Ex Parte DASH 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                                publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  17                       
                                                                                                                       
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                  Ex parte ROBERT J. DASH and DONALD IRWIN                                              
                                                   _____________                                                        
                                                Appeal No. 2002-1765                                                    
                                             Application No. 09/182,091                                                 
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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 1-15.                              
                     The invention is directed to the management of the display of information relating                 
              to the processing of documents by a multifunctional printer wherein messages                              
              conveying the information can only be displayed within a selected portion of a graphics                   
              user interface (GUI) display.                                                                             




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