no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2015 cellport systems inc. type private corporation industry wireless communication vehicular communication systems founded boulder colorado united states 1992 founders pat kennedy dale hatfield hiroshi sakurai michael f. braitberg les hatcher dick chandler don hume headquarters boulder colorado united states number of locations 1 2014 area served worldwide key people pat kennedy chairman and ceo andy quartner vice chairman ray sokola vice chairman chuck spaur architect ralph poplawsky architect products cellport gen iii platform and veezee vehicle security platform website cellport systems cellport systems inc. is an american company specializing in the invention prototype development patenting and licensing of wireless connectivity technologies for internet connected vehicles and mobile devices . cellport licenses its technologies to vehicle and wireless device manufacturers worldwide . contents 1 history 2 licensing 3 mobile and vehicle connectivity patents 4 litigation 5 references history edit cellport systems was founded in 1992 as cellport labs by a diverse group of entrepreneurs and inventors . in 2000 the company s name changed to cellport systems . from its inception cellport has designed innovative connectivity systems for mass adoption . 1 the first product cellport designed and prototyped was the cellbase mobile docking station under contract by licensee hello direct in 1993 . in 1994 a consortium of six cellular carriers gte at & t wireless pactel pacific telesis bell atlantic ameritech and bell canada funded a cellport research project focused on interfacing digital wireless data services to vehicle networks . further equity infusion from at & t wireless in 1995 allowed cellport to hire design architect chuck spaur from the ncar who in 1996 led the design of the mobileweb 9700 platform a system using wireless data technology to connect vehicle internal systems as a node on the internet . the first public showing of the internet connected vehicle was made with a real time demonstration using cdpd on march 25 1996 at cellport s booth at the ctia conference in dallas texas . on april 29 1997 mercedes benz as noted by the new york times 2 made a public demonstration of their webcar which included cellport s mobileweb platform . other vehicle manufactures using the mobileweb 9700 and 9720 to investigate vehicle wireless connectivity included caterpillar chrysler john deere motorola cisco systems and omron . during 2000 cellport engineers developed a second generation universal mobile docking station the cp 3000 addressing the trend of lawmakers seeking to prohibit hand held wireless phones in cars . 3 the hands free kit consisted of a docking station microphone speaker antenna and adapter and could be used with nearly any mobile phone . 4 cellport showcased its product in five general motors vehicles on display at the 2001 sema show in las vegas . 5 initial customers and licensees for this product were motorola 6 omron peiker acustic and harman international . other automotive manufactures using the cp 3000 technologies and patents included volkswagen mercedes benz bmw and audi . in 2001 kyoto based omron formed a partnership with cellport to market an automobile anti theft system and develop a technology to convert text messages into voice messages . 7 at the geneva motor show in 2005 cellport announced a new security architecture which was at that time known as secure telematics framework . in september 2015 the company rebranded as veezee . the architecture was designed to protect vehicles against cyber attacks and enhance user privacy . incorporating pki public key infrastructure and federated security models the system is said to offer improved transaction security for commerce as well as during access to vehicle resources . by mid 2010 some 2 million internet connected cars arrived in auto showrooms . annual licenses and royalties from cellport s patent portfolio generated more than 10 million a year in revenue . 8 in 2012 cellport initiated the development of the context aware vehicle architecture cava project leading to the third generation cellport iii universal mobile docking station . the cellport iii platform is designed to improve secure use of mobile services and applications . cellport iii it is intended to connect smartphones tablets and public safety radios to vehicle resources . initial markets for this platform are commercial fleets and public safety vehicles . cellport projects that the new platform will be available for licensing in 2015 . licensing edit although cellport has been successful in licensing its patents and know how the company was unable to capitalize on product development and manufacturing . as a result cellport eliminated manufacturing operations and concentrated on prototype development licensing its patent portfolios and developing additional technology platforms . 9 licensees for technology transfer and patent rights include motorola solutions apple harman international samsung nokia lg continental ag peiker acustic cullmann htc omron and toyota motor sales . mobile and vehicle connectivity patents edit in may 2014 cellport announced it received an additional u.s. patent ; 8 719 592 b2 secure telematics which complements the company s secure telematics framework portfolio and its security product platforms . the following patents cover mobile and vehicle connectivity technologies us patents search the us patent office database us 5 333 177 universal connection for cellular telephone interface universal mobile phone port us 5 535 274 universal connection for cellular telephone interface phone adaptor holder with charging us 5 822 427 battery charging for a plurality of different cellular telephone adaptor latching system us 6 341 218 supporting and connecting a portable phone dual processor multi bus us 6 377 825 hands free wireless communication in a vehicle