Appeal No. 2001-2110
Application No. 09/095,462
displayed on a vehicle screen display and are stored in a digital
memory.
Claim 25 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
25. A method of avoidance of traffic accidents and violations
through significant enhancing safety and convenience of driving by
providing a better observation including under limited visibility
conditions comprising:
a) positioning aboard a vehicle at least one digital camera
with facile attaching and detaching, said digital camera having at
least one photoreceiver, one lens for forward view, and one lens
for rear view, whereby an [sic, a] user can employ the camera
separately from said vehicle for regular manually operated
applications;
b) continuously shooting at a predetermined frequency by the
camera, unless turned off manually, surroundings of said vehicle;
c) filtering out by said camera under limited visibility
conditions the visible part of received light flow including
dazzling headlights to give significantly distinct vision of said
surroundings to a driver under low light or fog, rain, snowfall, or
smoky conditions;
d) showing images captured in front and on the sides of, and
behind said vehicle by said digital camera on at least one onboard
screen so that said driver can see forward, left and right, and
rear views of a full real-time picture of said surroundings at a
glance, including under low light or fog, rain, snowfall or smoky
conditions.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Blessinger 5,140,436 Aug. 18, 1992
Secor 5,289,321 Feb. 22, 1994
Bamford 5,596,382 Jan. 21, 1997
Jones et al. (Jones) 5,764,785 Jun. 09, 1998
(filed Aug. 21, 1995)
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