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`Case IPR2017-00220
`Patent 7,535,890
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 
`I. 
`II.  Requirements under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104 ............................................................ 2 
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`Identification of challenge and statement of relief requested .................... 2 
`B.  Meaningful distinction between Vuori and Malik ..................................... 3 
`III.  The ’890 Patent .................................................................................................. 4 
`A.  Overview .................................................................................................... 4 
`B.  Claims ......................................................................................................... 5 
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`Independent Claims ............................................................................ 5 
`2.  Dependent Claims ............................................................................... 8 
`C.  Prosecution History .................................................................................... 8 
`IV.  Claim construction ............................................................................................. 9 
`A.  POSITA ...................................................................................................... 9 
`B.  “External Network” .................................................................................... 9 
`V.  State of the Art ................................................................................................. 12 
`A.  Storing-or-delivering an instant voice message based on recipient
`availability was well-known. .................................................................... 13 
`B.  Different types of networks were well-known. ........................................ 15 
`C.  Distributed server architecture was well-known ...................................... 17 
`D.  Packet-switched networks were well-known ........................................... 19 
`VI.  Ground 1: Vuori and Väänänen Render Obvious Claims 1-3, 5, 14, 15, 17,
`19, 28, 29, 31, 33, 40, 42, 51, 53, 62, and 64. .................................................. 20 
`A.  Overview of Vuori .................................................................................... 20 
`B.  Overview of Väänänen ............................................................................. 22 
`C.  Obviousness of the Vuori-Väänänen Combination .................................. 23 
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`Independent Claim 1 ................................................................................. 26 
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`[1.P]: “An instant voice messaging system for delivering instant
`messages over a packet-switched network, the system
`comprising” ....................................................................................... 26 
`[1.1a]: “a client connected to the network” ...................................... 28 
`[1.1b]: “the client selecting one or more recipients” ........................ 29 
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`[1.1c]: “generating an instant voice message therefor” .................... 29 
`[1.1d]: “and transmitting the selected recipients and the instant
`voice message therefor over the network” ....................................... 29 
`[1.2a]: “and a server connected to the network” .............................. 30 
`[1.2b]: “the server receiving the selected recipients and the
`instant voice message therefor,” ....................................................... 30 
`[1.2c]: “and delivering the instant voice message to the selected
`recipients over the network” ............................................................. 31 
`a)  Vuori ......................................................................................... 31 
`b)  Väänänen ................................................................................... 34 
`c)  KSR to modify Vuori ................................................................ 34 
`[1.2d]: “the selected recipients enabled to audibly play the instant
`voice message,” ................................................................................ 35 
`10.  [1.2e]: “the server temporarily storing the instant voice message
`if a selected recipient is unavailable and delivering the stored
`instant voice message to the selected recipient once the selected
`recipient becomes available” ............................................................ 35 
`E.  Dependent Claims 2, 3, and 5 ................................................................... 36 
`1.  Dependent Claim 2: local network ................................................... 36 
`a)  Local network ........................................................................... 36 
`(1)  Vuori .................................................................................. 36 
`(2)  Väänänen ........................................................................... 37 
`(3)  KSR-Combination of Vuori and Väänänen ...................... 38 
`IM Server 198 functioning as a SVMSC .................................. 38 
`(1)  KSR–Modifying IM Server 198 ........................................ 39 
`2.  Dependent Claim 3: Internet ............................................................. 39 
`3.  Dependent Claim 5: delivery to available recipient[s] ..................... 40 
`Independent Claim 14 ............................................................................... 40 
`1.  Additional limitations in claim 14 .................................................... 42 
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`[14.P]: a plurality of packet-switched networks ....................... 42 
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`[14.1a]: local network ............................................................... 42 
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`[14.1b]: external recipients connected to an external network . 43 
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`[14.1d]: transmission over the local network and the external
`network ...................................................................................... 43 
`[14.2a]: a server connected to the external network ................. 44 
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`[14.2c]: delivery over the external network .............................. 44 
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`G.  Dependent claims 15, 17, and 19 ............................................................. 44 
