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         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         not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the            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                      
                                     __________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                          Ex parte ZHONG-NING (GEORGE) CAI                          
                                     __________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2006-2707                                
                             Application No. 09/749,792                             
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                                     ON BRIEF                                       
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         Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent                 
         Judges.                                                                    
         HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the           
         final rejection of claims 1 through 20, all of which are pending           
         in this application.                                                       
              We affirm.                                                            
                                     Invention                                      
         Appellant’s invention relates generally to a method and                    
         apparatus for performing dynamic power control of a processor              
         (300) based on the thermal condition of the processor.  First, a           





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