Appeal No. 2006-1295
Application 10/427,072
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a cruise control system and method
wherein an indicator emits light of a first color when the cruise
control system is in the on condition and emits light of a second
color when the cruise control system is in the set condition.
Claim 9 is illustrative:
9. A cruise control system including an off condition, an
on condition, and a set condition, the cruise control system
comprising:
an indicator selectively operable to emit light having one
of a first color and a second color; and
a user-operable control movable to configure the cruise
control system in one of an off condition, an on condition, and a
set condition, the indicator emitting light of the first color
when the cruise control system is in the on condition and
emitting light of the second color when the cruise control system
is in the set condition.
THE REFERENCES
Masuda 4,796,716 Jan. 10, 1989
Knoll et al. (Knoll) 6,294,990 Sep. 25, 2001
Suzuki et al. (Suzuki) 6,396,394 May 28, 2002
Abel et al. (Abel) 6,693,523 Feb. 17, 2004
(filed Aug. 25, 2000)
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