Patent Document ID: 4497040
Application ID: 06394385

Base Claim:
1. A method for customizing a multi-station document inserter having stations adapted for use in a plurality of selectable configurations and which includes a standard program having executable routines operable for causing performance of all of a plurality of inserter functions, comprising the steps of: obtaining user inputs relating to a particular desired configuration and operation of the selected stations multi-station document inserter; translating the user inputs into a specific data table for use with the standard program in the multi-station document inserter; and incorporating the specific data table into the multi-station document inserter for selecting those particular executable routines of the standard program to be used to provide a multi-station document inserter which is customized to accomplish particular user requirements.

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Claim 6:
6. The method recited in claim 1, including the steps of: exchanging the data table in the document inserter with another data table having other data in the data table in response to changes in the configuration and desired operation of the multi-station document inserter.