Ex Parte AULT et al - Page 8



          Appeal No. 2004-1430                                                        
          Application 09/080,504                                                      

          Whether it would have been obvious to the artisan to                        
          apply the teachings of Tulpule to interacting tasks we cannot say           
          because, on this record, the arguments necessary to make such a             
          determination are lacking.  Our holding is based only on the fact           
          that the operation of Tulpule does not relate to interacting                
          tasks as claimed.                                                           
          In summary, we have not sustained the examiner’s                            
          rejection of the claims on appeal.  Therefore, the decision of              
          the examiner rejecting claims 1-15 is reversed.                             
          REVERSED                                                                    
                                                                                     


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          JS/ki                                                                       

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