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`16/129,057
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`09/12/2018
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`Daisuke WAKEYAMA
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`Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panason1e
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`Application No.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice ofAIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`Claim Rejections - 35 U5C§103
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`3.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness
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`rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not
`identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the
`prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing
`date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention
`pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`4.
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`Claims 1, 6-8, 10, 11, 12, 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Smith et al., hereinafter referred to as Smith (US 2016 / 0105644 A1 — already of record) in view of
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`Scanzano et al., hereinafter referred to as Scanzano (US 2016 / 0065615 A1) in further view of Ezoe
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`et al., hereinafter referred to as Ezoe (US 2011 / 0234832 A1 — already of record).
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`As per claim 1, Smith discloses a monitoring camera system (i.e., 100),
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`comprising: a camera (i.e., 101); and a master device (i.e., 102, 1000 collectively act as a master
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`device), which, in operation, communicates with the camera (i.e., 101) and a mobile communication
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`terminal (i.e., 103) having a display (Smith: Abstract, Figure 1, [0082], [0097], [0215]; A monitoring
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`system seen in figure 1 includes at least one camera 101, and a master device (102, 1000), that
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`communicate to a client device 103.),
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`wherein the camera, in operation, detects motion of an object in an imaging area at a first timing
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`(Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103], [0105]; Figure 2L; Camera 101 detects motion of
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`an object and captures a first image at a first timing in an imaging area.),
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`and captures a first image including the object in the imaging area in response to the camera
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`detecting the motion of the object (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103], [0105]; Figure
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`2L; Camera 101 detects motion of an object and captures a first image at a first timing in an imaging
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`area.), wherein the camera, in operation, determines, at a second timing after the first timing,—the
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` - and, captures a second image
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`including the imaging area '-
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`l-ofiger—bei-ng—deteeted—by—Ehe-eamera, wherein the camera, in operation, transmits a predetermined
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`notification to the master device in response to the first image and the second image being captured
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`(Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0098], [0103], [0105], [0215], Figure 2L; The camera 101 includes a
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`motion detector 204 and detects movement at a first timing and captures video. Timer 211 is set to
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`send another wakeup signal to camera 101 to capture an image after the first detected motion
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`captured image. The same wakeup signal allows camera 101 to send a predetermined notification to
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`the master device (102, 1000). The first and second timing result in a before and after notification,
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`which is defined as a predetermined notification as described in the applicant’s specification, page
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`17, lines 10-16 and page 26, lines 3-9.),
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`wherein the master device, in operation, transmits, in response to the predetermined notification
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`transmitted from the camera being received by the master device, an image request for requesting
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`the first image and the second image to the camera (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098],
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`[0103], [0105], [0215]; Figure 2L; After the master device (102, 1000) receives the predetermined
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`notification, the master device (102, 1000) requests the first and second captured videos.),
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`wherein the camera, in operation, transmits, in response to the image request transmitted from the
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`master device being received by the camera, the first image and the second image together to the
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`master device (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103], [0105], [0215]; Figure 2L; The
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`camera 101 sends the captured images to master device (102, 1000) based the request),
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`and wherein the master device, in operation, transmits, in response the first image and the second
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`image being received by the master device, the first image and the second image together to the
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`mobile communication terminal to be displayed on the display (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095],
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`[0098], [0103], [0105], [0215]; Figure 2L; The master device (102, 1000) sends the captured images to
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`client device 103 for display).
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`However Smith does not explicitly disclose “. .. wherein the camera, in operation,
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`determines, at a second timing after the first timing, the motion of the object is no longer being
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`detected by the camera, and, captures a second image including the imaging area in response to the
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`camera determining the motion of the object is no longer being detected by the camera ... wherein
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`the camera, in operation, transmits
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`the first image and the second image together
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`the first
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`image and the second image together to the mobile communication terminal.”
