Appeal 2007-3518
Application 10/995,295
skilled in the art would recognize that, for a computer to operate on data, the
data must be in a register, cache, buffer, or some other type of memory.
Thus, in modifying the data, device must store the data in a some type of
memory. As Meyer teaches that the browser can modify the data and add
additional information to the identifier, we find that Meyer teaches that the
browser stores the identifier. (Fact 5). Further, we note that Meyer teaches
that when the media is distributed using a network, the identifier is
imbedded in the media. (Fact 4). The media distributed over a network is
requested by a browser which downloads the file. (Fact 3). As discussed
above. we find that the act of downloading a file involves storing the data.
(Fact 5). Thus, Meyer also teaches that in the process of downloading the
media file using the browser, the browser stores the identifier (as the media
file contains the identifier). Accordingly, Appellants’ arguments have not
persuaded us of error in the Examiner’s rejection of claim 1.
Rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Appellants’ arguments have convinced us of error in the Examiner’s
rejection of independent claims 4 and 7. Claim 4 recites “storing a Cookie
file in an apparatus that is using a predetermined contents read from a
storage medium storing a predetermined contents and a contents identifier,
the Cookie file including the contents identifier which identifies the
predetermined contents.” Thus, the scope of claim 4 includes storing a
cookie file which contains a contents identifier read from a storage medium
that contains both content and a contents identifier. Claim 7 recites
“receiving a Cookie file including a contents identifier that identifies
predetermined contents, the contents identifier being transmitted from a
reproduction apparatus which retrieved the contents identifier from a
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