Ex Parte Colson et al - Page 2


                Appeal 2007-0278                                                                              
                Application 10/042,047                                                                        
                More particularly, the disclosed invention relates to an improved method and                  
                system for allowing a user of a device having a limited size display to pay                   
                for receipt of the web page content (Specification 1).                                        
                      Representative claim 1 is illustrative:                                                 
                      1.  A method for receiving on a user device a web page content from a                   
                network content server, said method comprising;                                               
                      requesting, from a user device and via a billing server, a single web                   
                page’s content from a network content server;                                                 
                      displaying on the user device multiple options from the billing server                  
                to a single user of the user device to view the single web page’s content for a               
                price, wherein each option has a different price;                                             
                      selecting, by the single user, at the user device at least one of the                   
                options;                                                                                      
                      receiving at the user device a request content from the single web                      
                page according to the selected option, wherein the requested content is less                  
                than all of the single web page; and                                                          
                      displaying on the user device the requested content from the single                     
                web page.                                                                                     

                                            THE REFERENCES                                                    
                      The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of                        
                anticipation and unpatentability:                                                             
                Shamoon   US 2004/0107356 A1  June  3, 2004                                                   
                Nicolas   US 6,593,944 B1   July 15, 2003                                                     
                Mitchell   US 6,701,350 B1   Mar. 2, 2004                                                     




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