Appeal 2006-3150
Application 09/773,102
Appellants' invention relates to a method for a manufacturer to order
material from supplier. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and
it reads as follows:
1. A method for a manufacturer to order material, comprising:
considering a quantity of a material available from a plurality of suppliers
via a computer system;
considering a quantity of a material available from a plurality of supplier
logistics centers via a computer system;
identifying a supplier or a supplier logistics center to receive an order for the
material based upon the considering; and
sending electronically an order for the material to the supplier or supplier
logistics center identified to receive the order
wherein the material is not ordered until the manufacturer realizes a demand,
wherein the manufacturer realizes the demand for the material after
orders are received from customers, fulfilling the orders requires
assembling products, and assembling products requires the material.
The references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Goss US 6,236,901 B1 May 22, 2001
(filed Mar. 31, 1998)
Peterson US 6,324,522 B2 Nov. 27, 2001
(effectively filed Sep. 15, 1997)
Aram US 2002/0072986 A1 Jun. 13, 2002
(filed Mar. 05, 2001)
Claims 1, 3, 5 through 9, 11 through 15, 17, and 18 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Aram in view of Goss.
Claims 4, 10, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Aram in view of Goss and Peterson.
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