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          Appeal No. 2004-0717                                                               
          Application No. 10/099,605                                       Page 9            

          corresponds to a different OCR algorithm, means that there are a                   
          plurality of OCR algorithms.                                                       
                In addition, from the disclosure of Goldberg, (col. 6, l.                    
          17-20) that when a new OCR algorithm is implemented, a user may                    
          simply enter a command through data input device 60 to activate                    
          the corresponding set of probabilities, which meets the claimed                    
          plurality of OCR package.                                                          
                We further agree with the examiner that Goldberg presents an                 
          interface to “enable dynamic application of a select since the                     
          package is activity by the system through user command optical                     
          character recognition (OCR) package.”  The key issue is whether                    
          Goldberg presents an interface to enable dynamic application of a                  
          select OCR package.  Goldberg discloses that a plurality of                        
          probabilities, each corresponding to a different OCR algorithm,                    
          can be pre-stored and selected through an input device by the                      
          user.  These probabilities are necessary to calculate the                          
          reference word recognition value.  Therefore the probabilities                     
          enable dynamic application of the OCR package, because when the                    
          OCR algorithm is switched, a probability set must be selected by                   
          the user in order for the system to operate properly.  The input                   
          device provides the interface that allows different OCR                            
          algorithms to be enabled.                                                          





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