Ex Parte KLEINROCK et al - Page 1




               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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 23                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                             Ex parte LEONARD KLEINROCK                               
                                  and JOEL E. SHORT                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2001-2260                                  
                               Application 08/712,502                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and JERRY SMITH, 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 1-9, 11, 13, 14, 17-30 and 45-           
          47, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application.           
               The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus             
          for connecting a user to a computer information network by                  
          providing access numbers to a remotely located computing device             
          for subsequent access to the information network.                           

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