Ex Parte Everhart - Page 2



          Appeal No. 2004-1459                                                        
          Application No. 09/170,156                                                  

          Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                            
                    1.  A mobile information system in a vehicle                      
               for processing information which is wirelessly exchanged               
          with a remote information server, comprising:                               
          a microphone for receiving spoken sounds;                                   
          a speech processor coupled to said microphone                               
          for recognizing said spoken sounds and identifying                          
          corresponding voice commands for processing                                 
          said information;                                                           
                    a state controller responsive to commands                         
          including said voice commands from said speech                              
          processor, said state controller having a main menu                         
          mode and an electronic mail mode;                                           
          reconfigurable control elements coupled to said                             
               state controller and mounted on a steering wheel of                    
          said vehicle for generating control signals to select                       
          particular manual commands in accordance with a                             
          current state of said state controller;                                     
          a heads-up display coupled to said state                                    
               controller and displaying at least one indicator above                 
          an instrument panel of said vehicle, said indicator                         
          identifying said manual commands available in                               
          said current state;                                                         
                         a voice synthesizer for generating audio output              
          corresponding to said information; and                                      
                         a wireless communication device for exchanging               
          said information with said remote information server;                       
                         wherein said main menu mode provides selectable              
          access to said electronic mail mode; and                                    



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