Appeal No. 2004-0746 Page 6
Application No. 09/163,588
The obviousness rejection
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 1 to 11, 13, 14, 16 to 23, 27 to 32,
35 to 39 and 41 to 55 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ross in view
of Bolger.
The basis for this rejection (final rejection, pp. 4-6) is as follows:
Ross '770 discloses an apparatus and method of notifying a party of a
pending delivery or pickup. A mobile receiver or carrier is equipped with a
satellite receiver, a controller and a communicator. The position of the vehicle is
determined based on positioning data or signals. The controller compares the
current vehicle location or position to the location in the mapped area. The
communicator then communicates with the user to notify user. As shown in figure
1, there are provided controllers (10 and 21), a video screens or computer
displays (14 and 26). Ross '770 also discloses a storage device for storing travel
data related to the vehicle. The storage device is mounted on the vehicle located
at a remote location. There is also provided a communications device or
apparatus for transmitting a message to a controller located at another remote
location. The received or transmitted message is indicative of the status
(proximity) of the vehicle. As disclosed in column 2, there is provided an analyzer
for evaluating the positioning signals to determine the position of the carrier, the
position of the carrier is compared with a predetermined location. Also, a time
interval is computed, and when the time interval is less than a predetermined
time interval, a signal is communication to provide reasonable advance notice.
See column 2. Also, a message or notification is forwarded to user via a
telephone associated therewith. See columns 5 and 6. As explained, more
specifically in the claim section, Ross discloses a voice generator for generating
or producing an audible message to notify the party. Ross discloses the time
period, and the predetermined distance as the data representative of the
proximity of the vehicle. In column 3, Ross '770 discloses the cellular network as
a communications device. Further in column 3, Ross '700 discloses the vehicle
indicator (identification) and the location indicator. Still in column 3, Ross '770
discloses the communication interface as being telephone interface devices. As
an alternate embodiment of the Ross patent, the vehicle can bus a bus and the
location indicator is a bus stop. See column 6. However, Ross '770 does not
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