Opinion ID: 2959649
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: A method for transferring shipping documenta-

Text: tion data for a package from a transporting vehi- 4 R+L CARRIERS, INC. v. QUALCOMM, INC. cle to a remote processing center comprising the steps of: placing a package on the transporting vehicle; using a portable document scanner to scan an im- age of the documentation data for the package, said image including shipping details of the package; providing a portable image processor capable of wirelessly transferring the image from the transporting vehicle; wirelessly sending the image to a remote pro- cessing center; receiving the image at said remote processing center; and prior to the package being removed from the transporting vehicle, utilizing said documentation data at said remote processing center to prepare [a] an advance loading manifest document for an- other transporting vehicle which includes said package for further transport of the package on another transporting vehicle. ’078 Patent Reexamination Certificate col. 2 ll. 1–18 (deletion in brackets; additions in italics) (“amended claim 1”). In allowing amended claim 1, the PTO explained that the key prior art reference only discussed loading a “manifest for the current shipping vehicle and not an advance loading manifest document for another transporting vehicle.” J.A. 3088. The PTO issued the reexamination certificate on March 21, 2014, with amended claim 1 replacing original claim 1.