Appeal No. 95-3433
Application No. 07/812,982
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 19.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus
for activating a capability to access a selected rate table in a
system for automatically calculating parcel shipment charges.
Claim 9 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
9. A method of activating a capability to access a rate
table representing a discounted rate structure in a system for
automatically calculating parcel shipment charges, said system
comprising a microprocessor and a memory means for storing data
accessible to said microprocessor, the method comprising the
steps of:
(a) storing in said memory means a plurality of rate
tables, a first rate table of said plurality
representing a discounted rate structure for a class of
parcel carriage service, the other rate table or tables
of said plurality each representing alternative rate
structures for said class of service;
(b) entering a discount activation code into said
system; and
(c) in response to said entering of said code, enabling
access to said first rate table for calculating rates
for said class of service and disabling access to said
other rate table or tables.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
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