Ex Parte HUDSON 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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           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. 44                   
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    _______________                                   
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    _______________                                   
                        Ex parte ANNE E. HUDSON, JOHN G. FINDLAY                      
                                 and JONATHON P. WOLFE                                
                                     ______________                                   
                                   Appeal No. 2002-0042                               
                              Application 08/211,971                                  
                                    _______________                                   
                              HEARD: JANUARY 14, 2003                                 
                                    _______________                                   
          Before THOMAS, BARRY and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 

               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's              
          final rejection of claims 2-13, 20-23, 25-28 and 32-44.                     
          Representative claim 34 is reproduced below:                                
               34.  A method of facilitating communications between a                 













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