Appeal No. 1998-0927
Application No. 08/343,939
service routines has to be enabled. In summary, the
obviousness rejection of claim 15 is sustained.
The obviousness rejection of claims 16 through 21 is
reversed because the examiner has not demonstrated how Funches
performs all of the specific steps of these claims (Brief,
pages 12 through 14).
DECISION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 15 through
21 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed as to claim 15, and is
reversed as to claims 16 through 21. Accordingly, the
decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR
§ 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Kenneth W. Hairston )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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Jerry Smith ) BOARD OF
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Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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