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                   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                               publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34                       
                                                                                                                      
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                         Ex parte EDWARD J. PITTARELLI                                                 
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                                               Appeal No. 2003-0813                                                    
                                             Application No. 08/771,885                                                
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                          
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             Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and FLEMING,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                     
             KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       

                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       


                     This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 21-26, 28 and 29.                 
                     The invention is directed to a system for providing public information and                        
             services utilizing stand-alone computers, in public kiosks, and central servers to permit                 
             users to interact with remote information and service providers.  Information that is                     
             available at the local kiosk, in local memory, is provided to a user without accessing the                



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