Ex parte INOUE et al. - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not     
               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.     

                                                            Paper No. 30              


                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
                                     _____________                                    
                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     _____________                                    
                                 Ex parte HAJIME INOUE                                
                                         and                                          
                                   NAOFUMI YANAGIHARA                                 
                                     _____________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 2000-1282                                 
                               Application No. 08/813,140                             
                                    ______________                                    
                                HEARD: FEBRUARY 21, 2002                              
                                    _______________                                   
          Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      
                                                                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          1 through 46.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number 22),               
          claims 1 and 9 were amended.                                                
               The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus              
          for recording or reproducing digital signals.  The digital                  
          signal recording and the digital signal reproduction are each               






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