Appeal 2007-1992
Application 09/318,447
instant application, but does not specifically mention that the orders
are combined or that a log in is required before server level
information can be changed by the customer.
Hafner teaches a method and system for consolidating orders
from multiple orders (col 8, lines 1-28 and col 10, lines 20-30). It
would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at
the time of the invention to include in the claims of "441" the
consolidation capability as taught by Hafner, because this would
facilitate increased optimization by better controlling inventory and
shipping costs. The combination of "441" and Hafner teaches
consolidating orders, but does not specifically mention all the time
intervals and availability items of the instant claims. The examiner
takes Official Notice that it was old and well known in the art at the
time of the invention to place time intervals on processing time and
combining deliveries/orders based on availability. It would have been
obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of the
invention to include in the combination of "441"/Hefner [sic, Hafner]
placing time intervals on processing time and combining
deliveries/orders based on availability, because this would assure that
the orders are processed in a timely manner and would also allow
orders to be combined in a manner that is optimized.
Further, the combination of "441" and Hefner [sic, Hafner] does
not teach a log in required to change account information of the user.
The examiner takes Official Notice that it was old and well known in
the art at the time of the invention to have a remote storage site
containing personal information authenticate users before information
could be changed. It would have been obvious to a person having
ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to include the
coordination by the server of changes to stored personal data, because
authenticating the user would assure that only the user that provided
the information could change it, therefore, creating more security of
personal information and preventing others from stealing or
manipulating the otherwise secure data.
Answer 4-5.
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