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Anthony J. Wechselberger
`3447 Bernardo Lane Office: 760-740-0013
` Escondido, CA 92029 Mobile: 619-823-3009
` twechsel@cox.net www.entropymgmt.com
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`BROADBAND & MULTIMEDIA STRATEGY & TECHNOLOGY
`Executive leadership in industrial and consumer communications systems/networks: Business development,
`technology/R&D management, technical and strategic marketing, domestic and international markets. Focus on
`broadband/multimedia system and networking solutions for content management, distribution, consumption.
`Specialist in content security and digital rights management as applied in distribution, storage and rendering.
`Extensive experience as a technology and business management consultant and testifying expert to the legal
`community (case listings and references available). Federal and International Trade Commission experience.
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`ACCOMPLISHMENTS
`• Developed successful consulting business offering a variety of technical, strategic, management, business
`development, intellectual property and expert witness services.
`• Lead security expert to the six major Hollywood studios for specification of security for Digital Cinema.
`• Led strategic planning and technical marketing campaign resulting in TV/COM emerging as the first US
`supplier of end to end digital television compression systems for major operators in Europe.
`• Directed numerous large development programs employing leading edge technology, and successfully executed
`make vs. buy and partnership programs to meet requirements.
`• Developed, patented and applied fundamental symmetric-key encryption technology now employed throughout
`the broadband/broadcast world.
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`EXPERIENCE
`Entropy Management Solutions, President (Current)
`Broadband and multimedia consulting services. Specializing in technology strategy and management (identification
`and development of core technologies, IPR leveraging, positioning, make/buy/partner), business and strategic
`planning, value creation and market development. Satisfied clients in content security, content delivery networks
`and systems, intellectual property management, digital rights management, technology management and planning.
`- Active in Digital Cinema security standards development: Consultant to “6 Majors” DCI studio consortium,
`former chairman of SMPTE DC28 Security and Key Management Ad Hoc.
`- Consultant to major SI Valley entity sponsoring the development of an IPR-free DRM solution.
`-
`Security infrastructure planning for theatrical and post-theatrical digital content distributors.
`-
`Security review and enhancement plan for digital high definition hospitality video on demand network.
`- Windows Media DRM compliance evaluation for wireless phone Music on Demand service
`-
`Perform set top box evaluations of logical and physical security robustness & copy protection compliance.
`- Architectural and system security/DRM design for wireless media player.
`- Corporate advisor to supplier of cable audience measurement data (business and technical development).
`- Assisted broadband conditional access supplier in evolving security technology into the IP & multicast space.
`-
`IPR assertion project manager for European conditional access technology company (8 actions pursued/settled).
`-
`Provided numerous technical expert & consulting services for legal community.
`- Numerous technology evaluations for various entities for purposes of market expansion, partnership evaluation.
`____________________________________________________________________________________________
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`TV/COM International Inc., Subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics America
`
`Vice President of Product Management 1997-1999
`Business management for company’s product and system solutions: Competitiveness of product mix, contract
`compliance, margin definition/maintenance, product marketing, customer support/field service. Cross-functional
`direction of third party customer relations, contract administration, product life cycle processes, IPR licensing.
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`Cisco Systems, Inc., Exhibit 1003
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`General Manager, Conditional Access Business Unit 1995- 1997
`Business head for the “Control and Conditional Access Systems” group, a P&L unit to develop, market, and support
`computerized network control and encryption-based broadband security systems for international cable, satellite and
`wireless/broadcast applications (“AlphaStar Television Network” and German “DF1” BetaCrypt DBS networks).
`
`
`OCI Communications Inc./ TV/COM International 1990-1995
`Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
`Defined technical strategies and core technologies, rebuilt technical operations group (50 to 150), established cross
`functional team organization and formal project management disciplines. Formulated roadmap into digital
`television, and participated in realizing strategic partnering objectives (Nokia, C-Cube, Fuba, BetaTechnik, Irdeto).
