Appeal No. 1999-1055 Page 5
Application No. 08/571,342
the manner proposed by the examiner other than by means of hindsight, and that even if
combined in the manner set out by the examiner, they would not encompass the subject
matter recited in the claims. We find ourselves in agreement with the appellant’s position.
The primary reference used by the examiner is Secor, which is directed to a
rearward-looking camera and display system for a vehicle. Secor’s objective is to provide
improved viewing to the rear of the vehicle, and does so by replacing the conventional left,
center and right rear view mirrors with at least three rearward-looking video cameras, and
presenting the images seen by each next to one another in a consolidated monitor located
at a convenient place in the vehicle, such as where the center rear view mirror is
conventionally located or on the dashboard. Using the language of claim 1 as a guide,
Secor fails to disclose or teach a forward-looking camera, a personal computer connected
between the cameras and a display device to provide interactive control, a program
inputting EE-PROM card device and a video/audio data input and recording CD-ROM
device connected to the personal computer and enabling signal processing and interactive
system control by the computer, a directional microphone for inputting voice commands
issued by the operator into the system, and a speaker located close to the operator at ear
level to provide voice messages and warnings output by the personal computer in
response to programmed criteria.
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