Ex Parte THURIES et al - Page 1




                  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                             publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  27                    
                                                                                                             
                           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                          
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                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
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                           Ex parte SERGE THURIES and JEAN-LOUIS MASSIEU                                      
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                                            Appeal No. 2002-0333                                              
                                          Application No. 09/127,713                                          
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                                                 ON BRIEF                                                     
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            Before HAIRSTON, KRASS,  and DIXON,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                
            KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 

                   This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 3-23.                
                   The invention is directed to a system for programming symbol readers.  Through             
            a graphical menu, a user is able to select desired commands and parameter values for              
            such programming.  The invention is concerned with supplying a parameterization                   
            process for printed code scanners allowing rapid parameterization of those scanners in            
            a readily repeated and unlimited manner.  The claimed process enables a configuration             


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