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`(12) INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE (469th)
`United States Patent
`(10) Number:
`US 6,928,433 C1
`Goodman et al.
`(45) Certificate Issued:
`Oct. 8, 2012
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`(54) AUTOMATIC HIERARCHICAL
`CATEGORIZATION OF MUSIC BY
`METADATA
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Ron Goodman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
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`Howard N. Egan, Capitola, CA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: Creative Technology Limited,
`Singapore (SG)
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`Reexamination Request:
`No. 95/001,274, Dec. 1, 2009
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`Reexamination Certificate for:
`Patent No.:
`6,928,433
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`Issued:
`Appl. No.:
`Filed:
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`Aug‘ 9’ 2005
`09/755,723
`Jan. 5, 2001
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`Certificate of Correction issued May 16’ 2006'
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`Int C1
`G113 27/11
`G113 27/10
`G113 27/34
`G06F 17/30
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`(2006.01)
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`(52) U.s. C1.
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`........ .. 386/243; 707/999.003, 707/999.004,
`707/999.102, G9B/27.019; G9B/27.021;
`G9B/27.051
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`(58) Field of Classification Search ................. .. 707/104
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`Primary Examiner — Mary Steelman
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`A method, performed by software executing on the processor
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`SONY Exhibit 1002
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`SONY Exhibit 1002
`SONY v. Creative
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`SONY V. Creative
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`INTER PARTES
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`US 6,928,433 C1
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`REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE
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`ISSUED UNDER 35 U.S.C. 316
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`THE PATENT IS HEREBY AMENDED AS
`INDICATED BELOW.
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`Matter enclosed in heavy brackets [ ] appeared in the
`patent, but has been deleted and is no longer a part of the
`patent; matter printed in italics indicates additions made
`to the patent.
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`AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN
`DETERMINED THAT:
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`The patentability of claims 2, 3, 5 and 7 is confirmed.
`Claims 1, 4, 6 and 8-16 are cancelled.
`New claims 17-28 are added and determined to be
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`patentable.
`17. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 3
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list of songs that is
`currently being played.
`18. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 5
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list of songs that is
`currently being played.
`19. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 5
`wherein the selected item in the third display screen is asso-
`ciated with aplurality oftrachs, and wherein the accessing at
`least one track comprises adding the plurality oftracks asso-
`ciated with the selected item to a playlist.
`20. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 19
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list of songs that is
`currently being played.
`2]. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 5
`wherein the selected item in the third display screen is a
`selected album name, and wherein the accessing at least one
`track comprises adding theplurality oftracks associated with
`the selected album name to aplaylist.
`22. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 2]
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list of songs that is
`currently being played.
`23. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim I
`wherein:
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`the category album is selected in the first display screen
`from available categories that include at least artist and
`album;
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`the subcategories listed in the second display screen com-
`prise a listing of album names and one of the album
`names is selected; and
`the accessing at least one track comprises adding a plu-
`rality oftracks associated with the selected album name
`to aplaylist.
`24. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 23
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list ofsongs that is
`currently being played.
`25. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim I
`wherein:
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`the category genre is selected in the first display screen
`from available categories that include at least artist,
`album, and genre;
`the subcategories listed in the second display screen com-
`prise a listing ofaplurality ofgenre types, and one ofone
`genre types is selected;
`the items displayed in the third display screen comprise a
`listing ofaplurality ofalbum names associated with the
`selected genre type, and one of the album names is
`selected; and
`the accessing at least one track comprises adding a plu-
`rality oftracks associated with the selected album name
`to aplaylist.
`26. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 25
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list ofsongs that is
`currently being played.
`27. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim I
`wherein:
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`the category artist is selected in the first display screen
`from available categories that include at least artist,
`album, and genre;
`the subcategories listed in the second display screen com-
`prise a listing ofartist names, and one ofthe listed artist
`names is selected;
`the items displayed in the third display screen comprise a
`listing ofalbum names associated with the selected art-
`ist name, and one ofthe listed album names is selected;
`and
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`the accessing at least one track comprises adding a plu-
`rality oftracks associated with the selected album name
`to aplaylist.
`28. The method ofselecting a track as recited in claim 27
`wherein the playlist is an active queue list ofsongs that is
`currently being played.