Appeal 2007-1340
Application 09/996,125
the problem of latency, Acharya teaches that users are likely to welcome an
option to retrieve a selected version of a file that can be provided relatively
quickly. (FF 2-3.) Acharya also teaches that users are likely to choose to
reject some files, receive a selected version of other files fairly quickly, and
would be willing to wait longer for a selected version of other files. (FF 1,
3.) Acharya further teaches that there are reasons other than latency why
users desire control.3 (FF 4.)
In addition, Acharya teaches the technique of caching as a solution to
the problem of latency (FF 5), and Gong teaches speeding up the operation
of a browser by using caching techniques (FF 13).
Gong discusses the problem of old information displayed on a Web
page, noting that an inexperienced user may be unaware that a Web page
contains "old" information retrieved from cache rather than only "new"
information. (FF 14.)
Gong teaches that a browser usually retrieves a Web page either
entirely from cache, or partly from cache and partly from the originating
network server. (FF 13.) Gong explains that partial retrieval usually occurs
automatically (i.e., without explicit user request). (FF 13.)
Gong also teaches that a status icon may be incorporated into a
browser reload selection button to indicate that data in a currently viewed
page is old or at least partially old and to make selection of the reload
function by the user a natural extension of the status indication. (FF 15, 17.)
3 Indeed, it is common for users to want to have control in many fields of
endeavor. For example, automobile drivers may want to have control over
gear shifting by using a manual transmission rather than giving up that
control by using an automatic transmission. This is so even though an
automatic transmission may be more convenient and fuel efficient.
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