Ex Parte Sansone - Page 10

                Appeal 2007-2446                                                                              
                Application 09/817,998                                                                        
                                radio page notifying the user that a voice mail is available.                 
                                (Col. 1, ll. 20-25).                                                          
                      12) McKeen teaches a verified mail system where copies of                               
                                mail documents are stored in a central depository.                            
                                (Abstract).  The postal customer, sender of the verified                      
                                document, must pay to keep the documents stored for a                         
                                period of time, if not the documents will be destroyed.  (Col.                
                                2, ll. 28-36).                                                                
                      13) Gordon teaches a system to pay for goods or services using                          
                                the postal signal.  (Col. 1, ll. 6-17, col. 2, ll. 11-15).  In the            
                                system the vendor sending a package places a post card on                     
                                the package with bill payment indicia.  The customer                          
                                initiates payment by putting the postcard back into the                       
                                system.  The post office uses the bill payment information                    
                                on the card to pay the merchant.  (Col. 2, ll. 31-30).  The                   
                                post cards may be returned to the vendor or a compact                         
                                image of the post cards will be retuned to the vendor and the                 
                                postcards will be recycled.  (Col. 15, ll. 60-66).                            
                      14) Busch teaches a system for use with promotional games                               
                                where players collect pieces.  (Col. 1, ll. 20-40).  The system               
                                allows users in different geographic areas to combine their                   
                                pieces and thus increase their chances of winning.  (Col. 1,                  
                                ll. 46-50).  In one embodiment the system notifies users via                  
                                “Web-TV.”  (Col. 4, ll. 38-45).                                               




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