Ex Parte Yanase et al - Page 8



            Appeal 2007-0025                                                       Page 8                    
            Application 09/792,151                                                                           

                                "(63) Thumbnails of the advertisement information may be                     
                         downloaded so the user can view the advertisement information on                    
                         either a personal computer or on the chip card (col 10, lines 51-56);               
                                The chip card may or may not incorporate an electronic ~ for                 
                         showing the advertisement information directly on the card (Abstract);              
                                (40) The chip card may or may not incorporate an electronic                  
                         display for showing the advertisement directly on the card. If there is             
                         no ~ on the card, an ad can be stored as a text, sound, graphics, or                
                         video file such as JPEG or MPEG or as a pointer, e.g. a URL to an                   
                         Internet site that has the advertisement (col 9, lines 30-35);                      
                         (75) displaying the advertisement information either on a display built             
                         into the card or on a display on a device with which the card                       
                         communicates (col 11, lines 50-53);                                                 
                                [Claim] 25. The method of claim 1 further comprising                         
                         downloading thumbnails of the advertisement information, so the user                
                         can view the advertisement information on either a personal computer                
                         or other presentation device, or on the chip card display" (col 23,                 
                         lines 37-42).                                                                       
                         Also, note that Freeman's Fig. 3 (Fig. 3) discloses that the chip card              
                   can connect with a Personal Computer.                                                     
                         Also, Freeman discloses that the chip card can store information on                 
                   advertisements viewed:                                                                    
                                "(79) Information identifying the downloaded advertisement                   
                         information may be downloaded onto the chip card. At least some of                  
                         the information characterizing the user may be stored in the memory                 
                         of the chip card, or at least some of the information characterizing the            
                         user may be stored on a computer network to which the chip card can                 
                         be connected. Stored on the chip card may be information                            
                         representative of the number of times that the advertisement                        
                         information has been displayed. Stored on the chip card may be                      
                         information representative of whether the chip card has been used to                
                         purchase a product or service related to the advertisement information              
                         downloaded onto the chip card. Stored on the chip card may be                       
                         information representative of whether the chip card has been used to                
                         purchase a product or service related to the advertisement information              





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