Appeal No. 2001-1517
Application No. 09/132,285
Appellant's invention relates to a system and method for reinforcing regular
chiropractic treatment. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 4, which is reproduced below.
4. A method for reinforcing regular chiropractic care with respect to a
patient, said method comprising the steps of:
entering data regarding a patient into a memory of a computer;
setting up a series of appointments for said patient for chiropractic
care, said series of appointments being recorded in a database
maintained in said memory of said computer;
authorizing the issuance of a policy of life insurance on the life of
said patient from an insurance company;
automatically reminding said patient of each appointment in
advance of said each appointment in said series of appointments;
verifying said patient has kept said each appointment; and
automatically making premium payments for said policy of life
insurance on said patient to said life insurance company so long as said
patient keeps said each appointment.
The prior art of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims is as follows:
Cummings, Jr. 5,301,105 Apr. 5, 1994
Landry 5,649,117 Jul. 15, 1997
Victoria Sonshine Pasher, “Utah Agents Spill Beans on Bank Ad,” National Underwriter
Property & Casualty, May 6, 1996, p. 9 (Bank Ad).
Erin G. Stone, MD, “Medical Office Software,” JAMA, March 23/30, 1990, Vol. 263, No.
12, pp. 1717-1718 (JAMA).
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