Appeal No. 1998-2554 Application 08/527,334 This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 2-5 and 7-12. We reverse, but enter a new ground of rejection. BACKGROUND The disclosed invention relates to a method and device for video-assisted remote control of machines, especially vehicles, to allow real-time viewing of an environment of the machine. In particular, the machine has a plurality of cameras and the images are "mixed" so they can be displayed on a single screen. Claim 12 is reproduced below. 12. A device for video-assisted remote control of a machine to enable real-time viewing of an environment of said machine, said device comprising: a remote control center including a transmitter of remote control data, a video and audio receiver and at least one video monitor; and wherein said machine includes a video and audio transmitter, a remote control receiver, a plurality of video cameras and a video mixing device. The Examiner relies on the following prior art: Oliver, Jr. (Oliver) 4,814,869 March 21, 1989 Katz 5,216,502 June 1, 1993 VanZeeland 5,448,290 September 5, 1995 - 2 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007