Appeal No. 2006-0835
Application No. 10/320,024
1. A method for making available route data for a navigational device,
comprising:
dividing up a route from a starting point to a destination requested by the
navigational device into a plurality of route segments each including a part of the route;
transmitting a first route segment to a navigational unit of the navigational device
upon request, the first route segment including a starting field around the starting point,
the starting field including a plurality of possible routes and a main route to an
intermediate destination on the route to the destination;
transmitting a second route segment, before the intermediate designation is
reached, to the navigational unit of the navigational device, the second route segment
including a plurality of possible routes around the intermediate destination as a starting
field and a main route to one of an additional intermediate destination on the route to
the destination and the destination; and
repeating the second route segment transmitting step for additional route
segments for additional intermediate destinations until the destination is reached.
THE REFERENCES
Hessing 6,334,089 Dec. 25, 2001
Mikkola et al. 6,529,143 Mar. 4, 2003
(Mikkola) (filed Oct. 21, 1999)
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1, 2, 4-6 and 10-12 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by Hessing; claims 3, 8 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious
over Hessing in view of Mikkola; and claims 13-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious
over Hessing.
OPINION
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