Appeal 2007-1361
Application 09/681,573
1999) (citing In re Rouffet, 149 F.3d 1350, 1357, 47 USPQ2d 1453, 1456
(Fed. Cir. 1998)).
Here, ATS discloses creating documents in the PDF as
aforementioned. For its part, Bendik discloses, "Document management
systems automate document management on computer networks and
facilitate location and sharing of documents in workgroups without requiring
knowledge of, for example, the [Disk Operating System] filename or
physical location of a document." (¶ 0003.) The latter reference explains,
"A document management system may also provide system administration
functions by establishing criteria that are used to, for example, determine
storage location and/or determine document archival actions. Furthermore,
security criteria can be assigned to limit unauthorized access to documents."
(Id.)
Bendik adds, "Document management systems typically store critical
information required to access a document in a document 'profile.'"
(¶ 0004.) "The profile information is stored in a database and is used to
retrieve the document via a search or query without the user having to
remember, for example, the DOS filename and storage location (for
example, server.backslash.volume:directory.backslash.filename). Profiling
thus provides quick access to documents." (Id.)
We agree with the Examiner that facilitating the location and sharing
of documents, providing system administration functions, limiting
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