Appeal No. 2007-0395 Page 5
Application No. 09/789,678
1 4. US Patent No. 5,978,774 (“Rogers”) was granted on November 2,
2 1999 and qualifies as prior art as to the claims of the ‘678 application by
3 virtue of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
4 5. The Examiner finds that Walker discloses a method of purchasing and
5 selling goods over a computer network (col. 8, lines 11-12) involving a
6 facilitator (“central controller,” see element 110 in Fig. 1) , a supplier and a
7 local retailer (col. 11, line 66 – col. 12, line 2). (Answer, p. 4).
8 6. The Examiner finds that Walker discloses the step of “the facilitator
9 registers the goods to be purchased and the local retailer” at col. 15, lines 17-
10 27. (Answer, p. 4).
11 7. The Examiner finds that Walker discloses the step of “the local
12 retailer and the supplier of the goods are linked based on the location
13 of the local retailer” at col. 11, line 66 – col. 12, line 2. (Answer, p.
14 4).
15 8. The Examiner finds that Walker discloses the step of “the
16 customer accesses an internet website and selects the goods to be
17 purchased from the internet website” at col. 8, lines 11-15. (Answer,
18 pp. 4-5).
19 9. The Examiner finds that Walker discloses the step of “the
20 facilitator is provided with the purchasing information and location of
21 the customer” at col. 9, lines 57-65. (Answer, p. 5).
22 10. The Examiner finds that Walker discloses the step of “the local
23 retailer having jurisdiction over the purchase based upon the location
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