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`Further, Scanzano is in the same field of endeavor and teaches wherein the camera, in
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`operation, determines, at a second timing after the first timing, the motion of the object is no longer
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`being detected by the camera, and, captures a second image including the imaging area in response
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`to the camera determining the motion of the object is no longer being detected by the camera
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`(Scanzano: [0027]-[0029]; The surveillance device or camera 120 captures a motion detected image
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`in a first timing and captures another image at a second timing when no motion is detected and
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`compares the images.).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention, and having the teachings of Smith and Scanzano before him or
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`her, to modify the camera system of Smith to include the capturing image when no motion is
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`detected feature as described in Scanzano. The motivation for doing so would have been to improve
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`intruder protection by providing a camera system that increases confidence of intrusion (Scanzano:
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`[0002].).
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`However Smith—Scanzano do not explicitly disclose “. .. wherein the camera, in operation,
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`transmits
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`the first image and the second image together
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`the first image and the second image
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`together to the mobile communication terminal.”
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`Furthermore, Ezoe is in the same field of endeavor and teaches wherein the camera, in
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`operation, transmits the first image and the second image together (Ezoe: [0063]; Images captured
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`by the camera 200 are transmitted to a client 400 via the network 500, and a first panorama image
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`and a second panorama image are displayed on a display screen of the client 400 together with a live
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`image.);
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`the first image and the second image together to the mobile communication terminal (Ezoe: [0063];
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`Images captured by the camera 200 are transmitted to a client 400 via the network 500, and a first
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`panorama image and a second panorama image are displayed on a display screen of the client 400
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`together with a live image.).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention, and having the teachings of Smith—Scanzano and Ezoe before
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`him or her, to modify the camera system of Smith—Scanzano to include the together images feature
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`as described in Ezoe. The motivation for doing so would have been to improve image viewing by
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`providing multiple angles of view (Ezoe: [0010], [0166]).
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`As per claim 6, Smith—Scanzano disclose the system of claim 1, wherein the first image and
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`the second image are displayed side—by—sid-e in the display of the mobile communication terminal
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`(Smith: [0134], [0174], Figures 6A-6F, 8B; The captured images are displayed on the user’s mobile
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`device communication device 103).
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`However, Smith—Scanzano do not explicitly disclose “. .. wherein the first captured image
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`and the second captured image are displayed side by side.”
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`Further, Ezoe teaches wherein the first image and the second image are displayed side by
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`side (Ezoe: Figs. 19, 27; [0063], [0135], [0149]; The first image and the second image are displayed on
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`a display screen.).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention, and having the teachings of Smith—Scanzano and Ezoe before
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`him or her, to modify the camera system of Smith—Scanzano to include the side—by—side image
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`feature as described in Ezoe. The motivation for doing so would have been to improve image
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`viewing by providing multiple angles of view (Ezoe: [0010], [0166]).
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`As per claim 7, Smith discloses a monitoring method for a monitoring camera system
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`including a camera (i.e., 100) and a master device (i.e., 102, 1000 collectively act as a master device) in
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`communication with the camera (i.e., 101) and a mobile communication terminal (i.e., 103) having a
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`display (Smith: Abstract, Figure 1, [0082], [0097], [0215]; A monitoring system seen in figure 1
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`includes at least one camera 101, and a master device (102, 1000), that communicate to a client device
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`103.),
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`the monitoring method comprising: detecting, by the camera, motion of an object in an imaging area
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`at a first timing (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103], [0105]; Figure 2L; Camera 101
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`detects motion of an object and captures a first image at a first timing in an imaging area.);
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`capturing, by the camera, a first image including the object in the imaging area in response to the
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`camera detecting the motion of the object (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103],
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`[0105]; Figure 2L; Camera 101 detects motion of an object and captures a first image at a first timing
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`in an imaging area.); determining, by the camera, at a second timing after the first timing, the
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` , capturing, by the camera, a second
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`image including the imaging area '
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`no—lengeebeing—deteeted—by—the—eamera; transmitting, by the camera, a predetermined notification to
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`the master device in response to the first image and the second image being captured (Smith: [0086]-
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`[0088], [0093], [0098], [0103], [0105], [0215], Figure 2L; The camera 101 includes a motion detector
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`204 and detects movement at a first timing and captures video. Timer 211 is set to send another
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`wakeup signal to camera 101 to capture an image after the first detected motion captured image. The
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`same wakeup signal allows camera 101 to send a predetermined notification to the master device
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`(102, 1000). The first and second timing result in a before and after notification, which is defined as a
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`predetermined notification as described in the applicant’s specification, page 17, lines 10-16 and
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`page 26, lines 3-9.);
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`transmitting, by the master device and in response to the predetermined notification transmitted
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`from the camera being received by the master device, an image request for requesting the first image
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`and the second image to the camera (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103], [0105],
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`[0215]; Figure 2L; After the master device (102, 1000) receives the predetermined notification, the
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`master device (102, 1000) requests the first and second captured videos.);
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`transmitting, by the camera the camera and in response to the image request transmitted from the
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`master device being received by the camera, the first image and the second image together to the
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`master device (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098], [0103], [0105], [0215]; Figure 2L; The
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`camera 101 sends the captured images to master device (102, 1000) based the request);
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`and transmitting, by the master device and in response the first image and the second image being
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`received by the master device, the first image and the second image together to the mobile
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`communication terminal to be displayed on the display (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0095], [0098],
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`[0103], [0105], [0215]; Figure 2L; The master device (102, 1000) sends the captured images to client
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`device 103 for display).
