Appeal 2007-0967
Application 10/367,001
the displayed routing is broadly “based upon” the relationship of the
determination of the initial distance. Stated otherwise, since the actual
display width is slightly wider than the widest road along the route, there is a
broadly defined relationship as required by a second distance claimed.
From our studied consideration of Bellesfield alone, the broadly
claimed generation of a geographic shape appears to be met initially by the
determination of the various regions depicted in figure 3, including the
respective latitudes and longitudes of an entire geographic area or region.
This corresponds to the claimed determination of first distances since figure
3 shows the latitudes and longitudes of the upper left and lower right
portions of these regions. Next, the determination of the actual route within
these respective regions is based upon a starting point and ending point,
thus, determining a second claimed distance broadly “based upon” the initial
distance. The determination of the starting and ending points of a given
route selectively has distance values associated with the figure 5 depiction of
the length of various routes or route/road segments which may in turn be
considered to be the first distance claimed. Correspondingly, the
determination of the second claimed distance is broadly “based upon” this
determination since the routine/places/portions of figure 5 indicates a
distance along the length to determine a given place as well as a distance
from a link or road segment such as the depiction of place 3 in figure 5.
Moreover, our detailed consideration of Bouve merely confirms what
the artisan would have appreciated from Bellesfield. Note especially figures
1 through 5, 9, 10, and 12. The claimed geometric shape that defines an area
is clearly shown at various levels and the different portions of figures 3, 4,
and 4A. Country maps represent various regions or areas as do state and city
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