Appeal 2007-3141
Application 10/696,894
1 weighed and labeled by an automated electronic means but if this is
2 unsuitable, a self-adhesive bar code label can be printed and manually
3 stuck on a mailing (Pusic 2:14-25).
4 08. In Pusic, an inserted mailing is automatically weighed. Its destination
5 is entered on a keyboard. A charge is automatically calculated according
6 to instructions from the machine's memory. The charge is then
7 displayed both to the employee and to the customer and upon a
8 confirmation that the charge has been paid, the mailing pressing, bar
9 code printing, and mailing dispensing procedures occur. According to
10 individual requirements, the bar code printed on a mailing or on a self-
11 adhesive label may comprise data about the mailing's destination zip
12 code, the country of destination, and any special requests with any other
13 identification code which is required for the purpose of tracking a
14 mailing with a particular special request (Pusic 2:35-49).
15 09. Pusic calculates the total postage charge based on the weight of the
16 mailing, its destination, any special request data entered on the keyboard,
17 and on any data stored in the machine's memory (Pusic 4:60-63).
18 10. One of ordinary skill in the postal fee setting art would consider a
19 delivery option to be a predictable member of the set of special request
20 data described by Pusic.
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