Appeal No. 1999-0828 Page 2
Application No. 08/526,743
Representative claim 1 is set forth as follows:
1. A method for operating a system to automatically provide
price quotes for a plurality of different types of barcode
printing supply products associated with different types of
barcode printers, said system having a display for displaying
information and an input device operable by a user to selectively
change said displayed information, said method comprising:
displaying a default quote depicting a default value for
each of a plurality of variables defining a barcode printing
supply product;
storing for at least one of said barcode printing supply
product defining variables a set of allowable options for other
of said barcode printing supply product defining variables
associated with said one variable;
changing said displayed default quote in response to a user
input change of the default value of said one variable to
automatically depict any necessary changes in said other
variables associated with said one variable based upon said
stored set of allowable options.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Greulich et al. (Greulich) 5,241,464 August 31, 1993
Claims 1-4, 9, 11, 17, and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Greulich in view of Official
notice taken by the examiner.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and appellants regarding the above-noted rejection,
we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 11, mailed October 28,
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