Ex Parte Bhan et al - Page 2



            Appeal 2006-3269                                                                                 
            Application 10/734,811                                                                           


                                        SUMMARY OF DECISION                                                  
                   We AFFIRM.                                                                                

                                            THE INVENTION                                                    
                   The invention relates to a method of selectively distributing invitations for a           
            plurality of events (Specification 1: [0002]).  Claim 1, reproduced below, is                    
            representative of the subject matter on appeal.                                                  
                         1.     A method of selectively distributing invitations for                         
                         a plurality of events, the method comprising the steps of:                          
                                storing event information about each of a plurality                          
                         of events, wherein the event information for each of the                            
                         plurality of events includes at least one invitee selection                         
                         criterion;                                                                          
                                storing member information about each of a                                   
                         plurality of members;                                                               
                                detecting, for each of the plurality of members,                             
                         whether the at least one invitee selection criterion for                            
                         each of the events matches the member information; and                              
                                sending an e-mail invitation to at least some of the                         
                         members for whom a match was detected in the detecting                              
                         step, wherein the e-mail invitation invites its recipient to                        
                         at least some of the events for which a match was                                   
                         detected in the detecting step, and                                                 
                                wherein at least one of the e-mail invitations sent                          
                         in the sending step invites its recipient to a plurality of                         
                         events for which a match was detected in the detecting                              
                         steps.                                                                              

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