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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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`Petitioner
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`SCRIPT SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 6,828,909
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`DECLARATION OF DAVID H. WILLIAMS IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`Declaration of David H. Williams
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`II.
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
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`BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS ................................................. 1
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`III. MATERIALS REVIEWED ............................................................................ 6
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`IV. PERSON OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART .......................................... 8
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`V. OVERVIEW OF THE ’909 PATENT ..........................................................10
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`The ’909 Patent ...................................................................................10
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`Priority Date of the ’909 Patent...........................................................14
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`6.
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`Claims 15, 24 and 26-29 ...........................................................14
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`Claim 15 ....................................................................................19
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`Claim 24 ....................................................................................23
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`Claims 26-28 .............................................................................26
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`Claim 29 ....................................................................................29
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`Examiner’s Finding on Priority ................................................33
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`VI. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ..........................................................................35
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`VII. TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND & PRIOR ART SUMMARY ........40
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`A.
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`Technical Background .........................................................................40
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`B. Overview of Glidewell ........................................................................45
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`C. Overview of Greenwaldt .....................................................................52
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`D. Overview of Saylor .............................................................................54
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`E.
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`Overview of Monroe ...........................................................................61
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`VIII. THE PRIOR ART DISCLOSES ALL OF THE FEATURES OF
`CLAIMS 15, 24 and 26-29 IN THE ’909 PATENT .....................................67
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`A. Glidewell, Greenwaldt, and Saylor Disclose the Features of
`Claims 15 and 26-29............................................................................68
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`1.
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`Claim 15 ....................................................................................68
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`e)
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`f)
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`g)
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`[15pre] “A portable security alarm system for
`detecting the movement of an object and providing
`information relative to said movement, said system
`comprising” .....................................................................68
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`[15a] “a motion sensor adapted to detect
`movement of an object and provide an indication
`of said movement including a unique identifier
`associated with said sensor,” ..........................................80
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`[15b] “a transmitter associated with said sensor
`and adapted to wirelessly transmit a predetermined
`signal containing said indication, and” ...........................84
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`[15c] “a receiver adapted to receive said
`predetermined signal,” ....................................................86
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`[15d] “[the receiver adapted] to process said
`unique identifier for local or remote conversion to
`associated object identification information that
`identifies said object;” ....................................................90
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`[15e] “a remote security administration system
`comprising a computer host, a communication
`interface, and a data storage resource” ...........................97
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`[15f] “said data storage resource storing a
`subscriber database containing provisioned object
`identification information in association with
`provisioned unique identifier information for
`subscribers using said portable security alarm
`system; and” ..................................................................100
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`h)
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`[15g] “wherein said computer host is programmed
`to execute a subscriber registration function
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`allowing said subscribers to remotely subscribe for
`security service.”...........................................................108
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`2.
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`Claim 26 ..................................................................................114
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`e)
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`f)
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`g)
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`[26pre] “A security network comprising a security
`administration system and plural portable security
`alarm systems,” .............................................................114
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`[26a] “said security administration system
`comprising a computer host programmed to
`provide subscriber registration and provisioning
`functions,” .....................................................................115
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`[26b] “[said security administration system
`comprising] a communication interface, and”..............121
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`[26c] “[said security administration system
`comprising] a data storage resource containing
`provisioned object identification information in
`association with provisioned unique identifier
`information for subscribers using said portable
`security alarm systems,” ...............................................122
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`[26d] “said portable security alarm systems each
`comprising plural motion sensors adapted to detect
`movement of associated objects and provide an
`indication of said movement including a unique
`identifier associated with each sensor,” ........................122
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`[26e] “[said portable security alarm systems each
`comprising] a transmitter associated with each
`sensor and adapted to wirelessly transmit a
`predetermined signal containing said indication,
`and” ...............................................................................124
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`[26f] “[said portable security alarm systems each
`comprising] a receiver adapted to receive said
`predetermined signals from said sensors and to
`forward said unique identifiers for conversion to
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`associated object identification information that
`identifies said objects.” .................................................125
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`3.
