Joint Appendix One

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REMARKS
This application has been careful/y reviewed in light of the Office Action
dated June 14, 2007. Claims 82 to 152 and 154 to 162 are pending in the application, of
which Claims 82, 117 and 152 are independent. Reconsideration and further examination
are respectfully requested.
The drawings were objected to On a formality. A substitute corrected
drawing sheet is being submitted herewith. Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request
reconsideration and withdrawal of this objection.
Claims 114, 115, 149, 150, 152 and 153 were rejected under § 112, second
paragraph, as allegedly being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly
claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. Claims 114, 115, 149
and 150 have been amended to correct their dependency, thus providing antecedent basis
for "variable data." Claim 152 has been amended in accordance with the Examiner's
suggestion. Claim153 has been canceled herein without prejudice or disclaimer of subject
matter. Accordingly, Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration and withdrawal of
this rejection.
Claims 82, 85 to 88, 90 to 92, 95 to 97, 103, 106 to 113, 116, 117, 120 to
t23, 125 to 127, 129, 131, 132, 141 to 148, 151, 152 and 154 to 161 35 U.S.C. § i02(e)
over U.S. Patent No. 7,008,320 (Rowe). Claims 83, 84, 118 and 119 were rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Rowe in view of U.S. Published Appln. No. 2002/0077901 (Katz).
Claims 89, 93, 94, 99, 101 to 103, 124, 128, 130, 134, 136 to 138, 153 and 162 were
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Rowe.in view of U.S. Patent No. 6,511,377
(Weiss). Claims 98, 100, 104, 105, 114, 115, 133, 135, 139, 140, 149 and 150 were
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Rowe in view of U.S. Published Appln. No.
2003/0186739 (Paulsen).
The present invention concerns a printer in a gaming machine where the
printer is used to print vouchers for the gaming machine and to print coupons
independently of the gaming machine. The printer is coupled to a gaming machine and a
promotional controller by separate communication ports, thus allowing the printer to print
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Nanoptix' Summary Judgment Exhibit No. 3
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