UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`APLIX IP HOLDINGS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2015-00229
`Patent No. 7,667,692
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`PETITIONER’S DEMONSTRATIVE EXHIBITS
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`APLIX IP HOLDINGS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2015-00229
`Patent No. 7,667,692
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`PETITIONER’S DEMONSTRATIVE EXHIBITS
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`INTER PARTES REVIEW
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,667,692
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`O R A L A R G U M E N T, J A N . 1 9 , 2 0 1 6
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`Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC v. Aplix IP Holdings Corporation
`Case IPR2015-00229; U.S. Patent No. 7,667,692
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`Petitioner’s DX-1
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`‘692 PATENT - ABSTRACT
`’692 PATENT - ABSTRACT
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`A human interface configured to optimize a biomechanical
`effect of a human user’s opposing thumb and fingers by
`including, on one surface. one or more software configurable
`input elements manipulatable by a user’s thumb(s) or a stylus,
`and, on another surface, one or more software configurable
`selection elements manipulatable by a user’s finger(s). A
`selection element may be a pressure sensor pad configurable
`to represent delineated. active areas that are mapped to one or
`more input functions. Shape changing media may be pro-
`Vided to permit a user to tactilely discriminate between delin-
`eated active areas. Tactile feedback may be provided to a user
`through palpable detents, vibratory or force producing units.
`Inputting data may include mapping each selection element
`to a shift function, mapping each input element to text func-
`tions, and using the selection elements to shift between text
`functions associated with an input element to input a desired
`text function.
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`Ex. 1001 at Abstract
`EX. 1001 GT AbSlI'ClCl
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`pefifioneris DX_2
`Petitioner’s DX-2
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`‘692 PATENT - FIGURES
`’692 PATENT - FIGURES
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`Ex. 1001 at Figs. 3a, 3d
`EX. 100] CT Figs. 30, 3d
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`pefifioneps DX_3
`Petitioner’s DX-3
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`‘692 PATENT – EXEMPLARY CLAIM
`’692 PATENT - EXEMPLARY CLAIM
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`1. A method for configuring a l1u111a11 interface a11d input
`system for use with a 11ost l1a11d-l1eld electronic device co11-
`figured to ru11 applications, wherein at least one of tlie appli-
`cations is associated with multiple input
`functions,
`the
`method comprising:
`selectively disposing on a first surface of tlie system a first
`input assembly having input elements configured to
`receive input from a human user through manipulation
`of the input elements, wherein at least one of the input
`elements ofthe first input assembly is further configured
`to map to one or more of the input functions associated
`with a selected one of the applications;
`selectively disposing on a second surface a second input
`assembly having one or 111ore input elements co11figured
`to be manipulated by one or more of the human user’s
`fingers, wherein at least one ofthe input elements of t11e
`second input assembly is further configured to selec-
`tively map to one or more of the input functions associ-
`ated with the selected application; and
`selectively arranging the first input assembly a11d the sec-
`ond input assembly i11 substantial opposition to each
`other.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1
`Ex. lOOl Cll Clciim l
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`Petitioner’s DX-4
`Pe’ri’rior1er’s DX—4
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`LIEBENOW – FIG. 1
`WONEBEL
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`Ex. 1003 at Fig. 1
`Ex. 1003 of Fig.
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`Petitioner’s DX-5
`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—5
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`LIEBENOW – FIG. 3
`LIEBENOW - FIG. 3
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`Ex. 1003 at Fig. 3
`Ex. 1003 of Fig. 3
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`Petitioner’s DX-6
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`INSTITUTED GROUNDS
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`• Claims 1-3 and 5-10 over Liebenow and Armstrong ‘691
`• Claims 11-13 and 15-20 over Liebenow and Hedberg
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`• PO’s Challenges in Response
`• Claims 3 and 5 are not obvious in view of Liebenow and Armstrong ‘691
`• Claims 11, 13, and 19 are not obvious in view of Liebenow and Hedberg
`• PO does not disagree that the substance of independent claims 1 and 12, and
`several dependent claims, is taught by the prior art
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`Paper 15, Institution Decision at 14; Paper 18, Response
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`Petitioner’s DX-7
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`‘692 PATENT – CLAIM 3
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`• The claim limitation “based on the selected application” should be
`given its plain and ordinary meaning
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 3
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`Petitioner’s DX-8
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`LIEBENOW – PARA. [0048]
`LIEBENOW — PARA. [0048]
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`[0048] Alternately, the input device 320 may be comprised
`of a touch sensitive panel (not shown). Areas of the touch
`sensitive panel may be defined as keys of a keypad so that
`a user touching the panel Within such an area would accom-
`plish an actuation of the key. In this manner, the touch
`sensitive panels may emulate an electromechanical keypad
`such as keypad 322 shown in FIG. 11.—
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` s discussed
`supra, exemplary apparatus and methods for providing con-
`figurable keyboards utilizing touch sensitive panels are
`described in commonly owned U.S. pat. application Ser. No.
