Appeal No. 2006-1492 Application No. 09/884,489 The invention pertains to disabling histories in a browser, best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1, reproduced as follows: 1. A method in a data processing system for disabling collection of history information on a browser, the method comprising: receiving a user input, wherein the user input is the entry of a selected user identification; and responsive to receiving the user input, disabling history recording processes associated with the browser for an identified session, wherein the identified session is identified based on the selected user identification. The examiner relies on the following references: Janis et al (Janis) 5,155,850 Oct. 13, 1992 HistoryKill (published Mar. 4, 2000), [http://web.archive.org/web/20000304120647//http://www.historykill.com] SurfSmart! (published Oct. 18, 2000), [http://web.archive.org/web/20001018074520/http://cexx.org/gofaster:html] Claims 1-5, 8-10, 16-20, 22-28, 31-33, 39-43, 45, and 46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner offers SurfSmart, HistoryKill and Janis with regard to claims 1-5, 8-10, 20, 24-28, 31-33, and 43. With regard to claims 18, 19, 23, 41, 42, and 46, the examiner offers HistoryKill, adding Janis with regard to claims 16, 17, 22, 39, 40, and 45. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007