Appeal No. 1999-1342
Application 08/568,232
structure shown in Figure 1 of Eisenmann relates to his smart card which may be read by
the associated computer terminal 106/107 in Figure 2 as well as a smart card
microprocessor 408 within the police car of the Figure 4 showing, for example. The
discussions in the corresponding columns of Eisenmann with respect to these associated
figures clearly indicate there is a processing operation that occurs within the portable
terminal means identified.
Appellants' arguments focus upon the language of “processing . . . fine payment
information using said driver's card.” The corresponding discussion of Figure 1 relating
violation of record identifiers 135 in Figure 1 begins at column 4, line 7, and extends to line
41. This discussion indicates that these violation identifiers relate to particular motor
vehicle code violations which normally have a corresponding fine associated therewith.
The discussion between lines 26 and 30 indicates that “[e]ach violation identifier may
optionally be associated with . . . a status field setting forth the legal status of the violation,
i.e., awaiting trial, guilty verdict rendered with judgment satisfied, the guilty verdict rendered
with judgment not satisfied . . . .” The satisfaction or non-satisfaction of the judgment
identifiers clearly is a fine payment information data indicator to the extent broadly recited
in claim 3 on appeal.
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