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`Claim 27 ..................................................................................127
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`a)
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`“The system of claim 26 wherein each of said
`unique identifiers is unique relative to all other
`motion sensors in said security network.” ....................127
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`4.
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`Claim 28 ..................................................................................130
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`a)
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`“The system of claim 26 wherein each of said
`unique identifiers is unique relative to all other
`motion sensors in the same portable security alarm
`system.” ........................................................................130
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`5.
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`Claim 29 ..................................................................................131
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`a)
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`b)
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`c)
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`d)
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`[29pre] “A method for providing portable security
`alarm service to a plurality of subscribers,” .................131
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`[29a] “each subscriber having a portable security
`alarm system comprising plural motion sensors
`adapted to detect movement of associated objects
`and provide an indication of said movement
`including a unique identifier associated with each
`sensor,” .........................................................................132
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`[29b] “[each subscriber having a portable security
`alarm system comprising] a transmitter associated
`with each sensor and adapted to wirelessly
`transmit a predetermined signal containing said
`indication, and” .............................................................132
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`[29c] “[each subscriber having a portable security
`alarm system comprising] a receiver adapted to
`receive said predetermined signals from said
`sensors and to forward said unique identifiers for
`conversion to associated object identification
`information that identifies said objects,” ......................132
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`e)
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`f)
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`g)
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`[29d] “said method comprising the steps of
`establishing a communication dialog with a
`subscriber,” ...................................................................133
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`[29e] “[said method comprising the steps of]
`requesting the subscriber to enter authentication
`information if the subscriber is registered for
`security service or to enter a registration dialog if
`the subscriber is not registered for security
`service,” ........................................................................137
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`[29f] “[said method comprising the steps of]
`requesting the subscriber to establish data sets
`associating unique identifiers of one of said
`portable security alarm systems with
`corresponding object identification information,
`and” ...............................................................................142
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`h)
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`[29g] “[said method comprising the steps of]
`terminating said communication dialog.”.....................153
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`B. Glidewell, Greenwaldt, Saylor, and Monroe Disclose the
`Features of Claim 24 .........................................................................156
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`Claim 24 ..................................................................................156
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`a)
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`[24pre] A portable security alarm system for
`detecting the movement of an object and providing
`information relative to said movement, said system
`comprising ....................................................................156
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`[24a] a motion sensor adapted to detect movement of an
`object and provide an indication of said movement
`including a unique identifier associated with said
`sensor, ...........................................................................156
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`[24b] a transmitter associated with said sensor and
`adapted to wirelessly transmit a predetermined
`signal containing said indication, and ..........................156
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`[24c] a receiver adapted to receive said predetermined
`signal and to process said unique identifier for
`local or remote conversion to associated object
`identification information that identifies said
`object; and” ...................................................................156
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`b)
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`[24d] wherein said motion sensor includes RF
`receiving means for receiving wireless
`transmissions from said receiver and control means
`responsive to said wireless transmissions for
`implementing control functions and providing
`operational information wirelessly to said receiver. ....156
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`IX. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................164
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`I, David H. Williams, declare as follows:
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`I have been retained by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Petitioner”)
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`as an independent expert consultant in this proceeding before the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”).
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`I am being compensated at my ordinary and customary consulting rate
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`for my work.
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`3. My compensation is in no way contingent on the nature of my
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`findings, the presentation of my findings in testimony, or the outcome of this or
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`any other proceeding. I have no other interest in this proceeding.
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`4.
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`I have been asked to provide my opinions regarding U.S. Patent No.
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`6,828,909 (“the ’909 patent”)1, such as whether certain references disclose or
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`suggest the features recited in claims of the ’909 patent. My opinions are set forth
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`below.
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`II. BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
`I am an independent consultant. All of my opinions stated in this
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`declaration are based on my own personal knowledge and professional judgment.
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`1Where appropriate, I refer to exhibits that I understand are attached to the petition
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`for Inter Partes Review of the ’909 patent.
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`In forming my opinions, I have relied on my knowledge, review of information,
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`and experiences in designing, developing, researching, and/or working with
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`networking and/or security systems.
