Appeal No. 2003-0961
Application No. 09/298,782
1. A system for correcting the rating and payment of mail
pieces, said system comprises:
a plurality of mailer’s digital units that stores unique
information that includes mail piece characteristics contained in
a postal indicia affixed to each mail piece, wherein the unique
information specifically identifies each mail piece and includes
an amount of postage paid for each piece of mail;
a plurality of postal units that captures and stores the
unique information contained in the postal indicia; and
a data center that receives information stored by the
mailer’s units and the unique information captured by the postal
units to determine if a proper amount of postage has been paid
for servicing and handling of the mail.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Breault et al. (Breault) 4,941,091 Jul. 10, 1990
Berson et al. (Berson) 5,819,239 Oct. 6, 1998
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
as being anticipated by Berson.
Claims 14 and 16 through 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Berson.
Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Berson in view of Breault.
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