Appeal 2007-1554
Application 10/844,387
comprise a transaction record identifying transaction details (Robinson, col. 5, ll.
53-64).
Robinson describes an object of the invention is to resolve disputes between
a merchant and a customer where “neither the merchant nor the customer trusts the
accuracy of the other's private records” (Robinson, col. 2, ll. 11-13).
Robinson discloses its invention applicable to electronic transactions, e.g.,
the sale of goods over the World Wide Web (Robinson, col. 6 ll.56-58).
The Specification describes that at time of the invention, independent web
payment options existed for e-commerce transactions provided by, e.g., “credit
card accounts, debit card accounts, a PayPal account, or another method of
transferring funds electronically” (Specification 3:18-20).
The merchant in Robinson who is connected to a customer via the
customer’s internet service provider (ISP) offers its merchant services, including
the digital receipt services, to another internet application, namely the customer’s
ISP, thereby meeting the example of “web services” posed on page 3 of the
Specification.
No explicit definition for the term “web service” is found in the
Specification.
The Examiner found the definition of “web service” to be: a modular
collection of Web protocols-based application that can be mixed and matched to
provide business functionality through an Internet connection. Web services can be
used over the Internet or an intranet to create products, business processes, and
B2B interactions. Web services use standard protocols such as HTTP, XML, and
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