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`6.
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`I am over 18 years of age and, if I am called upon to do so, I would be
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`competent to testify as to the matters set forth herein. A copy of my current
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`curriculum vitae, which details my education and professional and academic
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`experience, is attached as an addendum to this declaration. The following provides
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`an overview of some of my experience that is relevant to the matters set forth in
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`this declaration.
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`7.
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`I received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with top honors, from the
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`Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana in 1983. I received an MBA, with an
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`emphasis on information management systems, from University of Texas at Austin
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`in 1987. I graduated first in my class.
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`After receiving my B.S. degree, I worked at Hughes Aircraft
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`Company from 1983 to 1985, where I served as an electrical engineer. At Hughes,
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`I was in the Radar Development group, where I worked as a microcomputer and
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`digital system design engineer on the F-15 Radar system.
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`After receiving my MBA degree, I worked at Deloitte Consulting
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`(originally Touche Ross) from 1987 to 1991, where I served as a senior manager.
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`At Deloitte, I provided consulting services for technology-intensive companies.
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`10. From 1991 to 1993, I was a senior associate at Booz Allen &
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`Hamilton, where I worked in the Information Technology practice. At Booz Allen,
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`I provided and led consulting services for companies in the communication
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`industry and other IT-intensive companies. For example, I consulted on developing
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`technology strategies for addressing new marketing opportunities and internal
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`operational issues.
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`11. From 1993 to 2002, I was an associate partner at Accenture, where I
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`worked in the Communications & High-Technology Strategy practice. At
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`Accenture, I was responsible for development of their wireless location practice.
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`Additionally, I led the development of business, technology, and product strategies
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`for numerous wireless and wireline carriers looking to enter new markets.
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`12. After leaving Accenture, I founded E911-LBS Consulting in 2002. I
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`am currently president of the company, which provides services across all aspects
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`of the wireless value chain. For example, I provide services with respect to
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`technology and business strategic planning and product design and development
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`associated with Location Based Services (LBS), Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
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`systems, Wireless 911 (E911), Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), Radio
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`Frequency Identification (RFID), beacon, and other location determination and
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`sensing technologies and services.
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`13.
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`I have been published and quoted by leading magazines and
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`newspapers about location-related services, including: “The New York Times,”
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`“CBS News.com,” “The Boston Globe,” “Computerworld,” “Directions
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`Magazine,” “Mission Critical Communications,” “Popular Mechanics,” and the
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`“RFID Journal.”
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`14.
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`I have very extensive experience in all aspects of Location Based
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`Service delivery across the wireless location ecosystem including enabling
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`network, map data, geospatial platform, chipset, data management, device, and
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`location determination infrastructure and integration providers. I have experience
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`in all related aspects of LBS, including data privacy and security management.
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`15.
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`I authored four books on wireless location, including:
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`• The Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and Other Wireless
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`Location-Based Services (2005 version);
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`• The Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and Other Wireless
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`Location-Based Services (2009 version);
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`• The Definitive Guide to Wireless E911; and
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`• The Definitive Guide to Mobile Positioning and Location
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`Management (co-authored).
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`16.
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`In addition, I have authored dozens of research reports, and tracked
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`and analyzed leading companies in the LBS industry, particularly with respect to
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`their product and
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`technology
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`strategies, competitive capabilities and
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`implementation issues. I am a recognized expert on all public policy and
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`technology issues related to location data privacy and LBS privacy protection
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`policies, processes, and systems. I am also the co-inventor of a U.S. Patent relating
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`to providing mobile social networking privacy.
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`17. Additional qualifications are detailed in my curriculum vitae, which is
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`attached as Appendix A.
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`18.
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`I am not an attorney and offer no legal opinions, but in the course of
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`my work, I have had experience studying and analyzing patents and patent claims
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`from the perspective of a person skilled in the art. Based on my experience and
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`education, I believe that I am qualified to opine as to knowledge and level of skill
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`of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the alleged invention of the
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`’909 patent (which I further describe below) and what such a person would have
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`understood at that time, and the state of the art during that time.
