Appeal No. 2000-0229
Application No. 08/603,005 Page 2
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to an auxiliary display
recognition system and method for an electronic price label
system. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced as follows:
1. A system for utilizing a plurality of auxiliary displays
of different types with each of the auxiliary displays of each
type having a type designation, recognizing the type of an
auxiliary display attached to an electronic price label, and
helping to ensure that the correct type of auxiliary display is
attached to the electronic price label comprising:
a number of auxiliary display recorders which sense a number
of indicators on the auxiliary display;
wherein the indicators are arranged in a predetermined
pattern which uniquely identifies the type designation for the
auxiliary display; and
circuit means coupled to the auxiliary display recorders for
determining the type designation of the auxiliary display from
the pattern.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hellsberg 4,602,151 Jul. 22, 1986
Poland 5,401,947 Mar. 28, 1995
Ahlm WO 94/23381 Oct. 13, 1994
Claims 1, 2, and 5-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Ahlm in view of Poland.
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