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`Joseph P. LaSala, Esq.
`William F. O’Connor, Jr., Esq.
`McELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY &
`CARPENTER, LLP
`1300 Mount Kemble Avenue
`P.O. Box 2075
`Morristown, New Jersey 07962
`Telephone No. 973.993.8100
`Facsimile No. 973.425.0161
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`-and-
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`Sally Brashears, Esq.
`Russell S. Glass, Esq.
`Victor A. Kubli, Esq.
`KUBLI & ASSOCIATES P.C.
`8605 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 401
`Vienna, VA 22182
`Telephone No. 703.749.0000
`Facsimile No. 703.442.8672
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`-and-
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`Allen I. Rubenstein, Esq.
`Maria A. Savio, Esq.
`Steven Stern, Esq.
`GOTTLIEB RACKMAN & REISMAN, P.C.
`270 Madison Avenue
`New York, NY 10016-0601
`Telephone No. 212.684.3900
`Facsimile No. 212.684.3999
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`Alan M. Fisch, Esq.
`Coke Morgan Stewart, Esq.
`KAYE SCHOLER LLP
`The McPherson Building
`901 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005-2327
`Telephone No. 202.682.3500
`Facsimile No. 202.682.3580
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Net2Phone, Inc.
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`Thomas R. Curtin (TC-9745)
`George C. Jones (GJ-8973)
`Kathleen N. Fennelly (KF-5164)
`GRAHAM CURTIN PA
`4 Headquarters Plaza
`P.O. Box 1991
`Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1991
`Telephone:
`(973) 292-1700
`Facsimile:
`(973) 292-1767
`Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants
`eBay Inc., Skype Technologies SA, and Skype, Inc.
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`Morgan Chu
`Andrei Iancu
`Alan J. Heinrich
`Benjamin T. Wang
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, California 90067
`Telephone:
`(310) 277-1010
`Facsimile:
`(310) 203-7199
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
`(NEWARK DIVISION)
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`SONY EXHIBIT 1010- Page 1
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`NET2PHONE, INC.,
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` Plaintiff,
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`vs.
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`Civil Action No. 06-CV-2469-KSH-PS
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
`CHART
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`EBAY INC., SKYPE TECHNOLOGIES
`SA, SKYPE INC., and JOHN DOES 1-10,
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` Defendants.
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`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM.
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`SONY EXHIBIT 1010- Page 2
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`Opening Claim Construction Brief, and Appendix 1 to its Reply Claim Construction Brief.
`variations of the disputed claim phrases identified herein. For the sake of completeness, Skype refers the Court to its claim charts filed as Appendix A to its
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`1 For the sake of brevity, Skype has omitted certain disputed claim terms/phrases and its identical proposed constructions for several claim phrase
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`processes”
`selected of a plurality of
`network protocol address for
`“a memory ... for storing a
`related phrase:
`See, infra, construction for
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`stored in computer memory.
`a list or compilation of data
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`a client
`address directory service to
`provides a centralized
`a dedicated computer that
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`to, other processes
`from, or provides a service
`software that fulfills requests
`computer systems, running
`collection of coordinated
`a computer system, or
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`See also address server, connection server, and server process.
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`Server
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`'704, claims 1, 11, 22, 43-44;
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`database, directory database
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`'066, claims 1-2, 6-7; and
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`'121, claims 8, 10-11.
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`'704, claim 43;
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`'121, claims 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14.
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`'469, claim 8; and
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`'365, claims 1, 3;
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`'066, claims 1-2, 6-7;
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`Court's Construction
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`Construction1
`Skype's Proposed
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`Construction
`Plaintiff's Proposed
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`Disputed Claim Term/Phrase
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`Net2Phone, Inc. v. eBay Inc., Skype Technologies SA, Skype, Inc., Case No. 06-2469-KSH-PS (D.N.J.)
