Ex Parte Cobbley 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                               Ex parte DAVID A. COBBLEY                              
                                    and NITIN GUPTA                                   
                                      ___________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2005-2526                                 
                              Application No. 09/754,553                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  

               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-20.                                                                

               The invention pertains to the display of soft keyboard images          
          on a display.  In particular, the keyboard display is prevented             
          from overlying important information on the screen by the movement          
          of a data entry area on the screen.                                         





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