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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NETFLIX,
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`INC.,
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`OPENTV,
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`INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`IPR2014—00269
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`Patent 6,233,726
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`Patent Owner.
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`Certified Copy
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`DEPOSITION OF RICHARD A. KRAMER
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`San Francisco, California
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`Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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`9:06 a.m.
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`CMR, CRR, CLR, RSA credentialed
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`Reported by:
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`SANDRA BUNCH VANDER POL, CSR #3032
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`202-220-415 8
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`NETFLIX, INC. v. OPENTV, INC.
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`Deposition of RICHARD A. KRAMER held at
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`the offices of:
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`DURIE TANGRI
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`217 Leidesdorff Street
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`San Francisco, California
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`(415) 362—6666
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`Pursuant to agreement, before SANDRA BUNCH
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`VANDER POL, CSR No. 3032, RMR, CRR, CLR, RSA
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`Credentialed
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`ON BEHALF OF NETFLIX,
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`INC.:
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`CLEMENT S. ROBERTS, ESQUIRE
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`LAURA E. MILLER, ESQUIRE (Portion)
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`DURIE TANGRI
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`217 Leidesdorff Street
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`San Francisco, California 94111
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`(415) 362—6666
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`croberts@durietangri.com
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`1mi11er@durietangri.com
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`SCOTT T.
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`JARRATT, ESQUIRE
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`HAYNES BOONE, LLP
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`2505 N. Plano Road, Suite 4000
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`Richardson, Texas 75082—4101
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`(972) 739—8663
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`scott.jarratt@haynesboone.com
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`A P P E A R A N C E S
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`(Continued)
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`ON BEHALF OF OPENTV,
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`INC.:
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`JOSHUA L. GOLDBERG, ESQUIRE
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`ALYSSA J. HOLTSLANDER, ESQUIRE
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT &
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`James.medek@Kirkland.com
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`DUNNER, LLP
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`901 New York Avenue, NW
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`Washington, DC 20001—4413
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`(202) 408—4000
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`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
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`alyssa.holtslander@finnegan.com
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`JAMES B. MEDEK, ESQUIRE
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`KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP
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`300 North LaSalle Street
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`Chicago, Illinois 60654
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`EXAMINATION OF RICHARD A. KRAMER:
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`C O N T E N T S
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`Examination by:
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`MR. GOLDBERG
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`BY MR. ROBERTS
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`P R O C E E D I N G S
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`Whereupon, RICHARD A. KRAMER was called
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`for examination by counsel and, after having
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`been duly sworn/affirmed, was examined and
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`testified as follows:
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`-——oOo———
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`MR. GOLDBERG: Good morning. This is
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`Joshua Goldberg for OpenTV.
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`MS. HOLTSLANDER: This is Alyssa
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`Holtslander for OpenTV.
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`MR. MEDEK:
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`Jim Medek, Kirkland & Ellis,
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`for OpenTV.
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`MR. ROBERTS: Clement Roberts,
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`from Durie
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`Tangri,
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`for Netflix.
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`MR.
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`JARRATT: Scott Jarratt.
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`I'm with
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`Haynes and Boone for Netflix.
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`CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`BY MR. GOLDBERG:
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`Q.
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`Good morning. Mr. Kramer, could you
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`please state your full name and address for the
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`record.
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`A.
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`Richard Allen Kramer. My address is
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`845 Sahalee Court, Southeast, Salem, Oregon 97306.
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`Q.
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`And do you understand that you're under
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`oath this morning?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I do.
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`And this means you are sworn to tell the
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`truth as if you were in a courtroom with a judge
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`and jury?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I do.
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`And there's nothing that will prevent you
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`from giving me full and truthful answers today,
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`right?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Nothing.
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`You haven't taken any medication that
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`would prevent you from giving me full and truthful
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`answers today, right?
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`A.
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`No.
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`Q.
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`Just to be clear on that.
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`"No," as in you
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`have not taken any medication?
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`A.
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`No, I have not taken any medication.
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`Sorry.
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`Q.
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`Nos and yeses. Okay.
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`Have you been deposed before?
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`I have.
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`How many times?
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`Twice.
