1. Patent Liability Analysis
Team Omar
Group 8

2. Patent #1
Autonomous moving apparatus having obstacle avoidance function #
Filed Oct 11, 2001
Claim
#1 An autonomous moving apparatus moving to a destination while detecting and avoiding an obstacle
Scan type sensor that scans a horizontal plane
Non-scan type sensor
Determine an estimated position of an obstacle based on detection information

3. Literal Infringement Scan Type Non-Scan TypeIR
Non-Scan Type
Sonar
Map the position of obstacles

4. Patent #2 Multi-purpose autonomous vehicle with path plotting Claim#
Filed Aug 7, 1991
Claim
#1 A multipurpose autonomous vehicle
Body member, wheels, means of propelling and steering, sensors, machine vision subsystem, main controller subsystem
Navigation subsystem: receive signals from subsystems, plotting a map, plot a path, control movement, continuous monitor sensors to determine obstacles

5. Literal Infringement
OMAR has two subsystems, but does everything the three of the patent do

6. Patent #3 Socially interactive autonomous robot Claims #6539284
Filed Jul 25, 2001
Claims
#1 An automated, mobile mechanical apparatus
Processing device
Memory that communicates to processing device
Mobile structure moves apparatus and is controlled by the processing device
At least one sensor for measuring an amount of movement
Processor directs the apparatus to move within a predetermined safe area

7. Literal Infringement Embedded computer processes the data
Has memory to store information
Sends info to micro to move the wheels
Accelerometer