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`III. MATERIALS REVIEWED
`19. The opinions in this Declaration are based on the documents I
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`reviewed, my knowledge and experience, and professional judgment. In forming
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`my opinions expressed in this Declaration, I reviewed the following materials:
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`the ’909 patent (Ex. 1001); the prosecution file history for the ’909 patent (Ex.
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`1003); the prosecution file history for U.S. Application No. 09/785,702 (“the ’702
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`application”) (Ex. 1004); the prosecution file history for U.S. Application No.
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`09/271,511 (“the ’511 application”) (Ex. 1005); the prosecution file history for
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`U.S. Application No. 08/865,886 (“the ’886 application”) (Ex. 1006); the file
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`history for U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/018,829 (“the ’829 application”)
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`(Ex. 1007); U.S. Patent No. 5,319,698 to Glidewell et al., (“Glidewell”) (Ex.
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`1008); U.S. Patent No. 5,499,014 to Greenwaldt et al., (“Greenwaldt”) (Ex. 1009);
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,499,196 to Pacheco; PCT Publication No. WO 00/21053 to
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`Marman (Ex. 1011); U.S. Patent No. 5,748,083 to Rietkerk; U.S. Patent No.
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`6,400,265 to Saylor (“Saylor”) (Ex. 1013); U.S. Patent No. 6,970,183 to Monroe
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`(“Monroe”) (Ex. 1014); U.S. Patent No. 6,009,356 to Monroe (“Monroe ’356”);
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`Claim Construction Memorandum Opinion and Order in Script Security Solutions
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`L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:15-cv-01030 (E.D. Tex.) (Ex. 1020);
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`Andree Brooks, TALKING: Security; Systems Getting Smarter, The New York
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`Times, February 5, 1989, http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/05/realestate/talking-
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`security-systems-getting-smarter.html?pagewanted=print#
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`(Ex. 1022); Griffin
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`Miller, Putting Out Unwelcome Mat for Burglars, The New York Times,
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`December 10, 1992, http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/10/garden/putting-out-
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`unwelcome-mat-for-burglars.html?pagewanted=print (Ex. 1023); Rich Warren, Do
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`It Yourself To Cut Alarming Cost of Security, Chicago Tribune, May 8, 1987,
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`http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-05-08/entertainment/8702040433_1_
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`schlage-adt-sensors (Ex. 1024); N.R. Kleinfield, This Long Island Industry Is
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`Beating the Recession; Demand Remains Strong for Alarms and Security Systems
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`to Keep Burglars Away, April 8, 1992, http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/08/
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`nyregion/this-long-island-industry-beating-recession-demand-remains-strong-for-
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`alarms.html?pagewanted=print (Ex. 1025); and any other materials I refer to in this
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`Declaration in support of my opinions.
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`20. All of the opinions contained in this declaration are based on the
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`documents I reviewed and my knowledge and professional judgment. My opinions
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`have also been guided by my appreciation of how a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art would have understood the claims and the specification of the ’909 patent at the
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`time of the alleged invention, which I have been asked to initially consider as early
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`2002 (including April 8, 2002, which I understand is the filing date of U.S.
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`Application No. 10/119,535 (“the ’535 application”) corresponding to the ’909
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`patent). My opinions reflect how one of ordinary skill in the art would have
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`understood the ’909 patent and any of the applications that the ’909 patent claims
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`priority to, the prior art to the patent, and the state of the art at the time of the
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`alleged invention.
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`21. Based on my experience and expertise, it is my opinion that certain
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`prior art references disclose all the features recited in claims 15, 24 and 26-29 of
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`the ’909 patent. I may refer to these claims collectively as “the challenged claims.”
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`Also, it is my opinion that certain features included in the challenged claims are
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`not disclosed in the applications that the ’909 patent claims priority to (which I will
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`refer to collectively as “the ’909 patent priority applications”), and that none of the
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`’909 patent priority applications suggest to one of ordinary skill in the art those
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`certain features.