`1.  Dependent Claim 15: local server .................................................... 44 
`2.  Dependent Claim 17: Internet ........................................................... 47 
`3.  Dependent Claim 19: delivery to available recipient[s] ................... 47 
`Independent Claim 28 ............................................................................... 47 
`1.  Additional Limitations in Claim 28 .................................................. 50 
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`[28.P]: a plurality of packet-switched networks ....................... 50 
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`[28.1a]: external network .......................................................... 50 
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`[28.1b]: recipients connected to a local network ...................... 50 
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`[28.1d]: transmission over the external network ...................... 50 
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`[28.2a], [28.2b]: external server system ................................... 51 
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`[28.2c]: routing .......................................................................... 51 
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`[28.3a], [28.3b], [28.3e]: local server receiving and delivering
`the message ............................................................................... 52 
`2.  Dependent Claim 29: external recipients .......................................... 53 
`3.  Dependent Claim 31: Internet ........................................................... 54 
`4.  Dependent Claim 33: delivery to available recipient[s] ................... 55 
`Independent Claim 40 ............................................................................... 55 
`1.  Dependent Claim 42: delivery to available recipient[s] ................... 56 
`Independent Claim 51 ............................................................................... 57 
`1.  Dependent Claim 53: delivery to available recipient[s] ................... 59 
`Independent Claim 62 ............................................................................... 59 
`1.  Dependent Claim 64: delivery to available recipient[s] ................... 61 
`VII. Ground 2: Vuori, Väänänen, and Deshpande Render Obvious Claims 4, 18,
`32, 41, 52, 63. ................................................................................................... 61 
`A.  Dependent claims 4, 18, 32, 41, 52, and 63: server providing a list of
`recipients for client selection. ................................................................... 61 
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`1.  Dependent Claim 4 ........................................................................... 61 
`a)  Vuori-Väänänen ........................................................................ 61 
`b)  Deshpande ................................................................................. 61 
`c)  KSR ............................................................................................ 62 
`2.  Dependent Claim 18 ......................................................................... 63 
`3.  Dependent Claim 32 ......................................................................... 64 
`4.  Dependent Claim 41 ......................................................................... 65 
`5.  Dependent Claim 52 ......................................................................... 65 
`6.  Dependent Claim 63 ......................................................................... 65 
`Ground 3: Vuori, Väänänen, and Abburi Render Obvious Claims 6,
`VIII. 
`20, 34, 43, 54, and 65. ...................................................................................... 66 
`A.  Dependent Claims 6, 20, 34, 43, 54, 65: audio file .................................. 66 
`1.  Claim 6 .............................................................................................. 66 
`a)  Vuori-Väänänen ........................................................................ 66 
`b)  Abburi ....................................................................................... 67 
`c)  KSR ............................................................................................ 67 
`2.  Claim 20 ............................................................................................ 68 
`3.  Claim 34 ............................................................................................ 68 
`4.  Claim 43 ............................................................................................ 69 
`5.  Claim 54 ............................................................................................ 69 
`6.  Claim 65 ............................................................................................ 69 
`IX.  Ground 4: Vuori, Väänänen, Abburi, and Daniell Render Obvious Claim
`68. ..................................................................................................................... 70 
`A.  Dependent Claim 68: file attachment ....................................................... 70 
`a)  Vuori-Väänänen -Abburi .......................................................... 70 
`b)  Daniell ....................................................................................... 70 
`c)  KSR ............................................................................................ 71 
`X.  Mandatory notices under 37 C.F.R. §42.8 ....................................................... 72 
`A.  Real parties-in-interest (§42.8(b)(1)) ....................................................... 72 
`B.  Notice of related matters (§42.8(b)(2)) .................................................... 72 
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`C.  Lead and back-up counsel with service information (§42.8(b)(3) and
`(4)) ............................................................................................................ 76 
`XI.  Grounds for standing ........................................................................................ 76 
`XII. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 77 
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`Rojas, U.S. Patent No. 7,535,890 (filed December 18, 2003, issued
`May 19, 2009).  
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`File History for U.S. Patent No. 7,535,890.
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`Declaration of Leonard J. Forys, Ph.D.
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`Curriculum Vitae of Leonard J. Forys, Ph.D.
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`Vuori, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0146097 (filed
`July 23, 2001, published October 10, 2002).
