Appeal No. 1998-0872
Application No. 08/438,479 Page 22
the feature of having the operator being able to select a target
on a graphical image for viewing. From our review of Smart, we
agree with the examiner that in Smart (page 1), an operator can
select any target for surveillance because the system allows the
operator to "readily pan and zoom into any of the Laboratory
buildings and surrounding areas." In addition (page 3) when an
alarm occurs, the cameras can be readily turned and focused on
the appropriate location. Smart further discloses (page 3) that
incidents occur as a result of object state changes. Figure 5
shows three active incidents prioritized and summarized on the
screen with a leader line from the incident summary box to the
appropriate position. Selecting an incident with the mouse draws
an incident control menu that enables automatic pan and zoom [on
the map] to the correct location (pages 3 and 4). In addition
(id.), Smart discloses that "any video (possibly audio)
associated with the incident can be automatically switched." We
find from this disclosure of Smart, that upon three active
incidents occurring, as in figure 5, an automatic zoom and pan to
the location on the map, i.e, the target area, with the highest
priority will occur. By selection of one of the incidents by the
operator, the operator will be selecting one of the three target
areas. Upon selection of the incident, any video associated with
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