Appeal No. 2001-0584
Application No. 09/034,067
We REVERSE.
We do not agree with appellants’ argument regarding “finding
servers.” While Janssen’s preferred embodiment relates to
locally stored databases in a kiosk, the reference also suggests,
at column 8, lines 51-53, that the search system “may be utilized
on on-line services.” We agree with the examiner that searching
on on-line services would inherently entail the finding of
servers.
However, we do agree with appellants, and so will reverse
the rejection of the claims, that Janssen does not teach or
suggest “assembling a package,” as claimed. Janssen does produce
a package as a result of the search but since all of the packages
in Janssen appear to be pre-assembled, with the search merely
identifying the most favorable pre-assembled package, Janssen
cannot anticipate the claimed subject matter, including
“assembling a package,” as claimed.
In accordance with the instant disclosure, and appellants’
arguments, “assembling a package” is interpreted as actually
constructing, or putting together, a package from separate,
related items. Since there is no “assembling” in Janssen,
because the packages obtained as a result of the search are
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