Appeal 2007-0370
Application 09/951,560
1 9. The system of claim 8, wherein said delay means is within the
2 controller.
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4 010. Claim 10 on appeal reads as follows:
5 10. A method of monitoring and detecting traffic violations, the
6 method comprising the steps of:
7 providing a plurality of satellites orbiting around planet Earth;
8 providing a vehicle including a receiver, speedometer, a
9 memory, a controller, a transmitter, and operator identification means;
10 an operator inputting identification data into the operator
11 identification means so that the controller is informed as to the
12 operator of the vehicle;
13 said speedometer monitoring speed of the vehicle on a road;
14 said memory storing speed limit data of a plurality of different
15 roads;
16 receiving signals from the satellite so that the controller can
17 determine on what road on planet Earth the vehicle is traveling;
18 determining whether the speed limit of the road on which the
19 vehicle is traveling is being exceeded by the vehicle; and
20 when it is determined that the speed limit is being exceeded,
21 transmitting via the transmitter a violation signal to at least one of the
22 satellites so that a violation ticket can be issued to the operator of the
23 vehicle when the speed limit is exceeded.
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25 012. Claim 12 on appeal reads as follows:
26 12. A method of monitoring traffic and issuing tickets in response to
27 traffic law infractions, the method comprising the steps of:
28 providing a plurality of orbiting satellites around Earth;
29 providing at least one vehicle for traveling on a roadway, the at
30 least one vehicle including a satellite receiver, a satellite transmitter,
31 and a controller;
32 the vehicle receiving positional signals from the satellites which
33 indicate the location of the vehicle on Earth;
34 the controller determining, based at least in part upon the
35 received positional signals, on what roadway the vehicle is traveling;
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