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               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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 34           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                  Ex parte GARY SEDMAN CHRISHOLM, MICHAEL HANSBY,                     
                         BRENT O’MEAGHER, and ALAN MONNOX                             
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2003-1227                                  
                             Application No. 09/049,161                               
                                                                                     
                               HEARD: November 6, 2003                                
                                                                                     
          Before KRASS, DIXON and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 11-20.                                                               
               The invention is directed to a system for precisely                    
          positioning large objects.  Using a global positioning system               
          (GPS) receiver to provide positioning information, a visual                 
          display is provided to a user.  Through the use of present and              

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