Appeal No. 2004-1309
Application No. 09/410,978
“function” is a “factor related to or dependent upon other factors”2. Thus, we find
that the claimed profile is a factor upon which the itinerary of physical locations is
dependent.
While we concur with the Examiner’s statement on page 15 of the brief,
that both Bull and DeLorme teach a profile, we do not find that the profile taught
is a factor upon which the itinerary of physical locations is dependent. Bull
teaches that the profiles are used to narrow the information retrieval, see page 5
lines 28 to 30. DeLorme teaches that the profiles are to reduce repetitive data
entry; all of the profiles disclosed are directed to the selection of goods or
services (see Column 61, lines 5-26). However, as stated surpa, the claimed
invention includes two types of information to be provided to the user and the
claimed user profiles are a factor upon which the itinerary of physical locations is
2 Definition from the Random House College Dictionary, Revised Edition, 1982.
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