The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication is not binding precedent of the board. Paper No. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MASAYOSHI OKAMOTO __________ Appeal No. 1998-0918 Application 08/314,451 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and LALL, 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 4-12, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to a telephone note taking device which is specifically adapted to automatically take notes from a user before the user places an outgoing telephone call through the device. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007