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`So I'm not sure how your previous
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`A Q
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`A
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`Q.
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`depositions went, but I'm not here to trick or
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`confuse you.
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`If you don't understand a question,
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`please ask me to clarify, okay?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Okay.
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`Is it fair for me to assume that if I ask
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`you a question and you answer it, you understand
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`what I asked you?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Yes.
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`We will try to take breaks every
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`60 minutes or so. Before we take a break today,
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`I'd like you to complete your answer to any
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`question that's pending;
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`is that fair?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`That's fair.
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`Also, please let me know if you need a
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`break. Again,
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`I just ask that you complete your
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`answer to any question that's pending prior to the
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`break. Okay?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Okay.
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`Now, during any break we take, you may not
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`discuss the substance of your testimony with
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`Netflix's counsel, okay?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Okay.
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`So, Mr. Kramer,
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`I am handing you a copy of
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`what's been marked as Netflix's Exhibit 1003.
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Thank you.
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`This is a complete copy of your
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`declaration in this proceeding, right?
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`It appears to be.
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`It was just handed to
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`me.
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`It looks like it's a complete copy, but I have
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`not been through it thoroughly.
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`Q.
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`But it looks like all the pages are there,
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`at least on your review?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Yes.
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`Okay. Turning to page 70 of your
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`declaration. Under the heading,
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`"SIS Development,
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`Inc.," do you see a list of intellectual property
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`matters?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I do.
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`Aside from intellectual property matters
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`for Netflix,
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`is this a complete list of the
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`intellectual property matters you have worked on?
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`A.
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`It is not a complete list.
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`Some of my
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`clients have asked that I retain them as
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`confidential.
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`Q.
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`About how many clients has that been the
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`case for?
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`A.
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`At least one. There's probably -- since
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`this was published, I may have worked on one or two
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`other cases as well.
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`Q.
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`Have you worked on any cases not listed
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`here for which the client did not request to remain
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`There are other cases I have worked on
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`that are not listed here since this was published,
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`and including where my clients have asked that
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`their names not be —— and I've signed
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`confidentiality agreements where I would not
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`disclose their name.
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`Q. What additional cases have you worked on
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`since this was prepared for which the client did
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`not request that they remain confidential?
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`A.
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`There is a case where I just simply
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`provided consulting representing CBS Interactive,
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`Google, Yahoo, and a consortium of others.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Any others? Any other cases,
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`that is?
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`A case called Transdata.
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`Do you remember any other parties involved
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`in that case?
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`A.
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`It's a —— it's a joint task force of,
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`generally, electric utilities.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`And is that a district court litigation?
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`It is.
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`Okay. Any other cases?
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`Not that I'm aware of. Other than one
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`that I mentioned that I can't list.
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`Q.
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`Okay.
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`A.
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`And, frankly, for that case I haven't done
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`any work on the case.
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`Q.
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`Thank you.
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`When did you start working on intellectual
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`property matters for Netflix?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`When I developed these IPR declarations.
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`And when you say "these IPR declarations,"
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`are you referring to the declarations regarding
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 6,018,768; 6,233,736; 7,409,437;
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`and 8,107,786?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`That sounds correct.
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`Have you done any other work for Netflix?
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`MR. ROBERTS:
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`I am going to object to the
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`question to the extent it calls for work product.
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`I am going to instruct the witness not to
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`answer.
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`BY MR. GOLDBERG:
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`Q. Well,
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`turning ——
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`MR. ROBERTS: Let me be clear.
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`The
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`witness may answer the question to the extent to
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`which you have done work for Netflix, not at the
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`request or direction of counsel.
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`So if you have
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`done any work for Netflix, other than for Netflix's
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`outside counsel,
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`the lawyers, you can answer the
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`question.
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`THE WITNESS:
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`So outside of that,
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`I have
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`not done any work for Netflix.
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`MR. GOLDBERG: Okay.
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`Thank you.
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`Q.
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`How are you being compensated by Netflix
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`for your work on these declarations?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I am being paid an hourly rate.
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`About how many hours have you spent
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`working with respect to the declaration for this
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`proceeding?
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`A.
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`For these ——
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`MR. ROBERTS: Objection. Vague.