`Participated in international standards and establishment of European and North American beachhead accounts.
`
`
`OAK Communications, Inc., Division of OAK Industries, Inc.
`Senior Vice President, Domestic Operations 1988-1990
`Managed US operations for OAK Communications: Technical operations, marketing and sales (revenue capture,
`account management). As part of three member executive team, executed OCI’s divestiture from OAK Industries.
`
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` Director Engineering, VP Engineering, VP Tech Ops 1982-1988
`Managed engineering, technical marketing and sales, field operations, factory liaison (Taiwan). Developed the
`industry’s first widely deployed consumer systems employing encryption security for satellite, cable and broadcast.
`
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`OAK Industries, Inc. 1980-1982
`Member, Corporate Advanced Technology Group
`Research, simulation and prototyping of technologies in support of OAK’s broadcasting businesses. Explored
`advanced control and digital coding systems for scrambling, compression and transmission of audio and video, and
`developed/patented the industry’s first hard encryption key management and control methodologies for broadcast.
`
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`General Dynamics, Electronics Division 1974-1980
`Senior Engineer/Project Engineer
`Aerospace Engineering: communications, embedded processing, digital signal processing for portable man/aircraft
`wargame instrumentation, moving target indicator (MTI) digital radar, Global Positioning System receivers.
`
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`EDUCATION
` Executive Program for Scientists and Engineers
`University of California, San Diego
` Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
`San Diego State University
` Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
`University of Arizona
`
`
`1984
`1979
`1974
`
`OTHER
`Publications/Presentations: Numerous technical and marketing presentations, publications and panels in the fields
`of cable and satellite broadcasting, standards development, broadband, Internet and digital cinema security.
`
`Patents/Applications: “Storage & Delivery of Electronic Media with Advertising” US Pat App 10/028,013, and
`provisional following App 60/38,008, both Dec 2001. “Anonymous Transactions Over a System of Networked
`Computers” US Pat App 09/654,662. “Multilayer Encryption System for the Broadcast of Encrypted Information”,
`U.S. Pat. No. 4,531,020, July 1985. “Universal Decoder”, U.S. Pat. No. 5,113,440, May 1992.
`
`Memberships (past/present): Society of Cable & Telecommunications Engineers, Society of Motion Picture and
`Television Engineers, Advanced Television Systems Committee, Organization for International Standardization,
`Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers.
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`Cisco Systems, Inc., Exhibit 1003
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`ANTHONY J. WECHSELBERGER
`
`COMMUNICATIONS TECH
`TV/COM WHITE PAPER
`
`COMMUNICATIONS TECH
`
`PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
`
`PUBLICATION/VENUE
`TITLE
`HEADEND ENCRYPTION AND SIGNAL SECURITY
`CED MAGAZINE
`ENCRYPTION: A CABLE TV PRIMER
`OAK WHITE PAPER
`ENCRYPTION APPLICATIONS IN THE CABLE TV ARENA
`COMMUNICATIONS TECH
`IEEE MILITARY COMM CONF. COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF ENCRYPTED SIGNALS
`NTCA TECH PAPERS
`ENCRYPTION-BASED SECURITY SYSTEMS
`DBS ROUND TABLE
`SATELLITE BROADCASTING – CHANGES & INDICATORS IN THE 90’S
`CABLELABS ROUNDTABLE
`CONDITIONAL ACCESS & REPLACEABLE SECURITY CARDS
`SD CONNECT PROGRAM
`THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
`NTCA TECH PAPERS
`CA & ENCRYPTION OPTIONS FOR DIGITAL COMPRESSION SYSTEMS
`NTCA TECH PAPERS
`MULTI-RATE ALL-DIGITAL MODEM FOR SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL
`MULTIPLEX TRANSPORT LAYER FOR DIGITAL COMPRESSION
`CONDITIONAL ACCESS & ENCRYPTION OPTIONS FOR DIGITAL SYS.
