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                  The opinion in support of the decision being enteredtoday was not written for publication and is                                   
                              not binding precedent of the Board.                                      
                                                                           Paper No. 11                


                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                    
                                                                                                      
                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                       
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                             
                                                                                                      
                           Ex parte MATTHEW FLACH, HEATHER N. BEAN                                     
                                      and MILES K. THORLAND                                            
                                                                                                      
                                       Appeal No. 2004-0012                                            
                                   Application No. 10/057,614                                          
                                                                                                      
                                              ON BRIEF                                                 
                                                                                                      
            Before KIMLIN, RUGGIERO and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent                                
            Judges.                                                                                    
            KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                       


                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                             
                  This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-26,                           
            all the claims in the present application.  Claim 1 is                                     
            illustrative:                                                                              
            1.    A digital imaging device, comprising:                                                
                              a lens having an extended position and a retracted                       
                      position; and                                                                    
                              control logic configured to toggle the power-on                          
                      status of the digital imaging device without retracting                          
                      the lens, when the lens is in the extended position.                             

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