Appeal 2006-2018
Application 09/815,731
1 6. [S]uggested business transactions may be suggested order
2 quantities ("SOQs") along with other transaction related data. (col. 4, ll. 46-
3 48).
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5 7. Next, a transmission of inventory adjustment and point of sale
6 information from value added network 30 to replenishment system 10
7 occurs. Value added network interface 210 receives inventory adjustment
8 and point of sale information from value added network 200. (col. 5, ll. 17-
9 22).
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11 8. Inventory activity file 245 and stock data file 240 comprise inputs
12 to forecasting engine 230. (col. 5, ll. 34-35).
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14 9. Assuming updated inventory information is available, forecasting
15 engine 230 predicts future inventory needs based on parameters entered by
16 the supplier, and on information from stock data file 240 and inventory
17 activity file 245. Forecasting engine 230 runs on demand or when requested
18 by scheduler 220. Suggested order quantity generator 270 generates SOQs
19 based on predictions from forecasting engine 230. (col. 5, ll. 41-48).
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21 10. Next, the supplier either approves or changes the SOQ via the
22 replenishment application 300 and confirms the approval or change at
23 steps 620 and 630. This approval/change is communicated via the
24 communications manager 280 to PO [purchase order] generation function
25 275 at steps 640 and 650. Based on the approval/change and the SOQ file,
26 PO generation function 275 creates POs and communicates them to value
27 added network interface at step 680. (col. 6, ll. 29-37).
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29 From our review of Yamamoto, we make the following finding of
30 facts:
31 11. Yamamoto’s invention relates to a production system for retail
32 goods such as beauty products and more particularly to a production system
33 which receives sales information from retail outlets timely and with
34 accuracy and manufacture said goods with flexibility. (col. 1, ll. 12-16).
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