Appeal No. 95-3175
Application 08/124,361
BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 15-19, 26-27,
and 31. Claims 1-14, 20-25, and 29-30 have been cancelled. We reverse but enter a new ground of
rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a system for storing and transferring data related to the operation of a
vehicle. In particular, the system automatically keeps track of the number of miles driven and provides for
recording of vehicular and non-vehicular information by the operator.
Claim 15, the sole independent claim, is reproduced below.
15. A computerized information processing system mounted in a vehicle and comprising:
a mileage sensor securable to the vehicle for automatically inputting information from said
vehicle representative of distance traveled by said vehicle;
a manual menu-driven input, operable by the occupant of said vehicle, having a display and
a keypad for entering both vehicular and non-vehicular information, said vehicular information
including data regarding cumulative vehicle travel mileage and vehicle operating expenses, said
non-vehicular information including travel expenses and characterization of said vehicle operating
expenses and said travel expenses for tax purposes;
a data storage and internal processor responsive to said mileage sensor and manual input,
having a microcomputer, a real time clock, and random access memory;
transfer circuitry attachable to said data storage and internal processor for transferring data
from said data storage and internal processor to an external data processor; and
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