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`BY MR . GOLDBERG:
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`Q.
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`How many hours have you spent working on
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`the declaration in the proceeding —— in the IPR
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`proceeding associated with U.S. Patent
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`No. 6,233,736?
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`A.
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`Approximately 50 hours to 75, I'd say,
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`in
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`that range.
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`Q.
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`Turning to pages 70 to 72 of your
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`declaration.
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`These pages list several places you
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`have worked, right?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`That is correct.
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`Have you worked anywhere not listed on
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`pages 70 to 72 of your declaration?
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`A.
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`It's ancient history. But when I
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`graduated from college, I worked at
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`General Electric for approximately nine months.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`And what did you do at General Electric?
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`That was just an entry—level engineer in
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`the Cellphone Division of mobile radio.
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`Q.
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`And is there anywhere else that you worked
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`that is not listed on pages 70 to 72 of your
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`declaration?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Not that I'm aware of.
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`Looking at page 72 of your declaration,
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`you indicate that you began working at Babcock &
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`Wilcox in 1984, right?
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`A.
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`That's correct.
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`What did you do at Babcock & Wilcox?
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`A.
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`I was an electronic design engineer, and I
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`was promoted to senior design engineer.
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`Q.
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`Your work at Babcock & Wilcox did not deal
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`with developing subscriber television solutions and
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`technologies, correct?
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`A.
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`The work at Babcock & Wilcox involved
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`instrumentation and control systems, which included
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`video cameras and surveillance of the internals of
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`nuclear power plant cores.
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`Q.
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`What year did you begin working on the
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`instrumentation and control systems which included
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`video cameras and surveillance?
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`A.
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`To my best recollection, as soon as I
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`started there.
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`The name of the organization was
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`Special Products Integrated Field Services. And so
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`our job was to develop instrumentation and control
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`systems for being able to go into nuclear power
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`plant cores and make repairs.
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`Q.
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`Who used these instrumentation and control
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`systems that you worked with?
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`A.
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`Primarily we did. We had field
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`technicians.
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`I was a design engineer. We, for
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`instance, developed a system called Roger, which
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`was a robot that went into reactor -- actually,
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`the
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`heat exchangers within nuclear power plants, which
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`were prone to leaking nuclear wastewater. And the
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`robots would make repairs remotely.
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`We would run a cable back about 500 feet
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`to a trailer, and technicians would then operate
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`the system guided by video cameras and other
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`intelligence that mounted to Roger the robot.
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`Q.
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`And these technicians were with Babcock &
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`Wilcox?
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`A.
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`That is correct.
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`It was part of our field
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`services.
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`So we were hired by the nuclear power
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`plants to come in and make repairs usually during
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`fuel —— refueling and other outages.
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`Q.
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`Did anyone outside of Babcock & Wilcox use
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`the systems?
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`A.
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`I doubt it. We were highly trained on how
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`to use the systems ourselves. We installed them.
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`It wouldn't be normal for the power plant operator
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`to operate them. We would make repairs,
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`then,
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`based on -- we would use the robots to make
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`repairs.
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`Q.
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`When did you stop working on those video
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`systems?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`When I left in 1987.
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`Thank you.
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`And to clarify,
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`those systems was the ones
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`at Babcock & Wilcox.
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`Q.
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`Thank you.
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`Now, still on page 72, you indicate that
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`you began working at Schlumberger —— I'm not sure
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`how you pronounce it.
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`A.
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`Q.
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`right?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Schlumberger.
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`It's French.
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`In 1987 you began working at Schlumberger,
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`That is correct.
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`And what did you do at Schlumberger?
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`A. Well, I had a series of positions.
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`I
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`started as an electronic design engineer.
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`Through
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`a series of promotions, I became senior electronic
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`design engineer,
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`then hardware manager for a group
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`called Recorders and Translation Systems, and then
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`ultimately engineering manager of Residential and
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`Commercial Metering.
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`Q.
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`During your time at Schlumberger, did any
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`of your work deal with developing subscriber
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`television solutions and technologies?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Not at Schlumberger.
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`Did you work anywhere else during your
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`time at Schlumberger?
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`A.
