Appeal No. 2001-0027
Application 09/110,397
information and traffic advisories related to the upcoming
road sections.
Zechnall, on the other hand, is related to a navigation
system that provides to the driver safety-related road
information, such as location of schools and highway danger
signs (col. 1, lines 11-13 & 28-34). Furthermore, Zechnall
uses previously stored road network data, which had been
empirically determined by test vehicles, in combination with
corresponding safety-related data to provide directional and
driving instructions to the driver (col. 3, lines 13-44).
Therefore, no new information in the form of “running
experience data” is stored as the vehicle travels on each road
section. Instead, both mapping and safety-related data of
Zechnall are initially determined and stored before the
navigation system becomes available to the driver.
Additionally, a review of Maki shows that the reference
relates to providing travel route map components such as
travel route terrain and velocity plots (col. 2, lines 46-53).
Other provided travel information may relate to the usage of
the vehicle on the recommended routes such as mileage and
business travel tax deduction or the en route geological
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