Appeal No. 1998-0872
Application No. 08/438,479 Page 27
We turn next to the rejection of claims 119 and 120 (Group
XI) under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We reverse the rejection of these
claims based upon their dependency from independent claim 116.
Accordingly, the rejection of claims 119 and 120 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 is reversed.
We turn next to the rejection of claims 126 and 127 (Group
(XII) under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Appellant asserts (brief, page 22)
that Smart does not teach or suggest the use of a sub-image
control palette appearing on the monitor from which control of
the VCR is accomplished. Appellant further asserts (reply brief,
page 7) that Although smart automatically turns on a VCR to
record an image, Smart does not suggest displaying an VCR
controls on a sub-image control palette on the monitor. The
examiner's position (answer, pages 21 and 22) is that Smart's
automatic turn-on of the cameras when an alarm occurs and
displaying the situation on the monitor "is essentially providing
a sub-image control palette on the monitor from which the
recording of a live video image on the VCR can be controlled."
We note at the outset that the sub-image control palette can
be on any monitor of the display. Smart discloses (page 3) that
any camera may be continuously recorded using a VCR, and that
camera images can be displayed by selecting the camera icon on
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