`09/346,777 which is herein incorporated by reference in its
`entirety.
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`Ex. 1003 at [0048]
`EX- H303 C” [0048]
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—9
`Petitioner’s DX-9
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`LIEBENOW – PARA. [0069]
`LIEBENOW — PARA. [0069]
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`In an exemplary embodiment of the invention. key
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`liuneliun and pl:1eeme-nl may be adapted In ill the require-
`ments of the applicaliun being exeeuled by the digital
`irlfurulaliun applizlrlce or the needs 01' the user. For irlstarlee,
`El user may prefer Ihal the keys emulaled by :1 much I-:.enz-;iIive
`panel, such as the much sensitive panels 140 & 240 shuwn
`in l*'l(}.S. 3 and 9, he arrzmged in :1
`l)vural-L keyhuard
`enuIip,ur;iliun itlsleml of the mnre emwentinnal OW],-‘R'l'Y
`keylmarrl eulfligllruliml. Allermnely, the user rmny ere:-ule El
`persmlalized key eurlligtlruliurl ur rsirllply arrzulge lhe keys in
`alplmhetical nrrler. likewise, an snpplicatinn exeeulerl [try the
`digital infnrmatinn appliance 700 may utilize a elmraeteristie
`kev emlfimratinn.
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`Ex. 1003 at [0069]
`EX- 1003 0i [0059]
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—1O
`Petitioner’s DX-10
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`LIEBENOW – FIGS. 15 & 16
`LIEBENOW — FIGS. 15 8: 16
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`Dear Friend;
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`- What HE /
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`Ex. 1003 at Fig. 15, 16
`EX- 1003 C” Fig 15/ 16
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—H
`Petitioner’s DX-11
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`PATENT OWNER’S INTERPRETATION
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` “One skilled in the art would understand that ‘in software’ in the context of the
`rest of the ‘692 specification means that the delineations themselves are
`defined, i.e., drawn, at the application level.”
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`Ex. 1001 at 9:24-40; Paper 18, Response at 19
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`Petitioner’s DX-12
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`PATENT OWNER’S EXPERT
`PATENT OWNER'S EXPERT
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`Q.
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`Is there any reason the application could not
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`select some type of a keyboard that already existed in the
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`operating system?
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`A.
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`It can. That is one of the things that it can
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`do.
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`It's not the only thing.
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`I think this claim language
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`doesn't limit it to that, but that is within the space of
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`what it can do.
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`Q. You mentioned the concept of uniqueness, and
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`there's a lot to unpack in your answer there, but let's
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`start with uniqueness.
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`Is it your opinion that claim 3
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`requires a unique keyboard? Or unique delineations?
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`A. My reading of claim 3 is it's broad enough to
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`cover both unique and non—unique delineations just reading
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`claim 3.
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`Ex. 1040, MacLean Tr. At 50:1-7, 142:2-8
`EX. 1040, Iv\ocLec1n Tl’. AT 5021-7, 1422-8
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`Petitioner’s DX-13
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`PATENT OWNER’S EXPERT
`PATENT OWNER'S EXPERT
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`Q. would you agree that claim 3 does not require a
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`custom layout on a key-by-key basis?
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`A. As I understand require —— like I said,
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`I think
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`it's broad enough to cover both, so I —— my understanding
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`of require would be that no, it does not require that, but
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`it covers the case of unique. And certainly the example
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`of unique seems to be covered in the specification
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`illustrated in the specification.
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`Q. Understood.
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`Is it your opinion that claim 3 does
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`not require unconventional keyboards or unconventional
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`delineated active areas?
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`A.
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`I believe it does not require unconventional.
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`Ex. 1040, MacLean Tr. At 142:9-20
`Ex. 1040, Iv\ocLecm Tr. AT 14229-20
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`Petitioner’s DX-14
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`PATENT OWNER’S VIEW ON LIEBENOW
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`• “At most, Liebenow teaches different emulated keyboards provided
`by the system and selected by an application.”