`DIGITAL COMPRESSION: OPEN ARCHITECTURES, INTEROPERABILITY &
`MULTIPLE SOURCING FOR CANADA
`METHODOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS
`TECHNOLOGIES IN DIGITAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS
`DIGITAL DBS – THE NEXT WAVE
`DIGITAL COMPRESSION – INTEROPERABILITY ISSUES FOR CABLE
`COMPRESSION REVISITED PART 2: MORE QUESTIONS ON MPEG2
`SECURING FOR DIGITAL BROADCAST
`ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN BROADBAND NETWORKS
`CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIGITAL TV RECEIVERS
`DIGITAL COMPRESSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHINA
`DESIGNING FOR SECURITY AND OPEN ARCHITECTURES
`REQUIREMENTS FOR “KEY MANAGEMENT” FOR DIGITAL CINEMA
`(SMPTE REQUEST FOR TECHNOLOGY)
`SECURITY FOR DCINEMA : STATUS OF STANDARDIZATION
`CONTENT OWNERSHIP RIGHTS: DISTRIBUTION & SECURITY ISSUES
`
`DBS DIGEST SUMMIT
`NCTA TECH PAPERS
`WORLD BROADCAST NEWS
`DBS DIGEST SUMMIT
`SAN DIEGO ELECTRONICS
`EUROPEAN CABLE SUMMIT
`CHINA DIGITAL TV SUMMIT
`DIGITAL CINEMA MAGAZINE
`SOCIETY OF MOTION PICT.
`& TELEVISION ENGR’S
`SMPTE DIGITAL CINEMA
`ON*VECTOR PHOTONICS
`WORKSHOP (UCSD)
`DCCJ DIGITAL CINEMA
`SUMMIT
`OPEN MEDIA COMMONS
`DREAM-CAS WORKSHOP
`SAN DIEGO COMMNEXUS
`SMPTE: DIGITAL CINEMA
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`
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`INVITED PAPER TO “DIGITAL CINEMA CONSORTIUM OF JAPAN”:
`STANDARDS AND STATUS OF USA DIGITAL CINEMA SECURITY
`IPR INVESTIGATION PROCESS: DREAM-CAS
`
`INVITED PAPER: DIGITAL CINEMA – BIRTH DATE 2006
`FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARD (FIPS) 140-2 -
`TRANSITION TO 140-3 AND NIST CRYPTOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION
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`DATE
`OCT 1983
`DEC 1983
`JULY 1984
`OCT 1994
`1987
`JUNE 1991
`NOV 1992
`1993
`1993
`1993
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`NOV 1993
`MAR 1994
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`JUNE 1994
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`DEC 1994
`1995
`APRIL 1996
`JUNE 1996
`1997
`JULY 1997
`AUG 1998
`OCT 2001
`JAN 2002
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`JAN 2003
`MAR 2004
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`JUNE 2004
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`MAR 2006
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`NOV 2006
`JAN 2009
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`Cisco Systems, Inc., Exhibit 1003
`Page 3
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`ANTHONY WECHSELBERGER TESTIMONY (FIVE YEARS) UPDATED: 3-16
`
`CASE NO.
`
`DELIVERABLES
`INFRINGEMENT &
`PRACTICE OF
`PATENTS REPORTS
`WRITTEN &
`DEFENDED.
`TESTIFIED BEFORE
`THE ITC (ALJ
`JAMES GILDEA).
`INVALIDITY & NON-
`INFRINGEMENT
`REPORTS WRITTEN
`AND DEFENDED.
`TESTIFIED AT TRIAL
`(JUDGE GILSTRAP).
`
`PREPARED &
`DEFENDED EXPERT
`REPORT &
`PREPARED FOR TRIAL
`(CASE SETTLED).
