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. AND
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
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`IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`CASE IPR2017-00336
`Patent No. 6,989,293
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`DECLARATION OF DR. PEGGY
`AGOURIS IN SUPPORT OF PATENT
`OWNER RESPONSE
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1
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`A. Background and Qualifications .................................................................. 2
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`B. Materials Considered .................................................................................. 4
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`C. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art (“POSA”) ........................................... 5
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`D. Claim Construction ..................................................................................... 6
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`“an input multiplexer adapted to receive data describing one
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`II. Discussion of Pirim PCT International Patent Publication WO 99/36893
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`III. My Analysis of Claim 22 .................................................................................11
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`A. Claim 22 ................................................................................................... 11
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`B. Summary ................................................................................................... 12
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`C. Pirim Does Not Disclose Element [22b] “an input multiplexer
`adapted to receive data describing one or more parameters of the
`event being detected, and to output data describing a selected one
`of the one or more parameters in response to a selection signal” ............ 12
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`D. A POSA Would Not Have Been Motivated to Modify the
`Multiplexer of Pirim to Be Capable of Receiving Both “one” or
`“more” Than One Parameter .................................................................... 15
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`IV. Concluding Statement ......................................................................................17
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`Dr. Peggy Agouris Curriculum Vitae
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`I hereby declare that all the statements made in this Declaration are of my
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`own knowledge and true; that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 and that such willful false
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`statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issue
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`thereupon.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the following is true and correct.
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`Dated:
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`Respectfully Submitted
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`I have been retained by counsel for Image Processing Technologies
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`LLC (“Image Processing” or “Patent Owner”) as an expert consultant in regards to
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`inter partes review proceeding IPR2017-00336 for U.S. Patent No. 6,989,293.
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`2.
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`In IPR2017-00336, I understand that Petitioner, Samsung Electronics
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`Corporation (“Samsung” or “Petitioner”) is challenging the validity of Claims 1,
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`18, 19, 22, and 29 of the ’293 Patent.
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`3.
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`I understand that the Board instituted an inter partes review on the
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`following Grounds: Claim 22 as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over
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`International Patent Publication WO 99/36893 (“Pirim PCT” or “Pirim”)
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`(Ex. 1005). Paper No. 15 (Institution Decision) at 53.
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`4.
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`I was asked to consider whether the sole instituted claim of the U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,989,293 (“the ’293 Patent”) (Ex. 1001), which is claim 22, would
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`have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSA”) as of the date
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`of the invention over the Pirim PCT reference, which I understand is the only
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`ground instituted by the Board.
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`5.
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`Based on my analysis of the ’293 Patent and Pirim, the specific
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`reference relied upon by the Petitioner for the ground that was instituted by the
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`Board, it is my opinion that the challenged claims would not have been obvious to
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`a POSA as of the date of the invention over Pirim. To summarize my reasoning,
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`the Pirim PCT reference does not teach or disclose the type of multiplexer recited
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`by claim 22, and a person of ordinary skill in the art would not, in my opinion,
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`attempt to modify the multiplexer disclosed by Pirim in a way that would achieve
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`the device recited by claim 22.
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`A. Background and Qualifications
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`This is a summary of my background and qualifications. I set forth
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`my background in more detail in my Curriculum Vitae which is attached as
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`Appendix A.
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`7.
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`I am currently Dean of the College of Science at George Mason
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`University. I am additionally the Director of the Center for Earth Observing &
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`Space Research at George Mason University. I was previously employed as a
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`Professor of Geoinformatics at the College of Science at George Mason University.
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`8.
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`Prior to my employment at George Mason University, I was an
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`Assistant Professor, and then an Associate Professor, at the School of Computing
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`and Information Science at the University of Maine from 1995 to 2001 and 2001 to
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`2006 respectively. During my time as an Associate Professor, I was also the Chief
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`Technology Officer at Milcord Maine, LLC, from 2004 to 2006. I served as the
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`Chair of the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science at George
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`Mason University from 2008 to 2013, and was the Acting Associate Provost for
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`Graduate Education at George Mason University from 2012 to 2013.
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`I have an Engineering Diploma, which I obtained from the National
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`Technical University of Athens, Greece. I also have a Master of Science degree in
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`Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science and a Doctorate in
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`Digital Image Processing and Analysis from the Ohio State University.
