UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PLAID TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`YODLEE, INC. and YODLEE.COM, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`________________________
`Case No. CBM2016-______
`Patent 6,199,077
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`DECLARATION OF TODD MOWRY IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR
`POST-GRANT REVIEW OF A COVERED BUSINESS METHOD PATENT
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Plaid Technologies Inc.
`Ex. 1003
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`A. Claim Construction .............................................................................7
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`OVERVIEW OF THE ACCUSED TECHNOLOGY ............................ ..11
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`THE ’077 PATENT ................................................................................... ..14
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`VII.
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`VIII.
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`PRIOR ART RELIED UPON .................................................................. ..22
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`IX.
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`CLAIMS 1-12 ARE DIRECTED TO AN ABSTRACT IDEA
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`AND LACK AN INVENTIVE CONCEPT ............................................. ..22
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`A. Claims 1-12 Are Directed To An Abstract Idea .......................... ..22
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`APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARD .........................................................7
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`INTRODUCTION AND QUALIFICATIONS ........................................... 1
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`INTRODUCTION AND QUALIFICATIONS ...........................................1
`PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ...................................................... 1
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`PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ......................................................1
`III. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ........................................ 5
`LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ........................................5
`IV. APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARD ......................................................... 7
`A. Claim Construction ............................................................................. 7
`B. Eligibility .............................................................................................. 7
`B. Eligibility ..............................................................................................7
`C. Obviousness .......................................................................................... 8
`C. Obviousness ..........................................................................................8
`V. OVERVIEW OF THE ACCUSED TECHNOLOGY .............................. 11
`VI. THE ’077 PATENT ..................................................................................... 14
`A. Description of the ’077 Patent .......................................................... 14
`A. Description of the ’077 Patent ..........................................................14
`B. Prosecution History ........................................................................... 18
`B. Prosecution History ...........................................................................18
`VII. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................ 19
`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................19
`VIII. PRIOR ART RELIED UPON .................................................................... 22
`IX. CLAIMS 1–12 ARE DIRECTED TO AN ABSTRACT IDEA
`AND LACK AN INVENTIVE CONCEPT ............................................... 22
`A. Claims 1–12 Are Directed To An Abstract Idea ............................ 22
`B. Claims 1–12 Lack An Inventive Concept ........................................ 24
`B. Claims 1-12 Lack An Inventive Concept........................................24
`X. ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED PRIOR ART REJECTIONS .......... 28
`ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED PRIOR ART REJECTIONS ..........28
`A. Claims 1–12 Are Rendered Obvious by Zhao Alone or in
`A. Claims 1-12 Are Rendered Obvious by Zhao Alone or in
`View of VerticalOne .......................................................................... 28
`View of VerticalOne ........................................................................ ..28
`1. Summary of Zhao ................................................................... 28
`1. Summary of Zhao ...................................................................28
`2. Eligibility of Zhao As Prior Art ............................................. 31
`2. Eligibility of Zhao As Prior Art .............................................31
`3. Summary of VerticalOne ....................................................... 32
`3. Summary of VerticalOne .......................................................32
`4. Eligibility of VerticalOne As Prior Art ................................. 33
`4. Eligibility of VerticalOne As Prior Art .................................33
`5. The Proposed Combination of Zhao and VerticalOne ........ 33
`5. The Proposed Combination of Zhao and VerticalOne........33
`6. Claim 1 ..................................................................................... 42
`6. Claim 1 ................................................................................... ..42
`7. Claim 7 ..................................................................................... 59
`8. Claim 2 and Claim 8 ............................................................... 59
`9. Claim 3 and Claim 9 ............................................................... 61
`10. Claim 4 and Claim 10 ............................................................. 62
`11. Claim 5 and Claim 11 ............................................................. 63
`12. Claim 6 and Claim 12 ............................................................. 65
`B. Claims 1-12 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 As
`B. Claims 1-12 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 As
`Obvious Over Lowery in View of Brandt and Zhao ...................... 66
`Obvious Over Lowery in View of Brandt and Zhao ......................66
`1. Summary of Lowery ............................................................... 66
`1. Summary of Lowery ...............................................................66
`2. Summary of Brandt ................................................................ 70
`2. Summary of Brandt ................................................................70
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`7. Claim 7 ................................................................................... ..59
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`8. Claim 2 and Claim 8 ............................................................. ..59
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`9. Claim 3 and Claim 9 ............................................................. ..61
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`10. Claim 4 and Claim 10 ........................................................... ..62
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`11. Claim 5 and Claim 11 ........................................................... ..63
