Appeal 2006-2109
Application 10/680,678
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2 The Appellant invented a way for “facilitating charitable hunger relief by
3 restaurant customers while promoting their health and providing documentation for
4 charitable gift tax deductions” (Specification 1). The process operates by “selling
5 a reduced-portion meal product to a customer at the price of a corresponding full-
6 portion meal product, and collecting at least that price in funds from the customer.
7 The price comprises a base amount corresponding to the cost of the reduced-
8 portion meal product and an excess amount that is the difference between that cost
9 and the price. The method further comprises transferring part of the excess amount
10 and any additional funds donated by a customer to a charity on behalf of the
11 customer. The part of the excess amount transferred to the charity may comprise
12 the excess amount less an operating fee retained by the restaurant. The customer is
13 provided a receipt memorializing the sale and documenting the charitable
14 donation.” (Specification 3-4).
15 An understanding of breadth of the scope of the claimed invention can be
16 derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
17 1. A method of improving customer health and facilitating charitable
18 giving, by a restaurant, comprising:
19 selling a reduced-portion meal product to a customer at the price of a
20 corresponding full-portion meal product;
21 collecting at least said price in funds from the customer, said funds
22 comprising a base amount corresponding to said reduced-portion meal
23 product and an excess amount; and
24 transferring part of said excess amount to a charity on behalf of the
25 customer.
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