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`Wu et al., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0023131
`(filed March 19, 2001, published February 21, 2002).
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`Malik, U.S. Patent No. 7,123,695 (filed August 19, 2002, issued
`October 17, 2006).
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`Väänänen, WO Patent Publication No. 02/17658 (filed August 20,
`2001, published February 28, 2002).
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`Deshpande, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0046273
`(filed August 28, 2001, published March 6, 2003).
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`Daniell et al., U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
`2004/0068545, (filed December 19, 2002, published April 8, 2004).
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`Aoki et al., “The IMX Architecture Interoperability with America
`Online’s Instant Messaging Services,” June 15, 2000.
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`Excerpts from Microsoft Computer Dictionary, 5th ed. (2002).
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`Excerpt from Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th ed.,
`New York: Macmillan, 1999.
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`Staack et al., WO Patent Publication No. 02/07396 (filed July 13,
`2000, published January 24, 2002).
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`Abburi, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0147512 (filed
`February 1, 2002, published August 7, 2003).
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`Old Version of AOL Instant Messenger 2.1 Download, retrieved
`from http://www.oldapps.com/aim.php?old_aim=4#screenshots.
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`Clarke et al., Experiments with packet switching of voice traffic, IEE
`Proceedings G - Electronic Circuits and Systems , V.130, N.4 , pp.
`105-113 (August 1983).
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`Sharma, VoP (voice over packet), IEEE Potentials, V. 21, N. 4,
`October/November 2002, pp. 14-17.
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`Schuh et al., WO Patent Publication No. 2003/024027 (filed August
`21, 2002, published March 20, 2003).
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`Lotito et al., U.S. Patent No. 4,625,081 (filed November 30, 1982,
`issued November 25, 1986).
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`Pershan, U.S. Patent No. 5,260,986 (filed April 23, 1991, issued
`November 9, 1993).
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`Hogan et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,619,554 (filed June 8, 1994, issued
`April 8, 1997).
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`International Telecommunication Union, General Aspects of Digital
`Transmission Systems, Terminal Equipments, Pulse Code
`Modulation (PCM) of Voice Frequencies, ITU-T Recommendation
`G.711., pp. 1-10 (ITU 1993).
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`Oouchi et al., Study on Appropriate Voice Data Length of IP Packets
`for VoIP Network Adjustment, Proceedings of the IEEE Global
`Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2002, V. 2, Taipei,
`Taiwan, 2002, pp. 1618–1622.
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`Locascio, U.S. Patent No. 6,603,757 (filed April 14, 1999, issued
`August 5, 2003).
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`Peersman et al., The Global System for Mobile Communications
`Short Message Service, IEEE Personal Communications (June 2000).
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`SMPP v3.4 Protocol Implementation guide for GSM / UMTS (May
`30, 2002).
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`Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, 2nd ed. (2002).
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`This Exhibit list covers two inter partes review petitions being filed against
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`the ’890 patent. Not all exhibits are used in each petition, but all are used in the
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`single declaration that supports both petitions.
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`Introduction
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,535,890 (Ex. 1001, “’890 Patent”) is directed to an instant
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`voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a packet-switched
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`network. (’890 Patent, Abstract.) The inventor incorrectly perceived that “no
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`instant messaging vendor is concentrating on voice” at the time. (Ex. 1002, ’890
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`Patent File History, 96.) The alleged “innovation,” characterized by the inventor, is
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`nothing more than “instant voice,” by combining well-known instant messaging
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`(IM) features in a voice messaging system, as admitted during prosecution. (Id.,
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`90, 96.)
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`The Examiner erroneously issued the ’890 Patent alleging a patentable
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`limitation that was a well-known IM technique and already applied in many voice-
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`messaging systems:
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`a server that temporarily stores an instant voice message if a recipient
`is unavailable and delivers the stored instant voice message when the
`recipient becomes available.
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`For example, Vuori teaches that a voice IM server temporarily stores the
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`voice message for the unavailable recipient until the server delivers the message
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`when the recipient later becomes available. (Ex. 1005, Vuori, [0050]-[0051].)
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`In addition, all other limitations of the challenged claims were broadly
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`applied and well known in the industry, and there was nothing novel about how
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`trial instituted on all the challenged claims as set forth below.
