The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SAFWAN SHAH, VALI MASKATIYA, ROHAN CHANDRAN and NARINDER BAJWA ____________ Appeal No. 2004-1200 Application No. 09/871,996 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. Per Curiam. DECISION ON APPEAL Safwan Shah et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 17, 19 and 29 through 40, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to a method and computer system for interfacing between a plurality of customers and a plurality of independent service providers. Representative claims 1 and 29 read as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007