Ex Parte MARTINS et al - Page 1




                   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                                publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  25                       
                                                                                                                       
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
                                                   _____________                                                        
                            Ex parte FERNANDO C. M. MARTINS and RAJEEB HAZRA,                                           
                                                   _____________                                                        
                                                Appeal No. 2004-0226                                                    
                                             Application No. 09/216,184                                                 
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before KRASS, HAIRSTON and RUGGIERO,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                       
              KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-8, 14-17                      
              and 19-29.                                                                                                
                     The invention is directed to a bit rate control system for a video encoder, best                   
              illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1, reproduced as follows:                    





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