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`From --
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`MR. ROBERTS: Objection. Vague.
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`THE WITNESS:
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`Can you clarify?
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`BY MR . GOLDBERG:
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`Q. Were you employed by anyone other than
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`Schlumberger between 1987 and 1995?
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`A.
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`In '95 I was —— took the position, on the
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`next page, at Scientific—Atlanta. Between the time
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`of '87 and when I left Schlumberger, which was in
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`'95, I did not work on subscriber television
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`systems. But in '95 I did.
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`Q.
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`Just to clarify that.
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`You said between the time in 1987, when
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`you left Schlumberger, and 1995 you did not work on
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`Schlumberger television systems.
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Subscriber.
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`Subscriber television systems.
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`You left Babcock & Wilcox in 1987 and then
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`you started at Schlumberger in 1987, right?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`That's correct.
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`So ——
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`Yeah.
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`I was just commenting. You said
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`1987 to 1995 I didn't work on subscriber television
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`systems. Or at least that's what I understood you
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`to say.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`Yes.
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`In '95 I did, because that's when I
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`started at Scientific—Atlanta.
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`Q.
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`During what month in 1995 did you start at
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`Scientific—Atlanta?
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`A.
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`It was early.
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`I don't remember the exact
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`month. But it would have been the first quarter,
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`from my recollection.
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`Q.
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`Let's turn to page 5 of your declaration.
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`In paragraph 11 you state, "In my opinion,
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`the level of ordinary skill in the art needed to
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`have the capability of understanding the scientific
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`and engineering principles applicable to the '736
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`Patent," right?
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`I'm sorry. Where are you reading that?
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`Is that an accurate quote?.
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`At the beginning of paragraph 11,
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`"The
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`level of ordinary skill in the art needed to have
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`the capability of understanding the Scientific and
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`engineering principles applicable to the '736
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`Patent."
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`A.
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`It says, "In my opinion,
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`the level of
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`ordinary skill in the art needed to have the
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`capabilities of understanding the scientific
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`engineering principles applicable to the '736
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`Patent."
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`Q.
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`Yes.
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`What are the scientific and engineering
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`principles applicable to the '736 Patent?
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`There's video signals.
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`Anything else?
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`Television systems.
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`Anything else?
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`looking at the '736 Patent, which is Exhibit 1001.
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`I believe that captures, without going
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`the primary
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`emphasis.
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`Q.
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`So the scientific and engineering
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`principles applicable to the '736 Patent are video
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`signals and television systems, right?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`At a high level.
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`Moving to paragraph 10,
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`the last sentence.
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`Could you please read that sentence.
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`Of paragraph 10, which starts, "I
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`believe," on page 5; is that correct?
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`Q.
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`Paragraph 10 that starts on page 4.
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`I am sorry. You said the last sentence,
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`which is on page 5, I believe.
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`Q.
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`Yes.
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`So, "Unless otherwise stated, my testimony
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`below refers to the knowledge of one of ordinary
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`skill in the interactive television field in 1996,
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`the year in which the parent patent application of
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`the '736 was filed."
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`Q. What do you define as the "interactive
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`television field"?
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`A.
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`The television systems that I mentioned
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`earlier.
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`Q. What television systems are those?
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`The question that you had asked me
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`previously.
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`Q.
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`So the interactive television field is the
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`field of video signals and television systems?
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`It relates to television systems.
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`Q.
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`Are you aware of any products available in
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`the interactive television field in 1996?
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`I was responsible for set—tops in
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`North America for Scientific-Atlanta.
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`I had a
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`number of them.
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`Could you please list those systems that
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`you were responsible for at Scientific-Atlanta.
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`I was responsible for the product called
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`the 8600X.
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`I was responsible for a product called
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`the 8600.
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`I interacted with people on the systems
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`for the development of the Explorer, which I
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`believe was called Pegasus back then.
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`I was —— in my tenure at
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`Scientific-Atlanta, I was also then promoted and
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`was responsible for the Advanced Video Systems
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`Group, as far as the position I have listed here,
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`where I was responsible for the envisionment,
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`the
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`development of next-generation products as well.
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`Are there any other products that you were
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`responsible for at Scientific—Atlanta?
