RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT
`Marc A. Fenster (CA SBN 181067)
`Reza Mirzaie (CA SBN 246953)
`Jeffrey Z.Y. Liao (CA SBN 288994)
`Christian Conkle (CA SBN 306374)
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile: (310) 826-6991
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`FastVDO LLC
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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` Case No. 3:16-cv-00385-H-WVG
`LEAD CASE
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`Member Cases:
`16-cv-386-H (WVG)
`16-cv-389-H (WVG)
`16-cv-390-H (WVG)
`16-cv-394-H (WVG)
`16-cv-395-H (WVG)
`16-cv-396-H (WVG)
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`FASTVDO LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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`AT&T MOBILITY LLC,
`AT&T SERVICES, INC., and
`APPLE, INC.,
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`Defendants
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`PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED PRELIMINARY CLAIM
`CONSTRUCTIONS AND PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION OF
`EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE
`Pursuant to Paragraph 7 of the Court’s Case Management Schedule, Plaintiff
`hereby provides its preliminary proposed construction of each claim term, phrase, or
`clause that it has identified for claim construction purposes. Plaintiff also makes a
`preliminary
`identification of
`the structures described
`in
`the specification
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`corresponding to each claim term contended to be governed by 35 U.S.C. § 112(6).
`Plaintiff notes that these identifications are preliminary, and reserves all rights to
`amend or alter its claim construction positions.
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`PRELIMINARY PROPOSED CONSTRUCTIONS
`Claim Term or Element
`Preliminary Proposed
`Preliminary Identification
`Construction
`of Extrinsic Evidence
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`information within the first
`portion that is representative
`of a predetermined
`characteristic of the
`associated second portion
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`(Claims 1, 7, 12, 22, 28)
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`information within the first
`portion that, if the first portion
`is decoded correctly, enables a
`predetermined characteristic
`of the associated second
`portion to be known.
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`II. MEANS PLUS FUNCTION CLAIM TERMS
`Claim Term or Element Preliminary Proposed
`Construction and
`Corresponding Structure in
`Specification
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`code word generating
`means for generating a
`plurality of code words
`representative of
`respective portions of the
`data
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`(Claim 7)
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`Function:
`generating a plurality of code
`words representative of respective
`portions of the data
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or code word
`generator 26. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`6:50-56; 7:5-29; 13:20-50; 14:27-
`56.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence
`supporting its claim
`constructions: The testimony
`of its expert witness,
`Branimir Vojcic. Dr. Vojcic
`will testify to the following
`subject matter: How a
`person of ordinary skill in
`the art would understand this
`term/phrase in view of the
`intrinsic evidence.
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`Preliminary Identification
`of Extrinsic Evidence
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Claim Term or Element Preliminary Proposed
`Construction and
`Corresponding Structure in
`Specification
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`Preliminary Identification
`of Extrinsic Evidence
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`code word generating
`means for generating a
`plurality of code words,
`representative of
`respective portions of the
`data, which have
`respective first and second
`portions
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`(Claim 22)
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`first generating means for
`generating the first
`portion of each code
`word, said first generating
`means comprising means
`for including information
`within the first portion
`that is representative of a
`predetermined
`characteristic of the
`associated second portion
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`(Claim 7)
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`means for including
`information within the
`first portion that is
`representative of a
`predetermined
`characteristic of the
`associated second portion
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`(Claim 22)
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`Function:
`generating a plurality of code
`words representative of respective
`portions of the data, which have
`respective first and second
`portions.
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or code word
`generator 26. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`6:50-56; 7:5-29; 13:20-50; 14:27-
`56.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Function:
`generating the first portion of
`each code word and including
`information within the first
`portion that is representative of a
`predetermined characteristic of
`the associated second portion
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or code word
`generator 26 and/or prefix
`generator 27. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`6:50-56; 7:5-29; 13:20-50; 14:27-
`56, 15:12-46.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Function:
`including information within the
`first portion that is representative
`of a predetermined characteristic
`of the associated second portion
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or code word
`generator 26 and/or prefix
`generator 27. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`6:50-56; 7:5-29; 13:20-50; 14:27-
`56, 15:12-46.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Claim Term or Element Preliminary Proposed
`Construction and
`Corresponding Structure in
`Specification
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`Preliminary Identification
`of Extrinsic Evidence
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`second generating means
`for generating the second
`portion of each code
`word, said second
`generating means
`comprising means for
`including information
`within the second portion
`that is representative of
`the respective portion of
`the data
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`(Claim 7)
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`means for including
`information within the
`second portion that is
`representative of a
`respective portion of the
`data
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`(Claim 22)
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`error protection means for
`providing error protection
`to at least one of the first
`portions of the plurality of
`code words while
`maintaining any error
`protection provided to the
`respective second portion
`associated with the at least
`one first portion at a lower
`level than the error
`protection provided to the
`respective first portion.
