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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 AMOL MITRA
Appeal No. 2003-0481
Application No. 09/222,388
ON BRIEF
Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
NAPPI, 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 through 7.
The Invention
The invention relates to a method to automatically determine the number of an
IPX network number. The method includes a step where when a device which needs
the network boots up, the device acts as a passive listener to the network, listening to
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