Appeal No. 2005-1959
Application No. 09/729,394
1. A method for generating a rebate in a postage meter
resetting system, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a postage refill request at a postage data center
to electronically add postage to a postage meter;
determining at the postage data center a rebate value
associated with the postage refill request; and
sending the rebate value to a designated location,
wherein the rebate value is based on the postage refill amount.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Engel et al. (Engel) 5,907,830 May 25, 1999
Sansone et al. (Sansone) 5,909,373 Jun. 01, 1999
Walker et al. (Walker) 6,018,718 Jan. 25, 2000
Claims 1, 3, 4, 10, 14, and 15 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Sansone.
Claims 2 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sansone.
Claims 5, 7 through 9, 12, 17, and 18 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Sansone in view of
Walker.
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