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`APPLICATION NO.
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`10/667,026
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`ISSUE DATE
`
`09/11/2007
`
`PATENT NO.
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`7268703
`
`702.254
`
`9123
`
`7590
`
`08/22/2007
`
`38933
`GARMIN LTD.
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`APPLICANT(s) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pair.uspto.gov for additional applicants):
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`Darrin W. Kabel, Overland Park, KS;
`Steven J. Myers, Edgerton, KS;
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`IR103 (Rev. 11105)
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`FLIR-1002.001
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`10/667,026
`TITLE OF INVENTION: METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVfCES FOR CARTOGRAPHIC ALERTS
`
`Darrin W. Kabel
`
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
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`9123
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`08/21/2007
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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`MEHMOOD, JENNIFER
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`2612
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`340-984000
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Application Number:
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`Filing Date:
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`10667026
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`1 8-Sep-2003
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`Title of Invention:
`
`METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CARTOGRAPHIC
`ALERTS
`
`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
`
`Darrin W. Kabel
`
`Filer:
`
`Kevin E. WesUChristine Terrell
`
`Attorney Docket Number:
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`702.254
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`9123
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`Title of Invention:
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`METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CARTOGRAPHIC
`ALERTS
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
`
`Darrin W. Kabel
`
`Customer Number:
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`38933
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`Filer:
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`Kevin E. WesUChristine Terrell
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`UNITED STATES PA TENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PA TENTS
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
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`05/2112007
`
`38933
`7590
`GARMIN LTD.
`CIO GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`ATTN: Legal - IP
`1200 EAST lSlST STREET
`OLA THE, KS 66062
`
`EXAMINER
`
`MEHMOOD, JENNIFER
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`2612
`DA TE MAILED: 05/21/2007
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`A TIORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`_10/667,026
`
`09/I8/2003
`Darrin W. Kabel
`TITLE OF fNVENTION: METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CARTOGRAPHIC ALERTS
`
`702.254
`
`9123
`
`APPLN.TYPE
`
`SMALL ENTITY
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREY. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`NO
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`$1400
`
`$0
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`$0
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`$1400
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`DATE DUE
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`08/21/2007
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
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`05/21/2007
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`38933
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`ATTN: Legal - IP
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`APPLICA TJON NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`A TIORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`10/667,026
`Darrin W. Kabel
`09/1812003
`TITLE OF INVENTION: METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CARTOGRAPHIC ALERTS
`
`702.254
`
`9123
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`SMALL ENTITY
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREY. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`NO
`
`$1400
`
`$0
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`$0
`
`$1400
`
`DATE DUE
`
`08/21/2007
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`EXAMINER
`
`1.
`
`ART UNIT
`
`CLASS-SUBCLASS
`
`MEHMOOD, JENNIFER
`
`2612
`
`340-984000
`
`I. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (3 7
`CFR 1.363).
`0 Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`D "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Number is required.
`
`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`( l) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`or agents OR, alternatively,
`(2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
`listed, no name will be printed.
`
`2 _____________ _
`
`3
`- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
`
`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DAT A TO BE PRINTED ON THE PA TENT (print or type)
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and ST A TE OR COUNTRY)
`
`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent): 0 Individual 0 Corporation or other private group entity 0 Government
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`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
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`D Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`0 Advance Order - #of Copies _________ _
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`4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`D A check is enclosed.
`D Payment by credit card. Form PT0-2038 is attached.
`0 The Director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credit any
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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`0 a. Applicant claims SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
`D b. Applicant is no longer claiming SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR I .27(g)(2).
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`sub1Illtting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual ease. Any comments on the amount of time you reguire to complete
`this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O.
`Box 1450, Alexandiia, Virginia 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
`Alexandria, Virginia 223 IJ-1450.
`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
`
`PTOL-85· (Rev. 07/06) Approved for use through 05/31/2007.
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`OMB 0651-0033
`
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`FLIR-1002.008
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`

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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PA TENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www .uspto.gov
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`10/667,026
`
`09/18/2003
`
`Darrin W. Kabel
`
`702.254
`
`9123
`
`05/21/2007
`
`38933
`7590
`GARMIN LTD.
`C/O GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`ATTN: Legal - IP
`.
`1200 EAST 151 ST STREET
`OLATHE, KS 66062
`
`EXAMINER
`
`• MEHMOOD, JENNIFER
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`2612
`DATE MAILED: 05/21/2007
`
`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C.154 (b)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`10/667,026
`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)
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`KABEL ET AL
`Art Unit
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`Jennifer A. Mehmood
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`2612
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`•• The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-(cid:173)
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS {OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith {or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
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`1. [gj This communication is responsive to amendment proposed byApplicant's representative on May 9 2007 .
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`2. [gj The allowed claim{s) is/are 1.5-10. 19-23.27-34 and 38-67.
`3. D Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`a) 0 All
`b) 0 Some* c) 0 None
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`1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. 0 Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
`3. 0 Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
`International Bureau {PCT Rule 17.2{a)).
