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`KABEL ET AL
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`Jennifer A. Mehmood
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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
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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).
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`Paper No./Mail Date 20070511 .
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`Application/Control Number: 10/667 ,026
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`Examiner's Amendment
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes
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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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`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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`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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`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.
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`Examiner
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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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`Time: 2pm
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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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`D It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of the interview, since the interview
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`APPLICANT: KABEL, Darrin W.
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`PT0-892 (Rev. 01-2001)
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`detection device while constituting said position measurement portion from
`" satellite electric navigation equipment or amendment satellite electric navigation
`equipment.
`[Claim 7] It is based on the position measurement data of the self-ship position
`obtained by a position measurement portion, and the water depth measurement
`data of the water depth value corresponding to said self-ship position obtained
`by a water depth measurement portion. While being the navigation equipment
`which enabled it to display the picture of said c11.1ise related information
`containing******** on the display screen and setting up the water depth
`predetermined value for creating depth lines, such as the above The I st storage
`portion which memorizes the predetermined depth-sounding position value
`corresponding to said water depth predetermined value is prepared. A
`predetermined depth-sounding position value storage means to memorize into
`said I st storage portion by making into said predctem1ined depth-sounding
`position value the position value of said position measurement data obtained
`when said water depth measurement data reaches said predetermined depth(cid:173)
`sounding value, A segment storage means to memorize the segment prepared
`data for creating the segment which connects between the points of said
`predeterinined depth-sounding position value memorized into said I st storage
`portion into the 2nd storage portion, The navigation equipment characterized by
`providing a depth line display means, such as displaying depth lines, such as the
`above. on said display screen based on each data obtained by reading each
`memory content of said I st storage portion and said 2nd storage portion.
`[Claim 8] While setting said water depth predete1mined value as a different
`water depth value from the water depth value of a depth line (a map etc. is
`hereafter called depth line}, such as being contained in the map data memorized
`beforehand, and creating depth lines, such as the above The navigation
`equipment according to claim 7 characterized by adding a merge display means
`to merge and display depth lines, such as the above, and depth lines, such as
`said map.
`[Claim 9] By preparing the storage portion corresponding to said two or more
`water depth predetermined values in said I st storage portion and said 2nd
`storage portion while making said water depth predetennined value into two or
`more water depth predetermined values and setting it up The navigation
`equipment according to claim 7 or 8 characterized by displaying depth lines,
`such as two or more above, on said display screen.
`[Claim IO] A navigation equipment given in either of Claim 7 characterized by
`adding a segment elimination addition means to specify the figure which
`displays said point, or said segment, and to eliminate storage of said segment
`prepared data, or to add storage of said segment prepared data to Claim 9.
`[Claim 11) A navigation equipment given in either of Claim 7 characterized by
`constituting said water depth measurement portion from a shoal-of-fish
`detection devic~ while constituting said position measurement portion from
`satellite electric navigation equipment or amendment electric navigation
`equipment to Claim 10.
`[Claim 12] It is based on the position measurement data of the self-ship position
`obtained by a position measurement portion, and the water depth measurement
`data of the water depth value corresponding to said self-ship position obtained
`by a water depth measurement portion. While being the navigation equipment
`which enabled it to display the picture of the cruise related information
`containing******** on the display screen and setting up the water depth
`predetermined value for creating depth lines, such as the above The I st storage
`portion which memorizes the predetermined depth-sounding position value
`corresponding to said water depth predetermined value is prepared. A
`predetermined depth-sounding position value storage means to memorize into
`said I st storage portion by making into said predetermined depth-sounding
`position value the position value of said position measurement data obtained
`when said water depth measurement data reaches said predetermined depth-
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`sounding value, A segment storage means to memorize the segment prepared
`data with which between the points of the predetermined depth-sounding
`position value memorized into said lst storage portion creates the segment
`which connects between the following [ a predetermined distance value ] into
`the 2nd storage portion, The navigation equipment characterized by providing a
`depth line display means, such as displaying depth lines, such as the above, on
`said display screen based on each data obtained by reading each memory
`content of said I st storage portion and said 2nd storage portion.
`[Claim 13] The navigation equipment according to claim 12 characterized by
`displaying the figure whi'ch displays the point which is not connected by said
`segment with a large figure while displaying the figure which displays the point
`connected by said segment with a small figure.
`[Claim 14) The navigation equipment according to claim 12 or 13 characterized
`for the figure which displays the point which is not connected by said segment
`while expressing the figure which displays the point connected by said segment
`as regular brightness by brightness brighter than regular brightness or the thing
`which it is made to blink and is displayed.
`(Claim 15] While setting said water depth predetermined value as a different
`water depth value from the water depth value of a depth line (a map etc. is
`hereafter called depth line), such as being contained in the map data memorized
`beforehand, and creating depth lines, such as the above A navigation equipment
`given in either of Claim 12 characterized by adding a merge display means to
`merge and display depth lines, such as the above, and depth lines, such as said
`map, to Claim 14.
`(Claim 16] By preparing the storage portion corresponding to said two or more
`water depth predetermined values in said I st storage portion and said 2nd
`storage portion while making said water depth predetennined value into two or
`more water depth predetennined values and setting it up A navigation
`equipment given in either of Claim 12 characterized by displaying depth lines,
`such as two or more above, on said display screen to Claim 15.