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`12. Claim 6 and Claim 12 ........................................................... ..65
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`3. The Proposed Modification of Lowery in View of
`9‘ The Proposed Modification of Lowery in View of
`Brandt, and Zhao .................................................................... 72
`Brandt, and Zhao ....................................................................72
`4. Motivation to Combine ........................................................... 72
`4. Motivation to Combine ...........................................................72
`5. Reasonable Expectation of Success ....................................... 75
`5. Reasonable Expectation of Success .......................................75
`6. Claim 1 ..................................................................................... 80
`6. Claim 1 ................................................................................... ..80
`7. Claim 7 ..................................................................................... 90
`8. Claim 2 and Claim 8 ............................................................... 91
`9. Claim 3 and Claim 9 ............................................................... 93
`10. Claim 4 and Claim 10 ............................................................. 94
`11. Claim 5 and Claim 11 ............................................................. 94
`12. Claim 6 and Claim 12 ............................................................. 96
`XI. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 97
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`XI. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................... ..97
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`7. Claim 7 ................................................................................... ..90
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`8. Claim 2 and Claim 8 ............................................................. ..91
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`9. Claim 3 and Claim 9 ............................................................. ..93
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`10. Claim 4 and Claim 10 ........................................................... ..94
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`11. Claim 5 and Claim 11 ........................................................... ..94
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`12. Claim 6 and Claim 12 ........................................................... ..96
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION AND QUALIFICATIONS
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`1.
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`I have been retained on behalf of the Petitioner, Plaid Technologies,
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`Inc., to provide this Declaration concerning technical subject matter relevant to the
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`post-grant review of a covered business method patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,199,077
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`(“the ’077 Patent,” and Ex. 1001).
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`2.
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`I am over 18 years of age. I have personal knowledge of the facts
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`stated in this Declaration and could testify competently to them if asked to do so.
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`II.
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`PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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`3.
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`I am a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Carnegie
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`Mellon University. I also have a courtesy appointment in the Department of
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`Electrical and Computer Engineering. I have served on the faculty of Carnegie
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`Mellon University for eighteen (18) years starting in 1997 through the present
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`(2015).
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`4.
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`I also served on the faculty of the University of Toronto for four (4)
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`years between 1993 and 1997, in the Department of Electrical and Computer
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`Engineering and a courtesy appointment in the Department of Computer Science.
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`Prior to that appointment, I served as a Graduate Research Assistant in the
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`Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University for four (4) years
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`between 1989 and 1993.
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`5.
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`As a faculty member, I have taught and continue to teach courses and
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`directed research in computer systems and software, operating systems, distributed
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`and network systems, object-oriented programming and design, and mobile
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`computing.
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`6.
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`I received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering with Highest
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`Distinction from the University of Virginia in May 1988. I received an M.S. in
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`Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in June 1989, and a Ph.D. in
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`Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in March 1994.
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`7.
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`I have worked in the computer industry in various capacities. I was a
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`part-time Computer Architect and then Computer Architecture Consultant at
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`Silicon Graphics, Inc. in Mountain View, California (formerly MIPS Computer
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`Systems in Sunnyvale, California) from 1989 to 1993 and 1993 to 1996,
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`respectively. I was a Visiting Scientist at IBM in Toronto from 1996 to 2004.
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`During that same time period (1996 to 2004), I was also a Member of the
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`Technical Advisory Board of SandCraft, Inc. in Santa Clara, California. I was the
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`Director of the Intel Research Pittsburgh Lab at Intel Corporation in Pittsburgh,
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`Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2007.
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`8.
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`I have authored 19 journal articles and 55 conference papers. I am
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`also an inventor on 5 patents.
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`9.
