Ex Parte Sater et al - Page 2

               Appeal 2007-0993                                                                       
               Application 10/376,198                                                                 

                    Appellants' invention relates to a system and method for customizing              
               media, such as songs, stories, and poems.  Claim 1 is illustrative of the              
               claimed invention, and it reads as follows:                                            
               1. A system that facilitates customizing media, comprising the following               
               computer executable components:                                                        
                    a component that provides for a user to search for and select media to            
               be customized;                                                                         
                    a customization component that receives data relating to modifying                
               the selected media and generates a customized version of the media                     
               incorporating the received modification data, the customization component              
               receives the modification data via populated data fields embedded in the               
               selected media; and                                                                    
                    a distribution component that delivers the customized media to the                
               user.                                                                                  
                    The prior art reference of record relied upon by the Examiner in                  
               rejecting the appealed claims is:                                                      
               Catona US 6,288,319 B1 Sep. 11, 2001                                                   
                    Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                
               § 103 as being unpatentable over Catona.                                               
                    We refer to the Examiner's Answer (mailed July 27, 2006) and to                   
               Appellants' Brief (filed February 21, 2006) and Reply Brief (filed                     
               September 27, 2006) for the respective arguments.                                      

                                     SUMMARY OF DECISION                                              
                    As a consequence of our review, we will reverse the obviousness                   
               rejection of claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 25.                                      


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