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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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte DAVID W. DEATON                               
                                 and ROBERT SCOTT WOOD                                
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                                 Appeal No. 2004-0786                                 
                              Application No. 08/935,116                              
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                                HEARD: August 18, 2004                                
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          Before JERRY SMITH, LEVY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 8-39, which are all of the             
          claims pending in this application.                                         


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a system, method and                  
          database for processing transactions.  An understanding of the              








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