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`A. Server, Memory, and Database Related Claim Terms/Phrases
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`DISPUTED TERMS/PHRASES
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`Joint Claim Construction Chart
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`addresses
`database of network protocol
`for retaining a centralized
`a dedicated storage medium
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`processes”
`selected of a plurality of
`network protocol address for
`“a memory ... for storing a
`related phrase:
`See, infra, construction for
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`processes”
`selected of a plurality of
`network protocol address for
`“a memory ... for storing a
`related phrase:
`See, infra, construction for
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`“database”
`related term:
`See, supra, construction for
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`computer network
`that is accessible over a
`stored in computer memory
`a list or compilation of data
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`internet
`that is accessible over the
`stored in computer memory
`a list or compilation of data
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`database, Internet accessible list, and compilation of entries.
`See also claim phrase variations referring to database, directory
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`selected of a plurality of processes
`a memory ... for storing a network protocol address for
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`'704, claims 2, 4-5, 32-35, 37-40, 42-43;
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`'066, claims 1, 6; and
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`'121, claims 10-11.
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`network accessible compilation of entries
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`'704, claims 33, 38.
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`Internet accessible list having a plurality of selected entries
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`'704, claim 32.
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`Court's Construction
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`Construction1
`Skype's Proposed
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`Construction
`Plaintiff's Proposed
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`Disputed Claim Term/Phrase
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`network
`logged onto the computer
`communication is currently
`computer to receive the
`question as to whether the
`sending, to the server, a
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`computer network”
`process is connected to the
`server, when the second
`second process from the
`protocol address of the
`and “receiving a network
`to the computer network”
`second process is connected
`query as to whether the
`“transmitting, to the server, a
`related phrase:
`See, infra, construction for
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`“connected/on-line.”
`related term:
`See, supra, construction for
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`on-line
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`process is connected to the computer network
`transmitting, to the server, a query as to whether the second
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`accessible.
`See also claim phrase variations referring to on-line, and
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`'121, claims 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14; and
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`'469, claim 9.
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`'365, claims 1-3;
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`'066, claims 1-2, 6-8;
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`'704, claims 1, 4-7, 11, 22, 43-44;
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`'704, claims 1, 2, 4, 5-7, 11, 22, 32-33, 38, 43-44;
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`'121, claims 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14.
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`'469, claims 8, 9; and
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`'365, claim 3;
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`'066, claims 1-2, 6-8;
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`connected / on-line
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`Court's Construction
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`Construction
`Skype's Proposed
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`Construction
`Plaintiff's Proposed
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`B. Transmitting and Receiving Related Claim Terms/Phrases
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`Disputed Claim Term/Phrase
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`No construction necessary.
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`device addresses
`upon establishing respective
`communicate with each other
`computer systems that may
`an interconnected group of
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`computer network
`between two computers on a
`a direct communication link
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`or similar device
`connection server, gateway,
`intermediated by a
`network that are not
`processes over a computer
`communication between two
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`’704, claims 1-2, 4, 6-7, 11, 22, 32, 33, 43-44;
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`computer network
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`’121, claims 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14; and
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`’365, claims 1,3.
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`’469, claims 8-9;
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`point-to-point communication
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`'704, claims 1-2, 22, 43-44;
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`'121, claims 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14.
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`'469, claims 8, 14; and
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`'365, claims 1-3;
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`'066, claims 1-2, 6-7;
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`Court's Construction
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`Construction
`Skype's Proposed
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`Construction
`Plaintiff's Proposed
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`Disputed Claim Term/Phrase
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`C. Other Claim Terms/Phrases
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`online
`communication is active and
`computer to receive the
`referred to above only if the
`from the same server
`receive the communication
`address of the computer to
`receiving a network protocol
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`“connected/on-line.”
`related term:
`See, supra, construction for
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`computer network
`from the server, when the second process is connected to the
`receiving a network protocol address of the second process
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`'704, claims 1, 5-7, 44; and
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`'121, claims 6, 8, 13-14.
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`No construction necessary.
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`computer network
`effectively connected over a
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`No construction necessary.
