Appeal No. 2006-2189
Application No. 09/843,403
authentication object by a public key issuer authority, the access control system comprising:
a service provider which is an authentication object and which provides services;
a service receiving device which also is an authentication object and which receives
services provided by the service provider; and
an access control server which issues to the service receiving device an access
permission which identifies a service provider an access to which by the service receiving
device is permitted;
a system holder which is an organization that provides or controls contents usable by
a user terminal, contents which enables provision of services, or a service distribution
infrastructure;
wherein the service provider performs, based on the access permission, a decision as
to whether an access request by the service receiving device is to be permitted; and
the system holder is configured to administrate the service provider and the service
receiving device and to treat the service provider and the service receiving device as
authentication objects and generates the access permissions in a form independently usable
for the service provider.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Misra et al. (Misra) 5,757,920 May 26, 1998
Doyle et al. (Doyle) 6,128,738 Oct. 03, 2000
Claims 1, 2, 4-6, 8-13, 15, 17, 18, and 20-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (e)
as anticipated by Doyle.
Claims 14 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Doyle in
view of Misra.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of appellants
and the examiner.
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