Appeal No. 2001-1815
Application 08/924,865
appropriate line of sight limit can be determined by bisecting
the angle of view when the extent of the view is aligned with the
edge of the bounding area. Figure 4 shows a flowchart for
effecting this algorithmic determination for determining the
predetermined stop. See page 12 of Appellant’s specification.
Figure 5 shows a flowchart for dynamically adjusting a
camera positioning stop limit based upon a set of calibration
data. In figure 5a, the user calibrates the positioning system
for optimized views. See page 15 of Appellant’s specification.
In general, any number of calibration points can be entered, but
the minimum number of calibration points is two. See page 16 of
Appellant’s specification.
Independent claim 1, present in the application, is
reproduced as follows:
1. A camera positioning system for positioning a camera
with an adjustable field of view, which camera positioning system
minimizes the inclusion of a bounding area within said field of
view, said bounding area having a bounding edge,
said camera having a line of sight and an angle of view,
said line of sight and angle of view defining said camera’s field
of view,
said field or view having a definable perimeter having
at least one perimeter edge,
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