The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID A. KUMPF, GLENN R. GARCIA, and DAVID L. SMITH
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Appeal No. 2003-0048
Application No. 09/163,787
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-12. The appellants appeal therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal enables a client to discover servers on a
computer network. In a computer network servers initiate connections with peripherals,
which perform functions such as scanning. According to the appellants, multifunction
peripherals combine scanning with other functions such as printing, exchanging
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