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`• Nothing more is required, even according to PO’s own expert Dr.
`MacLean.
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`Paper 18, Response at 20
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`Petitioner’s DX-15
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`‘692 PATENT – CLAIM 11
`’692 PATENT - CLAIM 11
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`11. The method of claim 1, further comprising including
`with the system at least one ofa gyroscope or an accelerom-
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`eter.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 11
`EX. 100] CIT C|C1iI’T1 1 1
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`Petitioner’s DX-16
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`HEDBERG
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` Dr. Welch explains that “[a] person of ordinary skill in the art would have
`appreciated the inertial sensors taught by Hedberg could enable the
`information appliance of Liebenow to detect whether or not it was being held
`in a portrait or landscape position.”
`• Even Dr. MacLean agrees rotational movement that provides landscape and
`portrait views would be useful in a data entry context.
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`Ex. 1005 at Abstract, 3:6-11; Ex. 1041 at ¶ 16; Ex. 1040 at 98:5-10
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`Petitioner’s DX-17
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`‘692 PATENT – FIELD OF ENDEAVOR
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` The field of endeavor of the ‘692 Patent should be defined to include at least
`“hand-held electronic devices with one or more input elements.”
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`Ex. 1001 at Col. 1:15-21; Paper 24, Reply at 6-7
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`Petitioner’s DX-18
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`HEDBERG – FIELD OF ENDEAVOR
`I-IEDBERG - FIELD OF ENDEAVOR
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`Several electronic devices, such as a mobile tele-
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`phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistent), an organizer, or
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`a PC (personal computer) etc. are provided with a display
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`or a monitor for displaying different kind of information.
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`A typical personal computer system, notebook, or hand—held
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`computer consists of a system unit, storage means, a
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`display, keyboard and a mouse or other interactive input
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`devices such as a digitizing tablet,
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`joystick,
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`lightpen
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`etc.
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`to control the computer.
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`Ex. 1005 at p. 1
`EX- 1005 C” p- 1
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—19
`Petitioner’s DX-19
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`INTER PARTES REVIEW
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,463,245
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`O R A L A R G U M E N T, J A N . 1 9 , 2 0 1 6
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`Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC v. Aplix IP Holdings Corporation
`Case IPR2015-00230; U.S. Patent No. 7,463,245
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`Petitioner’s DX-20
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`‘245 PATENT – EXEMPLARY CLAIM
`‘Z45 PATENT - EXEMPLARY CLAIM
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`1. A hand-held device comprising:
`a processor configured to process a selected application
`having two or more functions;
`a first surface including at least a first input element
`mapped to at least a first function of the selected appli-
`cation; and
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`a second surface including at least a second input element
`having a sensor pad comprising a selectively config-
`urable sensing surface that provides more than one
`delineated active area based on the selected application,
`wherein at least a first delineated active area is mapped
`to a second function of the selected application and a
`second delineated active area is mapped to a third func-
`tion of the selected application, further wherein the sec-
`ond surface is substantially in opposition to the first
`surface.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1
`EX- lool Cll Claim l
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—2l
`Petitioner’s DX-21
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`INSTITUTED GROUNDS
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`• Claims 1-5, 7, 10-15, 17, and 20 over Liebenow and Andrews
`• Claims 8, 9, and 17-19 over Liebenow and Hedberg
`• Claim 6 over Liebenow and Martin ‘260
`• Claim 16 over Griffin and Liebenow
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`Paper 16, Institution Decision at 17
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`Petitioner’s DX-22
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`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
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`1. A hand-held device comprising:
`a processor configured to process a selected application
`having two or more functions;
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`Dear Friend;
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`5- mmtifa %
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1; Ex. 1003 at Fig. 15
`EX. 100] CIT Cloim ii EX. 1003 CIT Fig. 15
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`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
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`a first surface including at least a first input element
`mapped to at least a first function of the selected appli-
`cation; and
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`r0033] As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4,—
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`—of the housing 102 so as to be actuated, e.g.,
`depressed and released, by the thumbs of the user’s left and
`right hands 122 &. 124. In an exemplary embodiment,-
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`pro-v1e a UI'lCI10I'l w en
`another key of the keyboard.
