Ex Parte TANAKA - Page 1



                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                   
                                           precedent of the Board.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 SUMIYO TANAKA                                                 
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                                             Appeal 2007-0353                                                 
                                           Application 09/255,352                                             
                                          Technology Center 2100                                              
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                                           Decided: June 28, 2007                                             
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                Before JAMES D. THOMAS, JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, and JOSEPH L.                                     
                DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
                RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                                       STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                  
                      Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Final Rejection of                     
                claims 1-32.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                    
                      We reverse.                                                                             
                      Appellant’s invention relates to image searching in which common                        
                key image feature values are extracted from a user specified plurality of key                 




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