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Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109 Filed 06/26/15 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 5303
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`v.
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`SERVICENOW, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART
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`In accordance with Patent Rule 4-5(d) and the Court’s Docket Control Order of February
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`10, 2015 (Dkt. 46), the parties hereby submit this Joint Claim Construction Chart. The parties
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`have met and conferred on a list of approximately a dozen terms that the parties propose to be
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`argued at the Markman Hearing, with the remainder of the terms to be decided on the briefing.
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`The parties expect to submit the list of terms to the Court early next week.
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`Attached as Exhibit A is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 5,978,594.
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`Attached as Exhibit B is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898.
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`Attached as Exhibit C is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 6,895,586.
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`Attached as Exhibit D is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 7,062,683.
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`Attached as Exhibit E is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 7,617,073.
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`Attached as Exhibit F is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 8,646,093.
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`Attached as Exhibit G is a claim construction chart for U.S. Patent No. 8,674,992.
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:14-CV-903-JRG
`Jury Trial Demanded
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`BMC SOFTWARE, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109 Filed 06/26/15 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 5304
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Sam Baxter
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`Samuel F. Baxter
`Texas State Bar No. 01938000
`sbaxter@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`104 East Houston, Suite 300
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Telephone: (903) 923-9000
`Facsimile: (903) 923-9099
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`Holly E. Engelmann
`hengelmann@mckoolsmith.com
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 978-4000
`Fax: (214) 978-4044
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`Pierre Hubert
`phubert@mckoolsmith.com
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`300 W. 6th St., Suite 1700
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Telephone: (512) 692-8700
`Facsimile: (512) 692-8744
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`Dated: June 26, 2015
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`Robert A. Cote
`rcote@mckoolsmith.com
`Radu A. Lelutiu
`rlelutiu@mckoolsmith.com
`David R. Dehoney
`ddehoney@mckoolsmith.com
`Kevin Schubert
`kschubert@mckoolsmith.com
`Dana E. Vallera
`dvallera@mckoolsmith.com
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`One Bryant Park, 47th Floor
`New York, New York 10036
`Telephone: (212) 402-9400
`Fax: (212) 402-9444
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`Brandon M. Jordan
`bjordan@mckoolsmith.com
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`1999 K Street, NW, Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20006
`Telephone: (202) 370-8302
`Facsimile: (202) 370-8344
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`Philip J. Lee
`plee@mckoolsmithhennigan.com
`McKool Smith Hennigan, P.C.
`865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2900
`Los Angeles, CA 90017
`Telephone: (213) 694-1153
`Facsimile: (213) 694-1234
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
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`/s/ Deron R. Dacus
`Deron R. Dacus
`Texas State Bar No. 00790553
`THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430
`Tyler, TX 75701
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`Telephone: (903)705-1117
`Fax: (903) 705-1117
`ddacus@dacusfirm.com
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`Heidi L. Keefe (CA Bar 178960)
`Mark R. Weinstein (CA Bar 193043)
`COOLEY LLP
`3175 Hanover Street
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 843-5000
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`mweinstein@cooley.com
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`Michael G. Rhodes (CA Bar 116127)
`COOLEY LLP
`101 California Street
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: (415) 693-2000
`mrhodes@cooley.com
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`Phillip E. Morton (VA Bar No. 71299)
`COOLEY LLP
`One Freedom Square
`Reston Town Center
`11951 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190-5656
`Telephone: (703) 456-8000
`pmorton@cooley.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
`SERVICENOW, INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`I hereby certify that counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Defendant have conferred
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`regarding the forgoing Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement.
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`/s/ Kevin Schubert
`Kevin Schubert
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that true and correct copies of the foregoing document were
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`served via electronic mail and were thereby made available to all counsel of record.
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`/s/ Kevin Schubert
`Kevin Schubert
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`Exhibit B
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`“data about other data”
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`[AGREED]
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`Court’s Constructions
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`Constructions
`ServiceNow’s
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109-2 Filed 06/26/15 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 5309
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`ServiceNow contends it
`construed alone,
`extent “script” is
`based program.” To the
`separately from “script-
`construe “script”
`It is unnecessary to
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`language”
`suitable computer
`implementation in a
`adapted for
`functions and related data
`procedures, and/or
`“set of instructions,
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`8)
`(Asserted Claims 2, 3, 6,
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`“script”
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`(Asserted Claim 1)
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`“meta data”
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`script-based program;
`receiving at least one
`management system
`performance
`comprising: a
`claim 1 further
`2. The method defined in
`management data.
