Ex Parte Roundtree 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               publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRIAN ROUNDTREE                                                               
               AND CRAIG G. EISLER                                                                                                   
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                                                    Appeal No. 2006-2367                                                             
               Application No. 09/783,608                                                                                            
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                                  
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               Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     
               KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   
                                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             
                       This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20.                                         
                       The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for rendering data using                                     
               rendering instructions based upon concept identifiers for the data.                                                   
                       Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                                                  
                       1. A method for rendering data on a user device comprising:                                                   
                           receiving the data at the user device along with one or more concept                                      
                           identifiers identifying a plurality of rendering instructions;                                            




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