Ex Parte Allen et al - Page 2


               Appeal No. 2006-3122                                                                         
               Application No. 10/247,769                                                                   


               information provides web site administrators with information regarding how web              
               sites are utilized so that such sites can be optimized to enhance access to                  
               various links.                                                                               

                      Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                                      
                      1.  A method for displaying information on a display screen of a user                 
               computer, the method comprising:                                                             
                      sending a computer readable document from a server computer to the                    
               user computer for display on the display screen, wherein the computer readable               
               document includes links that are viewable on the display screen and are                      
               selectable to cause subsequent documents to be rendered on the display screen,               
               and wherein the computer readable document further includes viewable                         
               information regarding selection of the links over a certain time.                            

                      The examiner relies on the following references:                                      
               Bates et al. (Bates)      6,088,707                 Jul. 11, 2000                            
               Kamada                    6,381,637                 Apr. 30, 2002                            
               Takatori et al. (Takatori)     2002/0062323         May 23, 2002                             
               Pettersen                 6,826,594                 Nov. 30, 2004                            
                                                                   (filed Jul. 15, 2000)                    
                                                                                                           
                      The following rejections are on appeal before us:                                     
                      1.  Claims 1-6, 14-17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, and 31 stand rejected              
               under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being anticipated by Takatori.                                   
                      2.  Claims 7-9, 18, 21, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as             
               being unpatentable over Takatori in view of Bates.                                           
                      3.  Claim 25 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                        
               unpatentable over Takatori in view of Pettersen.                                             

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