The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HIRONOBU KITAJIMA and SHUNSUKE FUEKI _____________ Appeal No. 2003-0285 Application No. 08/814,409 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6 through 13 and 15 through 31. The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus for changing the circuit structure of a programmable logic device in an encrypting/decrypting apparatus.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007