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`being provided for determining both of said measured location and
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`measured speed of the vehicle,
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`means for communicating recorded data from the data storing means
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`to a remote monitoring station.
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`12.
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`A system as claimed in claim 11 wherein means is provided for adjusting the
`selected time intervals between recordal of data in response to the measured
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`speed of the vehicle.
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`13.
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`A system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the selected time intervals are
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`inversely proportional to the speed of the vehicle.
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`A system as claimed in any of claims 11 to 13 wherein means is provided for
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`adjusting the selected time intervals between recordal of data in response to
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`the measured rate of change of speed of the vehicle.
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`A system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the selected time intervals are
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`adjustable in inverse proportion to the rate of change of the speed of the
`vehicle.
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`16.
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`A system as claimed in claim 14 wherein means is provided for sensing a
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`sudden deceleration of the vehicle, said means being operably connected to
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`the means for adjusting the time interval between recordal of data to reduce
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`said time intervals in response to a sudden deceleration of the vehicle.
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`17.
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`A system as claimed in claim 14 wherein means is provided for sensing a
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`sudden acceleration of the vehicle, said means being operably connected to
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`the means for adjusting the time interval between recordal of data to reduce
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`said time interval in response to a sudden acceleration of the vehicle.
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`A system as claimed in any of claims 11 to 17 wherein the communicating
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`means is an SMS system.
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`A system as claimed in any of claims 11 to 17 wherein the communicating
`means is a GPRS system.
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`20.
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`A system as claimed in any of claims 1 1 to 19 wherein the remote monitoring
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`station has a GPS map with defined maximum speed limits associated with
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`each location on said GPS map,
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`means for comparing measured vehicle location data communicated to
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`the remote monitoring station with the GPS map and assigning the
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`relevant maximum speed limit to each measured location, and
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`means for generating a report profile of vehicle operation indicating the
`measured speed of the vehicle, the associated measured location of
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`the vehicle and the maximum speed limit for said measured location.
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`Summary Report
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` Driving Profile
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`Maximum Speeds
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`84.34% Time spent driving within guidelines
`8.62% Up to 10 m h above guidelines
`4.69% Between 18 and 20 mph above gllines
`1.33% Between 20 and 30 mph above gllines
`0.99% Between 30 and 40 mph above gllines
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`1 Sudden Acceleration
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`Hours Between
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`Haddingten Rd
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`05/10/02
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`A. CLASSIFICATION OF s BJECT MATTER
`IPC 7
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`G08G1/123
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`G07C5/00
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`According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC
`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (classification system lollowed by classification symbols)
`IPC 7
`G080
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`Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name ol data base and, where practical, search terms used)
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`EPO—Internal, WPI Data
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`C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`Category °
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`Citation of document, with indication. where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Relevant to claim No.
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`paragraphs ‘0O01!,‘0018!,‘0029!,‘0030!
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`figures 2,3,5
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`later than the priority date claimed
`Date ot the actual completion of the international search
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`8 July 2003
`Name and mailing address of the ISA
`European Patent Oflice, P.B. 5818 Patentlaan 2
`NL — 2280 HV Rijswijk
`T I.( 31-70 340-2040, T .31 651
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`invention
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`involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone
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`cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the
`document is combined with one or more other such docu-
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`Re-|evam to c|aim No,
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`DE 101 10 579 A (IBM)
`31 October 2001 (2001-10-31)
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`paragraphs ‘0001!—‘0004!
`paragraphs ‘00O8!-‘O012!
`paragraphs ‘0022!-‘0032!
`paragraphs ‘0056!-‘O058!
`figures 1-3,7
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`US 6 339 745 B1 (NOVIK YEKUTIEL A)
`15 January 2002 (2002-01-15)
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`co1umn 2, 1ine 27,28,62,63
`co1umn 4, 1ine 19-63
`coiumn 8,
`iine 14-41
`coiumn 12,
`iine 59-67
`figures 1,4,20
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`US 2002/016673 A1 (FLICK KENNETH E)
`7 February 2002 (2002-02-07)
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`paragraphs ‘0063!,‘0064!,‘0084!,‘0089!
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`EP 0 890 937 A (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT)
`13 January 1999 (1999-01-13)
`page 2,
`iine 9-32
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`N0 02 05242 A (MEYER JOHAN)
`17 January 2002 (2002-01-17)
`page 3,
`iine 21-24
`page 4,
`iine 17 —page 5, 1ine 7
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`paragraphs ‘0009!,‘0012!,‘0O15!-‘0022!
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`FR 2 822 566 A (OPERA SARL)
`27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)
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`Iine 20 —page 6,
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`Safeco Insurance Company ofAmerica, Safeco Corporation, Liberty Mutual insurance
`Company, Liberty Mutual Group |nc., The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, and Open Seas
`Solutions, lnc., 59 aes.
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`Trademark Office and any responses filed by Applicants, for Serial No. 08/592,958 (now
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`No. 10/764,076, Serial No. 11/868,827, and reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970
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`(Serial No. 90/011,252).
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,064,970 is the subject of litigation in Progressive Casualty
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`Insurance Company v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, et a/., Case No. 1:10-cv-
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`01370—PAG,
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`in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. On November
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`12, 2010, the court stayed the litigation pending the outcome of this reexamination.
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`By submitting this Statement, Applicants are attempting to fully comply with the
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`NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`Inventors:
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`Raymond Ling, Richard Hutchinson, Wilgert Steigenivald lll, William
`Say, Patrick O'Mal|ey, Dane Shrallow, and William Everett
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`Title of App|n.: VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY BY ASSIGNEE
`AND CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS INDICATION
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`The specification of the above-identified patent application:
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`E was filed on June 3 2008 as U.S. application No. 12/132 487.
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`As required by 37 CFR 3.73(b)(1), the documentary evidence of the chain of title from the original owner to
`the assignee was, or concurrently is being, submitted for recordation pursuant to 37 CFR 3.11.
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`Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, an Ohio Corporation, (“ASSlGNEE”) certifies that it is the assignee of the entire right,
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`Dane Shrallow, and William Everett to Progressive Casualty Insurance Company.
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`ASSIGNEE hereby revokes all previously granted powers of attorney in the above identified patent application and appoints the
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`to receive the patent(s),
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`instructions from James A. Collins as to any action to be taken in the Patent and Trademark Office regarding this application
`without direct communication between the Practitioners and the undersigned.
`In the event of a change in the persons from whom
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`belief are believed to be true; and further, that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false statements, and
`the like so made, are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Appln. of: Raymond S. Ling et al.
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`Appln. No.:
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`12/132,487
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`Examiner: Robert R. Niquette
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