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               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte PETRI NYKANEN                                 
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0161                                  
                             Application No. 08/784,087                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FLEMING, LEVY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 13 through 50.  Claims 1 through 12 have been canceled.              


               The invention relates to a method and machine for                      
          establishing communication between an infra-red transmitting                
          device and a host using transmission protocols.  See pages 1-3 of           
          the specification.  In particular, the invention involves a                 
          method and means to adapt the MAC rules of the IrLAP                        
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