`[Claim 17] A navigation equipment given in either of Claim 12 characterized by
`adding a segment elimination addition means to specify the figure which
`displays said point, or said segment, and to eliminate storage of said segment
`prepared data, or to add storage of said segment prepared data to Claim 16.
`[Claim 18] A navigation equipment given in either of Claim 12 characterized by
`constituting said water depth measurement portion from a shoal-of-fish
`detection device while constituting said position measurement p011ion from
`satellite electric navigation equipment or amendment satellite electric navigation
`equipment to Claim 17.
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`[Detailed Description of the Invention]
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`[Field of the Invention] This invention relates to the navigation equipment
`which displays the picture of two or more information of the information
`relevant to the cruise of the cmise position of a vessel, a wake behind a sailing
`ship, a crui§t)@fWffl?~n9ii1W!ff!~u.t€M@j[fh1Qf~ter, etc. (it is called
`cRi.isfil!t!alk)&eNFJ.Ji'~n this invention).
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`[Description of the Prior Art] As such a navigation equipment, like drawing 13 -
`drawing 17 , the cruise position of a self-ship, Namely, the position
`measurement portion which performs position measurement with the position
`measurement portion I 0 which measures a self-ship position; for example,
`satellite electric navigation, loran C electric navigation, decca navigator electric
`navigation, etc., The composition (henceforth the 1st conventional technology)
`which used as another object a part for the cmise related information display 20
`which displays the picture of cruise related information is common knowledge.
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`[0003] In addition, in each figure explained below, the portion shown with the
`same sign is a portion with the same function as the portion of the same sign
`explained in one of figures. moreover -- generally a point or a position has a
`latitude longitude value -- a listing -- a LOP value [ in I although the bottom
`considers it as a point or a position, when using the Lolland electric navigation
`and decca navigator electric navigation I the navigation ] -- a listing -- it is [ the
`bottom ] good also as a point or a position.
`[0004] And generally the position measurement portion 10 by the above(cid:173)
`mentioned electric navigation is also called electrid llJ.®ZW¥;z;;a•¥P
`.e]ectric navigatjgg u;sviyer and, generally the part for the above-mentioned
`cruise related information display 20 is also called the wake-behind-a-sailing(cid:173)
`ship recording device.
`(0005] Furthermore, for example, when the electric navigation equipment by
`satellite electric navigation is used as the position measurement portion I 0,
`based on the amount of change, the change direction, etc. of the self-ship
`position l Oa, it is constituted so that degree of self-vessel speed l Ob and the
`direction l Oc of a present progressive can also be measured besides the self-ship
`position l Oa.
`[0006] In drawing 13 and drawing 14 , [ the position measurement portion 10
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`The signal containing the data of self-ship position 1 Oa, degree ofSe ~vessel­
`speed l Ob, and the direction l Oc of a present progressive is given to a part for
`the cruise related information display 20 as a part of cruise related information.
`[0007] In addition, in this invention [ direction I of a present progressive I I Oc ]
`The direction value which measured the direction in which the self-ship is
`· running with electric navigation, i.e., a direction of movement, is said, and the
`direction which the bow of the self-ship measured [the direction ofa bow****
`(ed) is] like a postscript with the heading measurement portion, for example, a
`gyrocompass, or the magnetic compass has turned to is said.
`[0008] The control processing part which the amount of [ 20 ] cruise related
`information displ.ay made into the subject the cruise Data Processing Division
`portion 70 with the control processing facility (henceforth CPU) 70A which
`makes a microcomputer a subject, for example, commercial CPU, and was
`constituted, It constitutes from a display-processing p~rtion 80 with CPU80A
`which carries out a conjoint action to CPU70A, for exampl~, the control
`processing part which made commercial IC for drawing processing the subject,
`and constituted it.
`[0009] [ and the data of self-ship position I Oa, degree of self-vessel speed I Ob,
`and the direction l Oc of a present progressive ] Through input/output port 71 A, i.
`e., an 1/0 portion, it is taken into the cruise Data Processing Division portion 70,
`and [ the data of the self-ship positio. n l Oa ] Based on the setups operated an'
`given, the part for the after-mentioned setting control unit 60 is taken in for
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`[0010] The amount of[ 60] setting control unit minds input/output port 718, i.
`e., an I/O portion, for a necessary operation input. for example. The processing
`condition for being the control panel which has arranged parts for a control unit,
`such as an operation key for giving the cruise Data Processing Division portion
`70, and acquiring necessary cruise related information by the crnise Data
`Processing Division portion 70, It is a part for the control unit which sets up the
`display condition for displaying necessary cruise related conditions on the
`display screen 81 of the display-processing portion 80. For example, each
`operation key for setting up or changing a display, elimination, etc. of a display
`and elimination of a display measure besides the taking-in conditions of the data
`of the above self-ship position I Oa and latitude meridian lines, movement and
`zooming of a display rectangle, and a map is prepared.
`[0011] The memory 73 for work which memorizes the setting data based on the
`setpoint signal 60a which took in the cruise Data Processing Division section
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`the wake behind a sailing ship of a self-ship as the displaying condition mude
`• into a subject, for example, the displaying condition of drawing 16 .
`"Navigation" key is an operation key chosen as the displaying condition which
`makes navigation of a self-ship a subject. A "monitor" key is an operation key
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