Ex Parte HANEDA et al - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2003-1866                                                        
          Application 08/839,361                                                      



          been canceled.  An amendment filed July 8, 2002 after final                 
          rejection was approved for entry by the Examiner.                           
               The disclosed invention relates to a system for printing an            
          image appearing on a visual image medium as well as recording, on           
          a digital medium, image data representing the image appearing on            
          the visual image medium.  A billing feature in the form of a fee            
          charging apparatus which prints charging information on a slip is           
          incorporated into the system.  The charging information is also             
          transmitted to a charging information confirming apparatus                  
          including a display where a sales clerk can visually compare the            
          displayed charging information with the charging information on             
          the printed slip.                                                           
               Claims 9 and 13 are illustrative of the invention and read             
          as follows:                                                                 
               9.  An image filing apparatus comprising:                              
               a visible image medium reading device reading a visible                
          image appearing on a visible image medium and outputting digital            
          image data representing the visible image;                                  
               a display device displaying a digital output medium                    
          selection screen for guiding selection of a digital output medium           
          from a plurality of digital output media;                                   
               an input device used to select an output media displayed on            
          said display device;                                                        


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