The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte ANDRE KAUP Appeal No. 2003-1692 Application No. 09/835,347 ON BRIEF Before KRASS, FLEMING and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-19. The invention is directed to the coding and decoding of a digital picture, best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1, reproduced as follows: 1. A method for coding a digitized picture, the method which comprises: -1–Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007