`
`PREPARED &
`DEFENDED EXPERT
`REPORT. PREPARED
`FOR TRIAL
`(CASE SETTLED)
`
`REVIEWED ALL CASE
`DOCUMENTS AND
`TESTIFIED AT TRIAL.
`
`REVIEWED ALL CASE
`DOCUMENTS AND
`TESTIFIED AT TRIAL.
`
`INVALIDITY REPORT
`WRITTEN AND
`DEFENDED (CASE
`
`
`JAN 2010 –
`FEB 2011
`
`
`MAY 2010 –
`APRIL 2013
`
`
`DEC 2010 –
`JUNE 2011
`
`
`MAR 2011 –
`MAY 2015
`
`
`SEPT – DEC
`2011
`
`
`OCT 2011 –
`AUG 2012
`
`
`MAR – DEC
`2012
`
`CASE, FIRM, DESCRIPTION
`VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. V. CABLEVISION INC. US
`INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION INVESTIGATION NO. 337-T A-712
`LEGAL FIRM: KELLOGG, HUBER, HANSEN, TODD, EVANS & FIGEL,
`PLLC
`
`TESTIFYING EXPERT ASSISTING IN PATENT ASSERTION AND “PRACTICE”
`ON BEHALF OF PLAINTIFF VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS.
`
`HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO. LTD V. TOP VICTORY
`ELECTRONICS CO. LTD ET AL. CASE NO. 2:10-CV-260-JRG U.S.
`DIST COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`LEGAL FIRM: O’MELVENY & MEYERS LLP
`
`TECHNICAL EXPERT SUPPORTING TOP VICTORY ELECTRONICS IN PRIOR
`ART RESEARCH AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ISSUES (VARIOUS DIGITAL TV
`AND BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY PATENTS).
`MONDIS TECHNOLOGY LTD. V. TOP VICTORY ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
`ET AL. CASE NO. 2:08-CV-00748. U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN
`DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
`LEGAL FIRM: O’MELVENY & MEYERS LLP
`
`TESTIFYING EXPERT SUPPORTING TOP VICTORY ELECTRONICS IN PRIOR
`ART RESEARCH AND NON-INFRINGEMENT (DIGITAL TV AND DISPLAY
`TECHNOLOGY).
`PERSONALIZED MEDIA CORP. (PMC) V. DISH NETWORK ET AL. CASE
`NO. 08-CV---70. U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
`LEGAL FIRM: MORRISON AND FOERSTER
`
`TESTIFYING EXPERT ASSISTING DEFENDANT IN MULTIPLE PATENT
`ASSERTIONS. (“JOHN HARVEY” PMC PATENTS)
`JOHN MARKEY V. VERIMATRIX, INC. SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT
`CASE NO. 37-20074402-CU-WT-CTL. CONS. WITH 37-2008-
`00099311-CU-IP-CTL.
`LEGAL FIRM: Manning & Kass Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
`
`EXPERT FOR DEFENDANT VERIMATRIX IN DISPUTE OVER ALLEDGED
`MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS AND WRONGFUL TERMINATION.
`KULAKOWSKI V. VERIMATRIX, INC. SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT CASE
`NO. 37-2011-000885770CU-MC-CTL.
`LEGAL FIRM: COOLEY, LLP
`
`EXPERT ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT VERIMATRIX IN DISPUTE OVER
`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORIGINATION AND OWNERSHIP.
`ITC INVESTIGATION # 337-TA-824. WALKER DIGITAL LLC V. FUNAI
`CORP., “CERTAIN BLU-RAY DISC PLAYERS, COMPONENTS THEREOF
`AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME”
`
`Cisco Systems, Inc., Exhibit 1003
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`LEGAL FIRM: SHAW KELLER LLP
`
`EXPERT FOR JOINT DEFENSE GROUP IN PRIOR ART RESEARCH
`(SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ACCESS FOR INTERACTIVE TV).
`* BRITISH TELECOM V. COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ET AL. U.S. DIST.