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`II. Requirements under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104
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`A.
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`Identification of challenge and statement of relief requested
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`Petitioner respectfully requests inter partes review and cancellation of
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`challenged claims based on eight grounds in two petitions as follows:
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`Ground Statute
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`§ 103
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`§ 103
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`Prior Art
`Vuori1 and Väänänen2
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`Petition 1 (This Petition)
`Claims
`1-3, 5, 14, 15,
`17, 19, 28, 29,
`31, 33, 40, 42,
`51, 53, 62, 64
`4, 18, 32, 41,
`52, 63
`6, 20, 34, 43,
`54, 65
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`Vuori, Väänänen, and
`Deshpande3
`Vuori, Väänänen, and Abburi4
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`1 Vuori (Ex. 1005) published on October 10, 2002, and is prior art under §102(b).
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`2 Väänänen (Ex. 1008) published on February 28, 2002, and is prior art under
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`§102(b).
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`3 Deshpande (Ex. 1009) filed on August 28, 2001, published March 6, 2003, and is
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`prior art under §§102(a) and 102(e).
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`4 Abburi (Ex. 1015) filed on February 1, 2002, published on August 7, 2003 , and
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`is prior art under §§102(a) and 102(e).
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`Ground Statute
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`§ 103
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`Ground Statute
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`§ 103
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`§ 103
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`§ 103
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`§ 103
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`Petition 1 (This Petition)
`Claims
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`Prior Art
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`Daniell5
`Petition 2
`Claims
`Prior Art
`Malik6 and Väänänen
`1-3, 5, 14, 15,
`17, 19, 28, 29,
`31, 33, 40, 42,
`51, 53, 62, 64
`4, 18, 32, 41,
`52, 63
`6, 20, 34, 43,
`54, 65
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`Malik, Väänänen, and
`Deshpande
`Malik, Väänänen, and Abburi
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`Malik, Väänänen, Abburi, and
`Daniell
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`B. Meaningful distinction between Vuori and Malik
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`The Vuori and Malik Grounds have meaningful distinctions. (Ex. 1003,
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`Forys Dec., ¶¶102-05.)
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`Vuori better teaches “[the client] select[ing] one or more [] recipients” in the
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`challenged independent claims. Vuori explicitly discloses that the user “select[s]7
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`one or more intended recipients.” (Vuori, [0033].) Malik discloses that its client
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`5 Daniell (Ex. 1010) filed December 19, 2002, and is prior art under §102(e).
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`6 Malik (Ex. 1007) filed August 19, 2002, and is prior art under §102(e).
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`“receives a request or prompt by” the sending user to send a message, without
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`explicitly disclosing recipient selection. (Malik, 6:7-9.)
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`Vuori also better teaches “[the client] transmitting the selected [] recipients”
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`in the challenged independent claims. Vuori explicitly discloses its client transmits
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`the “SVM along with the encoded information designating the intended
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`recipient.” (Vuori, [0056].) Malik does not explicitly disclose its client
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`transmitting the recipient information.
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`On the other hand, Malik better teaches the “local server” in independent
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`claims 28, 62, and dependent claim 15. Malik discloses that its server can be a
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`local server. (Malik, 2:66-3:1, 4:45-47.) Vuori does not explicitly label any of its
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`servers as a “local server.”
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`The Board should institute both the Vuori and Malik Grounds.
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`III. The ’890 Patent
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`A. Overview
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`The ’890 Patent is directed to “an instant voice messaging system” for
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`“delivering instant messages over a packet-switched network.” (’890 Patent,
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`Abstract.) The ’890 Patent’s system comprises a client, a server, and selected
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`recipient[s] connected through a network. (Id., 2:49-60.) At the client, one or more
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`recipients may be selected, and an instant voice message is generated. (Id.) The
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`selected recipient[s] and the generated message are transmitted over the network to
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`recipient[s] over the network. (Id.) The selected recipient[s] can audibly play the
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`message. (Id.)
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`The ’890 Patent’s server provides “contact presence (connection)
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`information and message scheduling and delivery” for the connected recipient[s].
