Appeal No. 2006-1782
Application No. 09/879,698
camera for providing an enhanced view of an emergency/law enforcement vehicle displayed
on the display surface; and
control means for controlling the at least one pan, tilt, and zoom motors to provide the
enhanced view.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Lee 5,680,123 Oct. 21, 1997
Breed et al. (Breed) 2002/0005778A1 Jan. 17, 2002
(filed May 8, 2001)
Strumolo et al. (Strumolo) 6,535,242 Mar. 18, 2003
(filed Oct. 24, 2000)
Claims 1 through 3, 8, 10 through 14 and 16 through 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Breed.
Claims 4 through 6, 9 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Breed in view of Lee.
Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Breed in
view of Strumolo.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the respective positions of the
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us, and we will reverse the
anticipation rejection of claims 1 through 3, 8 and 10 through 13, sustain the anticipation
rejection of claims 14 and 16 through 21, reverse the obviousness rejections of claims 4 through
7 and 9, and sustain the obviousness rejection of claim 15.
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