Appeal No. 2005-2433
Application No. 10/259,789
directed link represents a road. Each node represents an intersection that includes at
least one road.” The invention also addresses a computer-readable medium or
propagated signal having embodied thereon a computer program configured to
determine a preferred route using a computer-implemented routing system. Independent
claims 1, 13 and 25 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims can be found in the “Appendix of Claims” attached to appellant’s brief.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Fujita et al. (Fujita) 5,513,110 Apr. 30, 1996
Ohmura et al. (Ohmura) US 2002/0077745 A1 Jun. 20, 2002
Claims 1 through 9, 11, 13 through 21, 23, 25 through 33,
35 and 37 through 39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Fujita.
Claims 10, 12, 22, 24, 34 and 36 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Fujita in view of Ohmura.
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