Appeal No. 2005-1033 Page 4
Application No. 10/236,460
disclosed in the reference, i.e., all limitations of the claim are found in the reference, or
'fully met' by it."
The anticipation rejection based on Slotznick
We sustain the rejection of claims 9, 19 and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Slotznick.
Slotznick's invention relates to a system which serves as an intelligent agent,
expedites electronically placed orders, purchases, deliveries or production instructions
for a variety of goods and services, and carries out various delegated tasks, in the
present or the future or repeatedly over time. One example of instructions to the
system is "Send flowers to Jim Smith and his wife on their anniversary." In this
example, the system learns to associate the phrase "Jim Smith and his wife" with a
given name such as "James D. Smith." It learns to associate that given name with a
variety of occasions, dates and shipping addresses. It can also learn the user's
preferences for gift items such as flowers (e.g., price range per occasion). The system
knows how much lead time is needed to ship the product to ensure delivery on the
specified date.
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