Ex parte BAILLY - Page 2




          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                 

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