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`Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc. v. Uniloc 2017 LLC
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`IPR2017-01797 (U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622)
`IPR2017-01798 (U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622)
`IPR2017-01799 (U.S. Patent No. 8,199,747)
`IPR2017-01800 (U.S. Patent No. 8,243,723)
`IPR2017-01801 (U.S. Patent No. 8,995,433)
`IPR2017-01802 (U.S. Patent No. 7,535,890)
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`Oral Hearing: October 30, 2018
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`SAMSUNG EXHIBIT 1044
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. Uniloc 2017 LLC
`IPR2017-01802
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`IPR2017-01797 – Instituted Grounds
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`• Claims 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 18, 21-23, 27, 32,
`34, 35, 38, and 39 as obvious over Griffin and
`Zydney;
`• Claim 12 as obvious over Griffin, Zydney, and
`Aravamudan; and
`• Claim 11 as obvious over Griffin, Zydney, and
`Vuori.
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`IPR2017-01797, Dec. (Paper 8) at 34-35
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`IPR2017-01798 – Instituted Grounds
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`• Claims 14-17 and 28-31 as obvious over Griffin,
`Zydney, and Clark;
`• Claims 19 and 33 as obvious over Griffin,
`Zydney, and Väänänen; and
`• Claims 24-26 as obvious over Griffin, Zydney,
`and Low.
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`IPR2017-01798, Dec. (Paper 8) at 42
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`IPR2017-01799 – Instituted Grounds
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`• Claims 1-3, 12 and 13 as obvious over Griffin
`and Zydney.
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`IPR2017-01799, Dec. (Paper 9) at 35-36
`IPR2017-01799, Order (Paper 16) at 3
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`IPR2017-01800 – Instituted Grounds
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`• Claims 1-3 as obvious over Griffin and Zydney.
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`IPR2017-01800, Dec. (Paper 8) at 24
`IPR2017-01800, Order (Paper 12) at 3
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`IPR2017-01801 – Instituted Grounds
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`• Claims 1-3 and 8 as obvious over Griffin and Clark;
`• Claims 4 and 7 as obvious over Griffin, Clark, and
`Zydney;
`• Claim 5 as obvious over Griffin, Clark, and Väänänen;
`• Claims 9, 11, 14-17, 25, and 26 as obvious over Griffin
`and Zydney;
`• Claim 12 as obvious over Griffin, Zydney, and Väänänen;
`• Claim 10 as obvious over Griffin, Zydney, and Lee; and
`• Claim 26 as obvious over Griffin, Zydney, and Vuori.
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`IPR2017-01801, Dec. (Paper 8) at 26-27
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`IPR2017-01802 – Instituted Grounds
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`• Claims 1, 3-6, 9 and 40-43 as obvious over
`Griffin and Zydney; and
`• Claims 2, 14, 15, 17-20, 23, 51-54, and 57 as
`obvious over Griffin, Zydney, and Malik.
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`IPR2017-01802, Dec. (Paper 8) at 28
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Network Interface” / “Within” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800)
` Combining Griffin and Zydney
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Network Interface” / “Within” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800)
` Combining Griffin and Zydney
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01802)
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`Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
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`The ’622 Patent
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`3. A system comprising:
`a network interface comiected to a packet-switched net-
`work;
`a messaging system communicating with a plurality of
`instant voice message client systems via the network
`interface; and
`a communication platform system maintaining connection
`information for each of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems indicating whether there is a
`current connection to each of the plurality of instant
`voice message client systems,
`wherein the messaging system receives an—
`-from one of the plurality of instant voice mes-
`sage client systems, and
`wherein the instant voice message includes an object field
`including a digitized audio file.
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`Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`Two primary disputes:
`1. What is an instant “message”?
`2. What does “instant” mean?
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`IPR2017-01797, Reply (Paper 17) at 1-5
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`Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
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`1. What is an instant voice “message”?
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`Patent Owner
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`attachments (in addition to a voice message) in a voice container. however,-
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`See EX2001 W 50-58.
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`Including
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`IPR2017—01797, Resp. (Paper 12) at 21
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`Mr. Easttom
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` _ EXIOOL 8:7—11 (“111
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`IPR2017-01797, Easttom Decl. (Ex. 2001) at 11 51
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`Page 12 of 117
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`Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
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`Petitioner
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`As applied in the Petition. the BRI of the term “instant voice message”
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`in real time to a recipient device.
