Appeal 2006-2294
Application 09/683,779
1 1. A pre-crash sensing system for an automotive vehicle coupled to a
2 countermeasure system having at least a first countermeasure and a second
3 countermeasure comprising:
4 a decision zone;
5 a radar or lidar unit generating an object distance signal and object
5 relative velocity signal from an object within said decision zone;
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7 a vision system generating an object size signal, said vision sensor
8 confirming the presence of the object within the decision zone; and
9 a controller coupled to said radar unit or lidar unit and said vision
10 system for activating either said first countermeasure or the first and the
11 second countermeasures in response to said object distance, relative velocity
12 and said object size.
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15 THE REFERENCES
16 Kosiak US 5,835,007 Nov. 10, 1998
16 Farmer
17 US 6,085,151 Jul. 4, 2000
17 Lemelson
18 US 6,226,389 B1 May 1, 2001
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20 THE REJECTIONS
21 The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows: claims 1-3, 5-
22 16, 18 and 19 over Lemelson; claim 4 over Lemelson in view of Kosiak; and
23 claims 17 and 20 over Lemelson in view of Farmer.
24 OPINION
25 We affirm the aforementioned rejections.
26 Rejection of claims 1-3, 5-16, 18 and 19
27 Claims 1, 6 and 15
28 Lemelson discloses “a system and method for operating a motor vehicle,
29 such as an automobile, truck, aircraft or other vehicle, wherein a computer or
30 computerized system is employed to assist and/or supplement the driver in the
31 movement of the vehicle along a path of travel, such as a street or roadway and
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