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`Such keys
`1n COI'l_]UDC'[lOfl with
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1; Ex. 1003 at [0033]
`EX. 1001 CIT Claim l} EX. I003 CIT [0033]
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`Petitioner’s DX-24
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`PATENT OWNER’S INTERPRETATION
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` “One skilled in the art would not have considered these generic operator keys
`(Space Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Shift) to be ‘of’ a selected application; instead, ‘[t]he
`function of such keys are defined at the device or operating system level, not
`at the application level.’ (Ex. 2003, MacLean ¶ 59-61.) ”
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`• “Liebenow has nothing like this, and simply has no disclosure of application-
`level customized mapping of its first-surface input elements. (Ex. 2003,
`MacLean ¶ 72-84.)”
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`Paper 19, Response at 29, 30-31
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`Petitioner’s DX-25
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`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
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`a first surface including at least a first input element
`mapped to at least a first function of the selected appli-
`cation; and
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`Dear Friend;
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`5- mmtifa %
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1; Ex. 1003 at Fig. 15
`EX. 100] CIT Claim 1} EX. 1003 CIT Fig. 15
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`pefifioneris DXQ6
`Petitioner’s DX-26
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`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
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`a second surface including at least a second input element
`having a sensor pad comprising a selectively config-
`urable sensing surface that provides more than one
`delineated active area based on the selected application,
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`[0048] Alternately, the input device 320 may be comprised
`of a touch sensitive panel (not shown). Areas of the touch
`sensitive panel may be defined as keys of a keypad so that
`a user touching the panel Within such an area would accom-
`plish an actuation of the key. In this manner, the touch
`sensitive panels may emulate an electromechanical keypad
`such as keypad 322 shown in FIG. 11.—
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` AS discussed
`supra, exemplary apparatus and methods for providing con-
`figurable keyboards utilizing touch sensitive panels are
`described in commonly owned U.S. pat. application Ser. No.
`09/346,777 which is herein incorporated by reference in its
`entirety.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1; Ex. 1003 at [0048]
`Ex. 1001 at Cloim 1; Ex. 1003 of [0048]
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`|:>efifiOner’S DX_27
`Petitioner’s DX-27
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`PATENT OWNER’S INTERPRETATION
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` “One skilled in the art would understand that ‘in software’ in the context of the
`rest of the ’245 specification means that the delineations themselves are
`defined, i.e., drawn, at the application level.”
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`Ex. 1001 at 9:20-36; Paper 19, Response at 35
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`Petitioner’s DX-28
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`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
`LIEBENOW APPLIED TO CLAIM 1
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`wherein at least a first delineated active area is mapped
`to a second function of the selected application and a
`second. delineated. active area is mapped to a third func-
`tion of the selected application, further wherein the sec-
`ond surface is substantially in opposition to the first
`surface.
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`Dear Friend;
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`What
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`if E /
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 1; Ex. 1003 at Fig. 15
`EX. 1001 CIT Cloim l} EX. lOO3 CIT Fig. l5
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`Petitioner’s DX-29
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`‘245 PATENT – CLAIM 2
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`• Dependent Claims 3-5 add specific game functions such as weapon
`fire, directional, speed, size, and positional controls.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claims 2-5
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`Petitioner’s DX-30
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`ANDREWS
`ANDREWS
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`Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be
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`practiced with other computer system configurations, including—
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`multi-processor
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`systems, microprocessor-based
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`or programmable
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`consumer
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`electronics, home game machines, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe
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`computers and the like.
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`Input device mapper 39 is associated with one or more genre descriptions,
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`such as genre descriptions 211-213. An application program genre is-
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`— having similarities in operation and input device usage. A genre
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`description for a specific genre defines mappings between input device controls and
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`actions to be performed in a-of the genre. These actions are defined in terms
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`semantics or labels.
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`Ex. 1004 at 6:10-14, 9:11-15
`EX. lOO4 Cll 6:10-14, 92] l-l 5
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`Petitioner’s DX-31
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`ANDREWS
`ANDREWS
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`Figure 4 depicts the detail of sample A—S correlation 231. Actions 401
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`represent actions that driving game application program 236 can perform at the
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`uscr’s request. Semantics 402 are semantics chosen from driving simulation genre
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`2] I.