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`(NM) is—that is capable ofbemg transmitted
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`The ’622 Patent
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`3. A system comprising:
`a network interface connected to a packet-switched net-
`work;
`a messaging system connnunicating with a plurality of
`instant voice message client systems via the network
`interface; and
`a communication platform system maintaining connection
`information for each of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems indicating whether there is a
`current connection to each of the plurality of instant
`voice message client systems,
`wherein the messaging system receives an instant voice
`message from one of the plurality of instant voice mes-
`sage client s stems, and
`wherein
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`Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
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`The ’622 Patent
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`7. The s stem according to claim 3, wherein—
`including a unique
`identifier associated with at least one of a given one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems that created
`the instant voice message and a given one of the plurality of
`users using the given one of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems.
`8. The system according to claim 3, wherein-
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`including a unique
`identifier associated with at least one of a given one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems identified as
`a recipient of the instant voice message and a given one ofthe
`plurality ofusers using the given one ofthe plurality ofinstant
`voice message client systems.
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`IPR2017-01797. ’622 Patent (Ex. 1001) at Claims 7, 8
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`Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
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`The ’747 Patent
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`1. A method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switched network, the method comprising:
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`ent is unavailable.
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`transmitting the instant voice message having one or more
`recipients;
`receiving an instant voice message when a recipient is
`available; and
`receiving a temporarily stored instant voice message when
`a recipient becomes available, wherein the instant voice
`message is temporarily stored when at least one recipi-
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`displaying an indication that an instant voice message has
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`13. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switch network according to claim 1, further comprising:
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`been received:
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`The ’622 Patent
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`IPR2017—01797, ’62 Patent (Ex. 1001) at 14:6-7
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`object. The content of the-is a globally unique
`identifier (“GUID”) that uniquely identifies the sender of the
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`message.
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`IPR2017-01797, ’622 Patent (Ex. 1001) at 14:19-21
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`The content of the
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`is a GUID of an
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`intended IVM recipient of the instant voice message. The
`content of the-is a block of data being carried by
`the message object, which may be, for example, a digitized
`instant voice message.
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`IPR2017-01797, ’622 Patent (Ex. 1001) at 14:36-40
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`Mr. Easttom
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`163,
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`this does :efresh my Lecsllecticn.
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`Q.
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`so after reviewing this,
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`line 6
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`A- --
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`Q-—
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`MR. LCVELESS: Objection,
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`form, scope.
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`A.
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`I don't recall a specific elemen: 3f the
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`patent, but_
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`Q. Okay.
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`A. And, actually, as I glance here,
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`there is a --
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`3:
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`the section you ""Llfét had me reaj: .
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`Q.
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`You were reaiing fr:m column 14,
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`A.
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`That Would be accurat.
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`1. What does “instant” mean?
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`Patent Owner
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`This is not “instant” c01mnunication. EX2001 TH 59—60. Instant (or real-
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`time) conmmmcation—
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`IPR2017—01797, Resp. (Paper 12) at 25
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`provides no explicit or inherent disclosure of an expectation that
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`its “speech
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`It is uncontested that Griffin
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`message”is—
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`IPR2017-01799, Resp. (Paper 21) at 32
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`Mr. Easttom
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`Petitioner argues that Grifiin
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`Petitioner nor Gnfiin desc1ibe communication of speech in real time.-
`no knowledge of, or interest in, and no way to know whether—
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`supports transmission of a voice message in real time (Pet. p. 20), but neither
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`IPR2017-01797, Easttom Decl. (EX. 2001) at 11 24
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`Griflin teaches a system that has
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`Petitioner
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`As applied in the Petition. the BRI of the tenn “instant voice message”
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`(IVM) is a message containing digitized speech that is—
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`The ’622 Patent
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`1 1. The system according to claim 3 , wherein, upon receipt
`of an instant voice message, the communication platform
`system determines if there is the current connection to one of
`the plurality of instant voice message client. systems identi-
`fied as a recipient of the instant voice message, and if there is
`no connection with the one of the plurality of instant voice
`message client system identified as the recipient, the instant
`voice message is stored and delivered when the one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems identified as
`the reci - ient re-established a connection.
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`IPR2017-01797, ’622 Patent (EX. 1001) at Claim 11
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`The ’622 Patent
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`It should be understood that
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`only the available IVM recipients, currently connected to the
`IVM server 202, will receive the instant voice message. It is
`noted that if a recipient IVM client is not currently connected
`to the local IVM server 202 (i.e., is unavailable), the IVM
`server temporarily saves the instant voice message and deliv-
`ers it to the IVM client when the IVM client connects to the
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`local IVM server 202 (i.e., is available).
