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                                   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                              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.16                         
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
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                                          Ex parte JEFFREY S. HASTINGS                                                   
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                                                Appeal No. 2001-1469                                                     
                                                Application 09/001,284                                                   
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, BLANKENSHIP, 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 1-11 and 13-18, which constitute all the claims in the application.                    
              The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus for storing medical                             
              images.  A particular feature of the invention is that a storage device is automatically                   
              selected based on patient diagnostic information.                                                          

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