Appeal No.2003-0446
Application No.09/127767
sequentially, and each successive message has a number one
greater than the previous one received" (Menezes, page 399).
Therefore, we will sustain the rejection of claims 1-3, 5, 6, and
11.
GROUP IV: Claims 7, 8, 21 and 22.
The Examiner stated on pages 5 and 6 of the Examiner’s
Answer that the rejection of these claims is overcome by
appellant's arguments. Therefore, we reverse the rejection of
claims 7, 8, 21 and 22.
CONCLUSION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1-22 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed as to claims 1-6 and 9-20 and
reversed as to claims 7, 8, 21 and 22.
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