`COURT, DISTRICT OF DELAWARE. CASE NO. 1:10-CV-00658.
`* COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC ET AL V. BRITISH
`TELECOMMUNICATIONS. CASE NO. 11-843-SLR (D. DEL)
`LEGAL FIRMS: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND AND KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
`
`TESTIFYING EXPERT SUPPORTING DEFENDANTS COX CABLE AND
`COMCAST CABLE IN PRIOR ART RESEARCH & NON-INFRINGEMENT
`(SEPARABLE SECURITY FOR DIGITAL TV).
`SMARTFLASH LLC, ET AL V. APPLE INC., ET AL. CASE NO. 6:13-CV-
`00447 (E.D. TX)
`LEGAL FIRM: ROPES & GRAY, LLP
`
`TESTIFYING EXPERT FOR DEFENDANT APPLE IN PRIOR ART RESEARCH
`AND NON-INFRINGEMENT (CONTENT DISTRIBUTION TO PORTABLE
`DEVICES WITH DRM).
`
`PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC V. AMAZON.COM, INC.
`CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:13-CV-1608-RGA. U.S. DISTRICT COURT OF
`DELAWARE
`LEGAL FIRM: KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`
`TECHNICAL EXPERT SUPPORTING DEFENDANT AMAZON IN PRIOR ART
`RESEARCH (“JOHN HARVEY” PMC PATENTS).
`BROADBAND ITV, INC. V. HAWAIIAN TELECOM, INC. ET AL. CASE NO.
`14-CV-00169. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF HAWAII.
`LEGAL FIRM: MAYNARD COOPER & GALE, LLP
`
`TECHNICAL EXPERT SUPPORTING DEFENDANT HAWAIIAN TELECOM IN
`PRIOR ART RESEARCH (CABLE VOD INGEST, STORAGE AND STAGING).
`DRAGON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC V. DISH NETWORK LLC.
`CASE NO. 1:13-CV-02066-RGA. U.S. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
`LEGAL FIRM: BAKER BOTTS, LLP
`
`TECHNICAL EXPERT ASSISTING DEFENDANT DISH IN PRIOR ART REVIEW
`AND IPR PETITION (DVR/PVR SET TOP BOX TECHNOLOGY).
`PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC V. APPLE INC., CASE
`NO. 2:15-CV-1366-JRG-RSP; EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`LEGAL FIRM: KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`
`TECHNICAL EXPERT ASSISTING IN PRIOR ART RESEARCH (INTERACTIVE
`TELEVISION SYSTEMS JOHN HARVEY PMC PATENTS)
`
`
`SETTLED).
`
`INVALIDITY AND NON-
`INFRINGEMENT
`REPORTS WRITTEN
`AND DEFENDED
`(MSJ FOR NON-
`INFRINGEMENT
`ALLOWED)
`
`WROTE & DEFENDED
`MULTIPLE CBM
`DECLARATIONS,
`NON-INFRINGEMENT
`AND INVALIDITY
`REPORTS. TESTIFIED
`AT TRIAL (JUDGE
`GILSTRAP).
`THREE IPR
`DECLARATIONS
`WRITTEN AND
`DEFENDED.
`
`INVALIDITY REPORT
`SUBMITTED &
`DEFENDED.
`MSJ GRANTED
`UNDER 101.
`
`IPR DECLARATION
`WRITTEN AND
`DEFENDED.
`
`TWO IPR
`DECLARATIONS
`SUBMITTED.
`
`
`
`
`NOV 2012 –
`JAN 2014
`
`
`OCT 2013 –
`SEPT. 2015
`
`
`JUNE 2014 –
`NOV 2015
`
`
`SEPT. 2014 –
`SEPT. 2015
`
`
`DEC. 2014 –
`NOV 2015
`
`
`NOV – 2015
`PRESENT
`
`
`
`
`
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`Cisco Systems, Inc., Exhibit 1003
`Page 5

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