PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16223749
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-06
Patent Classification: ["701", "021000"]

Abstract:
A remotely-controlled observation vehicle for observing swimmers is disclosed. The vehicle is designed to float and move on the water, and includes a hull, which is typically sealed. An above-water camera mount is attached to the hull and extends upwardly from it. The above-water camera mount carries one or more cameras. A below-water camera mount is attached to the hull and extends downwardly from it. The below-water camera mount also carries one or more cameras. A first propulsion system is adapted to drive the vehicle through water, and a first steering system is associated with the first propulsion system. The observation vehicle also includes communication and control systems. The vehicle may be fore-aft symmetrical, with a propulsion system and a steering system disposed proximate to each end of the hull. Also disclosed is a system including a vehicle with an associated controller and a data review station.

Claim (Index 9):
A vehicle, comprising:\n a hull that is symmetrical about a transverse midline of the vehicle and has respective first and second ends that are spaced from one another and are mirror images of one another; an above-water camera mount mounted on and extending upwardly from the hull, the above-water camera mount having one or more above-water cameras; a below-water camera mount mounted on and extending downwardly from the hull, the below-water camera mount having one or more below-water cameras; first and second propulsion systems attached to the hull proximate to the first and second ends, respectively, symmetrically about the transverse midline of the hull, the first and second propulsion systems adapted to drive the vehicle through water; first and second steering systems attached to the hull symmetrically about the transverse midline of the hull in association with the first and second propulsion systems, respectively; a communications system adapted to (1) receive control signals relating to speed and direction of the vehicle, and (2) transmit image or video data from the one or more above-water cameras and the one or more below-water cameras; and a control unit adapted to control the first and second propulsion systems and the first and second steering systems in accordance with the control signals and to control transmission of the image or video data.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 42.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.26761
- Patent Class: 701.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13470866', '14814505', '15519093', '15609459', '15894924']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4240297584952373
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4674012473120535
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4283669073769189
- Mean Citation Score: 175.776182
- Max Citation Score: 187.11205
- Similarity Product: 146.08593307331205

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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