Appeal No. 2001-0027
Application 09/110,397
information (col. 2, lines 60-67). Contrary to the Examiner’s
assertion related to manually recording travel route data, we
find that Maki indeed uses route map data stored in a storage
media to automate real time displaying of travel route map and
recording of vehicle use information (col. 2, lines 29-43).
Based on the findings above, we cannot agree with the
Examiner that the traffic advisories of Braegas in combination
with the travel route data display of Zechnall and Maki would
result in the claimed navigation apparatus that uses stored
running experience data. In that regard, while Braegas
selects a route based on the road type and the obstruction
determined by stored traffic advisories, no “running
experience data” is stored and used in searching for the
preferred route as the vehicle travels on the road.
Consistent with Appellant’s arguments, neither sources of data
in Braegas (traffic reports and road types) are stored for any
specific road unit as the vehicle travels on that road unit.
Additionally, Braegas does not search for the preferred route
using the previously stored “running experience data.”
Rather, the selection is made based on fixed pre-stored road
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