Appeal No. 2001-0516
Application No. 08/834,073
a set of target mask images is selected, dependent on the
selected field of view of the video camera, thereby enabling
motion detection to be performed on the selected target mask
image.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A surveillance system comprising:
- a video camera having an adjustable field of view,
- a motion detector for detecting motion within a
selected field of view of said camera, said motion detector
including:
a mask for masking portions of said video camera’s
field of view from said motion detecting, and
means for loading a mask image into said mask, and
said surveillance system further including,
- means for selecting a target mask image from among
a set of target mask images, said selecting being in
dependence upon said selected field of view of said camera,
wherein said motion detecting is performed on the target
mask image selected.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference:1
Kuboyama 5,615,324 Mar. 25, 1997
1 In addition, the Examiner relies on the admitted prior art as
illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 of Appellant’s specification.
2
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