`performance
`performed on the
`the operations to be
`information indicating
`according to the
`management data
`collected performance
`display using the
`generating output data for
`management data; and
`performance
`performed on the
`operations to be
`information indicating
`management data and
`defining the performance
`including information
`data, the meta data
`accompanying meta
`management data having
`collecting performance
`1. A method comprising:
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`Exhibit B
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`Court’s Constructions
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`network”
`the components of the
`user-defined data from
`automatically collects
`management system that
`the performance
`“a program running on
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`Indefinite
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`server in a network”
`a device, application or
`“program for monitoring
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`(Asserted Claims 3, 6-12)
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`“service monitor”
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`established
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`interval of time”
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`an
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`(Asserted Claims 2, 3, 6)
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`“periodically”
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`monitor to periodically
`using the service
`service monitor; and
`management system as a
`performance
`based program into the
`the at least one script-
`comprising: integrating
`claim 2 further
`3. The method defined in
`components in a network.
`management data from
`performance
`periodically collect the
`management system to
`performance
`program via the
`running the script-based
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`language.”
`plain text, interpretable
`“instructions written in a
`should be construed as:
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`Constructions
`ServiceNow’s
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`interpretable language”
`written in a plain text,
`“a set of instructions
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`script”
`“program based on a
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`8)
`(Asserted Claims 2, 3, 6,
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`“script-based program”
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`and
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Exhibit B
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`components coupled by a
`including a plurality of
`network, the network
`being connected with a
`management system
`performance
`management system, the
`performance
`between a user and a
`providing an interface
`6. A method for
`certain criteria.
`management data meets
`the performance
`generating an alarm when
`management system
`performance
`comprising the
`claim 3 further
`5. The method defined in
`management data.
`the performance
`analyzing and integrating
`management system
`performance
`comprising the
`claim 3 further
`4. The method defined in
`data.
`collect the performance
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`Court’s Constructions
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`Constructions
`ServiceNow’s
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109-2 Filed 06/26/15 Page 3 of 7 PageID #: 5311
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`Exhibit B
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`oriented performance
`monitor is business-
`collected by the service
`claim 6 wherein the data
`7. The method defined in
`components.
`data types from the
`collect data of the defined
`monitor to periodically
`using the service
`management system
`performance
`service monitor, the
`management system as a
`to the performance
`integrating the program
`management system;
`performance
`provided by the
`defining data types not
`based programs
`from the user, the script-
`script-based program
`receiving at least one
`comprising:
`components, the method
`collecting data of the
`management system
`the performance
`plurality of connections,
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`Court’s Constructions
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`Constructions
`ServiceNow’s
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109-2 Filed 06/26/15 Page 4 of 7 PageID #: 5312
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`Exhibit B
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`service monitor.
`collected using the
`analyzes the data
`management system
`performance
`claim 6 wherein the
`9. The method defined in
`management system.
`the performance
`as a service monitor of
`user to setup the program
`using the input from the
`script-based program;
`output variables of the
`input parameters and
`names, types and units of
`user, the input specifying
`receiving input from the
`components;
`monitor polls the
`which the service
`input specifying a rate at
`input from the user, the
`comprising: receiving
`claim 6, further
`8. The method defined in
`components.
`management data of the
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`Court’s Constructions
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`Constructions
`ServiceNow’s
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109-2 Filed 06/26/15 Page 5 of 7 PageID #: 5313
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`Exhibit B
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`Court’s Constructions
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`ServiceNow’s
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`provided to the
`the certain criteria being
`not meet certain criteria,
`the service monitor does
`the data collected using
`generates an alarm when
`management system
`performance
`in claim 9, wherein the
`12. The method defined
`management system.
`performance
`collected by the
`other types of data
`service monitor, and/or
`collected using the
`report of the data
`generates at least one
`management system
`performance
`in claim 9 wherein the
`11. The method defined
`service monitor.
`collected using the
`graph of the data
`displays at least one
`management system
`performance
`in claim 9, wherein the
`10. The method defined
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109-2 Filed 06/26/15 Page 6 of 7 PageID #: 5314
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`Exhibit B
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`Court’s Constructions
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`Constructions
`ServiceNow’s
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`the user.
`management system by
`performance
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`BMC’s Constructions
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`Disputed Terms
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`Claim
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`Exhibit B: ’898 Joint Claim Construction Chart [U.S. Patent No. 6,816,898, P.R. 4-5(d)]
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`Case 2:14-cv-00903-JRG Document 109-2 Filed 06/26/15 Page 7 of 7 PageID #: 5315
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