Ex Parte Acres - 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                  and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN F. ACRES                                           
                                                                                                      
                                       Appeal No. 2005-1664                                            
                                      Application 09/878,111                                           
                                                                                                      
                                              ON BRIEF                                                 
                                                                                                      
            Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                                 
            Judges.                                                                                    
            BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                      
                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                             
                  This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                          
            final rejection of claims 49 and 54-61.                                                    
                  We reverse.                                                                          
                                             BACKGROUND                                                
                  The invention relates to a method of configuring electronic                          
            gaming machines (EGMs), such as slot machines and video poker                              
            machines, based on the level of play of a player on multiple                               
            gaming machines.                                                                           
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