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`IPR2017—01797, ”622 Patent (EX. 1001) at 8:32—39
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`Q
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`— in the contex
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`claims of the
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`e while you were available, and for any
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`become unavailable after
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`sent the message.
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`I mean,
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`it does take ‘
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`v
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`' for something to
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`network.
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`It would be entirely possible I
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`you became unavailable in transm'
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`That's still an ins-ant message.
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`It's just vv
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`the solversatiol
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Network Interface” / “Within” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800)
` Combining Griffin and Zydney
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01802)
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`“Attaching” Limitations
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`The ’622 Patent
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`27. A system comprising:
`a client device;
`a network interface coupled to the client device and con-
`necting the client device to a packet-switched network;
`and
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`document handler sistem fo
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`an instant voice messaging application installed on the
`client device, wherein the instant voice messaging appli-
`cation includes a client platform system for generating
`an instant voice message and. a messaging system for
`transmitting the instant voice message over the packet-
`switched network via the network interface,
`wherein the instant voice messaging application includes a
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`“Attaching” Limitations
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`The ’747 Patent
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`1. A method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switched network, the method comprising:
`generating an instant voice message, wherein generating
`includes recording the instant voice message in an audio
`fileand-.—
`transmitting the instant voice message having one or more
`recipients;
`receiving an instant voice message when a recipient is
`available; and
`receiving a temporarily stored instant voice message when
`a recipient becomes available, wherein the instant voice
`message is temporarily stored when at least one recipi—
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`ent is unavailable.
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`“Attaching” Limitations
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`IPR2017-01797 — Petition
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`While Griffin describes a system for attaching files to an outbound message
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`and explains that an outbound message may be a speech message. Gnflin does not
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`explicitly describe attaching files to a speech message.
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`— (Ex- 1002-11247»
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`IPR2017-01797 — Response
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`Accordingly. Petitioner’s exclusive reliance on alleged teachings in Zvdney
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`directed to attaching one or more files to Z)I’dne_i"’s voice container (which Zydne)»°
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`expressly distinguishes from its voice message) does not render obvious the
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`distinguishable limitation “a document handler system for attaching one or more
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`files_’. as recited in independent claim 27.
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`IPR2017-01797, Resp. (Paper 12) at 22
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`IPR2017—01799 — Response
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`Attaching a file to Grz‘fi‘in ’5 message 400 is not the same as attaching a file-
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`—Em001 11114244.
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`The Board has already found. in multiple matters. that such a theory is
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`unavailing because the claim language requires that one or more files be attached.
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`_ not to a distinct container. See, e.g., Paper 9 at 23
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`Dr. Haas
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`Because a speech chat message 400
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`includes an audio file, as I discussed above. a person of ordinaiy skill in the an at
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`the time of the alleged invention would have understood that
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`IPR2017-01799, Haas Decl. (Ex. 1002) at «n 101
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`“Attaching” Limitations
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`Mr. Easttom
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`Easttom Dep. (Ex. 1040) at 137:10—13
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`Mr. Easttom
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`Q. Okay.
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`So if you attach -- let me as}: you: -
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`— A
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`in the same ——
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`. Well,
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`ME. LOVELESS: Object,
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`form.
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`THE WITNESS:
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`Sorry.
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`i
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`jumped the gun.
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`A.
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`In the same mechanisms I just describe; .
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`or I cou d just append some little
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`small bit of information, a few bits that says, hey, you
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`go with this other file; they go together. B,
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`are acceptable. And, again,
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`the patent doesn't include
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`one or the other.
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`It pretty much says,
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`I think,
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`conventional methods.
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`Easttom Dep. (Ex. 1040) at 139210-19
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`Griffin
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`(sn3) ms is the text from
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`message 3 of thread 2
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`1108 —
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`1109
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`FIG. 11
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at Fig. 11
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`Zydney
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`FIG. 18 is a flow chart of an exemplary embodiment illustrating the method
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`and system for voice exchange and voice distribution with respect to the recipient of.
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`Zydney (Ex. 1006) at 4:7-9
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`5.3.1.