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`10. My academic and professional background is in image processing and
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`analysis, and I have more than 20 years of experience in the field. I have taught
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`graduate and undergraduate level courses in Digital Image Processing and Analysis
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`for over ten years, and have supervised (as academic advisor and committee chair)
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`several Doctoral Dissertations and Master’s Theses in this field. I have graduated
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`Ph.D. students who went on to become professors themselves.
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`11. As a researcher, I have received funding totaling more than
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`$25,000,000 for my work in digital image processing and analysis, awarded
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`competitively from various U.S. government agencies such as the National Science
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`Foundation, NASA, and the intelligence community. I have edited (or co-edited)
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`numerous books and journal issues in my field of expertise, and authored (or co-
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`authored) more than 75 articles in books, scientific journals and conference
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`proceedings within the last ten years. In addition, I have been a reviewer of book
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`manuscripts, scientific papers, and research proposals for various national and
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`international organizations, including the National Science Foundation, NASA,
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`and the European Union. I have also been an invited speaker and conference chair
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`at many conferences related to image processing. I have also consulted for the
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`Central Intelligence Agency and Intergraph Corporation in the area of image
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`processing.
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`12.
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`In sum, I have significant academic and professional experience in the
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`field of digital image processing and analysis, among other fields, as an educator, a
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`researcher, and a consultant.
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`13. Based on my academic and industry experience, as set forth more
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`fully in Appendix A, I am quite familiar with the state of the art in 1996 and
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`forward. I am a technical expert in the subject matter areas relevant to the Patents-
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`in-Suit and related fields. I was, and continue to be, actively involved in the field.
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`B. Materials Considered
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`14. For time spent in connection with this case, I am being compensated
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`at my customary rate. My compensation is not dependent upon the outcome of this
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`petition or any issues involved in or related to the ’293 Patent, and I have no other
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`financial stake in this matter. I have no financial interest in, or affiliation with, any
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`of the real parties in interest or the patent owner.
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`15. The materials I considered include the ’293 Patent, materials
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`incorporated by reference therein, the prosecution history for the ’293 Patent, the
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`Petition from Samsung for inter partes review (Paper No. 2), and the Hart
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`Declaration in support of the Petition (Ex. 1002). I also considered the materials
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`that I refer to and that I cite in this declaration, and, to the extent that I considered
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`them relevant, the materials provided by Dr. Hart or the Petitioner.
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`16.
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`In addition, I have drawn on my experience and knowledge, as
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`discussed above and described more fully in my CV, in the areas of image
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`processing, geographic information systems, interactive computer graphics, and
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`dynamic visualization, among other areas.
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`C.
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`Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art (“POSA”)
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`I have been asked to assume a date of invention for the ’293 Patent to
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`be February 24, 2000. I applied this date in my analysis when considering the
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`perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention. I
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`understand that February 24, 2000 is the date of the French patent FR 000 02355
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`through which the ’293 patent claims priority, as shown by the Certificate of
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`Correction at the back of the patent.
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`18. Based on my review of the ’293 patent specification, claims, and file
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`history, it is my opinion that a person of ordinary skill in the art (or “POSA”) at the
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`time of invention would have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering or
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`image processing or a related field, followed by at least two years of graduate
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`coursework and also at least early-stage thesis research in digital image processing.
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`19. The opinions I express herein are given from the point of view of
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`a person of ordinary skill in the art, as described above, at the time of the
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`invention of the ’293 Patent. Even if I do not repeat this explicitly, this is the
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`perspective that I applied in my analysis and in this declaration, unless I indicate
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`otherwise.
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`D. Claim Construction
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`20.
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`I understand that the claims and specification of a patent must be read
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`and construed through the eyes of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of
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`the priority date of the claims.
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`I further understand that the claim construction standard that applies
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`for the purposes of this proceeding is the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI)
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`of the claim language, in light of the specification.
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`22.
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`In conducting my analysis of the challenged claim of the ’293 patent,
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`I have applied the claim constructions below consistent with the BRI standard.
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`Elsewhere in my analysis, except when I state otherwise, I have applied the
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`ordinary meaning of claim terms as they are used in the specification, under the
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`BRI standard.
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`“an input multiplexer adapted to receive data describing one or
`more parameters of the event being detected, and to output data
`describing a selected one of the one or more parameters in
`response to a selection signal” (Claim 22)
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`23.
