Appeal No. 2000-0235
Application No. 08/765,502
outputting the traffic messages. Figure 3 of the specification shows a storage medium with a first
part 34 which contains information necessary to decode the traffic message, and a second part 35
which contains information for the voice alert. The first part 34 can be easily accessed by a
decoding program. The following claim further illustrates the invention.
Claim 11. A device for informing a motor vehicle driver comprising:
a receiver for receiving and decoding at least one digitally coded traffic message;
an auto navigator for determining an instantaneous position of a vehicle and at least one
route recommendation; and
only one data storage unit having a data storage medium for storing both a digitally coded
road map and information needed for decoding and outputting the at least one traffic message;
wherein the receiver, the auto navigator and the data storage unit form a single structural
unit.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Duckeck et al. (Duckeck) 5, 020,143 May 28, 1991
Kakihara et al. (Kakihara) 5,293,163 Mar. 8, 1994
Braegas 5,406,490 Apr. 11, 1995
Claims 11, 12, 14 and 17-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Braegas in view of Kakihara.
Claim 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 (a) as being unpatentable over Braegas in view
of Kakihara and Duckeck.
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