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`(Id., 14:60-63.) For example, when the server receives an instant voice message, if
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`the recipient is not connected to the server (i.e., unavailable), the server
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`temporarily saves the message and delivers the message when the recipient[s] is
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`available. (Id., 8:22-29.)
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`Independent Claims
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`The challenged claims include six sets of claims. Claims 1, 14, 28, 40, 51,
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` An instant voice messaging system for delivering instant
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` a client connected to the network, the client
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`o generating an instant voice message therefor, and
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`o transmitting the selected recipients and the instant voice
`message therefor over the network; and
` a server connected to the network, the server
`o receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice
`message therefor, and
`o delivering the instant voice message to the selected
`recipients over the network,
` the selected recipients enabled to audibly play the instant voice
`message, and
` the server
`o temporarily storing the instant voice message if a
`selected recipient is unavailable and
`o delivering the stored instant voice message to the
`selected recipient once the selected recipient becomes
`available.
`(’890 Patent, Claim 1.)
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`The other independent claims recite substantially similar limitations. The
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`differences among the independent claims mostly relate to various types of
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`network(s) connecting the client, server(s), and recipient(s). Based on these
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`differences, the six independent claims can be categorized into three groups. (Forys
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`Dec., ¶56.)
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`Group 1: independent claims 1 and 40 relate to a system/method for
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`delivering an instant voice message over a packet-switched network. The
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`¶57.)
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`Group 2: independent claims 14 and 51 relate to a system/method for
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`delivering an instant voice message over a plurality of packet-switched networks
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`(including “local network” and “external network”).The “client” is connected to
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`the “local network.” The “[external] server” and the “external recipient(s)” are
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`connected to the “external network.” (Forys Dec., ¶58.)
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`Group 3: independent claims 28 and 62 also relate to a system/method for
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`delivering an instant voice message over a plurality of packet-switched networks
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`(including “local network” and “external network”). However, the message flow of
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`claims 28 and 62 is almost the reverse of claims 14 and 51. In claims 28 and 62,
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`the “client” is connected to the “external network” while the “recipient(s)” in are
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`connected to the “local network.” Claims 28 and 62 further recite an “external
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`server” connected to the “external network,” and a “local server” connected to the
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`“local network.” In addition, the “external server” forwards the instant voice
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`message to the “local server” for delivery because claims 28 and 62 recite that the
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`“external server” routes and the “local server” receives the message. (Forys Dec.,
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`Dependent Claims
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`The challenged dependent claims recite additional well-known limitations.
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`Claim 2 relates to a local network. Claims 3, 17, 31 relate to the Internet. Claims 5,
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`19, 33, 42, 53, 64 relate to delivering the message to available recipient[s]. Claims
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`4, 18, 32, 41, 52, 63 relate to the server providing a list of recipients for client
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`selection. Claims 6, 20, 34, 43, 54, 65 relate to recording, transmitting, and
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`delivering the message in the form of an audio file. (Forys Dec., ¶60.)
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`In addition, claim 15 recites a local server receiving and delivering the
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`message to local recipient[s]. Claim 29 recites “external recipient[s]” connected to
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`the external network. Claim 68 relates to file attachment and storage. (Forys Dec.,
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`¶61.)
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`C.
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`Prosecution History
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`The Examiner allowed the ’890 Patent because the applied references
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`supposedly fail to teach or render obvious “a server that temporarily stores an
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`instant voice message if a recipient is unavailable and delivers the stored instant
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`voice message when the recipient becomes available.” (’890 File History, 45.) But
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`a server storing-or-delivering an instant voice message based on recipient
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`availability was widely known well before the earliest possible priority date of the
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`’890 Patent. (Forys Dec., ¶63.)
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`Patentee did submit a §1.131 affidavit alleging a conception date before
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`August 15, 2003. (’890 File History, 89-135.) Even if the affidavit meets §1.131
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`standards, which it does not, all the applied references in this Petition are still prior
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`art.
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`IV. Claim construction9
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`POSITA
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`Regarding the ’890 Patent, a person of ordinary skill in the art (POSITA)
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`would have at least the equivalent of a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering,
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`Computer Science, or an equivalent field as well as at least 3–5 years of academic
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`or industry experience in communications systems, messaging systems, data
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`networks including VoIP, and mobile telephony, or comparable industry
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`experience. (Forys Dec., ¶30.)