`* Certified copies not received: __ .
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
`4. 0 A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PT0-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
`5. D CORRECTED DRAWINGS {as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`(a) D including changes required by the Notice of Oraftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PT0-948) attached
`1) 0 hereto or 2) D to Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`(b) 0 including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment I Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheet{s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
`6. 0 DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1. l8l Notice of References Cited (PT0-892)
`2. 0 Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PT0-948)
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`3. l8l Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08).
`Paper No./Mail Date May 10 2007
`4. 0 Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`5. 0 Notice of Informal Patent Application
`6. l8l Interview Summary (PT0-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date 20070511 .
`7. l8l Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`8. l8l Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
`9. 0 Other __ .
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 {Rev. 08-06)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20070511
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`Application/Control Number: 10/667 ,026
`Art Unit: 2612
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`Page 2
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`Examiner's Amendment
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`1.
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes
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`and/or additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided
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`by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be
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`submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
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`Authorization for this examiner's amendment was given in a telephone interview
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`with Mr. David L. Terrell on May 9, 2007.
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`For claim 54: Replace "wherein the line highlights where the water depth is
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`expected to be less than a minimum water depth" with --wherein the line is displayed in
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`a different manner where the water depth is expected to be less than a minimum water
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`depth--.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`2.
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`Claims 1. 5-10. 19-23. 27-34. and 38-67 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance:
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`For claim sets 1. 23. 34. 44. 45: A method for marine navigation where a marine
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`route calculation algorithm is performed where a course to avoid preselected conditions
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`by identifying one or more non-user selected waypoints is disclosed.
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`For claim set 19: A method for marine navigation is disclosed, comprising:
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`receiving a user defined graphical filter area from the user; identifying the user defined
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`Application/Control Number: 10/667 ,026
`Art Unit: 2612
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`Page 3
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`graphical filter area on a display; and analyzing cartographic data only within the user
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`defined graphical filter area for the preselected conditions.
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`For claim sets 47. 48: A method for marine navigation discloses displaying a
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`substantially straight line between a first location and the potential waypoint, wherein
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`the line depicts both where the water depth is expected to be greater than the minimum
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`water depth and where the water depth is expected to be less than the minimum water
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`depth, and wherein the line highlights where the water depth is expected to be less than
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`the minimum water depth.
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`For claim set 54: A method for marine navigation is disclosed, comprising:
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`displaying marine cartographic data; receiving indication of a potential waypoint; and
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`displaying a substantially straight line on the marine cartographic data between a first
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`location and the potential waypoint, wherein the line is displayed in a different manner
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`where the water depth is expected to be less than a minimum water depth.
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`Moreover, the prior art indicates that this particular method is novel and has not
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`been published or patented by other entities.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`Application/Control Number: 10/667 ,026
`Art Unit: 2612
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`Page 4
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`Conclusion
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`3.
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`Th.e prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to
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`applicant's disclosure: YOSHIMASA et al. (JP 2002-288800 A) discloses a marine
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`navigation display that depicts substantially straight lines regarding waypoints and
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`intersecting water depth lines.
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`4.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Jennifer A Mehmood whose telephone number is (571)
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`272.2976. The examiner can normally be reached on M-F from 8:00am to 4:30pm.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Mr. Daniel Wu, can be reached at (571) 272.2964. The fax phone number
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`Jennifer A. Mehmood
`May 11, 2007
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`Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary
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`All Participants:
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`(1) Jennifer A. Mehmood.
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`(2) David Terrell.
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`Date of Interview: 9 May 2007
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`I Application No.
`10/667,026
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`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)
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`KABEL ET AL.
`
`Art Unit
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`Jennifer A. Mehmood
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`2612
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`Status of Application: allowance
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`(3) __ .
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`,(4) __ .
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`Time: 2pm
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`·Type of Interview:
`~Telephonic
`D Video Conference
`D Personal (Copy given to: 0 Applicant
`Exhibit Shown or Demonstrated: D Yes
`If Yes, provide a brief description:
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`D Applicant's representative)
`DNo
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`Part I.
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`Rejection(s) discussed:
`limitations of claim 54 regarding water depth lines and waypoints
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`Claims discussed:
`54
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`Prior art documents discussed:
`Japanese Patent #JP 2002-288800 A
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`Part II.
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`SUBSTANCE OF INTERVIEW DESCRIBING THE GENERAL NATURE OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED:
`Examiner agreed to amendment proposed by Applicant's representative to distinguish the limitations of claim 54 from the
`Japanese patent listed above. Examiner amends claim 54 based on attorney's suggestions.
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`Part Ill.
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`~ It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of the interview, since the interview
`directly resulted in the allowance of the application. The examiner will provide a written summary of the substance
`of the interview in the Notice of Allowability.
`D It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of the interview, since the interview
`did not result in resolution of all issues. A brief summary by the examiner appears in Part II above.
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`(Examiner/SPE Signature)
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`(ApplicanUApplicant's Representative Signature - if appropriate)
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-4136 (04-03)
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`Examiner Initiated Interview Summary
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