Appeal Number: 2006-2502
Application Number: 09/768,434
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to benefit purchases incident to purchase of a
computer system. (Spec 1). An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A method for purchase verification, comprising the acts of:
receiving at a server a first message from a computer system, the first
message including a service tag, the service tag uniquely identifying
the computer system;
determining at the server if the service tag is valid; and
generating a second message from the server, the second message
authorizing providing a benefit if the service tag is determined to be
valid.
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Challener US 6,654,886 B1 Nov. 25, 2003
(Jul. 16, 1999)
Colligan GB 2 339 488 A Jan. 26, 2000
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