1. Solar Telematics System
Patent Liability Analysis
Clayton Dickemann
Dan Ehrman
Craig Lechlitner
Brian Kelley

2. Overview Touchscreen driver display for PSR's new vehicle: Navitas
Communicates with other on-board systems
Provides continuous vehicle diagnostics
Controls various essential vehicle functions
Relays data to the sidelines for                    monitoring and analysis
Testing in existing car: Celeritas

3. Block Diagram

4. PSSCs 1. An ability to track vehicle location through GPS.
2.      An ability to receive and send CAN messages from and to other systems in the car.
3.      An ability to display graphics on the LCD display.
4.      An ability to respond to user input using a touchscreen.
5.      An ability to store and load data to and from non-volatile memory.

5. Patent #7,265,663—Multimedia Racing Experience System
A multimedia system for monitoring performance of a vehicle from the following devices:
Camera
Microphone
Telemetry device
Encodes the data and sends it to an external processing unit

6. Patent #7,158,912—Mobile GPS systems for providing location mapping and/or performance data
Maps the users progress and stores it through RF to the base station for later analysis
Allows for instant feedback via headphones worn by the user
Base station can be hooked up to the internet to transmit the data

7. Literal Infringement Concerns
Intaking data from vehicle and displaying which is similar to Patent #7,265,663
Similarities—
Both process telemetry data
Both prepare the data to be exported by an external device for data (Internet Modem or External Memory)
Differences—
Have different types of input (Telemetry data through CAN protocol vs Camera, Microphone)
Encode and display the information within the device, not requiring any external processing units

8. Doctrine of Equivalents Concerns
Receiving GPS information and displaying/storing the information which is simliar to Patent #7,158,912
Similarities
Take in GPS data, display data with map, allow storing of data to memory
Differences
Requires a base station
Provides more detailed information, such as altitude of jumps and hang time
Allows for data feedback to be given over a headset

9. Changes Required No real changes required
Project is a unique blend of functions not currently found in patents

10. Questions?