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`I understand that Patent Owner has proposed that the language of
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`claim 22, “an input multiplexer adapted to receive data describing one or more
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`of the one or more parameters in response to a selection signal,” requires that the
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`multiplexer be capable of receiving data from multiple parameters. I have
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`reviewed and agree with this proposed construction.
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`24. Patent Owner’s proposed construction is consistent with my opinion
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`of how a POSA would have understood the claim term at the time of the patent as
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`well as the embodiments I reviewed in the specification of the ’293 patent.
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`25. The plain meaning of the claim language itself, for example, supports
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`Patent Owner’s proposed construction. If the claim language required only the
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`ability to receive data for only one parameter, there would be no need to include
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`the words “one or more” in the claim. Also, if the claim language required only
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`the ability to receive data for one parameter, the claim language “output data
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`describing a selected one of the one or more parameters” would be superfluous.
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`26. The claim language specifically requires the ability to receive “one or
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`more” parameters, and then to select from among those “one or more” parameters
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`to determine which data to output. It is my opinion that a POSA would understand
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`this requirement to mean that the multiplexer must be capable of receiving data
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`from multiple parameters and then outputting data based upon a selection from
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`among such parameters.
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`27.
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`It is my opinion that the patent specification also supports Patent
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`Owner’s proposed construction. The ’293 specification teaches a “polyvalent
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`histogram calculation unit” capable of processing different input parameters
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`depending on a selection. Figure 31a of the ’293 patent shows teaches a polyvalent
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`histogram unit using an input multiplexer capable of time multiplexing various
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`parameters according to a selection signal. Ex. 1001 at 20:58–60, 21:18–29. An
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`annotated Figure 31a is copied below:
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`Ex. 1001 at 28 (Fig. 31a) (annotated – input multiplexer 500 and associated
`register 501 in yellow, data bus 510 in blue, and SELECT command 502 in green).
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`28. The ’293 patent describes figure 31a:
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`In the embodiment shown on FIG. 31a, the different parameters
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`DATA(A) ... DATA(E) feed an input multiplexer 500 [yellow] that is
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`controlled by a register 501. The register 501 is updated by the
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`command SELECT 502 [green]. . . . In this embodiment, it is thus
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`possible to use a single histogram calculation unit 1 to process any of
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`the different parameters A, B, C ... E that are addressed by a bus 510
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`Ex. 1001 at 20:63–66 (emphasis added) (text annotations to show coloration used
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`in annotated Figure 31 above). As can be seen above, the “input multiplexer 500”
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`is capable of receiving both “one” or “more” than one parameter, which it selects
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`with a selection signal 502.
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`29. On the other hand, the ’293 patent teaches that, when a multiplexer is
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`implemented for only one parameter and a second non-parameter signal (such as a
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`counter or a “0” signal), the histogram cannot be configured for multiple
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`parameters. For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 3 (the “passive”
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`histogram calculation unit), the two input signals are data for parameter A
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`(“DATA(A)”) and a “counter” signal. See Ex. 1001 at 9:7–17. The “counter”
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`signal is used to “zero out” or “reset” the histogram memory 100. See Ex. 1001 at
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`9:7–17. Therefore, a second parameter data signal could not be substituted for the
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`counter signal. And because the control signal is binary and the multiplexer is a
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`“two to one” type multiplexer, additional signals could not be added.
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`30. Patent Owner’s construction is, in my opinion, how a POSA would
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`have understood the claim language at the time of the time of the invention. For
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`example, a POSA would have readily understood the term “multiplexer,” which
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`refers to a piece of hardware with multiple signals input with a single (selected)
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`II. DISCUSSION OF PIRIM PCT INTERNATIONAL PATENT
`PUBLICATION WO 99/36893 (“PIRIM PCT” OR “PIRIM”)
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`31. The Pirim reference is entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
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`DETECTION OF DROWSINESS.” Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 1 (Title). Pirim states in
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`the first paragraph of the section Field of the Invention:
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`The present invention relates generally to an image processing system,
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`and more particularly to the use of a generic image processing system
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`to detect drowsiness.
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`Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 1.
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`32. Pirim is directed to detecting a known target—a head and eyes, to
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`determine whether a person is falling asleep. See, e.g., Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 5
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`(searching for pixels having “characteristics corresponding to characteristics of at
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`least one eye”); id. (searching for pixels “corresponding to edges of the head of the
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`driver”); Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 6 (searching for pixels with “low luminance levels
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`corresponding to shadowing of the eyes”); Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 44 (pixels having
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`“hue characteristics of skin”).
