Appeal No. 2004-0391
Application No. 08/724,315
2. A pricing and ordering system for custom design of
interior layouts using standard off the shelf components
comprising: a computer storage and retrieval device in
connection with a display monitor, said computer having a
means for providing visual representations of said
components on said display monitor, said system including a
means to maintain and update inventory information
associated with each of said components, said inventory
information comprising pricing of said components, the
number of said components available at a given store
location and the expected timeframe of when more of said
components will be available at said location, a means for
displaying said inventory information associated with a
given component in response to commands input by the user;
said computer having a means to update said inventory
information regarding pricing and availability of said
components.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Cornwell 5,255,207 Oct. 19, 1993
Johnson et al. (Johnson) 6,055,516 Apr. 25, 2000
(effective filing date Aug. 10, 1994)
Claims 2 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Cornwell in view of Johnson.
Reference is made to the brief (paper number 22) and the
answer (paper number 24) for the respective positions of the
appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 2 through
5.
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