The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM P.C. HO
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Appeal No. 2002-0086
Application No. 09/053,880
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-14. The appellants appeal therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns "transportation scheduling."
"Transportation scheduling is the process of planning how to move items from one
location to another location using a fleet of carriers . . . under a set of restrictive
constraints." (Spec. at 1.) An example of transportation scheduling is scheduling
wheelchair-bound customers who request round trip transportation from home to
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