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               Appeal No. 2003-0655                                                                                               
               Application No. 09/406,001                                                                                         

                      Additionally, the Examiner should address whether claims 14 and 20 are proper                               
               35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph claims.   There is no antecedent basis for “the file of                          
               addresses” in claims 10 and 18 from which claims 14 and 20 respectively depend.                                    
                      Lastly, the Examiner should address whether “computer program” claims 18-20 are                             
               proper 35 U.S.C. § 101 claims given that these claims may be directed to a “computer program”                      
               per se.                                                                                                            


                                                              Conclusion                                                          
                      In view of the foregoing discussion, we have reversed the Examiner’s rejection of claims                    
               1-11 and 13-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.                                                                              
                                                             REVERSED                                                             


                              JERRY SMITH                                  )                                                     
                              Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                                     
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                              MICHAEL R. FLEMING                            )     APPEALS                                         
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                              ALLEN R. MACDONALD                            )                                                     
                              Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                                     

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