Ex Parte WARD et al - Page 1




                                   The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                           
                                   was not written for publication in a law journal and                                 
                                         is not binding precedent of the Board.                                         
                                                                                 Paper No.  17                          
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                      Ex parte  PAUL A. WARD,  MARK L. REINKE and HENRY M. D'SOUZA                                      
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                                                Appeal No. 2003-1482                                                    
                                             Application No.  09/156,816                                                
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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                 Before  THOMAS,  BLANKENSHIP 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, 3, 4, 6-11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19-21, 23, 24, 26, 27                    
                 and 29-41.                                                                                             
                                                    The Invention                                                       
                        The invention relates to a system to use a variable resolution display                          
                 controller with a video display of fixed resolution.  The system determines the                        









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