以下案例屬於電腦軟體方法專利類別

案例US6947941

This invention relates to the field of product serial numbers and their use in connection with an electronic registration system for such products.

 

1.本篇專利屬於”專門適用於行政、管理、商業、經營、監督或預測目的的數據處理系統或方法”之領域

2.本篇專利為提供一種方法與系統，來有效的管理產品序號並且能降低或防止不正確的產品序號被使用

公告(公開)號	專利名稱
US6947941	Serial number mask and check digit for electronic registration system (ERS)
申請日	申請人（專利權人）
2001/05/30	Nintendo of America Inc. (Redmond, WA)
摘要
A method and system for efficiently handling the acquisition of serial number information from products at, for example, a point of sale system in a retail store or the like utilizes a serial number mask (4) to generically define attributes of a serial number format. The serial number mask characterizes the serial number format and includes at least a first character that describes variables of the serial number format. With this method and system, an electronic registration system can be used to reduce or prevent improper returns of consumer products.

 

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US6947941進入美國之專利申請案流程

TSipo戰國策整理 2009/12

 

 

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從PCT進入US時所申請的Claims

 

共22項，包含3項獨立項，19項附屬項

 

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2004/01/06 Non-Final Rejection

 

正式進入OA階段

審查委員首先針對圖示(Drawings)提出核駁

 

此時申請人申請的claim 9、15如下:

9. An information processing system having a product registration database containing information on purchased products and return criteria for purchased products, the information processing system storing said information by product serial number according to a serial number mask that characterizes a format of the serial number, wherein the serial number mask includes at least a first character that describes variables of the serial number format.

15. A method of reducing improper returns of consumer products, the method comprising:
receiving serial number formats of the consumer products;
defining serial number masks that characterize the serial number formats, respectively;
providing the serial number masks with at least a first character that describes variables of the serial number format ; and
storing a product registration program that effects storing and maintenance of a product registration database at a time of product purchase in accordance with the serial number masks.

 

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審查委員依據35 USC 112條文提出核駁

 

 

此時申請人申請的Claim 1如下:

1. A method of generically defining attributes of a serial number format, the method comprising defining a serial number mask that characterizes the serial number format, and providing the serial number mask with at least a first character that describes variables of the serial number format.

 

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審查委員依據35 USC 101條文提出核駁

 

 

 

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審查委員依據35 USC 102條文提出核駁

 

 

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2004/04/06 申請人針對Non-Final Rejection進行答辯

 

 

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針對審查委員所提的圖示(Drawings)部份進行答辯

 

 

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針對審查委員所提的35 USC 112部份進行答辯

 

 

申請人申請的claim 1:

1. A method of generically defining attributes of a serial number format, the method comprising defining a serial number mask that characterizes the serial number format, and providing the serial number mask with at least a first character that describes variables of the serial number format.

藍色：preamble

紅色：body

 

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針對審查委員所提的35 USC 101部份進行答辯

 

 

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針對審查委員所提的35 USC 102部份進行答辯

 

 

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2005/01/05 Final Rejection

 

 

截至目前為止，此申請案如不按照審查委員所要求，將會被核駁下列部份：

1. 圖示Drawings (以違反37 CFR1.83(a)為由)
2. Claims 1-8 (以違反35 USC 101為由)
3. Claims 9-13 and 15 (以違反35 USC 102為由)

 

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2005/04/05 申請人針對Final Rejection進行答辯

 

對圖示部份進行修正

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對Claims部份進行修正

 

 

 

 

 

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2005/05/02 核准該發明

 

 

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