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          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 22              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte M. IBRAHIM SEZAN                               
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                                Appeal No. 2002-1460                                  
                               Application 09/040,510                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1, 4, 5, and 7 through 29.  Claims 2, 3, and 6 have been             
          canceled.                                                                   
                                   Invention                                          
               The invention relates to a system and method using an image            
          recording device, i.e., a still or video camera, where the color            
          histograms are computed on-line during image acquisition, and               
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