Appeal No. 2006-2584
Application No. 09/797,754
identifying a plurality of documents responsive to the search query;
assigning a score to each document based on at least the usage
information; and
organizing the documents based on the assigned scores.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Spencer 5,826,261 Oct. 20, 1998
Fish 6,035,294 Mar. 07, 2000
Claims 1, 3-20, 25, 26, and 28-35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(b)
as anticipated by Fish.
Additionally, claims 1-35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as
unpatentable over Fish in view of Spencer.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires that the four
corners of a single prior art document describe every element of the claimed
invention, either expressly or inherently, such that a person of ordinary skill in
the art could practice the invention without undue experimentation. In re
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