W. Leo Hoarty
`lhoarty@gmail.com
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`Expert Witness Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`Mountain View, CA
`408-500-9999
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`Professional Summary
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`Deep technology background across many disciplines. Founding member of six Silicon Valley startups
`with three of the companies growing to significant size. Earlier in career, had significant executive
`experience at several Fortune 50 companies introducing and guiding new technologies critical to
`business. Participated on many U.S. & international technical standards bodies. Panel participant at
`many major technology conferences. More than fifty patents granted over several decades. Currently
`consulting as intellectual property developer, expert witness and technology advisor for patent litigation
`cases in US & Europe.
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`Areas of Technology Expertise:
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`Technology Systems: Video-on-demand systems; Television ad insertion systems; Interactive
`television systems; Cable and satellite set-tops; Automated content recognition (video and audio
`matching), Digital watermarking, Digital rights management, Cable TV plant design; Consumer
`electronics device design & development; Speech recognition systems; Digital signal processing
`including audio/video codecs; Advanced data modulation and error correction schemes; Mobile
`software apps; Embedded systems for automotive applications; WAN/LAN technologies including fiber
`backbone & satellite distribution; MPEG, H.264/5 & other media encoding schemes. Deep experience
`in computer languages including C, C++, C# & Java; Python, Perl, JavaScript; HTML/CSS; Significant
`experience in implementing Apache-based cloud server systems.
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`Employment History
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`Present
`To
`WLH Consulting, LLC
`Mountain View, CA
`2011
`From
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`Intellectual Property and Technology Architecture Consultant
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` Summary: IP consulting for technology companies writing patent applications, advising
`on portfolio structure, and assisting in prosecution.
` Expert witness and technology consulting for patent litigation matters with significant
`experience in prior art analysis; expert witness/IPR report generation; court room
`experience in US Federal Court & High Court of England; significant international
`patent litigation experience.
` Substantial patent generation and prosecution experience; more than 100 patent
`applications written, 45 in my name, and filed over 25-year period.
` Technology design consultant in cloud-based media management, automated content
`recognition, voice recognition systems, video-on-demand, targeted advertising, and
`mobile and telematics app development.
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`Resume of W. Leo Hoarty
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`Expert Witness Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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` Interactive Mobile Media Inc.
` Campbell, CA
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`2011
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`2008
`From
`Position President
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` Summary: company provided development of voice-activated and touch-based mobile
`and tablet applications for major media companies.
` Developed digital media discovery and control systems for smartphone/tablet apps and
`telematics applications. Company developed proprietary semantic search engine for
`media discovery, among several other areas of novelty.
` Customers included: 19 Entertainment (American Idol)—developed voice-response
`music service dba Aviga Systems, Inc.; Developed proprietary music recognition
`technology for the Viggle TV affinity app; ThumbPlay Music (Clear Channel)—
`developed music metadata and tagging system; Mediatronics (Tier 1 supplier to
`General Motors)—developed voice recognition system for automotive applications.
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`2007
`To
` Google Inc.
` Mountain View, CA
`2006
`From
`Position Technology Consultant
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` Summary: assisted in the development of a new product division for auctioning of
`television ad slots for placement with major satellite and cable television operators.
` Developed architecture for automated processing of video for new service
`auctioning television advertising on satellite and cable television systems.
` Developed processing center for managing customer video induction into Google
`network for delivery to partner ad servers. Helped develop interface to EchoStar ad
`serving system at satellite facility in Wyoming for insertion of TV ads from
`Google.
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`2006
`To
`Dotcast Inc.
`2000 Mountain View, CA
`From
`Position Founder, President & Chief Technology Officer
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` Summary: raised significant funds from mix of strategic partners and VC’s; grew
`company to 150+ employees; developed custom system-on-a-chip (3 million
`gates); developed set-top box using custom chip for service called ‘MovieBeam’;
`won Best Of Show at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas two years
`(2004 & 2005); nationwide service distributed through BestBuy, Sears, Circuit
`City and Wal-Mart.
` Principle founder of Dotcast. Conceived of wireless metropolitan-area digital
`media service delivery system using “digital shelf” technique.
