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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                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                    Ex parte ANDREW J. SMITH and LESLIE R. WILSON                     
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                                Appeal No. 1999-1442                                  
                             Application No. 08/610,681                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges               
          LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 6, and 13                
          through 19.  Claims 7 through 12 have been cancelled.                       
               The disclosed invention is directed to a method and                    
          system whereby a pseudo 3D rendering mechanism generates                    
          pseudo 3D rendered virtual images.  The images are generated                
          using only 2D prerendered views of the 3D objects which are to              

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