Appeal No. 1999-2594
Application No. 08/777,720
respective positions articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of our
review, we make the determinations which follow.
Appellant argues that Fukushima does not teach or fairly suggest the printing of a
list of registered abbreviated dial numbers after a predetermined number of entries of 1)
dial numbers not corresponding to the telephone numbers registered in the facsimile
system, or 2) dial numbers that were registered in the system, but stopped in response to
the user actuating a stop key. (See brief at page 6.) We agree with appellant. Further,
we note that the examiner admits that Fukushima does not teach the above limitations, but
the examiner maintains that the invention, as claimed, would have been obvious. (See
answer at page 5.) The examiner maintains that Fukushima identifies the same problem
and provides a print key to print the list of abbreviated facsimile numbers. (See answer at
page 6.) We disagree with the examiner. While the problem of Fukushima is similar and
the solution is similar, we find that the teachings of Fukushima are only directed to the
printing of labels for the keys and for the memory cards used. Therefore, we find no
suggestion or motivation to count the number of entries of abbreviated dial numbers made
in error or entries of correct abbreviated dial numbers which are stopped using the stop
key and then print out the list of registered abbreviated telephone numbers.
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