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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
2. In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
3. The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
4. Claims 1-5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Wang et al. (US 12313923 B2).
Regarding claim 1, Wang et al. discloses “An automatic anti-glare system, comprising: a dimming panel (10; Wang et al. Fig 2) adapted to be installed on a windshield and having multiple independent liquid crystal film zones (Wang et al. column 7 lines 14-22) ; a detection unit (20; Wang et al. Fig 2) electrically connected to the dimming panel and configured to detect glare images of sunlight reaching a driver's eyes (Wang et al. column 6 lines 55-58) ; a control unit (30; Wang et al. Fig 6) electrically connected to the dimming panel and the detection unit, when the detection unit detects glare points in the driver's eyes, the detection unit sends a detection signal to the control unit (Wang et al. column 6 line 55- column 7 line 4) , and the control unit adjusts a light transmittance of the multiple liquid crystal film zones of the dimming panel based on the detection signal (Wang et al. column 6 line 55- column 7 line 4) .”
In reference to claim 2, Wang et al. discloses “The automatic anti-glare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the control unit (30; Wang et al. Fig 6) is adjusting the light transmittance of each liquid crystal film zone, the detection unit continuously monitors whether the glare points in the driver's eyes have disappeared, when the glare points in the driver's eyes disappear, the direction of the glare is determined, and the control unit dims specific local areas of the liquid crystal film zones on the dimming panel based on the glare direction (Wang et al. Column line 65- column 13 line 9) .”
With respect to claim 3, Wang et al. discloses “The automatic anti-glare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dimming panel is a liquid crystal display (Wang et al. column 7 lines 12-13).”
Regarding claim 4, Wang et al. discloses “The automatic anti-glare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dimming panel is placed horizontally or vertically (10; Wang et al. Annotated Fig 2).”
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In reference to claim 5, Wang et al. discloses “The automatic anti-glare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detection unit is a camera lens with photographing and video recording functions (Wang et al. column 7 lines 23-29).”
Conclusion
5. The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Isaac (US 7134707 B2) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors and a controller.
Mitsui (US 7690712 B2) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors and a controller.
Tompkins et al. (US 9409464 B2) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors for eye movement and a controller.
Momot (US-9511650-B2) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors for eye movement and a controller.
Dryselius et al. (US-9776478-B2) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors for eye movement and a controller.
Iwata (US 10036927 B2) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors for eye movement and a controller.
Arakawa (US 20230091342 A1) teaches liquid crystal display windshield sunshade with sensors for eye movement and a controller.
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/D.R.D./Examiner, Art Unit 3612
/AMY R WEISBERG/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3612
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