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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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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