Appeal No. 2005-0823
Application No. 10/300,895 Page 33
increased fraud associated with the use of this (voiding)
function.
We find from the article that ARC was planning on having
reporting done five times a week based on a standard work week,
which we consider to mean Monday through Friday. The reason
given for the change from weekly reporting is listed as being the
prolonged crisis in the industry. There is no mention of any
meetings with Mr. Goldstein, or that the meetings with MR.
Goldstein played any role in the decision to move away from
weekly reporting. In addition, from the statement that ARC was
experiencing increased fraud, we find that before the increased
fraud, there was some fraud transpiring with respect to the
voiding function. In the NEWS-AGENT ISSUES article dated March
3, 2003 the article states that ARC's Board was ready to approve
a system that would allow voids up until midnight of the day
following the transaction, and that ARC developed the plan in
consultation with agency and corporate travel representatives
after announcing last fall that it intended to restrict the
"voiding window" sometime this year to reduce fraud and abuse.
The article additionally recites that "[w]e shouldn't lose sight
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