Ex Parte Kitsukawa 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                                          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                     
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                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                            
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                      Ex parte TADAMASA KITSUKAWA, TSUTOMU AKIYAMA, FREDERICK J.                                               
                                    ZUSTAK, HANS MAHR and ADITYA KRISHNAN                                                      
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                                                    Appeal No. 2006-1895                                                       
                                                 Application No. 09/834,511                                                    
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                                                         ON BRIEF                                                              
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                  Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.                                      
                  THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                         


                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                           

                          Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of                         
                  claims 1 through 25, appellants having canceled claims 26 through 37.                                        
                          Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:                                              
                          1.    A method for providing Internet content via an interactive television,                         
                  comprising the acts of:                                                                                      
                          prompting at least one consumer via the interactive television for input                             
                  regarding topics of interest;                                                                                
                          receiving consumer input regarding topics of interest;                                               







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