Ex Parte Perlman 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                                     written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                           
                                                                                                                                 

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                               
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                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                               
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
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                                     Ex parte STEPHEN G. PERLMAN, BRIAN LANIER                                                    
                                                   and AIN MCKENDRICK                                                             
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                                                     Appeal No. 2006-1573                                                         
                                                   Application No. 09/818,175                                                     
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
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                   Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
                   HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                         
                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 30.                                      
                          The disclosed invention relates to a method and system for selecting a multimedia                       
                   program based upon how frequently the multimedia program has been played by an                                 
                   entertainment system.                                                                                          
                          Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:                              
                          1. A method for selecting a multimedia program within an entertainment                                  
                   system, comprising:                                                                                            
                          detecting a first word of a multimedia program entered by a user with a character-                      
                   entry device; and                                                                                              







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