Appeal No. 2006-2346
Application No. 09/931,358
a) providing an interface to a plurality of customers, wherein said
customers are purchasers of goods for subsequent sale to consumers,
b) receiving customer identification information from at least one of said
customers, said receiving being accomplished through the use of said interface,
c) receiving from at least one of said customers an indication of purchase
interest in at least one consumer product, wherein said at least one consumer
product is selected by said at least one of said customers from a plurality of
consumer products available for sale, wherein the identity of said plurality of
consumer products is made known to said plurality of customers through the use
of said interface,
d) accessing customer information related to said at least one of said
customers from a preexisting database,
e) providing to said at least one of said customers product information
regarding said at least one consumer product through the use of said interface,
wherein said product information provided is customized on the basis of said
customer information accessed in step (d), and wherein at least some of the
product information provided comprises consumer sales projection information
calculated with respect to said at least one of said customers.
Reference
The reference relied upon by the examiner is:
Peterson 6,324,522 Nov. 27, 2001 (filed Sep. 15, 1998)
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1 through 9 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated
by Peterson. The examiner’s rejection is set forth on page 4 of the final Office action
dated Dec. 23, 2004. Claims 1 through 9 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a)
as being unpatentable over the Peterson. The examiner’s rejection is set forth on page 4
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