Ex Parte Hendrickson et al - Page 2




               Appeal No. 2004-1003                                                                                                  
               Application No. 09/728,250                                                                                            


               user is also prompted to enter data needed to create the resume.  A file is automatically created                     
               from the user data and the file is transformed into a resume file by applying the style sheet                         
               corresponding to the user’s selection.                                                                                
                       Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                                                  
                       1.  A method for allowing a user to dynamically change the style of an online resume that                     
               is created using an online guided resume creation system, the system comprising at least one                          
               database, the at least one database comprising a plurality of fields requiring input of data, the                     
               method comprising the steps of:                                                                                       
                               a) displaying a plurality of resume styles for user selection, each one of the                        
                       plurality of resume styles defining a plurality of formatting parameters for the entire                       
                       online resume, wherein the plurality of formatting parameters includes margin settings,                       
                       font type, font size, and text justification and each resume style having a corresponding                     
                       style sheet describing the resume style, including positions within the resume style of                       
                       fields of data from the database:                                                                             
                               b) collecting data from a user;                                                                       
                               c) prompting the user to select one resume style from the plurality of resume                         
                       styles;                                                                                                       
                               d) automatically creating a file from the user data;                                                  
                               e) applying the style sheet corresponding to the selected resume style to the file to                 
                       transform the file into a resume file that is viewable online and printable.                                  
                       The examiner relies on the following references:                                                              
                       RESUMES.COM WEBSITE                                    December 17, 1999                                      
                                       (www.www.resumes.com)                                                                         





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