Appeal No. 2003-0768
Application No. 09/396,287
storing delivery location information in said central database related
to each of said plurality of delivery locations; and
storing a list of manifests in said central database relating to
deliveries for said plurality of delivery locations.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Sims et al. (Sims) 5,434,775 Jul. 18, 1995
Wojcik et al. (Wojcik) 5,666,493 Sep. 09, 1997
Bush 5,835,377 Nov. 10, 1998
Kovarik, Jr. (Kovarik) 6,014,628 Jan. 11, 2000
(filed Aug. 17, 1998)
Claims 14, 17, 22, 27, 29, 30 and 33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102 (e) as
anticipated by Kovarik.
Claims 15, 16, 18-21, 23-26 and 34-37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner offers Kovarik with regard to claims 15 and 16,
adding Wojcik with regard to claims 19-21 and 23-26. With regard to claim 18, the
examiner offers Kovarik and Sims. With regard to claims 34-37, the examiner offers
Kovarik and Bush.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
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