Appeal No. 2002-0484
Application No. 09/274,617
For the details of these rejections, reference is made to
the examiner's answer. Reference is also made to appellants'
brief for arguments respecting the rejections on appeal.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the rejections on appeal in light
of the argument of the appellants and the examiner. As a result
of this review, we have determined that the applied prior art
does not establish the prima facie obviousness of the appealed
claims. Accordingly, the rejections of all claims on appeal are
not sustained.
As an initial matter, we will construe the means-plus-
function limitations of the claims on appeal. For claim 1, the
means for determining can be auxiliary computer 72 with GPS,
control computer 12 with GPS unit 46, or an auxiliary computer
with a user actuated switch 52 and equivalents. The means
responsive to the fueling signal is construed to be engine fuel
system 32 and equivalents. The means for producing fueling
signals is considered to read on control computer 12 and
equivalents. The means for accumulating the fueling values is
either auxiliary computer 76 or control computer 12 and
equivalents. For claim 17, again the means for determining a
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