Appeal No. 2005-0823
Application No. 10/300,895 Page 19
"Attached to the LAN 50 of FIG. 1 is database
server 80 ... It is at the database server 80 that the
data stream from the CRS 20 or CRS’s 30 is parsed,
validated, verified, and otherwise manipulated before
being accessible on LAN 50" (col. 6, lines 8 and 14-
17),
"FIG. 2 illustrates a plurality of the centralized
reservation systems (CRS) 32, 34, 36, and 38 that
maintain ‘real time’ databases including present
availability, fares, city pairs, bookings,
destinations, city guides and other travel related
information necessary in the travel industry for
booking, purchasing, and ticketing passengers for air
travel" (col. 7, lines 38-43).
From the disclosure of Brice, we find that the reference is
directed to an integrated CRS to back-end system which allows a
user to create customized and formatted reports. From the
disclosure of IAH regarding IAR sending ticket information to the
back-office system, we find that an artisan would have been
motivated to provide the IVR system of IAH with the CRS to back-
office system of Brice. However, we find no teaching or
suggestion of reporting the issuance of the travel ticket by the
following day.
Turning to IATA, we make the following findings of fact:
"International Air Transport Association’s plans
to consolidate its billing and settlement plan (BSP)
functions could lead to a mandate that travel agents
settle their accounts daily, if IATA chooses Airlines
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