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`Remote controls, I think, for everything.
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`So that would have been for —— we had a audio
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`system that was —— for using remote control for
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`controlling audio, for, like, an audio jukebox.
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`was responsible for remote controls for digital
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`set—top boxes.
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`I was responsible for remote
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`controls for the set—top boxes that I was
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`responsible for.
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`And are there any other systems at
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`Scientific—Atlanta that you were responsible/for?
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`A.
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`I'm sure there was. But that's what comes
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`Q.
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`Are there any other systems that you were
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`responsible for at Scientific—Atlanta that you can
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`recall while sitting here today?
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`A.
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`There probably was some older legacy
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`set—top boxes, and then there were a couple of
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`products that we had in development that were never
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`launched.
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`Do you recall the names of any of those
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`legacy products?
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`A.
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`Not specifically.
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`It would have been a
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`derivative of the 8600 or a predecessor of that.
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`And then there was new products that we
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`were developing called the Power X and the Super X.
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`Q.
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`The Power X and the Super X were products
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`that were never actually released?
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`A.
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`That's correct. Not to my knowledge.
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`I
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`left; so I shouldn't say.
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`The technology could
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`have been carried forward.
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`I'm not sure.
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`Q.
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`Were there any other systems that you were
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`responsible for at Scientific—Atlanta that were
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`never released?
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`A.
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`I'm sure there may have been.
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`I don't
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`Aside from the products you worked on at
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`Scientific—Atlanta, are you aware of any products
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`available in the interactive television field in
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`1996?
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`A.
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`We competed against General Instruments,
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`which was acquired by Motorola, which was acquired
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`by Google. we competed with Zenith. And I'm sure
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`there were others, but those were the main ones.
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`Q.
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`Do you recall the names of any of the
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`Zenith ——
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`A.
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`No.
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`It's been --
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`Q.
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`—— products in 1996?
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`It's been a long time.
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`I don't recall
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`them by name.
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`Q.
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`And do you recall the names of any of the
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`products at General Instruments in 1996?
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`A.
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`It would have been, I believe, their DCT
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`product, if.I recall that correctly.
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`Q.
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`Are you aware of any other products from
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`Their overall system. And Zenith the
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`same.
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`It wasn't just the set-top.
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`It was the
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`overall systems that were deployed.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`What do you mean by "overall systems"?
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`They had headends.
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`They had, you know,
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`nodes,
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`transport, scrambling, modulator,
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`demodulators, their own flavors, their own
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`techniques of inserting things into video signals,
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`and the like.
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`Q.
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`And do you recall the names of any of
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`those systems?
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`A.
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`It would have been the overall Zenith
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`system or the overall General Instrument system
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`that interfaced with those set—top boxes that I
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`mentioned.
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`Q.
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`Aside from the products of
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`Scientific—Atlanta, General Instruments, and
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`Zenith, are you aware of any products available in
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`the interactive television field in 1996?
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`MR. ROBERTS: Objection. Vague. Are you
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`asking him what he's aware of right now, or what he
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`25 General Instruments in 1986?
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`BY MR. GOLDBERG:
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`Q.
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`As of today, are you aware of any products
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`available in the interactive television field in
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`1996, other than those of Scientific—Atlanta,
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`General Instruments, and Zenith?
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`A.
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`As far as what lines up exactly with 1996
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`and what was in my head then, I can't remember.
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`There certainly was a plethora of
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`different solutions coming into the marketplace,
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`both over PCs as well as over cable systems, and
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`systems overall, and hybrids of systems.
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`Q.
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`A.
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`Can you name any of those systems?
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`I can't name them specific to 1996.
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`Can you name them any year previous to
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`It would require me to speculate.
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`Thank you.
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`Let's turn to page 9 of your declaration.
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`I will ask you to quickly review pages 9 to 18.
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`Just let me know when you're done doing that,
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`please.
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`(Witness reviewing document.)
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`I am.
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`Thank you.
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`I have not read every word but skimmed
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`through it.
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`Q.
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`You listed on pages 9 to 18 of your
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`declaration a number of means—plus-function terms
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`used in the claims of the '736 Patent, right?
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`A.
