The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte JOSEPH ANTHONY HO-LUNG, JAMES GORDON MCCLEAN and TIN-LUP WONG ________________ Appeal No. 2003-0429 Application 09/282,862 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-11, which constitute all the claims in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus for sensing biometric parameters of an individual to control access to a personal computer using a biometric sensor. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007