Appeal 2006-1601
Application 09/828,579
34 and a service and tariffs 35 modules.” (Specification 9:22 -10:1).
Thus, we conclude Appellant has exemplified “billing system” as a
combination of one or more of the five disclosed modules numbered
31-35.
Additionally, the “system” of the preamble is not limited solely
to the modules of Appellant’s Specification. Appellant states that his
invention is limited only by the scope of claim language. Specifically
Appellant states:
While the invention will be described in connection with
these drawings, there is no intent to limit it to the
embodiment or embodiments disclosed therein. On the
contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives,
modifications, and equivalents included within the spirit
and scope of the invention as defined by the appended
claims.
(Specification 4:11-15).
The foregoing description has been presented for
purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended
to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise
forms disclosed.
(Specification 11:17-19).
The embodiment or embodiments discussed were chosen
and described to provide the best illustration of the
principles of the invention and its practical application to
thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize
the invention in various embodiments and with various
modifications as are suited to the particular use
contemplated. All such modifications and variations are
within the scope of the invention as determined by the
appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the
breadth to which they are fairly and legally entitled.
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