Appeal No. 95-4184
Application 07/813,080
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 19-23, 27-33, and 37, all of the
claims pending in the application. Claims 1-18, 24-26, and
34-36 have
been cancelled. The Amendment after Final Rejection received
January 6, 1995 (Paper No. 11), has not been entered.
We reverse.
The disclosed invention is directed to a method for
remotely activating an optional feature, such as a software
application program, in a data processing device. The method
includes the step of automatically ordering additional
necessary hardware for the data processing device if
activation of the optional feature requires additional
necessary hardware. For example, if the requested optional
feature was an envelope printing feature which required an
envelope printer peripheral, and the hardware was not present,
an order would automatically be placed for the hardware;
specification, pages 12-13.
Claim 19 is reproduced below.
19. A method of activating an optional feature in a data
processing device to enable said data processing device
to access said optional feature for execution by said
data processing device, said optional feature being
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