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Please predict whether this patent is acceptable.PATENT ABSTRACT: A method of using artificial intelligence (e.g., SMILE) to assist users, such as pathologists and pathologist assistants, in pathology report preparation is described. The method includes the steps of (1) specimen gross examination, submission and dictation, (2) final diagnosis dictation, and (3) Cancer Protocol Templates construction. SMILE “listens” to the voice commands, “reads” case/slide information, goes through algorithms, and engages in report preparation. SMILE performs secretarial tasks, such as typing, error checking, important information announcing, and inputting commands by simulating keystrokes and mouse clicks, thus enabling the user to focus on the professional tasks at hand. This results in an increase in the efficiency for the user, and a decrease in reporting errors. Human-SMILE interaction is very much human-to-human like, mediated by voice recognition technology and text-to-speech. There is a significant reduction in the keyboard and mouse usage in comparison to either human transcription or voice recognition without SMILE.