Appeal 2007-2110
Application 10/223,408
an alarm if no article is sensed, and unlocking said locker containing said
delivered article based on said delivery request data in response to
acceptance of said receipt identification information.
7. An article delivery system, comprising:
a receipt setting receiving module for receiving specification of a
locker to which an article is to be delivered;
a computer device for registering a receipt password used by a
recipient of said article to open said locker and a delivery password used by
a deliverer of the article to open said locker, said computer device further
setting a locking password when said article delivered to said locker is
placed in said locker;
a delivery information issuance module for outputting a locker
identification information and an article identification information;
an entry monitoring module for locking said locker when said delivery
password is input and said article is placed in said locker; and
a retrieval monitoring module for unlocking said locker containing
said article when said receipt password is input.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Hall US 6,131,399 Oct. 17, 2000
Stephens US 6,323,782 B1 Nov. 27, 2001
Ogilvie US 6,344,796 B1 Feb. 5, 2002
Kakuta US 6,456,900 B1 Sep. 24, 2002
Maloney US 6,707,381 B1 Mar. 16, 2004
Moreno US 6,882,269 B2 Apr. 19, 2005
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1-6 and 21-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Moreno, Maloney, and Ogilvie.
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