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`IV. PERSON OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
`I was asked to provide my opinion on the level of one of ordinary skill
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`in the art with respect to the invention of the ’909 patent as of the early 2002 time
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`frame, including April 2002. Based on my review of the types of problems
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`encountered in the art, prior solutions to those problems, the rapidity with which
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`innovations were made, the sophistication of the technology, and the educational
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`level of active workers in the field, I believe a person of ordinary skill in art at that
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`time would have had at least (i) a Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical
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`engineering, or equivalent thereof, and (ii) at least two years of experience in the
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`relevant field, e.g., networking or security. More education can supplement
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`practical experience and vice versa. My opinions in this declaration take into
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`account this understanding, and where appropriate are from the perspective of one
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`of ordinary skill in the art as I have defined it here during the relevant time frame.
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`V. OVERVIEW OF THE ’909 PATENT
`A. The ’909 Patent
`23. The ’909 patent, titled “portable motion detector and alarm system
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`and method,” is directed to an alarm system that can detect movement of a door, a
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`window, or a moveable object. Ex. 1001, 5:24-40, 3:1-6. An example of the
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`security system is shown in Figure 1 and includes “movement detecting and signal
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`transmitting means 20” and a “receiver means 30.” In particular, the window 25
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`and door 24 are equipped with movement detecting and transmitting means 20,
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`e.g., a motion detector. Id., 5:24-40. The motion detectors include a transmitter that
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`wirelessly transmits an alarm signal to the receiver 30. Id., 9:8-13.
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`Ex. 1001, FIG. 1.
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`24. The ’909 patent discusses identifying the particular detector that
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`triggered the motion detector alarm. In one example, the ’909 patent associates a
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`sensor code with each detector. Ex. 1001, 14:1-8. For example, as shown in FIG.
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`18, one detector may be associated with sensor code “xxyyzz00” and another
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`detector may be associated with sensor code “xxyyzz01.” Id., 15:22-29, FIG. 18. In
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`one aspect, if the sensor associated with sensor code “xxyyzz00” is triggered, the
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`descriptive word “Front Door” may be displayed. Id., 14:56-60, 15:22-27, 15:37-
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`Id., FIG. 18 (showing a simple look-up table 226 having data set entries 228
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`associating a unique identifier field 230 and a descriptive word or phrase field
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`232).
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`25. To populate the information in this look-up table, the ’909 patent
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`further explains that the computer host stores a subscriber registration and
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`provisioning program 268 that allows subscribers to register for security service
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`and provision user-specified object identification information to be associated with
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`the unique identifiers associated with their motion sensing and transmitting means
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`20. Ex. 1001, 16:57-67. For instance, the ’909 patent explains that a “network-
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`attached computing device and a few moments of time to fill in an online form are
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`all that is required.” Id., 18:25-27. As expected for a registration form, the user
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`provides “registration information (e.g., user name and password) if they have an
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`existing account, or to set up a new account if the subscriber is not yet registered.”
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`Id., 18:27-33. If the user does not have an account, the computer prompts the user
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`to enter “information as the subscriber's name, billing address, login name,
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`password, and an authentication identifier associated with the subscriber's receiver
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`means 30.” Id., 18:36-39. Once the user has registered or signed in, the user fills in
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`fields on a form to associate a sensor ID with an object name. Id., 18:45-63.
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,828,909
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`26. Beyond identifying the name of an object associated with a sensor, the
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`’909 patent explains the system can be “packed into a suitcase and transported with
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`a traveler to be later installed on motel or hotel room doors, windows and/or any
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`objects within the room, whenever additional protection is desired by the traveler.”
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`Ex. 1001, 3:7-12. As shown in FIG. 1 above, the system’s receiver 30 can be
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`plugged into a standard outlet and the wireless sensors 20 can be mounted on a
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`door or window. The ’909 patent explains that the sensors “can be installed on a
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`temporary basis and removed from an object whose movement is to be detected.”
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`Id., 3:35-37. The ’909 patent explains that a sensor is temporarily installed when it
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`is firmly engaged to an object using a pressure-sensitive adhesive strip 70:
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`Strips 70 are marketed under the trademark
`COMMAND of the 3M Company. . . . The
`main objective is that the mounting causes
`the signal transmitting means 20 be firmly
`mounted in a manner such that it will not
`move while mounted but which permits it to
`be removed so that it can be transported to
`another location.