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`I have listed a series of
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`means-plus—function patents —— or, sorry.
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`I have listed a series of
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`means-plus—function claim terms.
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`Q.
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`For the team —- for the term "means for
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`indicating to the user that an address is available
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`for extraction from said electronic signal," listed
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`on page 12, you determined the person having
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`ordinary skill in the art would understand the
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`corresponding structure for that term, correct?
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`Can you repeat the term, please?
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`Yes.
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`Did you say on 12 or on 13?
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`Starting on page 12.
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`Okay.
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`A.
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`Q A
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`Q A
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`Q.
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`"Means for indicating to the user that an
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`address is available for extraction from said
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`electronic signal."
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Thank you.
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`You determined a person having ordinary
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`skill in the art would understand the corresponding
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`structure for that term, correct?
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`A.
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`Can you show me where that's stated at?
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`Well, on page 13, paragraph 35—b, you
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`found that the corresponding structure and
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`specification is "a message or other indicator, or
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`equivalents," correct?
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`A.
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`I indicated that the structure is "a
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`message or other indicator, or equivalents."
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`Q.
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`So,
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`in doing so, you determined a person
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`having ordinary skill in the art would understand
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`the corresponding structure, correct?
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`A.
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`In 35 I state, "It is therefore my opinion
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`that a person of ordinary skill in the art w0uld
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`understand the broadest reasonable interpretation
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`of —— of the means for indicating to the user that
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`an address is available for extraction from said
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`electronic signal in view of the specification of
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`file history as follows."
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`And then I state the structure, which is
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`"a message or other indicator, or equivalents."
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`Q.
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`Did you find anything in the specification
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`further limiting the corresponding structure of the
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`term "means for indicating to the user that an
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`address is available for extraction from said
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`electronic signal"?
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`A.
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`I indicate my methodology in, I believe,
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`paragraph 34. And I cite what -- what is listed as
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`Netflix—lOOl, 3:60 through —63.
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`So other than column 3,
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`lines 60 to 63,
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`you did not find anything in the specification
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`further limiting the corresponding structure of the
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`term "means for indicating to the user that an
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`address is available for extraction from said
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`electronic signal," correct?
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`A.
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`I'm not sure I —— I give my methodology.
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`I didn't quite follow your question.
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`I use this methodology, and I read the
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`specification as a whole.
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`Q.
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`Is there any other structure in the
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`specification beyond that disclosed in column 3,
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`line 60 to 63,
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`that corresponds to the means for
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`indicating to the user that an address is available
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`for extraction from said electronic signal?
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`A.
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`Again, I read the patent as a whole.
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`I
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`don't have the whole patent memorized.
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`From my analysis,
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`including this, this is
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`what I felt that one -- an opinion that a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art would understand the
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`broadest reasonable interpretation to be.
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`MR. ROBERTS: Counsel, when you are ready,
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`can we take a quick bio break?
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`MR. GOLDBERG: Yes. We can take a break
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`(Recess taken at 9:43 a.m. back on the
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`record at 9:51 a.m.)
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`MR. GOLDBERG: Are you ready to get
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`started again?
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`MR. ROBERTS: Yes, sir.
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`BY MR. GOLDBERG:
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`Q.
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`Welcome back, Mr. Kramer.
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`Thank you.
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`Q.
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`Did you discuss anything with counsel for
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`Netflix during the break?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`There were no words exchanged.
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`And do you understand that you're still
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`under oath?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Yes.
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`Let's look back again in your declaration
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`on page 12, and the term "means for indicating to
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`the user that an address is available for
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`extraction from said electronic signal."
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I see that.
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`In paragraph 34 you referenced column 3,
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`line 60 to 63 of the '736 Patent, correct?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I see that I referenced 3, line 60 to 63.
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`Paragraphs 32 through 35 make up the
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`section entitled,
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`"means for indicating to the user
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`that an address is available for extraction from
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`said electronic signal," correct?
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I am sorry. Can you repeat that again?
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`Paragraphs 32 to 35 make up the section
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`that you entitled,
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`"means for indicating to the
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`user that an address is available for extraction
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`from said electronic signal," correct?
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`A.
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`I'm not sure I would say it that way.
