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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte BRANDON A. GROOTERS                              
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0822                                  
                             Application No. 09/021,362                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-26, 28-46 and 48-66.  Claims 27 and 47 have been                   
          canceled.                                                                   
                                      Invention                                       
               The invention relates to a method and system for retrieving,           
          caching and delivering information based upon an information                
          request in a computer-based information handling system.  See               
          page 2 of Appellant's specification.  Figure 4 is an illustration           
          of a typical electronic program guide in accordance with                    





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