Prior art — US Patent 7603382

Here is an analysis of the patent citations for US patent 7603382, identifying the most relevant prior art and their potential anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102. The priority date for US7603382 is May 26, 1998. Any reference with an effective date (priority or publication) before this date is potential prior art.

US Patent 7603382: Advanced internet interface providing user display access of customized webpages

1. US5813006A

Full Citation: US5813006A, Banyan Systems, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1996-05-06; Publication date: 1998-09-22
Brief Description: This patent describes an on-line directory service that includes a user registration system, allowing users to register and access directory information.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent primarily addresses general user registration and directory services, which are foundational to web interactions but do not teach the specific inventive features of tailored web page content, dynamic content changes based on time or events, or interactive site navigation mapping as claimed in US7603382. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

2. US5819271A

Full Citation: US5819271A, Multex Systems, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1996-06-04; Publication date: 1998-10-06
Brief Description: This patent describes a corporate information communication and delivery system and method that incorporates "entitlable hypertext links."
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent focuses on information delivery using specific types of links, not on customizing web page content based on individual user profiles, dynamic time-based content, or site navigation mapping as described in US7603382. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

3. US6161124A

Full Citation: US6161124A, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1996-08-14; Publication date: 2000-12-12
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and system for preparing and registering homepages, including an interactive input apparatus for multimedia information.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: While it discusses homepage creation and interactive input, it does not explicitly detail the advanced content tailoring based on detailed user profiles, dynamic time-based changes to content elements, or interactive site navigation mapping as claimed in US7603382.

4. US5898836A (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US5898836A, Netmind Services, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-01-14; Publication date: 1999-04-27
Brief Description: This patent describes a change-detection tool for Internet documents, indicating the degree and location of changes by comparing cyclic-redundancy-check (CRC) signatures.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent relates to monitoring web content for changes rather than dynamically tailoring content based on user profiles or generating content changes as a function of time or specific conditions. Thus, it does not directly anticipate the claims of US7603382 regarding content personalization or dynamic navigation display.

5. US6175831B1

Full Citation: US6175831B1, Six Degrees, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-01-17; Publication date: 2001-01-16
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and apparatus for constructing a networking database and system, primarily for social networking or contact management.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: The focus is on building a database of contacts, which involves user data but not the specific web page content tailoring for individual users based on profiles, dynamic time-based content changes, or site navigation mapping as claimed in US7603382.

6. US6128663A (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6128663A, Invention Depot, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-02-11; Publication date: 2000-10-03
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and apparatus for customizing information content provided to a requestor over a network using demographic information, while maintaining user anonymity to the server.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent directly teaches customizing information based on user demographic information, which is highly relevant to the core tailoring concept of US7603382. It potentially anticipates Claims 1, 5, 16, 21, 22, 23. It does not appear to anticipate claims related to dynamic site navigation displays or changing web page portions as a function of time.

7. US5978568A

Full Citation: US5978568A, Sequel Technology Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-03-11; Publication date: 1999-11-02
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and apparatus for resolving network users to network computers.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent focuses on network user resolution and management, not on content tailoring, dynamic content, or site navigation mapping. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

8. US6085219A (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6085219A, Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-03-24; Publication date: 2000-07-04
Brief Description: This patent describes systems for creating and displaying home pages, including a data structure for storing user information and preference information, which can be used to customize the display of home pages for specific users.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent teaches customizing the display of home pages based on stored user information and preferences, which is directly relevant to the user-profile-based tailoring in US7603382. It potentially anticipates Claims 1, 5, 16, 21, 22, 23. It does not appear to anticipate claims related to dynamic site navigation displays or changing web page portions as a function of time.

9. US6311196B1 (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6311196B1, Rae Technology Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-04-09; Publication date: 2001-10-30
Brief Description: This patent describes methods and apparatus for implementing web pages having "master borders" where the content within the borders can be dynamically updated.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: While it discusses dynamic content updates within a structured layout, it focuses on content management rather than tailoring content based on user profiles or time-specific changes. It could potentially anticipate the "changing at least one of the particular portions of the web page" element of Claim 7 if the dynamic update mechanism described is indeed applied as a function of time or specific conditions, though this is not explicitly detailed in the same context as US7603382. It is unlikely to anticipate other claims.

10. US6178424B1

Full Citation: US6178424B1, Nec Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-05-14; Publication date: 2001-01-23
Brief Description: This patent describes an information distributing system and a storage medium recorded with a program for distributing information.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This is a very broad disclosure about information distribution. It lacks the specificity to anticipate the inventive features of US7603382 regarding content tailoring, dynamic updates, and site mapping.