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`I have published a number of papers in the top research conferences in
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`the fields of operating systems and data storage and retrieval (including a paper
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`that won the Best Paper Award at the USENIX 2nd Symposium on Operating
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`Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI ’96)). I have also been an active
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`member of the Parallel Data Lab at Carnegie Mellon University since 1997,
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`described as “academia’s premiere storage systems research center.”1
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`10.
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`I am the recipient of several honors and awards: the Arthur Samuel
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`Thesis Award (awarded by the Stanford Computer Science department to the top
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`two Ph.D. theses in a given year), several IBM Faculty Development Awards
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`(1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003), several Best Paper Awards (the
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`Second Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation in 1996;
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`the 20th International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE) in 2004), the
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`Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (awarded to researchers in recognition of
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`distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions
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`to their field), the Most Thought-Provoking Idea Award (awarded by the
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`Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems
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`(ASPLOS), in 2004), and the TR100 Award (awarded by MIT’s Technology
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`Review magazine to the top 100 most promising young innovators in science and
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`technology, in 1999).
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`11.
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`I am a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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`1 See the Parallel Data Lab website at http://www.pdl.cmu.edu/.
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`(IEEE) and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). I am the Editor-in-
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`Chief of ACM Transactions on Computer Systems (since 2013), which is the
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`premier journal for computer systems research. (I was an Associate Editor for the
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`journal prior to that, since 2001). I was the Program Chair of the International
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`Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating
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`Systems (ASPLOS) in 2010. I was the Co-Program Chair of the International
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`Conference on Parallel Architectures and Compilation Techniques (PACT) in
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`2001. I have been on the programming committee in various years for ASPLOS,
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`the International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), the International
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`Symposium on Microarchitectures, the Workshop on Architectural and System
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`Support for Improving Format) Workshop.
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`12. Overall, I have over twenty-three (23) years of experience in the field
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`of computer science and, specifically, computer architecture, compiler
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`optimizations, operating systems, and parallel processing. A copy of my
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`curriculum vitae, including references to the publications I authored, is attached to
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`my Report as Appendix A.
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`13.
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`In light of the foregoing, I consider myself to be an expert in the field
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`of computer science, and believe that I am qualified to provide an opinion as to
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`what a person of ordinary skill in the art would have understood, known, or
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`concluded regarding the subject matter of the ’077 Patent the time of its alleged
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`invention.
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`14.
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`I am being compensated for the time I have spent on this action at my
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`customary rate of $600 per hour, plus reimbursement for expenses. My
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`compensation does not depend in any way upon the opinions or testimony that I
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`provide or the outcome of this action.
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`15. My opinions expressed herein are based on review and analysis of
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`certain information obtained in connection with my work on this matter, together
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`with my training, education, and experience. The opinions expressed herein are
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`my own.
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`16.
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`In my analysis, I considered the ’077 Patent and its file history, as
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`well as the prior art and other documentation discussed below.
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`III. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`17. Throughout this report, I consider the issues from the perspective of a
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`person having ordinary skill in the art in or around December 1998, the earliest
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`date to which the ’077 Patent could claim priority.
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`18. The ’077 Patent is titled “Server-side Web Summary Generation and
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`Presentation” and describes a an Internet Portal system which provides access to
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`previously identified Internet destinations, retrieves information from these
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`destinations, and compiles and delivers the retrieved information for an end user.
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`Generally categorized, the ’077 Patent deals with methods for logging into
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`websites and gathering personal data from them.
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`19.
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`In determining the characteristics of a hypothetical person of ordinary
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`skill in the art around December 1998 for the technology described in the ’077
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`Patent, I considered a number of factors, including how web-based information
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`retrieval systems were designed and implemented at and before that time, the
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`nature of problems encountered in this field, and the pace at which innovations
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`were made at that time. I also considered the educational background and
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`experience of those actively working in the field.
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`20.
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`It is my opinion that for the purposes of the ’077 Patent, a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art, at the time the patent was filed, would be one having a
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`Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related
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`scientific field, and some work experience in the computer science field which
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`could include programming experience. Alternatively, a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art would possess a combination of education and experience in certain
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`relevant fields of computer science, such as graphical user interface design, and
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`knowledge of software design, data structures, operating systems, archiving
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`systems, and client-server computing. I recognize that someone with less technical
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`education but more practical experience, or more technical education but less
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`practical experience, could also have been considered a personal of ordinary skill
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`in the art.