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`5.3. RECIPIENT
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`RECEIVING THE VOICE CONTAINER
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`Zydney (Ex. 1006) at Fig. 18
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Network Interface” / “Within” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800)
` Combining Griffin and Zydney
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01802)
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`The ’747 Patent
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`3. A method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switched network, the method comprising:
`generating an instant voice message; and
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`
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`_y-- '9
`transmitting the instant voice message having one or more
`recipients;
`receiving an instant voice message when a recipient is
`available; and
`receiving a temporarily stored instant voice message when
`a recipient becomes available, wherein the instant voice
`message is temporarily stored when at least one recipi-
`ent is unavailable.
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`IPR2017—01799, ’747 Patent (EX. 1001) at Claim 3
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`The ’723 Patent
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`3. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switch network according to claim 1, further comprising the
`step of:
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`-.-.~.-;.=-.1-_-.
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`The ’747 Patent
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`4. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switch network according to claim 3, wherein said method of
`generating said instant voice message is selected from a group
`comprising—
`5. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switch network according to claim 4, wherein said-
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`switch network according to claim 4, wherein said-
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`6. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet—
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`IPR2017—01799, ’747 Patent (Ex. 1001) at Claims 4-6
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`The ’747 Patent
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`7. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switch network accordin to claim 4, wherein said-
`_g.
`recording the instant voice message;
`generating a stop indicator; and.
`transmitting the recorded instant voice message after the
`generation of said stop indicator.
`8. The method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
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`switch network accordingt.oclaim 4, wherein said-—
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`buffering each of a plurality of successive portions of the
`instant voice as the instant message is recorded;
`transmitting from each successive buffered portion; and
`delivering each successive portion to the recipients
`wherein the recipients audibly playing each successive
`portion as it is delivered.
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`IPR2017—01799, ’747 Patent (Ex. 1001') at Claims 7-8
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`“Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
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`The ’747 Patent
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`IPR2017-01799, ’747 Patent (EX. 1001) at 11:55—59
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`Page 39 of 117
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`Mr. Easttom
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`Q.
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`So the Claim 3 covers the configuration we
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`discussed earlier where a client's device can generate a
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`A.—
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`method -— excuse me —— a message using the record mode
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`if the recipient is unavailable or using the intercom
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`mode if the recipient is available?
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`MR. LOVELESS: Objection,
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`form, scope.
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`Easttom Dep. (Ex. 1042) at 68:10-18
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`“Attaching” Limitations
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`IPR2017—01799 — Petition
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`As explained inMm.—
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`—(e.g.. is the
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`The agent permits a number of distinct modes of communication based on the status of the recipient.
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`recipient connected):
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`IPR2017-01799, Pet. (Paper 1) at 59-60
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`“Attaching” Limitations
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`Zydney
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`Zydney (Ex. 1006) at 14:19-20
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`Mail as a digitally encoded MIME attachment.
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`Zydney (Ex. 1006) at 15:8-21
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`—that will be
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`delivered the next time the recipient logs in or can be delivered to the recipient’s e-
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`A—of Operation
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`is one inwhich—
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`-26 which is then sent to its destination(s).
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`Zydney (ES. 1006) at 11:1—3
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`Zydney (Ex. 1006) at 1624-7
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Network Interface” / “Within” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800)
` Combining Griffin and Zydney
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01802)
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` 18. At the time of the alleged invention the term “instant messaging" was
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`45—47, 99-100; Ex. 1024, 435, 936; EL 1025, 3—4; Ex. 1026, 1; Ex; 1028, 4—6: 11-
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`14, 18, 218, Fig. 1.2; EL 1029, 9—10; Ex. 1030, 3; Ex- 1032, 36; Ex. 1036, 1113-9;
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`Ex. 1037, 2:12-327, 3947.)7
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`Dr. Haas
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`IPR2017-01801, Pet. (Paper 1) at 14
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`known to generally refer to a service that allows for real-time communication
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`between users via text, voice, and Video. (See e.g.1 Ex. 102-1., 435.) The real-time
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`nature of instant messaging difi'erentiates it from other communication methods.
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`nickname
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at 8:47-51
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`nickname 9 (sn9)
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`—a selection indictor 906 that indicates whether the
`user has selected the particular buddy for chatting (i.e._. send-
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`ini a chat communication message), the—
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`the buddy’s nickname 802 or 704. and/or the
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`nickname 3 (sn3) ’
`nickname 4 (sn4)
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`nickname 5 (anti)
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`nickname 6 (sn6)
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`nickname 7 (sn?)