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`In the example depicted by Fig. 4, the action performed by the driving game
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`describeda
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`Figure 5 depicts a sample mapping 220 created by input device mapper 39,
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`which links the controls on game controller 66 with actions performed by driving
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`game application 3621. Controls 301 are correlated with semantics, as defined in C-
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`S correlation 221. The semantics are correlated with software actions 40], as
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`defined in A—S correlation 231. ln the example, “trigger 1” 502 on game controller
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`66 is correlated with the sernanti<=
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`Ex. 1004 at12:22-13:9
`EX.
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`Petitioner’s DX-32
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`PATENT OWNER’S POSITION
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`PO makes the following assumptions regarding Liebenow:
`1. “Liebenow’s device would have been seen by one skilled in the art as being
`in the same category as other tablet computers of that time period”
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`2. “[T]ablets of the late 1990s and early 2000s were ‘specialized machines,
`focusing in vertical markets such as healthcare, construction, field service
`and retail.’ (Ex. 2005, Lim ¶ 95.)”
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`Based on these assumptions, PO draws the conclusion:
`• “Thus, one skilled in the art looking at Liebenow’s device would have
`understood that adding games to Liebenow would have detracted from its
`purpose and would not have been a desirable addition from the perspective
`of the market to which tablets like Liebenow’s were targeted in the early
`2000s.”
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`Paper 19, Response at 25
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`Petitioner’s DX-33
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`LIEBENOW – PARA. [0002]
`LIEBENOW — PARA. [0002]
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`[0002] Digital information appliances such as electronic
`books, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable infor-
`mation handling systems are well know in the art for storage,
`mani ulation and communication of information.
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` t is desirable
`that appliance’s housing have a compact, hand-held form-
`factor. As a result, such compact digital information appli-
`ances rarely include a keyboard or keypad, but instead rely
`on displays having touch sensitive panel overlays employing
`touch or pen input for entry and manipulation of informa-
`tion.
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`Ex. 1003 at [0002]
`EX- lOO3 Cll [0002]
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—34
`Petitioner’s DX-34
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`LIEBENOW – PARA. [0003]
`LIEBENOW — PARA. [0003]
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`[0003] With the growing popularity of the Internet and
`similar network information services,
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`Unlike present stationary personal
`computers, compact digital information appliances do not
`constrain the user to a single location while accessing
`information Via a network information service, but instead
`enable the user to freely roam throughout his or her-
`‘However, because compact digital information appli-
`ances lack a keyboard, entry of information such as com-
`mands, electronic mail (e-mail) messages, and the like is
`inefficient, reducing the advantage gained from increased
`portability.
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`Ex. 1003 at [0003]
`EX- l003 Cll [0003]
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—35
`Petitioner’s DX-35
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`PATENT OWNER’S EXPERTS
`PATENT OWNER'S EXPERTS
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`Rnd games have been available for every device that was
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`ever made,
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`I think.
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`Q.
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`Sure.
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`So you would agree there were attempts
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`by Fujitsu and other tablet designers by 2002 to
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`design and develop tablets that were directed to the
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`consumer market?
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`A.
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`I couldn't speak specifically for Fujitsu in
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`Ex. 1040, MacLean Tr. At 24:17-18; Ex. 1041, Lim Tr. At 25:14-17
`Ex. 1040, Iv\c1cLec1n Tr. A124:17-18; Ex. 1041, Lim Tr. A1 25:14-17
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`Pe1-H-ionefis DX_36
`Petitioner’s DX-36
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`‘245 PATENT – CLAIMS 8 AND 9
`‘Z45 PATENT - CLAIMS 8 AND 9
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`8. The hand-held device of claim 1, further comprising an
`accelerometer.
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`9. The hand-held electronic device of claim 1, further com-
`prising a gyroscope.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claims 8-9
`EX. lOOl CIT Claims 8-9
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`pefifioneris DX_37
`Petitioner’s DX-37
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`PATENT OWNER’S EXPERT
`PATENT OWNER'S EXPERT
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`Q. There we are.
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`In your opinion would you agree
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`that Hedberg discloses an accelerometerfl
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`A. Yes.
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`Q. And in your view would the gyroscope listed in
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`the abstract of Hedberg satisfy that limitation?
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`A. Yes.
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`If a device has a gyroscope in it, it would
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`satisfy claim 9 insofar as a gyroscope requirement of it.
