Appeal 2007-2250
Application 09/818,480
delivery labels, or electronic mailings. See paragraph 0040. The system
makes use of a database which links user physical address, e-mail, and user
ID. See paragraph 0049. The user ID is used by the system to identify the
user and to provide access to the system. See paragraph 0054. Smith (‘306)
incorporates by reference the disclosure of Smith (‘808). See paragraph
0020.
Smith (‘808) discloses that the tracking system can be used to perform
selected actions with the mail such as change delivery method or location.
See paragraph 0015. Further, Smith (‘808) teaches that the system can use
identifiers other than physical address of the user to determine the identity of
the individual to whom the letter or package is destined. Smith (‘808)
discusses addressing physical letters using an identifier such as an e-mail
address; this address can then be correlated with the individual’s current
physical address. See paragraph 0025. Further, Smith (‘808) teaches that
the identifiers can be machine read from the letter, and the current physical
address is then printed on the letter for physical delivery. See paragraphs
0026 and 0027. We find no discussion in Smith (‘808) of scanning in a
physical address and translating it to an e-mail address.
Higgins teaches a system for recognition of an address on a letter
which has been hand written in cursive. See abstract. We find no discussion
in Higgins of scanning a physical address and translating it to an e-mail
address.
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