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              The opinion in support of the decision being entered                  
              today was not written for publication in a law journal                
              and is not binding precedent of the Board.                            
                                                             Paper No. 24           


                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                                                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                                                                   
                              Ex parte SATOSHI HOSHINO                              
                                                                                   
                               Appeal No. 2002-0108                                 
                             Application No. 09/200,981                             
                                                                                   
                               HEARD: MARCH 18, 2003                                
                                                                                   

         Before KRASS, FLEMING and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.             
         KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 


              This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of              
         claims 1-8.                                                                


              The invention is directed to a system for authenticating              
         personal identification in order to allow a user to obtain access          
         to a client terminal.  The client terminal is connected to a               

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