Appeal No. 2004-0013
Application No. 09/234,889 Page 10
ascending numerical order, to ensure that a user was only awarded
loyalty points one time for a transaction.
Turning to the dictionary definition of a smart card,
provided by the Microsoft Dictionary, we find that the dictionary
definition is cumulative of the teachings of Deo, and consider
the dictionary definition to be surplusage. From our review of
the entire record, we find that the teachings of the prior art
are combinable, as advanced by the examiner. However, for the
reasons which follow, we find that the combined teachings of the
prior art are insufficient to meet the limitations of claim 1.
Claim 1 additionally requires that the stored program information
is compared with the stored transaction information at a stand-
alone terminal, identifying transaction information stored at the
stand alone terminal when the transaction number is numerically
greater that the transaction number of a stored transaction, and
adding the identified transaction to the stored loyalty program
information at the stand alone terminal. The examiner's position
(answer, page 5) is that the purchase transaction can be stored
on the stand-alone terminal. From our review of Willmore, we
find that although Willmore discloses the use of a stand-alone
terminal 14a, Willmore discloses that the stand-alone terminal is
provided for use by the user, for example when first entering the
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