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`computer user
`commands and data from a
`receives and processes input
`a piece of hardware that
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`No construction necessary.
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`distinguishing name
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`No construction necessary.
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`computer network.
`pointer to a device on a
`information that acts as a
`should be construed as:
`construes the phrase, it
`Alternatively, if the Court
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`with that address
`device or process associated
`acts as a pointer to the
`computer network, which
`device or process on a
`direct data to a particular
`information necessary to
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`operatively coupled
`operatively connectable, operatively connected, and
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`'704, claims 1-2, 38, 43-44;
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`'121, claims 8, 10, 13-14.
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`'469, claim 8; and
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`'365, claims 1, 3;
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`'066, claim 2;
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`'704, claims 32-33, 38; and
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`identifier
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`’704, claim 2; and
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`processor
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`’066, claim 6.
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`'365, claims 1, 3.
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`'704, claims 1-2, 4-6, 11, 22, 33, 36, 38, 41, 43-44.
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`network protocol address
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`plus-function limitation.
`Program code is a means-
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`plus-function.
`Program code is not a means-
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`'704, claims 1, 22, 38-40, 42-43;
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`'121, claims 6, 13.
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`'365, claim 1; and
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`program code
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`U.S.C. 112 ¶ 6.
`structure for purposes of 35
`"Server" is insufficient
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`process.
`on-line status of the second
`positive determination of the
`process in response to a
`the second process to the first
`network protocol address of
`process and 2) transmitting a
`on-line status of the second
`Function: 1) determining the
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`construction of “server”).
`(contingent on the Court’s
`Structure: a server
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`the on-line status of the second process
`to the first process in response to a positive determination of
`transmitting a network protocol address of the second process
`determining the on-line status of the second process and for
`means, responsive to a query from the first process, for
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`’704, claim 2.
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`question
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`question or request
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`'704, claims 1-2, 4, 11, 22, 44;
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`query
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`'121, claims 8, 13-14.
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`'469, claim 9; and
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`'365, claim 3;
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`'066, claims 1-2, 6;
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`lines
`of the simulated telephone
`the icon representing the first
`graphical user interface to
`communication along the
`computer to receive the
`representing the first
`a user drags the icon
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`communication line.”
`element representing the first
`callee process with the
`element representing the first
`“a user associating the
`related phrase:
`See, infra construction for
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`initiation buttons)
`telephone lines (not call-
`number of simulated
`an icon representing one of a
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`communication line”
`representing a first
`“user interface element
`related phrase:
`See, infra, construction for
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`communication line”
`representing a first
`“user interface element
`related phrase:
`See, infra, construction for
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`“associating.”
`related term:
`See, supra, construction for
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`element
`dragging or dropping the
`element, e.g., by clicking,
`manipulates a user interface
`the manner by which a user
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`“user interface element.”
`related term:
`See, supra, construction for
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`or manipulated by a user
`program that can be selected
`aspect of a computer
`an icon, button, or similar
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`computer program
`user to input commands to a
`a mechanism that allows a
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`line
`process with the element representing the first communication
`a user associating the element representing the first callee
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`'469, claim 14.
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`'469, claims 14.
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`Associating
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`user interface element representing a first communication line
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`'469, claims 14-16.
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`user interface element
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`'469, claims 14-16.
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`'469, claims 14-16.
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`user interface
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`Court's Construction
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`Construction
`Skype's Proposed
`D. Graphical User Interface Related Claim Terms/Phrases
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`Construction
`Plaintiff's Proposed
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`Disputed Claim Term/Phrase
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`A running instance of a computer program or application.
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`A physical storage device for storing computer-readable data.
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`44;
`’704, claims 1-2, 4-7, 11, 22, 32-33, 36, 38, 41, 43-
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`process
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`computer usable medium
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`'704, claims 1, 38, 43.
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`’121, claims 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14; and
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`’365, claims 1, 3.
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`’469, claims 8-9, 14
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`Agreed Construction
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`Claim Term/Phrase
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`AGREED CONSTRUCTIONS
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