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`Ex. 1040, MacLean Tr. At 91:17-18, 112:13-16
`Ex. 1040, Iv\ocLeon Tr. AT 91:17-18, 1 12:13-16
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`pefifionerss DX_38
`Petitioner’s DX-38
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`‘245 PATENT – CLAIM 6
`‘Z45 PATENT - CLAIM 6
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`6. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein the second
`surface further includes a directional pad.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 6
`EX- 100] C” Claim 6
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—39
`Petitioner’s DX-39
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`MARTIN ‘260
`MARTIN ‘Z60
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`Ex. 1006 at Fig. 11; 18:43-50
`EX. 1006 CT Fig.
`1 1} 18243-50
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`Pefifionefls DX_4o
`Petitioner’s DX-40
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`LIEBENOW
`LIEBENOW
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`of the digital
`information appliance’s housing 302 so that
`it may be
`operably controlled by a fingertip of the user’s hand. How-
`ever,
`the cursor control device 326 may alternately be
`disposed on the front surface 304 of the housing 302 so as
`to be operably controlled by the user’s thumb 310.
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`Ex. 1003 at Fig. 11, [0049]
`EX- lOO3 C” Fig l ll [0049]
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—41
`Petitioner’s DX-41
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`‘245 PATENT – CLAIM 16
`‘Z45 PATENT — CLAIM 16
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`16. The hand-held device of claim 12, wherein the input
`element comprises a rotary sensor or a directional pad.
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 16
`EX. TOO] CIT C|C1iI’T1 16
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`pefifioneris DX_42
`Petitioner’s DX-42
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`GRIFFIN
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`Ex. 1007 at Fig. 2 2
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`Petitioner’s DX-43
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`PO’S VIEW ON GRIFFIN AND LIEBENOW
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`PO argues that a PHOSITA would not have incorporated the touch
`panels of Liebenow on the back surface of Griffin because:
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`1. “Griffin’s focus on thumb input teaches away from adding input
`functions to the back.”
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`2. “Liebenow’s teachings regarding how to make back-surface
`keyboards work well could not be effectively implemented on
`Griffin.”
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`3. “Liebenow’s implementation of keys such as Shift and Alt teaches
`away from the proposed combination.”
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`Paper 19, Response at 51-54
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`Petitioner’s DX-44
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`GRIFFIN INCLUDED FUNCTION KEYS
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`GRIFFIN INCLUDED FUNCTION KEYS
`ON THE BACK SURFACE
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`ON THE BACK SURFACE
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`[0056] FIGS. 14a and 14b show rear views of a hand-held
`electronic device in which respective functional key
`arrangements are implemented. In FIG. 14a, two functional
`keys are shown:
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`— I The keys
`1402 and 1404 are preferably located so as not to interfere
`with any removable device elements such as a removable
`housing section 1406 which may, for example, cover a
`battery compartment. Rear-mounted keys are also preferably
`positioned to provide ample space for a user to hold the
`device without contacting the functional keys 1402, 1404.
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`Ex. 1007 at [0056]
`EX- 1007 C” [0055]
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`Pe’ri’rioner’s DX—45
`Petitioner’s DX-45
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`LIEBENOW SHOWS BENEFIT OF TOUCH
`PANELS
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`“The motivation for the combination comes directly from Liebenow,
`which describes both an embodiment with hard keys on the back and
`another embodiment where the hard keys are replaced by touch
`panels to emulate keys.”
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`Paper 26, Reply at 21; Ex. 1003 at Figs. 2, 5
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`Petitioner’s DX-46
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`GRIFFIN’S FUNCTION KEYS
`IMPLEMENTED WITH LIEBENOW’S
`TOUCH PANEL
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`As opined by Dr. Welch, this modification would have the “benefit of
`enabling other special function keys in addition to ‘Shift’ and ‘Alt’
`thereby predictably increasing the functionality of the Griffin’s device
`without substantially increasing its size.”
