Appeal No. 1997-2988
Application No. 08/045,499
11. An apparatus for filling in a form, comprising:
a) a user interface;
b) a data processing system connected to said user
interface;
c) a printer connected to said data processing
system, said printer further comprising means for printing
on paper, a paper path located adjacent to said means for
printing and a scanner located adjacent to said paper path
and upstream along said paper path from said means for
printing, said scanner being located a distance along said
paper path from said means for printing, said distance
being less than a length of said form.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Vollert 4,755,877 Jul. 5,
1988
Makihara 5,129,053 Jul. 7,
1992
Hirose et al. (Hirose) 0 232 905 Aug. 19,
1987
(published European Patent Application)
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 12 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Makihara in view of
Hirose.
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 12 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Makihara in view of
Vollert.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answers for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
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