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             Appeal No. 2005-1895                                                                                    
             Application 08/861,989                                                                                  

                           allows software to       be unloaded into a GPS unit having the unique software           
                           key;                                                                                      
                           decrypting said transmitted encrypted navigation data and decryption program              
                           at the        one GPS unit according to the unique software key; and                      
                           replacing prior navigation data at the one GPS unit with the decrypted                    
                           navigation data       from the supplier.                                                  

                                                      References                                                     


             The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:                                                
                    Ahrens et al. (Ahrens)  5,951,620             September 14, 1999                                 
                                                                           (Filed January 26,                        
             1996)                                                                                                   
                    Behr et al. (Behr)   6,107,944             August 22, 2000                                       
                                                                           (Filed September 10,                      
             1998)                                                                                                   
                    Hornbuckle    WO 90/13865   November 15,                                                         
                                                       1990                                                          















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