Appeal No. 2004-1426
Application No. 10/038,346
Invention
The invention relates to a system in a vehicle that identifies the location of
the closest service station, when it is determined that the vehicle needs
maintenance. See pages 27 and 28 of appellant’s specification
Claim 129 is representative of the invention and reproduced below:
129. A method for assisting a user of a vehicle comprising:
determining whether the vehicle needs a maintenance service;
obtaining data concerning locations of at least first and second
service providers for providing the maintenance service when it is
determined that the vehicle needs the maintenance service;
obtaining data concerning a current location of the vehicle;
determining, of the at least first and second service providers, a
closer service provider to the current location of the vehicle based on the
data concerning the current location of the vehicle and the data
concerning the locations of the at least first and second service providers;
and
selecting the closer service provider to provide the maintenance
service when the closer service provider is within a predetermined
distance from the current location of the vehicle.
References
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Blaker et al. (Blaker) 5,790,973 Aug. 04, 1998
Ross et al. (Ross) 5,859,628 Jan. 12, 1999
Suman et al. (Suman) 6,028,537 Feb. 22, 2000
Rejection at Issue
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