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at Fig. 9
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`Griffin — Real-Time Speech Conversations
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`Patent Owner
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`IPR2017—01801, Resp. (Paper 12) at 9
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`Griffin
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`The present invention relates generally to communication
`systems incorporating speech and. textual input and output
`modalities and, in particulan to a novel technique of manag-
`ing the display of a plurality of
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at 1:6-11
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`Griffin — Voice (i.e., Speech) Messages
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`Patent Owner
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`—Id-
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`IPR2017-01801, Resp. (Paper 12) at 12
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`Griffin
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at 3:20-22
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`Click-holding the right softkey presents the user
`Options suchas_ viewing or
`storing available attachments; locking the entry in the chat
`history display; saving the inbound chat message in penna-
`nent storage 305; moving to the next or previous chat mes-
`sage, rcplaying to only the sender or one of the other recipi-
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`ents (i.e., initiating a new thread), and so on.
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`Patent Owner
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`When the 2017 application for Griffin was filed,-
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`_EX2001, “H 38-
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`IPR2017—01801, Resp. (Paper 12) at 13
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`a an audible indicator reminds the user that buddies have
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`to be selected first.
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`If the user ushes the
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`the user pushes-to-talk, the dis lay switches to the chat his-
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`; n d consequently start. a new thread with the selected
`ents of the chat message entry 1106, or the buddies of the buddy list entry 1107). the title bar is updated in a manner
`described in more detail with reference to FIG. 12. and the
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at 9:17-31
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`get recipients are compiled (i.e._. either the sender and recipi-
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at 11:42-47
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`Patent Owner
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`But even after composing the inbound chat message for
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`that portion that will fit in available memory) ar =
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`an "Available" terminal. however. the message still may not he delivered: “It should
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`be noted. that it'an inbound speech message arrives while the chat history display is
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`not visible to the user. the received speech is queued up.“ Id. at ] 1:48—50. Thus. even
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`ifa terminal is listed as "Available." the—
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`IPR2017-01801, Resp. (Paper 12) at 11—12
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`It should be noted, that if an
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`Griffin
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`the received speech is- In a current implementa-
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`Griffin
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`It should be noted, that if an
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`In a current implementa-
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`that portion that will fit in available memory) are queued at the
`receivin terminal.
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`such that the recipient can
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`local IVM server 202 (i.e., is available).
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at 11:48-55
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`The ’433 Patent
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`It should be understood that
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`only the available IVM recipients, currently connected to the
`IVM server 202, will receive the instant voice message. It is
`noted that—“-
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`— in the context of the claims of the '62:
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`patent?
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`become unavailable after I sent the message.
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`there -— it does take a few seconds for something to
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`an a message while you were available, and for any
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`you became una’ailable in transmit.
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`the ccsnversati on prematurely .
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`Griffin — Heard in Real Time
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`n is uncontestedma—
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`— See Pet. 17 (collecting citations allegedly disclosing
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`only that a speech message is transmitted in real time). Rather. Griffin discloses that
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`“if an inbound speech message am'ves while the chat histmy display is not visible to
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`the user. the received speech is queued up." EXIOOS. 11:48—50) see also-
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`.(discussing the same).
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`IPR2017-01800, Resp. (Paper 16) at 28
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`Mr. Easttom
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Network Interface” / “Within” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01799, -01800)
` Combining Griffin and Zydney
`(IPR2017-01797, -01798, -01802)
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`’747 Patent
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`2. A method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switched. network, the method comprising:
`receiving a I_—d--
`- the list of nodes includinga-- of
`each node, said connectivity status being--
`-Nherein a node Within the list is adapted to
`be selected as a recipient of an instant voice message;
`displaying said list of nodes;
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`IPR2017-01799, ’747 Patent (Ex. 1001) at Claim 2
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`— as claimed, because each temnnal 100 is
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`1-3; EL 1002, 171144—45-) As explained in Part IXA.1-a. each speech chat message is an “instant voice message,“ as claimed.
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`connected to network 203 (packet-switched network") and is a potential recipient
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`of a speech (i-e., voice) chat message transmitted over network 203.‘1 (Ex. 1005,
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`3:14-17‘ 3:49-61~ 4:11-18, 4:44—54, 4:62-5:15, 6:56-7:11, 9:27-31, 11:42-47, Figs.
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`IPR2017—01799, Pet. (Paper 1) at 45—46
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`nickname 5 (sn5)
`nickname 6 (5:16)
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`nickname 7 (sn7)
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`Reelplent Short Name: JS—
`Recipient Status: Available
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`Griffin and Zydney
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`Petition
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`Nevertheless,—
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`—aa.3 mm.)