` System adopted by the Walt Disney Company-led MovieBeam consortium and
`used as the basis of their wireless feature film set-top service which was active in
`the top 50 US television markets.
` Principle interface to the FCC, successfully petitioned for regulatory approval of
`company’s novel metropolitan-area wireless data transmission technology.
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`EnCamera Sciences Corp.
`Scottsdale, AZ
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`1999
`To
`1998
`From
`Position Partner
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` Summary: helped develop core technology; positioned company for acquisition;
`sold company for 20x return on investment.
` Helped develop the underlying technology of high-speed, low-cost, metropolitan-
`area data transmission.
` Developed a novel MPEG video compression technique later used by Disney for
`MovieBeam (achieved a 4:1 improvement in efficiency for similar picture
`quality).
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`1998
`To
`ICTV Inc. (renamed ActiveVideo Networks in 2006)
`San Jose, CA
`1990
`From
`Position Founder, President & Chief Technology Officer
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` Summary: raised significant funds from IBM, Cox Communications and
`venture capital companies; grew company to 125+ employees; products
`used by major cable operators.
` Developed and deployed first interactive TV and video-on-demand system
`for cable TV. Partnered with IBM and deployed system in Omaha, NE on
`Cox Cable in 1994.
` Company renamed ActiveVideo Networks and currently sells server-based
`products used by Cablevision Systems; Comcast, Charter Cable. Products
`also resold under Cisco brand.
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`1989
`To
`PaineWebber
`New York
`1986
`From
`Position Vice President, Capital Market Systems
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` Summary: VP in charge of specially formed team of technologists in the
`development of advanced real-time information management systems for support
`of securities trading.
` Pioneered client-server architectures for trading floor support using real-time
`computer systems. First to exploit the then new Sun Micro distributed computing
`systems. Created display system consolidating multiple live market feeds.
` Deployed first functioning artificial intelligence-based system on Wall Street.
`Lisp-language-based expert system provided hedging advisories in real-time to
`equities block trading.
` Led technology team that significantly improved PaineWebber’s competitive
`position in equity, fixed-income and program trading.
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`1986
`To
`Goldman Sachs & Co.
`New York
`1984
`From
`Position Senior Manager, Trading Support Systems
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` Summary: led one of the first real-time computing technology groups on Wall
`Street; developed trading support and derivative computing systems.
` Designed financial data analysis systems for equities trading desks working with
`Fischer Black (Black-Scholes Option Model) to develop computed equities
`hedging analysis sing optimized options strategies.
` Designed and led team to deploy first large, flat screen multi-function trader
`workstation for use on trading floors, replaced the existing IBM mainframe-
`based system.
` Helped setup the Goldman Sachs branch offices in London and Tokyo.
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`1984
`To
`United Nations
`1981
`International
`From
`Position Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
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` Summary: served as technical advisor in computer method in support of field
`projects in developing nations.
` Based at UN headquarters in New York. Traveled extensively to dozens of third-
`world countries in Africa, South America and Asia to assist with computer
`installations for UNDP field projects including population census and natural
`resource development.
` Designed, developed and deployed in China novel Chinese-language graphics
`workstations and local area network to support first computerized population
`census of mainland China in 1981.
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`1981
`To
`United Nations
`New York
`1978
`From
`Position Systems Engineer
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` Designed and deployed three computer voting systems for the General Assembly
`Hall of the UN headquarters. Systems utilized IBM Series 1 mini-computers
`with custom-designed digital logic interfaces for delegate voting, system control
`and result display billboards.
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`ACM Technology
` 1978
`To
`San Francisco, CA
` 1973
`From
`Position Owner, Electronics Engineer
` Contract engineering firm employing two engineers. Developed custom electronic systems
`for: professional audio equipment; numerically controlled machining systems using
`microprocessor-based controllers; medical electronics monitoring devices.
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` Ohio State University
`1972
`1970
`Electronics Engineering
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`Expert Witness Consulting History
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`Represented underlined party; all cases in the U.S. unless noted
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`Resume of W. Leo Hoarty
`Printed: 07/10/16
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`Expert Witness Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`1. 2016: TQ Delta v Dish Network
`a. Representing Dish Network as technical expert.
