Appeal No. 2003-1146
Application No. 09/595,249
print job with production data for a print job that is related to the job quote, the job quote
being stored in an electronic file and containing a plurality of estimate-related
specifications, the production data being stored in an electronic document, the method
comprising:
(a) entering the estimate-related specifications of the job quote file into a
comparison engine;
(b) analyzing the production data to determine its actual specifications;
(c) entering at least some of the actual print job specifications into the
comparison engine; and
(d) in the comparison engine, comparing the estimate-related
specifications to the entered actual print job specifications, and outputting any
discrepancies therebetween.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Brovman 4,655,135 Apr. 07, 1987
Freedman 4,839,829 June 13, 1989
Feeman et al. (Feeman) 5,735,941 Apr. 07, 1998
Crandall et al. (Crandall) 5,963,641 Oct. 05, 1999
Inoue et al. (Inoue) 6,273,535 B1 Aug. 14, 2001
(filed Feb. 10, 1998)
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1-7, 10-13, 23-29 and 32-35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by the disclosure of Freedman.
2. Claims 8 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Freedman in view of Feeman.
3. Claims 9 and 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
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