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`IV. APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARD
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`A. Claim Construction
`21.
`I have been informed by counsel and therefore understand that the
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`first step in determining the validity of an asserted claim is for the claim to be
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`properly construed.
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`22.
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`I understand that in proceedings before the Board, patent claims are to
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`be given their broadest reasonable interpretation, consistent with the teachings of
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`the specification and file history.
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`23.
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`I have reviewed Petitioner’s proposed constructions as explicitly
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`identified in the Petition, and I agree that those constructions reflect the broadest
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`reasonable interpretation of those claims. I understand that the Board has not yet
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`construed the terms in this proceeding, and I reserve the right to supplement this
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`Declaration based on alternative constructions proposed by the Patent Owner and
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`the constructions adopted by the Board to the extent that these constructions differ
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`from those proposed by Petitioner.
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`B.
`24.
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`Eligibility
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`I understand that patent claims must be directed to patent-eligible
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`subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. I am informed that determining patent
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`eligibility is a two-step process. I understand the first step is determining whether
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`patent claims are directed to a patent-ineligible concept, such as laws of nature,
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`natural phenomena, and abstract ideas. I understand that a claim is not patent-
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`eligible merely because it uses technical language and language from the art.
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`Rather, subject matter is patent-eligible if the claims, properly construed,
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`incorporate enough meaningful limitations to ensure that what is claimed is more
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`than just an abstract idea.
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`25.
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`I understand that if the claims are in fact directed to an abstract idea,
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`then the second step in determining patent eligibility is to ask whether the claims
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`do significantly more than describe that abstract idea. I am informed that a claim
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`that recites an abstract idea must contain an inventive concept to transform the
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`abstract idea into patent-eligible subject matter. It is my understanding that
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`appending conventional steps specified at a high level of generality is not enough
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`to supply an inventive concept, nor does limiting the use of an abstract idea to a
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`particular technological environment, such as a generic computer, alter this
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`analysis. I am also informed that a computer’s basic functions, such as electronic
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`recordkeeping, obtaining data, adjusting account balances, and issuing automated
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`instructions, cannot provide the inventive concept.
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`C. Obviousness
`26.
`I understand that a patent claim is invalid under 35 U.S.C. §103 if the
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`differences between the invention and the prior art are such that the subject matter
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`as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a
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`person having ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains.
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`Rationales that may support a finding of obviousness include:
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`• combining prior art elements according to known methods to yield
`predictable results;
`• simple substitution of one known element for another to obtain
`predictable results;
`• use of known techniques to improve similar devices (methods, or
`products) in the same way;
`• applying a known technique to a known device (method, or
`product) ready for improvement to yield predictable results;
`• “obvious to try” — choosing from a finite number of identified,
`predictable solutions, with a reasonable expectation of success;
`• known work in one field of endeavor may prompt variations of it
`for use in either the same field or a different one based on design
`incentives or other market forces if the variations would have been
`predictable to one of ordinary skill in the art; and
`• some teaching, suggestion, or motivation in the prior art that would
`have led one of ordinary skill to modify the prior art reference or to
`combine prior art reference teachings to arrive at the claimed
`invention.
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`27. Even if one reference does not show the whole of the invention, if it
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`would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the relevant time
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`to add the missing pieces to the invention (for example as a matter of standard
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`engineering practice or application of a well-known principle in the field), then a
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`single reference can render a claim invalid even if it does not show the whole
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`invention. Moreover, a combination of two or more references can render a claim
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`invalid as obvious whether or not there is an explicit suggestion in one of the
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`references to combine the two references, if as a matter of engineering skill or
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`practice in the field it would be known to do so. That said, I understand that it is
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`impermissible to simply engage in hindsight reconstruction of the claimed
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`invention, using the applicant’s invention as a template and selecting elements
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`from the references to fill the gaps.
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`28.
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`I understand that the obviousness inquiry is based on the scope and
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`content of the prior art, the differences between the prior art and the claim, the
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`level of ordinary skill in the art at the relevant time, and any objective evidence
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`(secondary indicia) of non-obviousness, to the extent they exist.
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`29.
