Appeal No. 2006-0986
Application No. 09/745,818
a device for reading and initiating update of the payment
status comprising at least:
a contactless reader for reading information stored in said
contactless label chipcard
a component for generating an invoice based on said
information received from said contactless label chipcard
a component for checking payment of said invoice
a component for initiating update of the payment status in the
contactless label chipcard.
THE REFERENCES
Boers et al. (Boers) 5,637,846 Jun. 10, 1997
Brookner et al. (Brookner) WO 99/66456 Dec. 23, 1999
(PCT application)
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Boers in view of Brookner.
OPINION
We reverse the aforementioned rejection. We need to address
only the independent claims, i.e., claims 1, 13-15 and 22-24.
Claim 1 requires a contactless label chipcard which is attached to
a product and contains 1) information identifying the payment
status of the product, and 2) a component for executing an update
of the payment status of the product. Claim 1 also requires a
device for reading and initiating update of the payment status.
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