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          Appeal No. 1999-2240                                                        
          Application 08/909,349                                                      

          being smaller than said data area available for recording                   
          the data."  Therefore, the rejection of claims 1, 3, 5, 7,                  
          9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)                  
          is reversed.                                                                
                                    CONCLUSION                                        
               The rejections of claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16,                
          18, 19, and 21 are reversed.                                                
                                     REVERSED                                         







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