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`33. Pirim is directed to a system of detecting whether a driver is falling
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`asleep by selecting pixels having characteristics corresponding to an eye, forming a
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`histogram of those pixels, and analyzing that histogram over time. Ex. 1005 (Pirim)
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`at 1 (Abstract), 10. Pirim describes an apparatus for performing this analysis
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`including a sensor for acquiring an image of the face, a controller, and a histogram
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`formation unit for forming a histogram on pixels having selected characteristics.
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`Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 1. The majority of Pirim’s disclosure relates to drowsiness
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`detection, which uses the histogram formation unit (or “HFU”) as a building block.
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`See, e.g., Ex. 1005 (Pirim) at 10, Figs. 30, 35 (“Fig. 30 is a flow diagram
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`illustrating the use of the system of the invention to detect drowsiness . . . . Fig. 35
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`is a flow diagram of an alternative method of detecting drowsiness.”); see also Ex.
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`1005 (Pirim) at Figs. 17–36.
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`34. Having reviewed the file wrapper of the ’293 patent, I note that the
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`Pirim reference was considered during the examination of the challenged claim.
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`E.g., Ex. 1004 (’293 patent file wrapper) at 245.
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`III. MY ANALYSIS OF CLAIM 22
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`A. Claim 22
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`I reproduce claim 22 below. I bolded the claim sentence that I discuss
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`A device for detecting one or more events including aural
`and/or visual phenomena, the device comprising:
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`a controller coupled to a controller bus and a transfer bus;
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`an input multiplexer adapted to receive data describing one
`or more parameters of the event being detected, and to output
`data describing a selected one of the one or more parameters in
`response to a selection signal; and
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`a data processing block coupled to the multiplexer, the transfer
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`a histogram unit coupled to the input portal and configured to
`calculate a histogram for the selected parameter;
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`a classification unit coupled to the input portal and the
`histogram unit, and configured to determine the data in the histogram
`that satisfy a selected criterion, and to generate an output accordingly,
`the classification unit supplying the output to the transfer bus; and
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`a coincidence unit coupled to receive the output of the classification
`unit from the transfer bus and to receive selected coincidence criteria
`from the controller bus, the coincidence unit being configured to
`generate an enable signal for the histogram unit when the output of the
`classification unit satisfies the selected coincidence criterion.
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`B.
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`Summary
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`It is my opinion that claim 22 would not have been obvious to a
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`POSA at the time of the invention, because the asserted reference Pirim does not
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`teach or suggest all the elements of the sole challenged claim 22, in particular the
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`element [22b] “an input multiplexer adapted to receive data describing one or more
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`parameters of the event being detected, and to output data describing a selected one
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`of the one or more parameters in response to a selection signal.” Additionally, a
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`POSA would not have attempted to modify Pirim to add the input multiplexer
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`described in claim 22 of the ’293 patent.
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`Pirim Does Not Disclose Element [22b] “an input multiplexer
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`event being detected, and to output data describing a selected one
`of the one or more parameters in response to a selection signal”
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`36. Claim 22, element [22b] recites: “an input multiplexer adapted to
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`receive data describing one or more parameters of the event being detected, and to
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`a selection signal.”
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`37. As I explained above in Section I.C, a POSA at the time of the
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`invention would have understood element [22b] to require that the multiplexer be
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`capable of receiving data from multiple parameters.
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`38. Pirim does not teach or suggest “an input multiplexer adapted to
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`receive data describing one or more parameters of the event being detected, and to
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`output data describing a selected one of the one or more parameters in response to
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`a selection signal.” It is my understanding that Pirim discloses a basic multiplexer
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`as an input to a histogram calculation unit. See, e.g., Ex. 1005 at 29, 77 (Fig. 14).
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`The basic input multiplexer provides one of two signals, only one of which is a
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`parameter data signal, based on a binary selection signal. See, e.g., Ex. 1005 at 29,
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`77 (Fig. 14).
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`39. For example, Pirim discloses only two multiplexers, 102 and 104,
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`neither of which can select from more than a single data parameter. I have copied
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`Ex. 1005 at 77 (Fig. 14) (annotated – multiplexers 102 and 104 in yellow, input
`signals to the multiplexers in blue, and control signal “init” in green).