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`B.
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`“External Network”
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`Independent claims 14, 28, 51, and 62 recite an “external network.” Under
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`the BRI, the term “external network” means “a network that is outside another
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`9 Proposed constructions are for inter partes review only and Petitioner
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`reserves the right to revisit constructions in litigation. Petitioner further reserves
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`the right to challenge indefiniteness of all claim terms in litigation.
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`network.” (Forys Dec., ¶64.) One example would be the Internet, as found in
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`dependent claims 17 and 31.
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`The context of the claims supports this construction. The claims recite “an
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`external network outside the local network.” (’890 Patent, Claims 14, 51.) The
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`plain meaning of the word “external” further supports this construction. (Ex. 1013,
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`Webster’s, 503 (defining “external” as “on or having to do with the outside; outer;
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`exterior”).) (Forys Dec., ¶65.)
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`The context of the claims also supports that the Internet is an example of the
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`“external network,” reciting, “wherein the external network is the Internet.” (’890
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`Patent, Claims 17, 31; Forys Dec., ¶66.)
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`The specification does not provide an embodiment that specifically refers to
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`the term “external network.” The specification only recites the claimed “external
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`network” in Section “SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION,” with the same level of
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`details as the claims (e.g., reciting “an external network outside the local
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`network”). (’890 Patent, 3:24-4:26.) (Forys Dec., ¶67.)
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`FIG. 5 of the ’890 Patent provides an exemplary “global instant voice
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`messaging (IVM) system 500” that utilizes both local networks and/or the
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`Internet.10 (’890 Patent, 15:24-25.) (Forys Dec., ¶68.)
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`(’890 Patent, FIG. 5.)
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`In FIG. 5, the “global IVM system 500 comprises the local IVM system 510,
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`global IVM server system 502, and global IVM clients 506 and 508 that are
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`optionally connected via local IP network 504.” (’890 Patent, 15:28-31.) The
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`10 However, this embodiment does not explicitly refer to the term, “external
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`network.”
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`Internet and/or local networks allow local clients and global clients to
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`communicate messages with each other: “global IVM server system 502 is
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`connected to the IP network (i.e., Internet) 102 for enabling the local IVM clients
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`206, 208…in the local IVM system 510 to generate and send instant voice
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`messages to the global IVM clients 506, 508, as well as the local IVM clients 206,
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`208 to receive instant voice messages from the global IVM clients 506, 508.” (’890
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`Patent, 15:31-38, FIG. 5.)
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`Accordingly, based on the claim context, the plain meaning, and the
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`specification, the term “external network” means “a network that is outside another
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`network.” (Forys Dec., ¶70.)
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`V.
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`State of the Art
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`Prior to the alleged invention, all the technology at issue was broadly applied
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`and well known in the field of messaging systems. (Forys Dec., ¶71.) No
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`individual elements of the challenged claims were novel at the time, and there was
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`nothing novel about how those elements were combined. (Id.) Further, there were
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`no technological barriers to combining these elements. (Id.)
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`As explained by Apple’s expert Dr. Forys, with 50 years of relevant
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`experience, voice messaging, SMS, and voice over packet networks are all
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`decades-old technologies. (Forys Dec., ¶¶88-100.) The additional features in the
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`challenged claims were also widely known. (Forys Dec., ¶71.)
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`Storing-or-delivering an instant voice message based on recipient
`availability was well-known.
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`A.
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`Recipient availability information was well-known to early AOL
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`subscribers. (Forys Dec., ¶72.) AOL’s Instant Messenger provided presence
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`information (e.g., “online” indications) as early as 1997. (Ex. 1016, 1; Forys Dec.,
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`¶72.)
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`Using recipient availability information, many IM systems already utilized
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`the technique of queuing text IMs for later delivery once the recipients become
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`available. (Malik, 3:24-26.) In “many instant messaging communications, if a user
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`is not present to receive an instant message, the instant message can still be …
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`queued in the IM server.” (Id., 3:16-18.) The IM Server “will hold the message
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`until the user is present again on the instant messaging network.” (Id., 3:20-21.)
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`So,