Appeal Number: 2006-2502
Application Number: 09/768,434
FIG. 5 illustrates a high level flow chart which depicts a server
computer system establishing an access registry within a service
executing on the server, and receiving log-in tokens from client
computer systems in accordance with the method and system of the
present invention. The process starts as depicted at block 500 and
thereafter passes to block 502 which illustrates the service
establishing an access registry within the service. The access registry
is utilized by the service to store all preregistered log-in tokens which
identify the particular client computer hardware which are approved
to utilize the service.
(Col. 6, lines 5-15).
And
Next, block 708 depicts a determination of whether or not the
received, decrypted token matches any of the initial tokens stored in
the access registry. If a determination is made that the received log-in
token does match one of the stored initial tokens, then the client
computer hardware identified by the token is pre-approved to access
and utilize the service. Block 712, then, illustrates the service
transmitting an approval to the client computer hardware identified by
the log-in token to utilize the service. The process then terminates as
illustrated at block 710. Referring again to block 708, if a
determination is made that the service is not able to match the
received token to any token stored in the access registry, then the
client hardware identified by the token is not registered to utilize the
service. Therefore, the process terminates at block 710.
(Col. 6 line 62 – Col. 7 line 9).
These passages describe determining at the server if the log-in token, which is
equivalent to a service tag, is valid, and generating a message if valid, and describe
valid log-in tokens corresponding to computer systems that purchased a benefit of
utilizing the service, which meet the claimed subject matter limitations.
Therefore, we find the appellants’ arguments as to independent claims 1 and 14
to be unpersuasive.
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