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`40. Pirim’s multiplexers 102 and 104 (yellow) both take only “init” (green)
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`as the control signal to determine which of the two input signal (blue) to output.
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`The two possible input data signals for multiplexer 102 in Figure 14 above are a
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`single line of “data” and a constant “zero.” See Ex. 1005 at 29. The two possible
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`input data signals for multiplexer 104 are data(V), i.e. the “V” or velocity
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`parameter data, and the Counter signal, which is used to reset the histogram
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`memory. See Ex. 1005 at 28–29.
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`It is my opinion that a POSA would understand the multiplexer of the
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`Pirim reference to only allow the data signal “V” as output when the signal “init” is
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`“low” or “zero.” This is because Pirim discloses the counter signal as being
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`enabled by a high “init” signal, so a low signal should allow the other signal, which
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`is data.
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`42. Thus, only one kind of parameter data signal (“V”) can pass through
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`two-to-one type multiplexer 104 (and subsequently multiplexer 102) disclosed in
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`Pirim. Pirim’s multiplexer 104 (and 102) would therefore not satisfy claim
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`element [1b] for failure to be adapted to be capable of receiving data from multiple
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`parameters.
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`D. A POSA Would Not Have Been Motivated to Modify the
`Multiplexer of Pirim to Be Capable of Receiving Both “one” or
`“more” Than One Parameter
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`43. Additionally, based on the disclosure of the Pirim reference, it is my
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`opinion that due to the function and configuration of the histogram formation unit
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`disclosed by Pirim, a POSA would not have been motivated to modify the
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`multiplexer to include more than one parameter data signal.
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`multiplexer 102 and 104 is not to select among multiple parameter data inputs but
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`to allow an “init” signal to reset the data in Pirim’s histogram formation unit. The
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`Pirim reference describes that “between frames, memory 100 is initiated, i.e.,
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`cleared of all memory, by setting init=1 in multiplexors 102 and 104.” Ex. 1005 at
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`29. A POSA would recognize the word “init” as likely a shortened form of the
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`word “initialize” or “initialization.” Pirim does not disclose another purpose for
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`the control signal “init” beyond resetting the histogram memory. Pirim’s
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`multiplexer 104 (and 102) would thus not satisfy claim element [1b] for failure to
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`teach or suggest “an input multiplexer adapted to receive data describing one or
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`more parameters of the event being detected, and to output data describing a
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`selected one of the one or more parameters in response to a selection signal,”
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`because Pirim does not teach or suggest a multiplexer that is configured to select
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`from data for multiple parameters, and because a POSA would not be led to
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`modify the histogram of Pirim, given the configuration of the histogram formation
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`unit that is disclosed by Pirim..
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`45. Additionally, it is my opinion that a POSA would have recognized
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`that the histogram formation unit shown in Pirim teaches away from operation with
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`different parameters, so a POSA would not be motivated to modify the multiplexer
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`to arrive at the input multiplexer of claim 22. Pirim’s Figure 14 for example
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`appears to be configured only for the parameter “speed” or “V.” The classifier 25b
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`has only eight registers numbered 0–7 for possible speed values. Ex. 1005 at 30.
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`As noted by Pirim, however, a histogram formation block for luminance would
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`preferably have 256 registers. Ex. 1005 at 30. A POSA would recognize that
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`other parameters would similarly be limited by the speed histogram formation unit
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`configuration. A POSA would thus not be motivated to adapt the input to the
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`speed histogram formation unit to allow for the selection of other parameters.
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`46. Therefore, it is my opinion that a POSA would not have tried to
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`modify Pirim with the input multiplexer described in the ’293 patent claim 22.
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`47. Because, as explained above, Pirim does not teach or suggest all
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`elements of claim 22, it is my opinion that claim 22 would not have been obvious
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`to a POSA at the time of the invention.