dual processor multi bus us 5 479 479 method and apparatus for transmission of and receiving signals having digital information using an air link vehicle server us 5 732 074 mobile portable wireless communication system vehicle server us 6 122 514 communications channel selection link select router us 6 430 164 communications involving disparate protocol network bus device subsystems mobile application platform us 6 516 192 communications channel selection link select router us 7 346 370 enabling interoperability between distributed devices using different communication link technologies cp connect us publication no. 2005 0245272 a1 is a related publication us 7 366 892 secure telematics veezee us 8 719 592 secure telematics veezee us 8 027 293 communication channel selection and use link select us publication no. 2009 0022095 is a related publication us 9 130 930 b2 secure telematics veezee european patents search the european patent office database ep 1 266 456b1 hands free wireless communications in a vehicle grant dual processor multi bus ep 1 266 456 a1 and a4 are related applications de 60127825 d1 and t2 wireless hands free communication in a vehicle grant dual processor multi bus de 69432927 d1 and t2 method and device for wireless transmission of data grant vehicle server ep 0 875 111b1 mobile portable wireless communication system grant vehicle server ep 0 875 111 a1 and a4 are related applications ep 1 515 496b1 mobile portable wireless communication system grant vehicle server ep 1 515 496 a1 and a4 are related applications de 69732900 d1 and t2 mobile portable wireless communication system grant vehicle server de 69737486 d1 and t2 mobile portable wireless communication system grant vehicle server ep 1 590 9171b1 a system and a method for controlling use by applications of proprietary resources within a secure telematics system in a vehicle grant secure telematics framework ep 1 590 917 a2 and a4 are related applications ep 1 774 755b method and apparatus for enabling discovery and use of a service by a client device grant cp connect ep 1 744 755 a1 and a4 are related applications de 602005024277d1 method and apparatus for enabling client device grant cp connect de 602004030534d1 system and method for controlling access of applications to protected resources within a secure telematics system vehicle secure telematics framework litigation edit cellport filed a contract violation suit against peiker acustic in 2009 claiming the german electronics producer breached a 2004 licensing contract and sought royalties for seven peiker products using cellport hands free communication systems for motor vehicles . cellport was awarded 613 433 in damages in the first instance and prevailed in a federal appeals court hearing . 10 11 12 13 on february 4th 2016 the company received a final judgement in cellport s favor . 14 on april 19th 2016 the u.s. district court ruled that in the 2009 litigation v. peiker acustic cellport is entitled to legal fees . in january 2013 cellport filed suit in federal district court against seven smartphone makers htc zte samsung lg kyocera pantech and nokia . 15 cellport settled out of court with each company to collect royalties for its technology licensing deals . in june 2014 cellport filed suit against bmw of north america and toyota motor sales usa claiming the auto makers intentionally violated two vehicle connectivity patents that enable cars to communicate safety and functionality data back to the manufacturers and others . the case is still pending in federal court against bmw . 16 in 2014 toyota motor sales filed two sets of patent validity challenges against two of cellport s patents . toyota was unsuccessful in these two invalidity attempts . on april 11th 2016 the toyota matter was resolved . references edit helm leslie 1 november 1995 wireless car on horizon new technology allows an automobile s electronic devices to be networked with a cellular phone . los angeles times . retrieved 22 january 2015 . markoff john 29 april 1997 daimler benz to exhibit an early stage internet car . the new york times . retrieved 31 october 2014 . hudson kris 22 january 2001 cellport set for hands free surge . the denver post . retrieved 22 january 2015 . sink mindy 19 august 2001 grass roots business ; a new car phone no strings attached . the new york times . retrieved 19 january 2015 . orc staff 30 october 2001 cellport adds safety convenience to gm flagship vehicles at sema event . off road.com . retrieved 22 january 2015 . telecompaper 18 june 2002 cellport licenses connectivity technologies to motorola . retrieved 31 october 2014 . schmetzer uli 13 july 2001 3 companies boast future of anti theft equipment . chicago tribune . retrieved 22 january 2015 . avery greg 20 may 2010 cellport is back as cars become web friendly . denver business journal . retrieved 19 january 2015 . avery greg cellport is back . wickham allissa 5 august 2014 10th circ . awards royalties to cellport in licensing row . law360 . retrieved 2 february 2015 . appeal from the united states district court for the district of colorado . cellport systems v. peiker acustic . 5 august 2014 . retrieved 2 february 2015 . beise cheryl 6 august 2014 breach of technology license did not depend on infringement . intellectual property law daily . retrieved 2 february 2015 . wu stephen 2 october 2014 license definition trumps need for actual infringement finding cellport systems inc. v. peiker acustic gmbh & co. kg . national law review . retrieved 2 february 2015 . stipulated final judgment . cellport systems inc. v. peiker acustic gmbh & co. pdf . 4 february 2016 . avery greg 8 march 2013 cellport takes aim at samsung nokia and others . denver business journal . retrieved 22 january 2015 . ryan lisa 11 june 2014 bmw toyota accused of violating wireless tech patent . law360 . retrieved 2 february 2015 . retrieved from https 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