Appeal No. 96-0649
Application 08/191,234
least with respect to a pixel-to-pixel difference of two
successive images, such may be followed by a threshold
operation to yield a motion gradient. At column 2, lines 34
through 37, Gove indicates that when scenes involve camera
motion his system may use more complicated algorithms in which
objects are detected and tracked in the scene. Columns 3 and
4 discuss certain design criteria that may exist in the design
of an overall scene change detection system as expressed in
the title of Gove’s patent as to whether they will or will not
be included in the final overall system. Of these, the
existence of a camera motion sense ability is one the design
criteria options discussed.
The teachings of Gove are much more significant than even
the examiner appears to realize. The discussion beginning at
column 4, line 48 indicates that as a part of determining
motion, the spatio-temporal analysis capability as known in
the art included the capability of the summation of pixel
values in a detection zone. This is discussed in greater
detail at column 5 as recognized by the examiner. Thus, the
determination of such a motion gradient, as we indicated was
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