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`However Smith does not explicitly disclose “. .
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`. determining, by the camera, at a second
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`timing after the first timing, the motion of the object is no longer being detected by the camera,
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`capturing, by the camera, a second image including the imaging area in response to the camera
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`determining the motion of the object is no longer being detected by the camera ... transmitting, by
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`the camera
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`the first image and the second image together
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`the first image and the second image
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`together to the mobile communication terminal.”
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`Further, Scanzano teaches determining, by the camera, at a second timing after the first
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`timing, the motion of the object is no longer being detected by the camera, capturing, by the camera,
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`a second image including the imaging area in response to the camera determining the motion of the
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`object is no longer being detected by the camera (Scanzano: [0027]-[0029]; The surveillance device
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`or camera 120 captures a motion detected image in a first timing and captures another image at a
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`second timing when no motion is detected and compares the images.).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention, and having the teachings of Smith and Scanzano before him or
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`her, to modify the camera system of Smith to include the capturing image when no motion is
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`detected feature as described in Scanzano. The motivation for doing so would have been to improve
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`intruder protection by providing a camera system that increases confidence of intrusion (Scanzano:
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`[0002].).
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`However Smith—Scanzano do not explicitly disclose “. .. transmitting, by the camera
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`the
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`first image and the second image together
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`the first image and the second image together to the
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`mobile communication terminal.”
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`Furthermore, Ezoe teaches transmitting, by the camera the first image and the second image
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`together (Ezoe: [0063]; Images captured by the camera 200 are transmitted to a client 400 via the
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`network 500, and a first panorama image and a second panorama image are displayed on a display
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`screen of the client 400 together with a live image.);
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`the first image and the second image together to the mobile communication terminal (Ezoe: [0063];
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`Images captured by the camera 200 are transmitted to a client 400 via the network 500, and a first
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`panorama image and a second panorama image are displayed on a display screen of the client 400
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`together with a live image.).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention, and having the teachings of Smith—Scanzano and Ezoe before
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`him or her, to modify the camera system of Smith—Scanzano to include the together images feature
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`as described in Ezoe. The motivation for doing so would have been to improve image viewing by
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`providing multiple angles of view (Ezoe: [0010], [0166]).
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`As per claim 8, Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe disclose the system of claim 1, wherein the mobile
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`communication terminal displays the first image and the second image concurrently (Ezoe: Figs. 19,
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`27; [0063], [0135], [0149]; Images captured by the camera 200 are transmitted to a client 400 via the
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`network 500, and a first panorama image and a second panorama image are displayed on a display
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`screen of the client 400 together with a live image [implies concurrently].).