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`(Claims 7, 22)
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`Function:
`generating the second portion of
`each code word and including
`information within the second
`portion that is representative of
`the respective portion of the data
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or code word
`generator 26 and/or suffix
`generator 28. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`6:50-56; 7:5-29; 13:20-50; 14:27-
`56, 15:12-46.
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`Function:
`including information within the
`second portion that is
`representative of a respective
`portion of the data
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or code word
`generator 26 and/or suffix
`generator 28. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`6:50-56; 7:5-29; 13:20-50; 14:27-
`56, 15:12-46.
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`Function:
`providing error protection to at
`least one of the first portions of
`the plurality of code words while
`maintaining any error protection
`provided to the respective second
`portion associated with the at
`least one first portion at a lower
`level than the error protection
`provided to the respective first
`portion.
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16 and/or unequal
`error protector 29. See, e.g.: Fig
`1; 16:10-27; 17:1-14.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Claim Term or Element Preliminary Proposed
`Construction and
`Corresponding Structure in
`Specification
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`Preliminary Identification
`of Extrinsic Evidence
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`entropy coding means for
`entropy coding the data to
`thereby reduce the size of
`the resulting code words
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`(Claim 8)
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`Function:
`entropy coding the data to thereby
`reduce the size of the resulting
`code words
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`13:20-50, 14:3-37.
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`entropy coding means for
`entropy coding the
`quantized data to thereby
`reduce the size of the
`resulting code words
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`(Claim 23)
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`Function:
`entropy coding the quantized data
`to thereby reduce the size of the
`resulting code words
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`Structure:
`data encoder 16. See, e.g.: Fig. 1;
`13:20-50, 14:3-37.
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`first data link transmitting
`means for transmitting the
`at least one first portion of
`the plurality of code
`words via a first data link
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`(Claims 11, 26)
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`Function:
`transmitting the at least one first
`portion of the plurality of code
`words via a first data link
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`Structure:
`transmitter 20 and/or first data
`link 22. See, e.g.: Fig. 1; 7:40-53;
`16:10-27; 17:1-14. 17:26-37.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`Claim Term or Element Preliminary Proposed
`Construction and
`Corresponding Structure in
`Specification
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`second data link
`transmitting means for
`transmitting the respective
`second portion associated
`with the at least one first
`portion via a second data
`link
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`(Claims 11, 26)
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`Function:
`transmitting the respective second
`portion associated with the at
`least one first portion via a
`second data link
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`Structure:
`transmitter 20 and/or second data
`link 24. See, e.g.: Fig. 1; 7:40-53;
`16:10-27; 17:1-14. 17:26-37.
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`Preliminary Identification
`of Extrinsic Evidence
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`Plaintiff identifies, on a
`preliminary basis, the
`following extrinsic evidence:
`The testimony of its expert
`witness, Branimir Vojcic.
`Dr. Vojcic will testify to the
`following subject matter:
`How a person of ordinary
`skill in the art would
`understand this term/phrase
`in view of the intrinsic
`evidence.
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`By: /s/ Christian W. Conkle
`Christian W. Conkle
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`Marc A. Fenster (CA SBN 181067)
`Reza Mirzaie (CA SBN 246953)
`Jeffrey Z.Y. Liao (CA SBN 288994)
`Christian W. Conkle (CA SBN 306374)
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`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile: (310) 826-6991
`mfenster@raklaw.com
`rmirzaie@raklaw.com
`jliao@raklaw.com
`cconkle@raklaw.com
`Attorneys for Plaintiff FastVDO LLC
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`DATED: June 1, 2016
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