Appeal 2007-1315
Application 09/828,437
1 The Appellants invented a computerized reservation system (Specification 1).
2 An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
3 claim 1, which is reproduced below.
4 1. A reservation system for making travel arrangements upon request
5 by a user, the system comprising:
6 means for determining whether the user is a direct customer or a travel
7 agent;
8 means for receiving travel parameters associated with a desired travel
9 option;
10 means for generating a listing of one or more travel arrangements in
11 accordance with the travel parameters, said listing including pricing
12 information associated with each respective travel arrangement; and
13 means for displaying the listing of the one or more travel
14 arrangements.
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16 This appeal arises from the Examiner’s Final Rejection, mailed January 12,
17 2006. The Appellants filed an Appeal Brief in support of the appeal on April 7,
18 2006, and the Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on June
19 29, 2006. A Reply Brief was filed on August 29, 2006.
20 PRIOR ART
21 The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
22 appealed claims are:
23 Lynch US 6,018,715 Jan. 25, 2000
24 Jones US 2002/0156661 A1 Oct. 24, 2002
25 Among US 2003/0110063 A1 Jun. 12, 2003
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