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Project MinotaurPatent Liability Assessment
Jon Roose for Team 16
Project Overview
• Home Security Robot• Interaction through a Webserver• Robot driven manually through house and
spots intruders• Relays video to web interface using kinnect
Software Hierarchy
Gutmann - US0257910A1
• Filing Date: 03/17/2005 • Publication Date: 11/08/2007 • Inventors: Gutmann et. al.• Method and Apparatus for Detecting Plane, and
Robot Apparatus Having Apparatus for Detecting Plane
• Equivalent infringement• Abstract: Identifies planes for use in later
algorithms and room mapping.
Gutmann - US0257910A1
• Uses distance measurements to identify stairs for walking robot
• Uses linear regression to find lines with planes• Uses lines to reconstruct planar surfaces• Similar to our system that detects wall and floor planes• Conclusion: Can’t design around, required to
implement obstacle avoidance• Liability: Equivalent infringement• Recommendation: License patent
Honeywell - EP2166375A2
• Filing Date: 09/10/2009 • Publication Date: 03/24/2010• Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.• System and method of extracting plane features • Literal infringement• Abstract: Uses mathematical features of nearby
3d planes to determine orientation and motion of robot
Honeywell - EP2166375A2
Patent Illustration Our simulation of plane detection
Honeywell - EP2166375A2• Identifies planes in 3d space using distance sensor• Calculates normals of planes in 3d space• Compares subsequent range images to determine motion
and orientation of robot• Recommends pairing odometer with design• Used in UAV’s to minimize perspective distortion• Conclusion: Can’t design around unless we accept
inaccuracies of odometer• Liability: Direct Infringement• Recommendation: License patent
Fujitsu - US7218993
• Filing Date: 01/04/2005 • Publication Date: 05/15/2007 • Assignee: Fujitsu Limited• Robot system and autonomous mobile robot• Literal Infringement• Abstract: This is our project
Fujitsu - US7218993
Software Hierarchy
Fujitsu - US7218993• Home security robot• Patrols mapped area and records images/video• Streams images/video to external device• Recommends optional C&C server to communicate with external
devices• Detects “suspicious” forms and alerts user• Uses processor for motion control• Designed as MARON-1 in 2002, phone controlled robot• Conclusion: Can’t design around, is our project• Liability: Direct Infringement• Recommendation: License patent
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