Appeal 2006-1601
Application 09/828,579
I. STATEMENT OF CASE
Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Final Rejection entered
February 10, 2004. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
Appellant invented a method and system for providing a business support
and control system (Specification 1:13-14). More specifically, Appellant invented
a method, system, and computer readable medium for providing for future rate
changes in a billing system (Specification 2:22-23). The invention implements a
future rate change to change a rate plan (tariff model) (Specification 2:12-14).
The appeal contains claims 1-20. Claims 1, 6, 11, and 16 are independent
claims. Claims 6-9 and 11 are representative of the claimed invention and are
reproduced as follows:
6. A method for providing for future rate changes in a billing
system, said method comprising the steps of:
identifying that a future rate plan is to be changed;
selecting the future rate plan desired; and
implementing the future rate change.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:
determining if the future rate change is a single plan change.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:
verifying that the future rate plan is consistent with an old rate
plan if the future rate change is the single plan change.
9. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:
selecting the effective date of the future rate plan.
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