`b. Prepared expert declaration for IPR submission.
`2. 2015: CRFD Research v Dish Network
`a. Representing Dish Network as technical expert.
`b. Prepared expert declaration for IPR submission.
`c. Deposed by CRFD counsel.
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`3. 2015: HBAC MatchMaker Media v DirecTV
`a. Representing DirecTV as technical expert.
`b. Prior art and analysis research.
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`4. 2014: HBAC MatchMaker Media v Google
`a. Representing Google as technical expert.
`b. Prepared expert declaration for IPR submission
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`5. 2014: Rovi Corp. v Virgin Media
`a. Represented Rovi as expert witness in UK (patent 6)
`b. Analyzed prior art, generated claim charts, produced expert report
`c. Testified in the High Court of England, June 2014
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`6. 2014: Telebuyer LLC v Amazon.com, Inc.
`a. Representing Amazon as technical expert
`b. Case underway in March, provided background information on prior art to assist in
`case formation
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`7. 2013: Straight Path IP Group, Inc. v Vizio, Inc.
`a. Represented Vizio as technical expert
`b. Analyzed prior art, built claim charts
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`8. 2013: Rovi Corp. v Virgin Media
`a. Representing Rovi as expert witness in U.K. (patent 5)
`b. Prepared expert report
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`9. 2013: Rovi Corp. v Virgin Media
`a. Represented Rovi as technical consultant (patent 4)
`b. Assisted in preparation of expert report.
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`10. 2013: Mitsubishi Electric Corp. v Motorola Mobility Corp. (Google)
`a. Represented Motorola as technology expert
`b. Researched and analyzed prior art, case settled
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`11. 2012: Rovi Corp. v Virgin Media
`a. Represented Rovi as technical consultant in U.K. case (patent 3)
`b. Assisted in preparation of expert report.
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`12. 2012: Rovi Corp. v Virgin Media
`a. Represented Rovi as technical consultant in U.K. case (patent 2)
`b. Prepared expert report.
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`13. 2012: Rovi Corp. v Virgin Media
`a. Represented Rovi as technical consultant in U.K. case (patent 1)
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`b. Prepared expert report.
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`14. 2012: Motorola, Inc. v Virgin Media
`a. Represented Motorola as expert witness in U.K.
`b. Prepared expert report.
`c. Case settled
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`15. 2012: Technology Development and Licensing LLC v Motorola, Inc. (Arris Corp.)
`a. Represented Motorola as technical expert
`b. Assisted in preparation of expert report.
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`16. 2011: ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. v Verizon, Inc.
`a. Represented ActiveVideo as fact witness
`b. Deposed and testified in trial Eastern District Court, July, 2011
`c. ActiveVideo prevailed and won subsequent appeal
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`17. 2010: Verizon v Cablevision Systems Inc.
`a. Represented ActiveVideo (enabling party) as technical consultant
`b. Cablevision prevailed
`18. 2007: Finisar v Sirius
`a. Represented Dotcast Inc. (one of three defendants) as fact witness
`b. Case continued past Dotcast company sale
`19. 2005: Broadcast Innovation v Charter Cable
`a. Represented Dotcast Inc. (one of three defendants) as fact witness
`b. Case settled
`20. 1999: RTT v ICTV
`a. Represented ICTV, technical consultant
`b. Case settled
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`List of Patents Filed or Issued to inventor W. Leo Hoarty, et al:
`<available on request>
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`Professional Associations and Achievements
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` Delivered papers to and presented at numerous technical conferences in U.S., Asia and
`Europe including the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Cable
`Television Association (NCTA), Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers (SCTE),
`International Broadcast Conference (IBC) and the Montreux Int’l Television Symposium,
`as well as many IEEE conferences and other industry related trade shows.
` Member of IEEE and SMPTE. Past member of SCTE and Association of Computing
`Machinery (ACM).
` Served on many standards bodies over several decades including: ISO MPEG2, ATSC
`(HDTV standards), IEEE (802.14), CableLabs for plant and set-top standards efforts, EIA
`for cable TV compatibility (IR pass-through) and cable TV interfaces (CableCard).
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`Resume of W. Leo Hoarty
`Printed: 07/10/16
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