Appeal No. 2002-2077
Application No. 09/273,363
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A self-checkout terminal system, comprising:
a self-checkout core application module for controlling a
self-checkout terminal, the self-checkout core application module
controlling peripheral input and output devices at the self-
checkout terminal for receiving inputs from, and providing
outputs to, a retail customer;
an emulator module connected to the self-checkout core
application module for emulating, independent from the self-
checkout core application, a native vendor software application
in a network of cashier-operated checkout terminals administered
by a vendor server computer, the emulator module passing commands
and data to, and receiving commands and data from, the vendor
server,
the self-checkout core application converting inputs
received at the peripheral input devices into inputs expected by
the emulated native vendor software application, and converting
device update outputs from the emulated native vendor software
application into updates to the peripheral output devices.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Takaoka et al. (Takaoka) 4,729,097 Mar. 01, 1988
Humble 5,494,136 Feb. 27, 1996
Kimura et al. (Kimura) 6,108,717 Aug. 22, 2000
(filed Sep. 04, 1996)
Claims 1-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Humble in view of
Kimura with respect to claims 1-3 and 5-10, and Takaoka is added
to this combination with respect to claims 4 and 11-13.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
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