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`Ex. 1003 at [0036], [0048]; Ex. 1010, Welch Decl. At ¶ 50
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`Petitioner’s DX-47
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`INTER PARTES REVIEW
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,218,313
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`O R A L A R G U M E N T, J A N . 1 9 , 2 0 1 6
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`Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC v. Aplix IP Holdings Corporation
`Cases IPR2015-00396, IPR2015-00476, IPR2015-00533
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`Petitioner’s DX-48
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`‘313 PATENT - OVERVIEW
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`• ‘313 Patent
`• Same specification as ‘692 and ‘245 Patents
`• Parent to ‘245 Patent; Grandparent to ‘692 Patent
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`•
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`•
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`Instituted Grounds – Three Proceedings, Five Independent Claims
`•
`Independent Claims 1 (00396) and 15 (00533) – Obvious over Pallakoff and Ishihara
`•
`Independent Claims 21 and 52 (both 00476) – Obvious over Pallakoff and Liebenow
`•
`Independent Claim 37 (00533) – Obvious over Liebenow and Ishihara
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`Instituted Grounds – Exemplary Dependent Claims (00396)
`• Claim 4 – Input Controller (Liebenow)
`• Claim 6 – Directional Pad (Martin)
`• Claim 7 – Palpable Detent (Armstrong)
`• Claim 11 – Game Application (Willner)
`• Claims 13 & 14 – Accelerometer and Gyroscope (Hedberg)
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`Petitioner’s DX-49
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 1
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`• Pallakoff discloses:
`• “a hand-held device with multiple keys on its face (‘face-keys’) and with one ore
`more buttons on its side (‘side-buttons’). 00396 Ex. 1006 at Abstract.
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`• “one preferred embodiment of a device (and the device’s software processes and
`storage systems) could interpret simultaneous pressing….” Id. At [0020].
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`• “Cell phone handsets using the present invention would typically be used to access
`multiple mobile Internet services as well as voice services. Depending on the service
`offered by the service provider, a user might be able to access email, instant
`messaging, Web pages, remotely hosted applications, and other services. Id. At
`[0196].
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`Petitioner’s DX-50
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 1
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`• Pallakoff discloses:
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`• “This interpretation software could also be implemented as part of the device’s
`‘firmware,’ or it could be written to run on a processor that also runs a high level
`operating system such as Pocket PC or Linux.” 00396 Ex. 1006 at [0024].
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`Petitioner’s DX-51
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 1
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`• Pallakoff discloses:
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`• “The most general form of the present invention is a
`hand-held device with multiple keys on its face
`(hereafter called ‘face keys’) and with on or more
`buttons on its side (hereafter called ‘side-buttons’ or
`‘modifier buttons’).” 00396 Ex. 1006 at [0015]; Fig. 3.
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`Petitioner’s DX-52
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 1
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`• Pallakoff discloses:
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`• “A thumb-wheel can be used to scroll through and
`select the options, as seen on on some cell phone
`handsets today; side buttons on either side of the
`phone can be used; buttons can be added to the face
`(or even the back) of the phone to allow users to switch
`between functions; or combinations of these features
`can be used.” 00396 Ex. 1006 at [0196]; Fig. 3.
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`Petitioner’s DX-53
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 1
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`•
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`Ishihara discloses a sensor pad with delineated active areas:
`• Describing “an electronic device where a touch panel switch 37 is positioned on the
`back surface of the display area 33 on the front surface of the electronic device….”
`00396 Ex. 1007, at Abstract; Figs. 1a-b, 6, 9a-b.
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`Petitioner’s DX-54
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 1
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`• Pallakoff discloses:
`• “For example, an ‘Alternative Letter’ side-button could act like the ‘Alt’ key or the
`‘Ctrl’ key on most PC keyboards—modifying the behavior of whatever other face-
`keys or side-buttons are pressed at the same time.” 00396 Ex. 1006 at [0197].
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`Petitioner’s DX-55
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`PO’S PALLAKOFF ARGUMENT
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`• PO argues “Pallakoff teaches away from implementing modifier
`buttons on the back” because “Pallakoff teaches the modifier
`buttons on the side only.”
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`• Based on this, PO concludes that Pallakoff “teaches away from
`implementing modifier buttons with Ishihara’s rear touchpad.”
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`00396 Paper 15, Response at 21-23
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`Petitioner’s DX-56
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`PALLAKOFF TEACHES VARYING POSITIONS
`OF MODIFIER BUTTONS
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`00396 Ex. 1006 at [0196], [0200], [0323]
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`Petitioner’s DX-57
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`PALLAKOFF TEACHES VARYING POSITIONS
`OF MODIFIER BUTTONS
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`Even PO’s expert agrees:
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`00396 Ex. 1037, MacLean ‘313 Tr. at 125:14-20.
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`Petitioner’s DX-58
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 15
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`Same as Claim 1, except this claim requires:
`
` “wherein the set of functions associated with the selected
`application includes a plurality of text symbol functions and a
`plurality of shifting functions”
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` •
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`• “wherein manipulation of one of the selectable active area causes
`the text symbol function of the one or more input elements of the first
`surface to change”
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`Petitioner’s DX-59
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 15
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`• Pallakoff discloses face keys associated with characters and side-
`buttons associated with shifting functions.
