Appeal No. 2001-0027
Application 09/110,397
Hirota do not make up for the deficiencies of the combination
of Braegas, Zechnall and Maki (brief, pages 9 & 10).
Furthermore, Appellant reasons that Ikeda and Hirota do not
teach storing “running experience data” as the vehicle travels
on the road unit and using such data in searching for a
preferred route.
Initially, we note that independent claims 11 and 12,
similar to claim 5, include the limitations related to storing
“running experience data” as the vehicle travels on the road
unit and using such data in searching for a preferred route.
After reviewing the references, we find that while Ikeda
teaches stored route conditions and Hirota discloses fuel
consumption based on speed as the basis for selection of a
preferred route, neither references teach collecting and
storing “running experience data” as the vehicle travels on
each road unit. Moreover, each reference provides route
selection merely based on some sort of fixed pre-stored
information other than the vehicle’s “running experience
data.” Therefore, Ikeda and Hirota neither overcome the
deficiencies discussed above in Braegas and other references
nor suggest any reason to one of ordinary skill in the art to
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