Appeal 2007-1715 Page 2
Application 10/033,224
to Nicholls in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,890,138 to Godin.1 35 U.S.C. § 134
(2002). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6 (b) (2002).
We AFFIRM.
The Brief2 separately argues the following groups of claims:
• Claims 3, 15, and 17 (Br. 16-18);
• Claims 5-9 and 12-14 (Br. 18-20);
• Claim 10 (Br. 20-21);
• Claim 11 (Br. 21); and,
• Claim 16 (Br. 21-22).
I. Claims 3, 15, and 17
Pursuant to the rules, the Board selects representative claim 3 to decide the
appeal with respect to this group of claims. 37 C.F.R. § 41.37(c)(1)(vii) (2006). It
reads as follows:
3. A method of returning a weight from a weight field of a database
wherein said database has at least one data field for storing a set of data
relative to a corresponding article, packing material, and container, and
wherein said set of data comprises at least said weight field, the method
comprising the steps of:
(a) initiating a cost determining routine in a shipping system
application at a first node;
1 Claims 1, 2 and 4 have been cancelled.
2 Our decision will make reference to Appellant’s Appeal Brief (“Br.,” filed 28
September 2006) and the Examiner's Answer (“Answer,” mailed 12 December
2006).
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