Appeal No. 2001-0615
Application No. 08/741,459
The examiner relies on the following references:
Bly et al. [Bly] 5,008,853 Apr. 16, 1991
Davidson 5,699,527 Dec. 16, 1997
(filed May 01, 1995)
Blumer et al. [Blumer] 5,732,219 Mar. 24, 1998
(filed Mar. 17, 1995)
Claims 1-48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness,
the examiner offers Blumer in view of Davidson and Bly.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
The examiner indicates that Blumer discloses a system for electronically
developing and processing a document using a client/server network on the internet,
wherein local workstation computers are connected to an information bureau computer
server wherein a document which has been previously developed by a client
workstation and stored in the server can be retrieved and further developed by one or
more of the client workstations. The examiner further indicates that Davidson discloses
a system for electronically developing and processing a document wherein information
input by a loan applicant is captured on a local computer; the local computer is
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