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`I understand that an inquiry pertinent to secondary indicia of non-
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`obviousness may include, for example, evidence of:
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`• long-felt and unmet need in the art that was satisfied by the
`invention of the patent;
`• failure of others to achieve the results of the invention;
`• commercial success or lack thereof of the products and processes
`covered by the invention;
`• deliberate copying of the invention by others in the field;
`• taking of licenses under the patent by others;
`• and praise of the invention by others skilled in the art.
`I also understand that there must be a nexus between any such
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`30.
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`secondary indicia of non-obviousness and the invention, which it is the patentee’s
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`burden to show. I understand that absent a nexus, any evidence of secondary
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`indicia is to be given little to no probative weight.
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`V. OVERVIEW OF THE ACCUSED TECHNOLOGY
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`31. By the early-to-mid 1990s, computers had started to become
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`household items, and the world saw an explosion of content become available to
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`individuals using the World Wide Web. As people’s connectivity increased, so too
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`did their ability to “access various types of information, disseminate information,
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`and be exposed to electronic commerce activities, all with a great degree of
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`freedom.” U.S. Patent No. 6,401,118 to Thomas (“Thomas”) (Ex. 1022), 1:18–29.
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`32. While the proliferation of web-based content increased access to
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`information, it also brought with it the problem of finding efficient, user-friendly
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`methods for accessing that data. As a result, software solutions that provided for
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`the collection and delivery of data on the web had become well known to those of
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`ordinary skill in the art before December 1998.
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`33.
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`In one example U.S. Patent No. 5,894,554 (“Lowery”) discloses
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`“method and apparatus for creating and managing custom Web sites” in which
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`servers “retrieve data from more than one data source and incorporate the data
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`from these multiple data sources in a single Web page.” Lowery, Ex. 1005, 5:37–
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`47. Lowery explains that “Although Web pages and Web sites are extremely
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`simple to create, the proliferation of Web sites on the Internet highlighted a
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`number of problems.” Id., 1:39–41.
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`34.
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`In another example, U.S. Patent No. 6,317,783 to Freishtat (the “’783
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`Patent” or “Freishtat,” Ex. 1006) discloses “an apparatus and process for
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`automated aggregation and delivery of electronic personal information or data
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`(PI).” Id., 1:23–26. Freishtat explains that “the portal strategy was successfully
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`adopted as an efficient way for consumers to easily access a variety of content
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`sources in a single, easy to use format.” Id., 1:50–53. However, “[a]s the volume
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`of available online content continues to grow exponentially; portals are now
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`confronted with the need to make different types of content available to different
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`consumers based upon their particular preferences and tastes.” Id., 1:53–57.
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`35.
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`In another, U.S. Patent No. 6,278,449 to Sugiarto (“Sugiarto”) (Ex.
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`1008) describes an apparatus which “collect[s] information from various web
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`pages from the worldwide web internet, configure[s] this various information in
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`accordance with a predefined user configuration file, defined by a particular user,
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`and transmit[s] the configured various information to a highly portable internet
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`access device.” Sugiarto, Ex. 1008, 2:10–17.
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`36.
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`In another still, Zhao, “Technical Note, WebEntree: A Web Service
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`Aggregator,” (1998) (“Zhao,” Ex. 1007), teaches a single-log-in Web service
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`aggregator with a centralized access control and content customization facility.
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`Zhao, Ex. 1007, 584. “The owner of the aggregated Web service can keep each
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`component’s original branding, add more information, filter out certain content, or
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`customize the presentations.” Id.
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`37. As new aggregation and delivery services developed, those of
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`ordinary skill in the art recognized that much of the information specific to
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`individuals available on the WWW is only accessible after the user has been
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`authenticated, for example, by providing his or her login credentials (username and
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`password). In order to automate and streamline this process, skilled artisans
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`developed simulated web clients that simulated the user providing his or her
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`credentials.
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`38.
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`In one example, U.S. Patent No. 5,892,905 to Brandt et al. (“Brandt”)
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`(Ex. 1009) describes “the capability to easily access many different application
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`programs over the WWW via a standardized [graphical user interface].” Id., 3:57–
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`60. In Brandt, a gateway accesses a user library to obtain authentication data
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`needed to access software applications for the user. Id., 12:15–17. The gateway
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`then logs the user onto a requested service using normal security procedures. Id.,
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`12:28–28.
