RTCM 11901.1 Proposed Amendment

CDV - RTCM Paper 190-2014-SC119-187

RTCM 11901.1 Proposed Amendment

Committee Draft for Vote 22 October 2014

Committee Use Only - Not for Publication or Use as a Testing Standard

1 Revise Annex C to retitle as “Patents” in accordance with current RTCM Standards Policy and include an Aeromarine patent application:

Annex C
(informative)

Intellectual PropertyPatents

C.1Policy

It is the intent of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) to develop standards that do not require the use of patented technologies as the only means to comply with a standard (essential patents).

C.2Essential patented technologies

RTCM has not been informed of any patented technologies that must be used in order to design or produce equipment covered by this standard.

C.3Non-essential patented technologies

RTCM has been informed of the patented technologies listed in Table C.1 that may be used in the design and production of equipment covered by this standard. However, RTCM believes it is possible to design and produce equipment covered by this standard without using any of the patented technologies listed in the table.

Table C.1 is provided for the information of users of this standard. RTCM takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this list.

Table C.1 – Non-essential patents

Issuing Country / Patent Number / Patent Holder / Brief Description
(See Note)
USA / 5886635 / BriarTek Incorporated [4]
112 E. Del Ray Avenue, Suite A
Alexandria, VA 22302 / Overboard alarm with localization system interface
USA / 6183328 / David Marshall Rescue Concepts,
LLC 4
c/o Trachtenberg & Rodes
545 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10017 / Radio beacon that uses a light emitter as an antenna.
USA / 6222484 / Seiple; Ronald L., et. al.
1063 Koohoo Pl.
Kailua, Oahu, HI96734 / Personal emergency location system comprising personal unit with GPS processor and base station.
USA / 6567004 / BriarTek Incorporated 4
112 E. Del Ray Avenue, Suite A
Alexandria, VA 22302 / Automatically reporting event to remote location

C.4Undeclared patented technology

RTCM is aware of the patent application in Table C.2 that may apply to the design and production of equipment covered by this standard. The manufacturer has not declared whether or the patent would be considered to be essential or non-essential.

Table C.2 is provided for the information of users of this standard. RTCM takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this list.

Table C.2 – Undeclared patent application

Issuing Country / Patent Application Number / Patent Holder / Brief Description
(See Note)
European Union / EP 2 688 052 A1 / Aeromarine S.L.
San Martin, 7
36378 Gondomar, Pontevedra
Spain / Maritime alarm and rescue system and method for controlling such system

NOTE: Do not rely on this summary as a complete description of the technology. See patent documents for a full description.

2 Revisethe penultimate paragraph of E.3.8.1.1to prevent the sending of a test message when the AIS MSLD alerting unit fails to acquire a position during a self-test:

The test messages shall be transmitted in one burst after position, SOG, COG and time areavailable. If the AIS MSLD AU does not acquire position, SOG, COG and time within 5 min itshall cease the test and not transmit the test messages but with appropriate field values (including default values) in Message 1 for position, SOG, COG and time stamp.

[4] Patent holder or related organization is a member of RTCM and Special Committee 119.