Appeal No. 96-2583
Application 08/243,087
After Final (paper number 17), claim 14 was amended. 2
The disclosed invention relates to a navigation apparatus in a vehicle that calculates a degree of
attainment based upon running distances or running times.
Claim 7 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
7. A navigation apparatus in a vehicle comprising:
a system controller including a CPU, a memory, a recording medium for storing digitized map
information, an interface, a graphics controller, a display control circuit and a data bus connecting said
CPU, memory, recording medium, interface, graphics controller and the display control circuit to one
another;
a running distance sensor for detecting a movement distance of the vehicle and outputting
movement distance data to the interface;
a global positioning system for detecting a present position of the vehicle and outputting present
position data to the interface;
a display connected to the display control circuit for displaying a map relating the present
position of the vehicle;
an input device for receiving start position data representing a start position and destination
position data representing a destination position and outputting the start position data and the destination
position data to the data bus of the system controller;
wherein the CPU determines an actual running distance ab from the start position to the present
position based upon the start position data from the input device and the movement distance data from
the running distance sensor, determines an estimated running distance bc from a detected present
position to the destination position based upon detected present position data from the global
positioning system and the destination position data received from the input device, calculates a degree
2According to the examiner (paper number 18), the amendment had the effect of overcoming
the indefiniteness rejection of claim 14.
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