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`39. Similarly, Zhao explains that “a user must have multiple user IDs and
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`passwords, and must be authenticated several times to access different services.
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`Multiple user IDs and passwords are inconvenient to use and difficult to manage.”
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`Zhao, Ex. 1007, 584. In Zhao, “WebEntree solves this problem by providing one
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`common entrance for a user to access all Web service systems, identified as Web
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`service components in this note. A user can register and be authenticated only once
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`at entrance; WebEntree then handles user registration and authentication to Web
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`service components.” Id.
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`40.
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`In yet another example, Freishtat purports to “alleviate[] several of the
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`problems with the current PI acquisition methods by automatically aggregating PI,
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`not only generic PI as aggregated by portals but also PI specific to the end user
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`requiring identity verification for access.” Freishtat, Ex. 1006, 4:21–26.
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`41. Systems and methods for data aggregation and delivery had
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`significant developments during this time period. Thus, those of skill in the art
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`would have been aware of the teachings of the disclosures above.
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`VI. THE ’077 PATENT
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`A. Description of the ’077 Patent
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`42.
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`I understand that the ’077 Patent claims methods and systems “for
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`gathering data specific to a person from a plurality of Internet sites.” Ex. 1001,
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`claim 7. More specifically, the Patent describes an Internet Portal system which
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`provides access to previously identified Internet destinations, retrieves information
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`from these destinations, and compiles and delivers the retrieved information for an
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`end user. Ex. 1001, 2:59-67. The described system purports to allow users to
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`collect and compile data from “a summary search.” Ex. 1001, 3:12-16.
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`43. According to the specification, three Internet servers 23, 25, and 27
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`investment servers, or airline/travel servers, and subscribed to by a user operating
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`Internet-capable appliance 17. Id., 4:39–42. The user connects to portal system 11
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`by ISP 15 and gains access to “a personalized, interactive WEB page, which in
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`turn provides access to any one of a number of servers on Internet 13, such as
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`servers 23, 25, and 27.” Id., 4:51–58.
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`44. One of the disclosed personalized, interactive WEB pages may be
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`seen on a display monitor of a user, as shown in Fig. 2. Id., 5:4–8.
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`In the ’077 Patent, the user provides the system with his individual
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`authentication information for a plurality of selected destinations, shown above as
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`“LBC.com,” “My Bank.com,” etc. Id., 5:50–65. Thereafter, the system allows the
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`user to access each of the plurality of pre-selected webpages without having to
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`enter login information for each page. Id.
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`the so-called “Enhanced Agent for WEB Summaries.” See id., 9:53-17:50.
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`According to the ’077 Patent, “a software agent, termed a gatherer by the
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`inventors, is adapted to gather and return summary information about URL’s
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`according to user request or enterprise discretion.” Id. at 9:54–57. Looking again
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`to Figure 2, above, “[o]ne of the tools available to a subscriber interacting with list
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`34 is agent (software) 39. Agent 39 may be programmed to perform certain tasks
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`function 37 and update function 43 may be integrated with agent 39 as required to
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`aid in functionality.” Id. at 10:19–25. Agent 39 may further include a “gatherer,”
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`input. Id. at 10:55–61. The specification further discloses, as an example of the
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`Enhanced Agent for WEB Summaries, that
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`a user may enter a request to return a summary of pricing for all
`apartments renting for under $1000.00 per month located in a
`given area (defined by the user) from apartments.com (one of
`user’s registered WEB sites). The just mentioned request
`would be categorized as either a periodic request, or a one time
`(on demand) request. The communicated request initiates a
`service action wherein a knowledge worker associated with the
`service uses module 79 to set-up gatherer 67 to perform its
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`Id. at 11:22–35. Furthermore, “[a] parsing engine 87 is provided and adapted to
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`parse individual WEB sites according to a template created via scripting module
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`79.” Id. at 12:35–37. Finally, “[a] data processing layer 75 is provided and
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`adapted to store, process, and present returned data to users according to enterprise
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`rules and client direction.” Id. at 12:35–37.
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`I understand th