Appeal No. 2002-2034
Application No. 09/175,080
operation.
The Reference
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), the
examiner relies upon the following reference:
Fukushima 5,543,938 Aug. 06, 1996
The Rejection
Claims 1, 2, 4-9, 11-16, and 18-25 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being unpatentable over Fukushima.
The Invention
The invention relates to an image transmitting apparatus
which may automatically start a dialing group and transmit image
information to a plurality of predetermined destinations.
(Specification, page 1, lines 4-8).
The Rejection of Claims 1, 2, 4-9, 11-16, and 18-25
Under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a)
The examiner has found, for claim 1, that Fukushima describes
an image formation transmitting method in a facsimile machine
including preprogramming a dialing group of destinations, storing
the predetermined dialing group, detecting the presence of a
document, automatically selecting switches for accessing the
preprogrammed dialing group, automatically selecting a switch for
manually entering an additional destination desired, automatically
releasing the switches for accessing the preprogrammed dialing
group, entering an additional destination and following the step
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