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`There's a few paragraphs that I list where I
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`summarize my opinion.
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`Q.
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`Are there any other paragraphs in the
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`section entitled,
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`"means for indicating to the user
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`that an address is available for extraction from
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`said electronic signal"?
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`A.
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`There are none other paragraphs in this
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`section that summarize my findings that I show in
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`35.
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`Q.
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`Does this section of your declaration,
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`spanning paragraphs 32 to 35,
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`reference any
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`portions of the '736 Patent other than column 3,
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`line 60 to 63?
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`A.
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`Again,
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`this is a summary. And it‘s ——
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`that's what it is. And it lists 3:60 through -63.
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`Q.
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`And it does not reference any other lines
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`in the '736 patents, correct?
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`It's a summary.
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`So -— but in 34 it lists
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`3:60 through -63. But the whole section is a
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`summary of reviewing all of the matter.
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`Q.
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`I understand that. But it's a simple
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`yes" or
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`no" question.
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`Are any of the other lines of the '736
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`Patent beyond column 3,
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`line 60 to 63,
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`listed in
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`paragraphs 32 to 35 of your declaration?
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`MR. ROBERTS:
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`I will object. Asked and
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`answered. Also,
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`the document speaks for itself.
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`I
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`mean,
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`I'm not sure.
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`I'm not sure how your
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`question is different than what
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`I have already
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`answered.
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`You have asked me a question, and I
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`provided feedback that this is based on my analysis
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`of the patent at issue.
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`I list some specific lines,
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`the opinion
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`was based, as a summary. This doesn't list the
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`entire patent.
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`It lists my analysis and the
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`outcome of that analysis.
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`BY MR. GOLDBERG:
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`Q.
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`You keep mentioning that these paragraphs
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`are a summary of your opinion. There were no other
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`in the summary in paragraphs 32 to 35, correct?
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`A.
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`Again, I feel I have answered that. But
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`I‘m not trying to be difficult.
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`I -- I mean, we
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`can read back the record, if you -- if you like.
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`Q.
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`We can do that in a second, if we need to.
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`But this is the first time that I have asked about
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`whether you deem any other lines significant enough
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`to warrant including in your summary.
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`Perhaps the question is —— is the same;
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`perhaps it's different.
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`The answer is the same of
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`what this section represents that I previously
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`answered.
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`Q.
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`So you are refusing to answer the question
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`as to whether or not,
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`in "yes" or "no" form, any
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`other lines beyond column 3,
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`line 60 to 63 ——
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`A.
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`Q.
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`I am not --
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`—— were included in the section?
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`MR. ROBERTS: Object to the form of the
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`question. Argumentative.
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`Improper.
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`The witness can answer the question.
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`THE WITNESS:
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`I feel I have answered it.
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`I'm not refusing to answer it.
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`I feel I have
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`answered it sufficiently.
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`BY MR. GOLDBERG:
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`Q.
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`Let's move on to the bottom of page 13,
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`top of page 14. Will you please read the heading
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`for us in your declaration.
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`A.
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`I assume you mean starting at the bottom
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`of 13.
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`"MEans for extracting an address associated
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`with an online information source from an
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`information signal embedded in said electronic
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`signal, and for automatically establishing,
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`in
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`response to a user—initiated command, a direct link
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`with the online information source."
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`Is that what you wanted me to read?
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`Q.
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`A.
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`Q.
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`Yes.
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`Thank you.
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`Thank you.
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`And did you list in paragraph 4l—b the
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`corresponding structure for this term to be
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`"hardware and/or software"?
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`A.
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`On page 16,
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`in paragraph 41, I state,
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`the
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`"Structure: Hardware and/or software."
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`Q.
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`And there was no other structure that you
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`thought important enough to put in your declaration
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`with respect to this term?
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`MR. ROBERTS: Objection. Vague.
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`THE WITNESS:
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`I wouldn't characterize it
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`that way.
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`In 41 I clearly state, "It is therefore
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`interpretation of
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`'means for extracting an address
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`associated with an online information source from
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`an information signal embedded in said electronic
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`signal, and for automatically establishing,
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`in
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`response to a user initiated command, a dir