Appeal 2006-2932
Application 10/042,192
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A method for determining a language in which a document is
created comprising the steps of:
receiving at least one electronic document that includes a character
string, wherein characters in the character string are represented in at least
one of a plurality of character sets corresponding to an undetermined
language;
evaluating at least a portion of the character string by comparing each
of the characters in the portion of the character string to a plurality of
predetermined candidate character sets to determine one or more matches
between the plurality of predetermined candidate character sets and the
characters in the portion of the character string;
determining whether one or more character sets that match the
characters in the portion of the character string correspond to one or more
supported languages; and
identifying one or more supported languages in which the electronic
document is created based on a determination that the one or more character
sets that match the characters in the portion of the character string
correspond to one or more supported languages.
The following references are relied upon by Examiner:
Watanabe US 6,104,381 Aug. 15, 2000
Schulze US 6,167,369 Dec. 26, 2000
Peng US 6,252,671 B1 Jun. 26, 2001
Claims 1 through 40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness as to claims 1 through 4, 6 through 14, 16 through
24, 26 through 34 and 36 through 40, the Examiner relies upon Peng in view
of Watanabe, with the addition of Schulze as to claims 5, 15, 25 and 35.
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