Appeal No. 1998-0646
Application No. 08/485,269
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to an electronic postage scale system and
method. The system stores transaction data in memory and periodically transmits the
stored data to a remote computer. The remote computer also transmits updated rate
information to the scale on a periodic basis. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 201, which is reproduced below.
201. An electronic shipping scale system, comprising:
a display having a screen;
a weight evaluator for providing a data signal representing the weight of an item;
a plurality of data entry keys;
a plurality of function keys;
a memory for storing data, including data relating to shipping rates and data
relating to transaction records;
a processor operating under a program and responsive to said weight data signal,
said data entry keys, said function keys and said shipping rate data for computing
shipping cost, and for providing display data; and
means for periodically communicating with a remote computer to transmit said data
relating to transaction records from said memory to said remote computer, and to receive
data relating to shipping rates from said remote computer and for storing said received
data in said memory for storing data.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
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