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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
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 R. COUSINS, FRANZ BADIAS, and WILLIAM S. MEANS
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Appeal No. 2002-0384
Application No. 09/111,849
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 19, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a method of detecting when
a certain number of events occur within a time frame. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A method of detecting when a certain number of events
occur within a time frame, comprising the steps of:
causing a database having a plurality of event records to
include a first event record in response to a first event
occurring;
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