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`As per claim 10, Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe disclose the system of claim 1, wherein the
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`predetermined notification notifies the master device that the camera detected the motion of the
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`object in the imaging area at the first timing (Smith: [0086]-[0088], [0093], [0098], [0103], [0105],
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`[0215], Figure 2L; The camera 101 includes a motion detector 204 and detects movement at a first
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`timing and captures video. Timer 211 is set to send another wakeup signal to camera 101 to capture
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`an image after the first detected motion captured image. The same wakeup signal allows camera 101
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`to send a predetermined notification to the master device (102, 1000). The first and second timing
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`result in a before and after notification, which is defined as a predetermined notification as
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`described in the applicant’s specification, page 17, lines 10-16 and page 26, lines 3-9.),
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`and the camera determined the motion of the object is no longer being detected by the camera at the
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`second timing (Scanzano: [0027]-[0029]; The surveillance device or camera 120 captures a motion
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`detected image in a first timing and captures another image at a second timing when no motion is
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`detected and compares the images.).
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`As per claim 11, Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe disclose the system of claim 1, wherein the first
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`image is a single image of the object in the imaging area, and the second image is a single image of
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`the imaging area (Scanzano: [0027]-[0029]; The surveillance device or camera 120 captures a motion
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`detected image in a first timing and captures another image at a second timing when no motion is
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`detected and compares the images.).
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`As per claim 12, Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe disclose the system of claim 1, wherein the master
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`device, in operation, holds the first image and the second image from being transmitted to the
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`mobile communication terminal until the mobile communication terminal requests the first image
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`and the second image from the master device (Smith: Fig. 2L; [0087], [0088], [0097]; The user
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`indicates to server 102 through client device 103 whether the user wishes to view the video, dismiss
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`the alert, delete the event, leave a comment pertaining to the event, or perform another action
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`associated with the event (step 5). If the user wishes to view the video, server 102 provides client
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`device 103 the video data (step 6). The video data is streamed from server 102 to client device and
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`presented to the user through the graphical user interface. The user may instruct server 102 to
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`instruct camera unit 101 to capture additional video data. Thus, the master device 102 can hold the
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`images until the user requests the images.).
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`As per claim 14, the claim(s) recites analogous limitations to claim(s) 12 above, and
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`is /are therefore rejected on the same premise.
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`5.
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`Claims 4 & 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Smith in view of
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`Ezoe in view of Scanzano further view of Borg (US 6,313,872 B1 — already of record).
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`As per claim 4, Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe disclose the system of claim 2, wherein the camera, in
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`operation, discontinues processing of deteenng—the—movement [camera function] until a
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`predetermined time period elapses from the first timing, and resumes processing of detecting
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`movement [camera function] after the predetermined time period has elapsed from the first timing
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`(Smith: [0093]; Camera discontinues processing by operating in a sleep state in one predetermined
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`time period and wakes up to process and capture images at another predetermined time period,
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`while the motion sensor remains powered.).
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`However Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe do not explicitly disclose “. .. discontinues processing of
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`detecting movement until a predetermined time period elapses from the first timing, and resumes
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`processing of detecting the movement after the predetermined time period has elapsed from the first
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`timing.”
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`Further, Borg is in the same field of endeavor and teaches discontinues processing of
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`detecting movement until a predetermined time period elapses from the first timing, and resumes
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`processing of detecting the movement after the predetermined time period has elapsed from the first
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`timing (Borg: col 2, lines 35-52; An infrared sensor 3 detects people and operates in a 15 second
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`interval. Thus, discontinues processing motion of a person until until a second predetermined time
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`period elapses from a first timing and resumes processing of detecting the motion after the second
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`predetermined time period has elapsed from the first timing.).
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`Application/Control Number: 16/129,057
`Art Unit: 2488
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective
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`filing date of the claimed invention, and having the teachings of Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe and Borg
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`before him or her, to modify the motion detection system of Smith—Scanzano—Ezoe to include the
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`discontinue processing feature as described in Borg. The motivation for doing so would have been
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`to improve reduction in power by providing power—conserving means which turns on power to the
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`camera and theprocessing and communication circuits onlywhen they are being used (Borg: col 1,
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`lines 58-61).
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`As per claim 13, the claim(s) recites analogous limitations to claim(s) 4 above, and
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`is /are therefore rejected on the same premise.
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`Art Unit: 2488
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`Conclusion
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