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`Ex. 1001, 9:47-10:7. See also id., FIGs. 7 and 8 (showing an example of a 3M
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`command strip 70 for removable attachment).
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,828,909
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`B.
`27.
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`Priority Date of the ’909 Patent
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`I understand that the ’909 patent is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
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`Application No. 09/785,702 (“the ’702 application”), filed on February 16, 2001,
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`which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application No. 09/271,511 (“the ’511
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`application”), filed on March 18, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
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`Application No. 08/865,886 (“the ’886 application”), filed on May 30, 1997, which
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`claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/018,829 (“the ’829
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`application”), filed on May 30, 1996. I have been asked to review the ’702, ’511,
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`’886, and ’829 applications (“the ’909 patent priority applications”) and provide
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`my opinion on whether they disclose certain features recited in the challenged
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`claims (discussed below) or otherwise support the challenged claims. In my
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`opinion, the challenged claims of the ’909 patent are not supported by any of the
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`’909 patent priority applications for the reasons that I have detailed below.
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`Claims 15, 24 and 26-29
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`1.
`I have reviewed the claims of the ’909 patent and understand that each
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`28.
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`of the challenged claims requires a “unique identifier,” “object identification
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`information that identifies said object,” and a “conversion” of the unique identifier
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`“to associated” object identification information. See Ex. 1001, claims 15, 24, 26,
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`29. For example, claim 15 below highlights claim limitations relating to these
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`features.
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`Ex. 1001, 21:15-37.
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`29. The unique identifier, object identification information, and the
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`process of conversion are disclosed in portions of the ’535 application that resulted
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`in the ’909 patent. Ex. 1003, 34-38, 41, 42, 45-47, 68, 69, 72; Ex. 1001, 14:1-46,
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`14:56-67, 15:19-63, 16:61-17:31, 18:45-19:23, FIGs. 17, 18, 21. The specification
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`for the ’909 patent describes these features as optional.
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`Ex. 1001, 13:59-67.
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`30.
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`I have reviewed the ’702 application and determined that the above
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`unique identifier and conversion features disclosed and claimed in the ’909 patent
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`are not disclosed in the ’702 application. See generally Ex. 1004, and id., 7-41, 50-
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`54. For example, the ’702 application does not disclose or mention any identifiers,
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`let alone unique identifiers. Id. Nor does the ’702 application disclose unique
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`identifiers associated with sensors. Id. The ’702 application does not provide any
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`disclosure that suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art the above-identified
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`missing unique identifier features. Likewise, the ’702 application does not disclose
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`or mention anything relating to any conversion like that disclosed and claimed in
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`the ’909 patent. For instance, the ’702 application does not disclose processing a
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`unique identifier for local or remote conversion as recited in the challenged claims
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`or disclosed in the ’909 patent. Id. Nor does the ’702 application provide any
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`disclosure that suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art the above-identified
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`conversion features.
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`31.
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`I have reviewed the ’511 application and determined that the above
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`unique identifier and conversion features disclosed and claimed in the ’909 patent
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`are not disclosed in the ’511 application. See generally Ex. 1005, and id., 7-33, 36-
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`43. For example, the ’511 application does not disclose or mention any identifiers,
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`let alone unique identifiers. Id. Nor does the ’511 application disclose unique
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`identifiers associated with sensors. Id. The ’511 application does not provide any
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`disclosure that suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art the above-identified
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`missing unique identifier features. Likewise, the ’511 application does not disclose
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`or mention anything relating to any conversion like that disclosed and claimed in
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`the ’909 patent. For instance, the ’511 application does not disclose processing a
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`unique identifier for local or remote conversion as recited in the challenged claims
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`or disclosed in the ’909 patent. Id. Nor does the ’511 application provide any
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`disclosure that suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art the above-identified
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`conversion features.
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`32.
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`I have reviewed t

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