Appeal No. 2005-2744
Application No. 09/849,979
The examiner has found that Van Dusen teaches, as shown in figure 2, an
e-mail message which contains a text message and includes the notification of a
gift. We concur with the examiner’s findings. As stated supra we consider the
scope of the claim 1 limitation “electronic greeting card including a notification of
the monetary gift” to include such an e-mail message. Further, we note that Van
Dusen teaches in column 4, lines 4 through 6, that the e-mail message may
contain a hyperlink which is displayed as a graphical image. Thus, we find that
Van Dusen teaches that the e-mail message may contain images, and as such
would also meet the more narrow definition of e-card asserted by appellants’, i.e.
Van Dusen’s e-mail message allows “in addition to you own text… different
…images … to be used.” For the forgoing reasons we sustain the examiner’s
rejection of claims 58 and 69 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (e). Appellants have
presented no arguments directed to claims 65 and 76 which depend upon claims
58 and 69. Accordingly, we sustain the examiner’s rejection of claims 65 and 76
under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (e) for the reasons stated with respect to claims 58 and
69.
Claims 63 and 74.
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