Ex parte VASSIGH et al. - Page 9



          Appeal No. 1998-0876                                                        
          Application 08/269,703                                                      

          Fukatsu shows an integrated terminal and, so, does not cure                 
          the deficiencies of Vassigh.  The Examiner has failed to                    
          establish a prima facie case of obviousness.  The rejection of              
          claims 7-13 is reversed.                                                    
               Although we have reversed the rejection of claims 7-13,                
          we nevertheless comment on other errors in the Examiner's                   
          rejection.  With respect to claim 10, the Examiner has not                  
          addressed the limitation of a stand for supporting a data                   
          recording device above a checkout counter as claimed.  With                 
          respect to claims 11 and 13, we refer to the discussion of                  
          claims 4 and 5, supra.                                                      
          Claim 14                                                                    
               Claim 14 recites a "signature capture device."  The                    
          Examiner applies Norwood and concludes that it would have been              
          obvious to modify Vassigh with Norwood so as to recognize a                 
          customer's signature (FR6; EA7).  Appellants argue that                     
          Norwood is concerned with combining handwritten input with                  
          keyboard input in a general purpose computer system and there               
          is no discussion of use of a signature capture device in a                  
          retail system as claimed (Br15).                                            



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