VWGoA - Ex. 1006
`Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Petitioner
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`Amendments to the Specification:
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`Please replace paragraph 0062 with the following amended paragraph:
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`[0062]
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`A driver of a vehicle needs route guidance to a specific location. When
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`the driver enters the address information into the vehicle’s GPS device, the device
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`indicates to the driver that this address does not exist. The driver tries different
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`permeations of the address including different cities, different street numbers, and
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`different spellings of the street. Unfortunately, nothing works for the driver. The driver
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`presses the telematics button in the vehicle (or issues a voice command) and is
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`connected to a service operator. The operator identifies the vehicle and then the
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`operator asks the driver for the information on what address he is looking for. The
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`service operator then places this information into the computer server. Using various
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`associated information on the address including but not limited to the name of a person
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`residing at the address, the cross street that the address is at, the zip code of the
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`address, the phone number of the address, alternative spellings of the address, and
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`other information on the address,
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`the operator is able to use this information, and
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`various computer lookup databases__3_9_Z including phone number reverse search
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`databases, zip code lookup databases, aerial location programs such as Google Earth,
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`address databases, business yellow page databases, mapping software databases and
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`other databases to resolve what is the correct address of the desired location. Once the
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`service operator locates the correct address, the operator then submits the address to
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`the server and the server resolves the address into latitude and longitude coordinates
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`for the specified address. The service operator then transmits this information from the
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`server to the memory of the driver’s GPS device. The driver is then able to obtain route
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`guidance to the specified location.
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application:
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`1-24. (Canceled)
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`25. (Currently amended) A system for remotely entering location information into a
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`positional information device, the system comprising:
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`a server configured to receive a request for an address of at least one location
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`not already stored in the positional
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`information device, Qdetermine eeerelinates—m
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`address of the least one requested—location and to transmit thedetermined eeerelinates
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`address to the positional information device;
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`the positional information device including
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`a locational information module for determining location information of the
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`positional information device;
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`a communication module for
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`receiving the determined eeerdinates
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`address of the at least one location from the server;
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`a processing module configured to receive the determined eeerdinates
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`address from the communication module and determine route guidance based on the
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`location
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`the
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`positional
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`information
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`device
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`and
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`the
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`reeeiveel—determined
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`eeerelinatesaddress; and
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`a display module for displaying the route guidance; and
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`a communications network for coupling the positional information device to the
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`server.
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`26. (Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the positional
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`information device transmits an identifier with the request to the server.
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`27. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 26, wherein the identifier is a mobile phone
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`number or an IP address.
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`28. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the communications network is
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`a telematics network.
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`29.(Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the request is
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`received from the positional information device.
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`30. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the request is received from a
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`remote computer.
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`31. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 30, wherein the remote computer transmits
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`a first identifier with the request to the server.
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`32. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 31, wherein the first identifier is an lnternet
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`cookie.
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`33. (Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 30, wherein the server is
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`configured to determine a second identifier for the positional information device based
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`on the received first identifier of the remote computer.
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`34. (Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 33, wherein the second
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`identifier of the positional
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`information device is a mobile phone number or an lP
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`address.
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`35. (Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the server
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`receives a time and date associated with the requested at
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`least one location and
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`transmits the associated time and date with the determined eeerdinates—address to the
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`positional
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`information device and the positional
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`information device displays the
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`determined eeerdinates—address at the associated time and date.
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`36. (Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the server
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`retrieves the eeerdinatesaddress from a database residing on the server.
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`37. (Canceled)
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`38. (Currently amended)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the server
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`resolves art—the address of the at
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`least one location into latitude and longitude
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`coordinates.
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`39. (Original) .
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`The system as in claim 38, wherein the address is determined by
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`information associated to the address.
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`40. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 39, wherein the associated information is a
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`name of a person residing at the address, a cross street of the address, a zip code of
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`the address, a phone number of the address or an alternative spelling of the address.
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`41. (Original)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the server is operated by a live
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`operator and the request
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`for
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`the at
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`least one location is
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`received by voice
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`communications.
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`42. (New)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein the server is further configured
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`to transmit an appropriate map related to the determined address to the positional
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`information device.
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`43. (New)
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`The system as in claim 25, wherein if the processing module of the
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`positional information device determines that a map corresponding to the determined
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`address is not available, the communication module transmits a second request for an
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`appropriate map associated to the determined address.
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`44. (New)
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`The system as in claim 43, wherein the server is further configured
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`to transmit an appropriate map related to the determined address to the positional
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`information device.
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`Amendments to the Drawings:
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`The attached replacement sheet include changes to FIG. 3. FlG. 3 includes changes to
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`show the features of claim 40.
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`Attachment: One (1) Replacement Sheet including FIG. 3
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`REMARKS
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`Reconsideration of this application, as amended, is requested. Claims 25-
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`36 and 38—41 remain in the application. Claims 25, 26, 29, 33—36 and 38 have been
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`amended. Claims 1-24 and 37 have been canceled. New claims 42-44 have been
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`added. Support for new claims 42—44 can be found in at least paragraph 0036.
