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`RPM
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`%
`0
`1,427
`109.4
`35.69
`0
`1,108
`107.6
`41.18
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`1,075
`107.6
`42.75
`0
`1,082
`107.6
`41.96
`0
`1,092
`107.6
`41.57
`0
`1,104
`109.4
`40.78
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`111.2
`44.71
`1
`997
`111.2
`41.57
`3
`1,012
`113.0
`42.75
`8
`1,129
`114.8
`55.69
`13
`1,565
`116.6
`38.04
`15
`1,617
`118.4
`31.76
`14
`1,381
`120.2
`33.33
`6
`775
`122.0
`74.12
`9
`2,293
`123.8
`22.35
`17
`2,250
`125.6
`48.24
`22
`1,455
`127.4
`34.12
`23
`1,641
`129.4
`29.02
`21
`1,325
`131.0
`33.73
`16
`1,278
`131.0
`37.65
`14
`1,260
`134.6
`34.12
`9
`952
`134.6
`38.82
`1
`911
`136.4
`38.04
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`869
`136.4
`38.82
`0
`870
`136.4
`38.43
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`845
`138.2
`38.43
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`861
`138.2
`38.82
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`863
`140.0
`39.22
`1
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`140.0
`46.27
`9
`1,429
`143.6
`74.51
`19
`1,641
`143.6
`53.33
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`0:01:36
`0:01:46
`0:01:56
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`0:02:25
`0:02:34
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`14.140
`14.117
`14.140
`14.117
`14.140
`14.140
`14.140
`14.117
`14.185
`14.185
`14.208
`14.095
`14.095
`14.163
`14.185
`14.208
`14.163
`14.095
`14.185
`14.140
`14.095
`14.027
`14.095
`14.095
`14.185
`14.185
`14.163
`14.185
`14.095
`14.163
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`0:02:19
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`0:01:30
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`0:01:54
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`0:02:19
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`0:02:44
`0:02:52
`0:03:00
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`6.67
`821
`6.67
`801
`6.27
`792
`6.27
`1,118
`10.59
`1,691
`16.47
`2,013
`27.06
`2,003
`24.71
`1,812
`21.18
`1,525
`13.73
`1,269
`7.06
`780
`6.27
`2,180
`30.98
`1,893
`16.08
`1,218
`12.16
`802
`6.27
`741
`5.88
`730
`5.49
`719
`5.49
`708
`5.49
`727
`5.49
`2,934
`39.22
`1,854
`14.90
`873
`5.88
`2,140
`34.51
`2,267
`34.51
`1,644
`16.47
`1,529
`8.24
`1,238
`6.67
`1,349
`13.73
`1,404
`14.90
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`9
`17
`31
`37
`39
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`34
`24
`14
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`41
`40
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`35
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`77.0
`78.8
`80.6
`84.2
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`89.6
`93.2
`98.6
`102.2
`107.6
`109.4
`113.0
`116.6
`120.2
`123.8
`125.6
`125.6
`127.4
`129.2
`131.0
`132.8
`134.6
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`61
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`60
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`58
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`53
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`(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
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`(19) World Intellectual Property
`Organization
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`International Bureau
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`(43) International Publication Date
`13 May 2004 (13.05.2004)
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`PCT
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`(10) 1l1tel'n3ti0I1a1 Publication Number
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`(51) International Patent Classifition7:
`GO6F 7/00
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`G01M 17/00,
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`(21) International Application Nuinberz
`PCT/US2003/032569
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`(22) International Filing Date: 15 October 2003 (15.10.2003)
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`English
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`English
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`(25) Fiiiiig Langmgi"
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`(26) Pubhcation Language:
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`(30) P“°“‘Y Data’
`10/281,330
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`25 October 2002 (25.10.2002)
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`US
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`(71) Applicant: DAVIS INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
`[US/US]; 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545 (US).
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`1633 Pearl Street,
`l\/Iichael;
`SKEEN,
`(72) Inventors:
`Alameda, CA 94501 (US). VVACKNOV, Joel; 3599
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`Lange Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (US).
`MOHR, Paul; 346 Winding Wood Court, Mountain View,
`CA 94040 (US).
