The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARTIN K. JONES
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Appeal No. 1999-0091
Application No. 08/762,052
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 22, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to an advanced notification
system for notifying a system user of impending arrival of a
vehicle at a vehicle stop. The system provides a distinctive
telephone ring sound at the user's telephone interface. Claim 1
is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
1. An advance notification method for notifying a user of
an impending arrival of a vehicle at a vehicle stop, comprising
the steps of:
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