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`independent claim 25 has been amended to clarify that
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`the server
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`receives a request
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`for coordinates of a location not available in the positional
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`information device, wherein the server determines the coordinates and transmits them
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`to the positional information device. Support for the claim amendments can be found in
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`at least paragraphs 0013—0014, 0048-0050 and 0062 of the present application. Claims
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`26, 29, 33-36 and 38 were amended to be consistent with claim 25. Therefore,
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`it
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`respectfully submitted no new matter has been added by these claim amendments.
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`The drawings were objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The Examiner
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`asserted "The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the
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`claims. Therefore, the associated information is a name of person residing at address, a
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`cross street of the address
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`or an alternative spelling of the address must be shown
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`or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s)".
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`FIG. 3 was amended to include the features of claim 40. The features of
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`claim 40 were described in at
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`least paragraph 0062 of the present application.
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`Therefore, FIG. 3 was amended in accordance with paragraph 0062. Additionally,
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`paragraph 0062 was slightly amended to be consistent with FIG. 3.
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`It
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`submitted no new matter has been added to the application and the objection to the
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`drawings have been overcome.
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`Claims 18-20, 22—26, 29-31, 35—36, 38—39 and 41 were rejected under 35
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`U.S.C. 102(a) as being anticipated by lshibashi et al. (US 2004/02284849) as set forth
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`on pages 3—5 of the Office Action dated February 24, 2010. Claims 21, 27, 33 and 34
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`were rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over lshibashi et al. (US
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`2004/02284849) in view of "Knockeart et al.
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`(US 2004/0064245) as set forth on page 6
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`of the Office Action.
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`Amended claim 25 is directed to a system for remotely entering location
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`information into a positional information device including, inter alia, "a server configured
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`to receive a request for an address of at least one location not already stored in the
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`positional information device, to determine the address of the least one location and to
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`transmit the determined address to the positional
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`information device;
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`the positional
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`information device including a locational
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`information module for determining location
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`information of the positional information device; a communication module for receiving
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`the determined address of the at least one location from the server; a processing
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`module configured to receive the determined address from the communication module
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`and determine route guidance based on the location of the positional information device
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`and the determined address; and a display module for displaying the route guidance;
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`and a communications network for coupling the positional
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`information device to the
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`server".
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`In the system of claim 25, a server will resolve an address for a location that is
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`not available or already stored in the positional information device.
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`in other words, if a
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`user attempts to find a location by entering an address into the positional information
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`device, e.g., a GPS device, and the device can not find the address, a request will be
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`sent the server where the server will determine the address by other means, e.g.,
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`various look-up databases.
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`It
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`is respectfully submitted that amended claim 25 is not anticipated by
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`lshibashi et al. because Ishibashi et al. does not disclose or suggest at least "a server
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`configured to receive a request for an address of at least one location not already stored
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`in the positional information device, to determine the address of the least one location
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`and to transmit the determined address to the positional information device". lshibashi
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`et al. is directed to an identification assigning method and apparatus, where a unique ID
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`can be set in an apparatus so updated content can be used in the apparatus without the
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`possibility that royalties will not be collected. After updated content is loaded into the
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`apparatus, the unique ID is generated in the apparatus and then sent to a information
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`center. After the information center registers the ID from the apparatus, the information
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`center sends a release key to the apparatus so the apparatus can now use the updated
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`content (see paragraph 0063 of lshibashi et al.).
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`lshibashi et al. discloses various methods for generating the unique ID
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`using longitude, latitude, date and time alone or in combinations, see paragraphs 0070—
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`0088 of lshibashi et al. However, the longitude, latitude, date and time are all generated
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`in the apparatus and not at a remote server, e.g., the information center. No where in
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`Ishibashi et al.
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`is it disclosed or suggested that the information center determines the
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`address for a location not already stored in the positional information device.
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`In fact, the
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`information center of Ishibashi et al. does not determine any address or coordinates but
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`only generates a release key to enable updated content on the apparatus.
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`respectfully submitted lshibashi et al. does not teach a system including, inter alia, "a
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`server configured to receive a request for an address of at least one location not already
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`stored in the positional information device, to determine the address of the least one
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`location and to transmit the determined address to the positional information device" as
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`recited in amended claim 25. Since lshibashi et al. does not disclose at least one
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`limitation in amended claim 25, lshibashi et al. can not anticipate claim 25.
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`Therefore, it is respectfully submitted that amended claim 25 is patentably
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`distinct and not anticipated by lshibashi et al. and is in condition for allowance.
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`Furthermore,
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`respectfully submitted that dependent claims 26-36 and 38—41,
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`depending directly or indirectly from amended claim 25, are patentable for at least the
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`reasons stated above in regard to amended claim 25.
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`Furthermore, Knockeart et al. does not cure the deficiencies of lshibashi
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`et al. Knockeart et al. is directed to a system for determining, by a server, a best route
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`to a predetermined destination,
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`the predetermined destination being known and
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`selected in an in—vehicle apparatus.
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`ln view of the preceding amendment and remarks, it is submitted that the
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`claims remaining in the application are directed to patentable subject matter, and
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`allowance is solicited. The Examiner is urged to contact applicant's attorney at the
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`number below if
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`the Examiner believes a telephone or personal
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`interview would
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`facilitate the prosecution of this application.
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`Date: July 26, 2010
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`/Re pectfully subm'
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`// M .
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`Michael J. P0
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