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`(74) Agents: HYNES, William, M. et al., Townsend and
`Townsend and Crew LLP, Two Embarcacero Center, 8th
`
`F1001 33“ Fia“°iS°°7 CA 9411 1 (US)-
`(81) Designated States (national): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU,
`AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, Co, CR, CU,
`CZ. DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC. EE, EG, ES, Ei, GB, GD, GE,
`GH, GM, HR, HU ID, IL’ IN, IS’ JP, KE’ KG’ KP’ KR,
`KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK,
`MN, MW, Mx, M2, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT,
`RO, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG7 SK, SL SY, T], TM, TN, TR,
`TT, TZ, UA, UG, UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, ZM. ZW.
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`(84) Designated States (regional): ARIPO patent (GH, GM,
`KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, sz, TZ, UG, ZM, zw),
`Eurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM),
`European patent (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE,
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`[Continued on next page]
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`(54) Title: MONITORING VEIHCLE OPERATION THROUGH ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC PORT
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`/
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`3 volt
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`Backup Battery
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`(57) Abstract: An onboard diagnostic memory
`module (10) is configured to plug into the OED II
`port (1) and has a real—time clock (12) and power
`supply (11), a microprocessor (13) powered from
`a standard OBD II (1), microprocessor operating
`firmware, and an attached memory (7 MB) (15).
`In operation,
`the onboard diagnostic memory
`module (10) is preprogrammed with data collection
`parameters through microprocessor finuware by
`connection (20) to a computer, such as a PC, having
`programming software for the module firmware.
`Thereafter, the onboard diagnostic memory module
`(10) is moved into pin connection with the OBD
`H port (1) of a vehicle. Data is recorded on a "trip"
`basis, preferably using starting of the engine to
`define the beginning of the trip and stopping of
`the engine to define the end of the trip. Intelligent
`interrogation occurs by interpretive software from
`an interrogating computer to retrieve a tIip—based
`and organized data set.
`
`Signal
`Conditioner
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`Vehicle
`OBDII Port
`
`
` PC
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`Serial Port
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`ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU. MC, NL, PT, RO,
`SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI patent (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM,
`GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
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`Declarations under Rule 4.17:
`as to applicant’s entitlement to apply for and be granted
`a patent (Rule 4. 17(li)) for the follo wing designations AE,
`AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH,
`CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK. DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES,
`FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE,
`KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, L'lj LU, LV, MA, MD,
`MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, N1, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH,
`PL, PT R0, RU, SC. SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SY, TJ, TM, TN,
`TR, TT, TZ, UA. UG, UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, ZM, ZW, ARIPO
`patent (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, I2, UG,
`ZM, ZW), Eurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU,
`TJ, TM), European patent (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE,
`
`DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT LU, MC, NL, PT,
`R0, SE, SI, SK, TR), 0APIpatent (BE BJ, CE CG, CI, CM,
`GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)
`as to the applicant ’s entitlement to claim the priority ofthe
`earlier application (Rule 4.I7(iii)) for all designations
`Published:
`with international search report
`before the expiration of the time limit for amending the
`claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of
`amendments
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`(88) Date of publication of the international Search report:
`3 June 2004
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`For two—letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "Guid—
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` CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`IPC(7)
`: G01M 17/00; G06F 7/00
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`US CL ,
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`701/33, 35
`Accordin to International Patent Classification IPC or to both national classification and IPC
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`B.
`FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
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`U.S. 2 701/33, 35, 29; 369/21; 340/439; 307/10.1
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
`C.
`Relevant to claim No.
`Category *
`Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Y,P
`US 6,611,740 B2 (LOWERY et al.) 26 August 2003 (26.08.2003), column 2, lines 2~ 10;
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`column 3, lines 1-5, 8-31; collumn 4. lines 59~62: column 6, lines 8-14, 14-21: column 6,
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`US 6,263,268 B1 (NATHANSON) 17 July 2001 (17.07.2001), column 2, lines 31-64
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`US 6,226,577 B1 (YEO) 01 May 2001 (01.05.2001), see entire document
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`US 5,936,315 A (LAIS) 10 August 1999 (10.08.1999), see entire document
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`principle or theory underlying the invention
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`Office Action Summary
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`Application No.
