Appeal No. 2007-0943 Page 11
Application No. 09/965,163
C. Principles of Law
The Principles of Law set forth above are incorporated herein.
D. Analysis
Appellant argued that the prior art fails to show the use of security codes to
access the web site. However, Erlichson shows the use of security protocols in
accessing the web on a client computer (FF 1). Erlichson suggests maintaining a
secure environment when accessing websites on the internet. The use of security
codes as a means for securing access to a website is well known in the art. One of
ordinary skill with Erlichson in hand would foresee using access codes to maintain
a secure environment when accessing the website.
Appellant argued that Erlichson does not mention the words “secure,”
“access,” and “code.” However, “the analysis need not seek out precise teachings
directed to the specific subject matter of the challenged claim, for a court can take
account of the inferences and creative steps that a person of ordinary skill in the art
would employ.” KSR, 127 S.Ct. at 1741, 82 USPQ2d at 1396.
We find that the use of security access codes to access a website would have
been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art reading Erlichson.
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