Ex Parte Patullo et al - Page 5

              Appeal 2007-1315                                                                                              
              Application 09/828,437                                                                                        

         1                individual for whom travel arrangements are being made is an existing                             
         2                customer of the travel agency, the identities of the business entity and                          
         3                the travel agency are accessed automatically from the relational database                         
         4                when the name of the individual is input into system 10.  Otherwise, if                           
         5                the individual is a new customer, system 10 may prompt the travel agent                           
         6                to input information relating to the individual and his/her employer, such                        
         7                as, for example, the name and address of the individual, the name and                             
         8                address of the individual's employer, any frequent flyer or renter                                
         9                programs in which the individual participates, any travel services                                
        10                vendors preferred by the employer, etc.  This individual and business                             
        11                entity information can be stored in database 14 for future use.”  (Lynch,                         
        12                col. 5, ll. 30-48.)                                                                               
        13        Jones                                                                                                     
        14            03. Jones is directed toward processing travel requests based on a user's                             
        15                travel destination goal.  That is, the user inputs a travel goal (e.g., the                       
        16                time and location of a meeting) and the system automatically generates a                          
        17                travel itinerary, including flight information, hotel information, and                            
        18                ground transportation such as rental cars, to ensure that the user                                
        19                accomplishes their travel goal (e.g., arrives at the meeting on time).                            
        20                (Jones, ¶ [0007].)                                                                                
        21            04. Jones describes a data processing system 50 having a user computer                                
        22                100 connected to travel computer 120 via a communication link 150,                                
        23                such as a direct network link, a modem, or the Internet.  The travel                              
        24                computer 120 is connected to a computerized reservation system (CRS)                              


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