Appeal No. 1999-1780
Application No. 08/651,630
for in claim 28, namely, the item identified by the claimed
“item identifying means” from a database based upon the
identification of the customer by the claimed “customer
identifying means.” While the display means 20 of Lohrey can
display instructions (column 5, lines 50-55) or items dropped
off (column 6, lines 50-60), these items do not correspond to
the identified item that the claimed display means displays.
For this reason, we conclude that the examiner has not
established a prima facie case of anticipation of claim 28 based
on Lohrey.
We therefore shall not sustain the standing anticipation
rejection or of claim 28, of claims 29-32, 35, 36 and 53 that
depend from claim 28.
Independent claim 37
Independent claim 37 is directed to an item processing
method, and includes the step of
displaying selections allowing a customer to
choose whether the customer is picking up an item,
returning an item for exchange or refund, or dropping
off an item for servicing.
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