Appeal 2007-0370
Application 09/951,560
1 The Examiner concluded that the instant claims would have been
2 obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made.
3 This appeal followed.
4 B. Findings of Fact
5 The Application Claims
6 001. Claim 1 of the instant application on appeal reads as follows:
7 1. A satellite based system for monitoring and detecting
8 traffic violations, the system comprising:
9 a plurality of satellites orbiting around planet Earth;
10 a vehicle including a satellite receiver, speedometer, a
11 memory, a controller, a satellite transmitter, and operator
12 identification input means;
13 said operator identification input means for enabling a
14 vehicle operator to input information identifying the operator so
15 that such information is stored in the system;
16 said speedometer monitoring speed of the vehicle;
17 said memory storing speed limit data of a plurality of
18 different roads;
19 said receiver for receiving signals from the satellites so
20 that the controller is informed as to the location of the vehicle
21 on Earth and so that the controller can determine on what road
22 on Earth the vehicle is traveling;
23 said controller including means for determining whether
24 the speed limit of the road on which the vehicle is traveling is
25 being exceeded by the vehicle; and
26 means for transmitting via said transmitter a violation
27 signal to at least one of the satellites when the controller
28 determines that the speed limit is being exceeded, so that a
29 violation ticket can be issued to the operator of the vehicle
30 when the speed limit is exceeded.
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32 002. Claim 2 on appeal reads as follows:
33 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said transmitter of the vehicle sends
34 the violation signal to at least one satellite in a digital manner.
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