The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte Bruce Oliver Anthony, Jr.; Louis Edward Behrens;
David Joseph Gimpl; and Tammy Lynn Van Hove
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Appeal No. 2006-1413
Application No. 09/952,073
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1, 3-7, and 9-12. The appellants appeal
therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns "provisioning." The appellants define
provisioning information "as a myriad of parameters required for an electronic device,
such as a computer, to make a successful, sustained, and reliable connection to a
computer network." (Spec. at 1.) Network service providers and computer
manufacturers commonly provide provisioning information to a user who must then
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