Ex Parte Chastain et al - Page 4

               Appeal No. 2006-1829                                                                                                  
               Application No. 09/921,020                                                                                            


               text in balloon 226 is a “user created note associated with at least a portion of the electronic                      
               book” (Figure 2D; column 4, lines 10 through 17).                                                                     
                                                            DECISION                                                                 
                       The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 7, 9 through 16 and 18 through                        
               21under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) 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                                                                  




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               KWH/rwk                                                                                                               



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