The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte PRASAD V. UPADRASTA Appeal No. 2002-1513 Application No. 08/829,587 ON BRIEF Before URYNOWICZ, RUGGIERO and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-10 and 12-19, all of the claims pending in the application. The invention pertains to method and apparatus for bi-modal data communication. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as follows: -1–Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007