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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL A. TREMBLAY
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Appeal No. 2006-3042
Application No. 10/720,494
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s rejection of claims 1-6, 8-14, 17, 18, and 24-31, which constitute all
the claims pending in this application.
The disclosed invention pertains to an adaptive computer interface that
automatically offers assistance based on a series of user events that are
monitored, such as mouse movements, keystrokes, peripheral clicks, etc. If a
series of user events is determined to be unrelated, the user is automatically
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