Ex parte LOWE et al. - Page 6

          Appeal No. 96-1472                                                          
          Application No. 08/287,070                                                  


          or for confirming a reading area on the document (column 6,                 
          lines 1 through 24), and not for scanning.                                  
               In summary, the obviousness rejection of claims 1 through              
          10, 12 and 15 through 27 is reversed.                                       
                                      DECISION                                        
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through                
          10, 12 and 15 through 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                 
                                      REVERSED                                        




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