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             Appeal 2007-0014                                                                                    
             Application 10/202,227                                                                              
                                               BACKGROUND                                                        
                   The invention relates to a method to find document components and                             
             assemble them into a custom document.                                                               
                   Claim 1 is reproduced below.                                                                  
                          1.  A method for automatically selecting an electronic document from                   
                   a document case base to be used in creating a new electronic document,                        
                   comprising:                                                                                   
                          (a) inputting features defining an electronic document to be created;                  
                          (b) searching an electronically stored document case base for                          
                   document, stored therein, substantially matching the inputted features;                       
                          (c) selecting, automatically, one of the substantially matched                         
                   documents; and                                                                                
                          (d) modifying, automatically, the selected document to correspond to                   
                   the inputted features to create an electronic document to be used in creating                 
                   a new electronic document.                                                                    

                                             THE REFERENCES                                                      
                   The Examiner relies on the following references:                                              
                   Koski    US 6,571,251  May 27, 2003                                                           
                   Kiyoujima   JP 404116765 A  Apr. 17, 1992                                                     





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