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`00533 Ex. 1004 at Abstract
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`Petitioner’s DX-60
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIMS 21 AND 52
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`Same as Claim 1, except:
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` Does not require “senor pad configured to selectively represent
`delineated active areas, wherein manipulation of a delineated
`active area causes the input function of one or more input elements
`of the first input assembly to change.”
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` •
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`• Requires “wherein at least one of the input elements of the first input
`assembly is further configured to map to more than one input
`function associated with a selected one of the plurality of
`applications”
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`Petitioner’s DX-61
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIMS 21 AND 52
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`• Pallakoff discloses: “[p]ressing a face-key without holding in any of
`the side-keys produces a given character (or function).” 00476 Ex.
`1004 at Abstract.
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` Pallakoff also discloses:
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` •
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`00476 Ex. 1004 at Abstract; [0015]
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`Petitioner’s DX-62
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`‘313 PATENT – CLAIM 37
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`Same as Claim 1, except:
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` Does not require:
`•
` “wherein manipulation of a delineated active area causes the input function of one
`or more input elements of the first input assembly to change”
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` •
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`• Requires:
`• “wherein at least one of the input elements of the second input assembly is a
`selectively configurable sensing surface so as to provide a plurality of delineated
`active areas”
`• “further wherein one or more of the delineated active areas is mapped to one or
`more functions associated with the selected application”
`• “further wherein the memory is further configured to store for each application a
`mapping of the selectively configurable sensing surface to the plurality of delineated
`active areas.”
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`Petitioner’s DX-63
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`LIEBENOW – PARA. [0048]
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`00533 Ex. 1003 at [0048]
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`Petitioner’s DX-64
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`LIEBENOW – FIGS. 15 & 16
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`00533 Ex. 1003 at Fig. 15, 16
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`Petitioner’s DX-65
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`LIEBENOW – PARA. [0007]
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`00533 Ex. 1003 at [0007]
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`Petitioner’s DX-66
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`EXEMPLARY DEPENDENT – CLAIM 4
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`• Liebenow (00396 Ex. 1008) discloses:
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`Petitioner’s DX-67
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`EXEMPLARY DEPENDENT – CLAIM 6
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`• Martin ‘487 discloses a D-pad 18. 00396 Ex. 1009 at Fig. 1a.
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`Petitioner’s DX-68
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`EXEMPLARY DEPENDENT – CLAIM 7
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`• Armstrong ‘691 discloses:
`• “A hand-held web browser for establishing contact with a computer network, the
`browser including a housing. . . a proportional sensor for creating a varying value
`according to varying depression applied by a finger of a human user to a depressible
`surface of the sensor. . . In one preferred embodiment the proportional sensor(s)
`include resilient dome cap(s) for providing tactile feedback to the finger depressing
`the depressible surface.” 00396 Ex. 1010 at Abstract
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`Petitioner’s DX-69
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`EXEMPLARY DEPENDENT – CLAIM 11
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`• Willner discloses a handheld data input device “having upper surface
`controls which generate signals representing alphabetic characters in a
`keyboard mode and directional control signals in a game controller
`mode.” 00396 Ex. 1011at 3:9-13
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`• Willner’s handheld device also includes side or rear surface controls that
`are mapped to game functions such as weapon fire and game
`character maneuvers “such as jumping, flying, and the like.” Id. at 7:36-47
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`Petitioner’s DX-70
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`EXEMPLARY DEPENDENT – CLAIMS 13 & 14
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`Hedberg discloses:
`• “Further, a gyroscope (6) is incorporated in said display device (1) and connected
`to said control circuits, whereby said display device (1) is responsive to movements
`in the space for displaying said screen image (7) in different magnifications, and/or
`in different parts (8).” 00396 Ex. 1012 at Abstract
`
`• “These objects are accomplished by a display device having movement sensitive
`means such as a micro gyroscope, strain gauge, piezo-electric, or equilibrium of
`force accelerometer etc incorporated in said display device, thereby being
`responsive to movements in the space for displaying the complete screen image in
`different magnifications, or in different parts. ” Id. at 3:26-32.
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`Petitioner’s DX-71
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`WILLNER IS ANALOGOUS ART
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`‘313 Patent:
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` Willner:
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`00396 Ex. 1001 at Refs Cited; Co
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