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`12/132,487
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`Examiner
`ROBERT NIQUETTE
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`App|icant(s)
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`LING ET AL.
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`A” Unit
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`2b)IZ This action is non—final.
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`3)|:I Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`Disposition of Claims
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`4)XI Claim(s) E is/are pending in the application.
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`4a) Of the above claim(s) 1-39 58-130 133 and 134 is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`5 El Claim(s)
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`6)Zl Claim(s) 40-57 131 and 132 is/are rejected.
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`Application Papers
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Status of Claims
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`This action is in reply to the application filed on 5-3-2008. Claims 1-134 are current-
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`ly pending and have been examined. Applicant elected claims 40-57 on 5-5-2011 after a
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`58-130, 133 and 134 are withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR
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`search that would present a serious burden to the Examiner as set out in MPEP 808.02.
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`The requirement is still deemed proper and is therefore made FINAL.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public
`use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of application for patent in the United
`States.
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`Claims 40-57, 131 and 132 are rejected under U.S.C. Title 35, §102(b) as being an-
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`ticipated by US5835008, Colemere.
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`As to c|aim(s) 40, Colemere teaches:
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`a processor that collects vehicle data from a vehicle bus that represents aspects of
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`operating the vehicle (At least column(s) 15, lines 1-30, column 17, and abstract);
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`a memory that stores selected vehicle data related to a level of safety or an insura-
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`ble risk in operating a vehicle (At least column(s) 15, lines 18-21 and claim 16);
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`a wireless transmitter configured to transfer the selected vehicle data retained within
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`the memory to a distributed network and a server (At least column(s) 6,
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`line 64-66 and
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`column 7, line 51 to 54);
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`a database operatively linked to the server to store the selected vehicle data trans-
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`mitted by the wireless transmitter, the database comprising a storage system remote from
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`the wireless transmitter and the memory comprising records with operations for searching
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`the records and other functions At least column(s) 15, lines 18-21 and claim 16); (column(s)
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`6, line 64 and column 7, line 51 to column 8, line 14);
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`where the server is configured to process the selected vehicle data that represents
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`one or more aspects of operating the vehicle with data that reflects how the selected vehi-
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`cle data affects a premium of an insurance policy, safety or level of risk (At least co|umn(s)
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`2, lines 22-41 and column 12, lines 19-23);
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`and where the server is further configured to generate a rating factor based on the
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`selected vehicle data stored in the database (At least oolumn(s) 12, lines 19-23).
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`As per claim(s) 41, Colemere recites:
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`where the wireless transmitter is configured to transfer the selected vehicle data re-
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`tained within the memory through a pulse position protocol without varying the power level
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`or phase of a transmitting signal (At least co|umn(s) 4,
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`lines 25-42, column 6,
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`line 67 to
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`column 7, line 6, and column 7, line 51 to column 8, line 14).
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`In reference to claim(s) 42, Co/emere discusses:
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`where the wireless transmitter is compliant with a wireless transaction facilitator that
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`throttles the transmission rates across the wireless network based on an available band-
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`width of the wireless network (At least column(s) 6, line 62 to column 7, line 6 and column
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`7, line 51 to column 8, line 14).
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`Regarding claim(s) 43, Colemere discloses:
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`a dynamic memory allocation processor that allocates a portion of the memory to re-
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`tain a copy of a legacy version of firmware that comprises input/output instructions when an
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`updated firmware is transferred to the memory through the wireless network, the dynamic
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`memory allocation processor de- allocates the portion of the memory when an error-free
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`version of the updated firmware is stored or installed in the system or when a copy of the
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`legacy version of the software is restored to control the processor of the system (At least
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`column(s) 15, lines 1-30 and column 17, lines 43-55).
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`With respect to claim(s) 44, Colemere describes:
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`where the wireless network comprises a mobile broadband communication network
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`that provides full data exchange mobility up to vehicle speeds of about 100 miles per hour
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`(At least column(s) 3, lines 23-38, column 4, lines 26-42 and column 11, lines 13-32).
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`Concerning claim(s) 45, Colemere addresses:
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`where the wireless transmitter is compliant with two or more multiple packet archi-
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`tectures that are automatically detected and one or more multiple packet architectures that
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`are automatically selected when a series of signals acknow