Appeal No. 2000-0376 Application 08/753,236 indicating the usual postage meter information of date, amount of the fee, block patterns, etc. THE REJECTIONS Claims 1, 7, 9, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich and Bruns. Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and IBIP. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and Cordery. Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, Cordery, and either Johnsen or Schwartz. Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, Cordery, Kipphan, and either Johnsen or Schwartz. Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and Official Notice that it was known to use human readable codes. Claims 10, 11, and 39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, Morrison, and Mizutani. Claims 12-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and Morrison. - 5 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007