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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 28           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                       Ex parte SCOTT A. NELSON, JAMES C. LEE                         
          and MICHAEL A. HELGESON                                                     
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2002-1995                                  
                             Application No. 09/071,488                               
                                                                                     
                                      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 1-9, 14-18, and 21-24.  Claim 19 stands withdrawn and                
          forms no part of this appeal.                                               
               The invention is directed to a handheld apparatus that is              
          part of a computer processing unit, able to receive information             
          from the processing unit.  In particular, the device incorporates           

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