THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for
publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LAUREN LEE POST
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Appeal No. 2000-1309
Application 08/821,938
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, 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 1-25, which constitute all the claims in the application. An
amendment after final rejection was filed on June 14, 1999 but was denied entry by the
examiner.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus for processing a
data stream including audio and video data where high data rates and throughput is
required. Thresholds are employed to control the processing of the video and audio
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