Appeal No. 98-1528 Page 2
Application No. 08/374,039
change of address (claims 1-6 and 9-12), and to a method of
reassuring a child that a change of residential address has
been received by an ethereal being (claims 22-26). Claims 1-6
and 9-12 of the claims on appeal have been reproduced in an
appendix to the Brief, and claims 22-26 in an appendix to the
Answer.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Scragg 867,613 Oct. 8, 1907
“Dear Santa; Did you get my e-mail?: Canada Post gets high-
tech,” The Vancouver Sun, Final Edition (December 1, 1994),
News, page B1. (The Vancouver Sun)
“The Men Dine, Women Shop,” Sacramento Bee, Metro Final
(November 27, 1994), Travel, page TR1. (Sacramento Bee)
“Stores trot out sleigh rides, Santa Dollars,” The Dallas
Morning News, Home Final Edition (December 16, 1992), Food, At
the Supermarket, page 5F. (The Dallas Morning News)
Official Notice that electronic mail or e-mail is a well known
method of providing acknowledgment from a recipient of an
occupant’s address when using the return receipt option
(Answer, page 5). (Official Notice)
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