Appeal No. 2004-1608 Application 09/752,873 teachings of Brauer and Ayukawa suggest a plurality of decoders, a tag unit and a plurality of control units connected together in the manner recited in claim 23. In summary, we have sustained the examiner’s rejection with respect to each of the claims on appeal. Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 5, 6, 8-12 and 19-26 is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a)(1)(iv). AFFIRMED JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ALLEN R. MACDONALD ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JS/dym -13-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007