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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER J. WILK
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Appeal No. 2002-1020
Application 09/348,798
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Peter J. Wilk appeals from the final rejection of claims 10
through 18, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a method . . . for assisting a
golfer in tracking a golf ball” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 10 reads as follows:
10. A method for assisting a golf player in tracking golf
shots, comprising:
operating a video camera at an initial location along a golf
course fairway to generate a first video signal encoding a first
image of a plurality of substantially stationary objects along
said fairway and of a target golf ball moving relative to said
stationary objects;
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