Appeal No. 2003-1227
Application No. 09/049,161
element 51).
A GPS receiver is said to be shown at Figure 2b3-2 (elements
82A and B). These GPS receivers communicate with the bus through
interfaces 83A and B.
A memory is said to be shown at Figure 2B3-2 (element 50).
The claimed display and microprocessor are said to be shown
at Figures “2b3-2, 2b2’ and column 17, lines 48-50” (answer-page
3).
The examiner points to column 19, lines 1-21, of Anderson
for a teaching of displaying the information so that a user is
provided with a visual graphical representation of the present
position, orientation and attitude of the structure and desired
position, orientation and attitude of the structure.
Appellants do not dispute most of the examiner’s rationale
but do dispute whether Anderson discloses displaying the present
and desired attitude of a structure. Moreover, it is appellants’
position that while Anderson might consider the present position
and orientation of a feedlot vehicle, it does not teach or
suggest a desired position and orientation.
The examiner takes a broad view of the term “attitude” to
mean “A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood
in a graceful attitude. See synonyms at posture” (answer-page 3,
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