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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                    
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                  
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                              
                                                               Paper No. 20            

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                                                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                                                                      
                              Ex parte KEITH I. MULFORD                                
                                                                                      
                                 Appeal No. 2001-0622                                  
                              Application No. 08/594,202                               
                                                                                      
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                      
          Before KRASS, FLEMING and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 1-3, 7-11 and 15-18.  Claims 4-6 and 12-14 have been                  
          indicated by the examiner as being directed to allowable subject             
          matter.                                                                      
               The invention pertains to communication systems.  More                  
          particularly, a communication unit having an identification (ID)             
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