Recently, Jaguar Land Rover accused Volkswagen of patent infringement in ITC in the United States, and filed patent lawsuits in courts in Delaware, New Jersey and other places, seeking to prevent Volkswagen's luxury brands such as Porsche Cayenne and Lamborghini from entering the United States.
Jaguar Land Rover accuses Volkswagen's SUV of using its Terrain Response all-terrain technology. This technology means that in addition to the driving mode of the car on ordinary roads, the driver can also choose modes such as grass, sand, and snow. In different modes, the control system can adjust the engine management system, throttle response system, and dynamic stability control system to make the car safely and smoothly through various terrains.
This technology is mainly used in high-end vehicles. What's interesting is related patented technology. All-terrain technology is one of Land Rover's selling points. But the main patent claims are as follows:
A vehicle control system having a driver input device for selecting a driving surface, the vehicle control system arranged to control a plurality of vehicle subsystems each of which is operable in a plurality of subsystem configuration modes, wherein the vehicle control system is operable in a plurality of driving modes in each of which it is arranged to select the subsystem configuration modes in a manner suitable for a respective driving surface, and further wherein the plurality of driving modes includes at least two off-road modes in which the subsystem configurations are controlled in a manner suitable for driving on respective off-road driving surfaces, and an on-road mode in which the subsystem configurations are controlled in a manner suitable for driving on-road and still further wherein one of the off-road modes is a sand mode in which the vehicle subsystems are controlled in a manner suitable for driving on sand.
This claim is written longer, but the essence is that the vehicle has two roads outside of driving One of the modes is that the sand mode is within the scope of protection. The driving patterns of related vehicles including grass, snow, sand and other patterns can be determined as infringement.
This is actually a software patent for a control program. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to catch infringement of this patent. For such a complex control system and program, involving 8 major systems, if the patent layout for each module, it is estimated that hundreds of patents can be applied for. But Jaguar Land Rover has very few patents in this area. Although this patent looks simple, it is particularly easy to use. The cat can know whether it is infringement at a glance in the cab.
In fact, many companies have been complaining that software patents are difficult to protect and it is difficult to catch infringements.. This patent is a good example. Automobile companies increasingly need to innovate in the software field. But cars are not like mobile phones. Buy a few at any time to reverse engineer to fix the infringement evidence. After all, the value is too great. It is particularly important to consider the convenience of exercising rights when drafting a patent.
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