Thus,
choosing either options, a user may continue on a particular path
on the web or break away from that path while saving the
hyperlink or the path for later use.
Representative independent claim 31 is reproduced below:
31. A method of operating a computer, comprising:
providing a visual display;
displaying digital content in a first window on the visual
display, the digital content including a hyperlink;
providing a graphical interface on the visual display that
is operative to effectuate a designation of a hyperlink;
visually generating a plurality of individually selectable
user options on the visual display in response to the designation
of the hyperlink, including at least one option for performing
the non-linking functionality of automatically copying the
hyperlink to a second window in a manner that permits the copied
hyperlink to be independently activated and processed; and
selecting the individually selectable user option of copying
the hyperlink to a second window and automatically performing
such non-linking functionality of automatically copying the
hyperlink to a second window in response to the selection;
wherein the non-linking functionality further comprises
copying any associated graphical elements corresponding to the
hyperlink to the second window, and further wherein the
associated graphical element comprises a graphical image embedded
in the hyperlink.
The Examiner relies on the following references in rejecting
the claims:
U.S. Patent
Gennaro et al. (Gennaro) 5,742,768 Apr. 21, 1998
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