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`IV. CONCLUDING STATEMENT
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`I reserve the right to supplement my opinions in the future to respond to any
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`arguments that Petitioner may raise and to take into account new information as it
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`Dr. Peggy Agouris
`4400 University Drive (cid:1) MS 5C3 (cid:1) Fairfax, VA 22030
`(703) 993 9265 (cid:1) pagouris@gmu.edu (cid:1) agouris.org
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`Academic Positions
`• Dean, College of Science, George Mason University
`• Acting Associate Provost for Graduate Education, George Mason
`University
`• Chair, Dept. of Geography and Geoinformation Science, College of
`Science, George Mason University
`• Director, Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason
`University
`• Professor, Spatial Informatics, College of Science, George Mason
`University
`• Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Science,
`University of Maine
`• Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Information Science,
`University of Maine
`• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and
`Geomatics Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich,
`Switzerland
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` 2012 - 2013
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`2008 - 2013
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`2007 - today
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`2006 - today
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`2001 - 2006
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`1995 - 2001
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`1993 - 1995
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`Education
`• Ph.D. Digital Image Analysis, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State
`University, Columbus, OH (1992)
`• M.S. Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University (1988)
`• Dipl. Eng. National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1986)
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`Awards and Honors
`• CAREER Award, by the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate of the
`National Science Foundation (1997)
`• Member of the Honor Society of ΦΚΦ
`• The John I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers (3rd), by the American Society for
`Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (2009)
`• Dean’s Award of Excellence, by the College of Engineering, University of Maine (2001)
`• ASPRS Presidential Citation, by the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (1999)
`• Early Career Research Award, by the College of Engineering, University of Maine (1998)
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`• The VI Talbert Abrams Award (for the best journal paper of the year), by the American Society for
`Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (1996)
`• Duane C. Brown Jr. Award, by The Ohio State University (1993)
`• Leica Photogrammetric Fellowship Award, by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
`Sensing (1990)
`• Member of the Honor Society of ΦΒΔ
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`Funded Research
`Principal/Co-Principal Investigator in projects with total budgets of almost $30,000,000 to date:
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`• “Precipitation Data System for Satellite Remote Sensing”, Amount: $1,813,581. Duration: 2/1/2016 –
`11/30/2016. Sponsor: Trident Vantage Systems/NASA. PIs: P. Agouris, J. Kwiatkowski.
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`• “Microwave Remote Sensing”, Amount: $11,575,022. Duration: 03/01/2011 - 12/31/15. Sponsor: Arctic
`Slope Regional Corporation/NASA. PIs: P. Agouris, J. Kwiatkowski.
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`• “Joint Interdisciplinary Earth Science Information Center (JIESIC)”, Amount: $9,919,931. Duration:
`06/15/07 - 06/14/11. Sponsor: NASA. PIs: P. Agouris, J. Kwiatkowski.
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`• “Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement with NASA’s Computational and Information Sciences and
`Technology at Goddard Space Flight Center”, Amount: $470,000. Duration: 08/31/2011 - 08/30/2013.
`Sponsor: NASA. PI: P. Agouris.
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`• “Workshop on GeoSpatial and GeoTemporal Informatics”, Amount: $49,997. Duration: 09/01/08-
`08/31/09. Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Computer and Information Science and
`Engineering Directorate. PI: P. Agouris.
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`• “Spatio-Temporal Tracking of Entities: Determining Object Location from Text Descriptions Through
`Spatial Analysis”, Amount: $147,583. Duration: 09/01/08–08/31/10. Sponsor: National Geospatial
`Intelligence Agency (NGA, Dept. of Defense), sub-award via Dept. of Computer Science, Brandeis
`University. PIs: A. Stefanidis, P. Agouris.
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`• “Strategic Enhancement of NGA’s Geographic Information Science Infrastructure”, Amount: $44,996.
`Duration: 04/01/05-08/31/07. Sponsor: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), sub-award
`via University of California, Santa Barbara. PI: P. Agouris.
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`• “Information and Data Management Program’s Principal Investigator Workshop”, Amount: $262,120.
`Duration: 9/01/04-8/31/06. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. PI: P. Agouris.
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`• “Automated Image-Based Linear Feature Extraction and Updating”, Amount: $419,525. Duration:
`09/15/03-09/14/08. Sponsor: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). PIs: P. Agouris, A.
`Stefanidis.
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`• “A Framework for the Efficient SpatioTemporal Analysis of Geospatial Data Using Distributed Motion
`Imagery”, Amount: $414,644. Duration: 05/01/02-09/30/06. Sponsor: National Geospatial
`Intelligence Agency (NGA). PIs: A. Stefanidis, P. Agouris, S. Nittel.
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`• “Enabling the Creation and Use of GeoGrids for Next Generation Geospatial Information”, Amount:
`$1,609,800. Duration: 09/15/01-09/14/06. Sponsor: National Science Fo