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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEPHEN G. PERLMAN, BRIAN LANIER
and AIN MCKENDRICK
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Appeal No. 2006-1573
Application No. 09/818,175
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 30.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and system for selecting a multimedia
program based upon how frequently the multimedia program has been played by an
entertainment system.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A method for selecting a multimedia program within an entertainment
system, comprising:
detecting a first word of a multimedia program entered by a user with a character-
entry device; and
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