11. US6029141A

Full Citation: US6029141A, Amazon.Com, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-06-27; Publication date: 2000-02-22
Brief Description: This patent describes an Internet-based customer referral system for e-commerce.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: The focus is on e-commerce referral mechanisms, not on customizing web page content based on user profiles, dynamic time-based content, or site navigation mapping. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

12. US6411996B1 (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6411996B1, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-06-30; Publication date: 2002-06-25
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and apparatus for maintaining a "to-be-visited site bookmark file," which assists users in keeping track of web pages they intend to visit.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent relates to bookmark management and browsing history, but not to the customization of web page content or dynamic site navigation displays as claimed in US7603382. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

13. US5960411A

Full Citation: US5960411A, Amazon.Com, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-09-12; Publication date: 1999-09-28
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network, specifically for "one-click" purchasing.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: The focus is on e-commerce functionality, not on customizing web page content based on user profiles, dynamic time-based content, or site navigation mapping. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

14. US6009410A

Full Citation: US6009410A, At&T Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-10-16; Publication date: 1999-12-28
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and system for presenting customized advertising to a user on the World Wide Web, based on identifying user characteristics.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent is highly relevant as it explicitly teaches presenting customized advertising based on user characteristics. This directly relates to user-profile-based content tailoring. It potentially anticipates Claims 1, 5, 16, 21, 22, 23. It does not appear to anticipate claims related to dynamic site navigation displays or changing web page portions as a function of time.

15. US6035119A (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6035119A, Microsoft Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-10-28; Publication date: 2000-03-07
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and apparatus for automatic generation of text and computer-executable code, particularly for web pages.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: While it deals with automated content generation, it does not explicitly teach tailoring that content to individual user profiles, dynamic time-based changes in presentation, or dynamic site navigation as claimed in US7603382.

16. US6269369B1

Full Citation: US6269369B1, Amazon.Com Holdings, Inc.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-11-02; Publication date: 2001-07-31
Brief Description: This patent describes a networked personal contact manager.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent focuses on contact management, which involves user data but not the specific web page content tailoring, dynamic time-based content, or site navigation features of US7603382.

17. US6041360A (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6041360A, International Business Machines Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-11-21; Publication date: 2000-03-21
Brief Description: This patent describes web browser support for dynamic update of bookmarks, allowing users to keep track of changes to bookmarked pages.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent relates to bookmark management and change detection, not content customization or dynamic site mapping. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

18. US6208986B1

Full Citation: US6208986B1, International Business Machines Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1997-12-15; Publication date: 2001-03-27
Brief Description: This patent describes a web interface and method for accessing and displaying directory information.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent focuses on accessing and displaying directory information through a web interface. It does not broadly cover user-profile-based content tailoring, dynamic time-based changes, or interactive site navigation mapping as claimed in US7603382.

19. US6195679B1 (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6195679B1, Netscape Communications Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1998-01-06; Publication date: 2001-02-27
Brief Description: This patent describes a browsing session recording, playback, and editing system for generating user-defined paths and allowing users to mark the priority of items in the paths.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent is highly relevant to site navigation. The concept of recording browsing sessions and generating user-defined paths strongly relates to displaying navigation data. It potentially anticipates Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 16, 21. It does not appear to anticipate claims related to content tailoring based on personal characteristics or time-based content changes.

20. US6369819B1 (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6369819B1, Xerox Corporation
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1998-04-17; Publication date: 2002-04-09
Brief Description: This patent describes methods for visualizing transformations among related series of graphs.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent relates to data visualization and dynamic graph rendering, which is not specific to web page content tailoring based on user profiles, dynamic time-based changes, or site navigation maps within a general internet interface context. Therefore, it is unlikely to anticipate any claims.

21. US6185614B1

Full Citation: US6185614B1, International Business Machines Corp.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1998-05-26; Publication date: 2001-02-06
Brief Description: This patent describes a method and system for collecting user profile information over the World Wide Web in the presence of dynamic content using document comparators.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent is highly relevant as it teaches collecting user profile information over the web. This is a foundational element for content tailoring based on user profiles as described in US7603382. It potentially anticipates the "receiving data which defines a plurality of user profile attributes" and "storing the plurality of user profiles" aspects of Claims 1, 5, 16, 21.

22. US6816849B1 (* Cited by examiner)

Full Citation: US6816849B1, Gerald B. Halt, Jr.
Publication/Filing Date: Priority date: 1998-05-26; Publication date: 2004-11-09
Brief Description: This patent is a direct parent application (continuation of) US7603382, sharing the same inventor and priority date. Its title is "Advanced internet interface."
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102: As a direct parent application, US6816849B1 would generally not anticipate claims of US7603382 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 if those claims are fully supported by the common priority date. However, if US7603382 introduced new matter not present in US6816849B1, then US6816849B1 could potentially anticipate claims relating to that new matter to the extent they are not entitled to the earlier priority date. Assuming no new matter, this represents the same invention in the patent family.