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`4. 8.)
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`_(Ex. 1006. 1420—151- 14:9-11. 16:7-17. Figs.
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`IPR2017-01799, Pet. (Paper 1) at 55-56
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`(including through testimony of its declarant) that—
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`Petitioner has therefore admitted
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`unavailability.
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`much less in terms of availability and
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`IPR2017-01799, Resp. (Paper 21) at 12
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`Patent Owner agrees with the Board’s repeated findings. in multiple related
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`mattersthat—
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`addition to the repeated reasoning applied by the Board and sunnnarized above, the
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`in pan, from the perspective of the description in Z]-'dl1€)«’ concerning its list of names.
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`deficiency arises.
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`IPR2017-01799, Resp. (Paper 21) at 17
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`Dr. Haas
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`recipient is ready to receive the particular type of message, speech and/or text
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`messages only: etc-" (Id, 5:12-15-)
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`mum—01799, Haas Decl. (Ex. 1002) at «n 113
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`Mr. Easttom
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`the presence manager maintain the
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`of terminals in Griffin's network?
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`‘n figure 7,
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`is that showing a record for
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`terminal?
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`’723 Patent
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`1. A method for instant voice messaging over a packet-
`switched network, the method comprising:
`monitoring a connectivity status of nodes within the
`packet- switched network, said connectivity status being
`available and unavailable:
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`transmitting a signal to a client including a list of the
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`recording the connectivity status for each of the nodes;
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`0 ,
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`IPR2017—01800, ’723 Patent (Ex. 1001) at Claim 1
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`Griffin — Buddy List Update Message 600
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`Griffin
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`LN Type: GROUP
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`No Groups: 1
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`Grmp Name: my buddies
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`Reciplem lbs: 412. 321. 864
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`Griffin — Buddy List Update Message 600
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`129- Because the—
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`stores and dtsplays a buddy list contatntng the—
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`and the subscribing terminal 100 then
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`claim element 10.
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`IPR2017-01800, Haas Decl. (Ex. 1002) at 11 129
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`Griffin — Buddy List Update Message 600
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`Patent Owner
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`Griffin
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`Petitioner has not saved its erroneous one-to-one association between people
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`by pointing (in a footnote) to the ellipses illustrated at the at the bottom of Figure 6.
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`the nodes” further satisfies the definitive perspective of being those having “the recorded connectivity status for each of the nodes in the sub-set." See §VI_A—B.,
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`one instance of the plural-to—one association explicitly required in the claim
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`language “associating the sub—set of the nodes with a client,” where “the sub-set of
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`supra.
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at Fig. 6
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`IPR2017-01800, Resp. (Paper 16) at 22
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`Griffin — Presence Data Records 700
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`Griffin
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`Griffin (EX. 1005) at Fig. 7
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`Griffin — Presence Data Records 700
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`— Within the network (the users/tenninals being potential
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`recipients of speech (i.e. voice) chat messages (“sub-set of nodes”)), because-
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`IPR2017-01800, Haas Decl. (Ex. 1002) at {I 124
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`Griffin — Presence Data Records 700
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`Patent Owner
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`Citing first to
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`Figure 7 of Grzfl'in, copied and annotated below for emphasis, Petitioner‘s alleged
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`association isa—
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`-—which points to oneperson identified by number in column 701 (“ID") as
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`the alleged “sub—set of the nodes” and one person identified by number in colunm
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`706 (“Subscriber ID”) as the alleged “client.“ Pet. 32 (citing EXIOOZ 1'124).
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`—of the table illustrated in Figure 7 of Gnfl'in, for
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`example, under Petitioner’s thinly-upwardly associates the single user
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`who is identified by her user’s identifier “123” (the alleged “sub-set ofnodes”) with
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`asubsuibinguseridentifiedinthesamerowincohmm706,suchastheone
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`identified by his subscriber ID “120” (i.e., the alleged “client”). Id.
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`table illustrated in Figure 7 (Petitioner‘s alleged association)
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`I o is identified by her respective
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`Griffin — Presence Data Records 700
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`Griffin
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`mwmw
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`Griffin (Ex. 1005) at Fig. 7
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`IPR2017—01800, Resp. (Paper 16) at 19
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`l 18.
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`In my opinion, the combination of Grimn and Zydney discloses these
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`features. As I discussed above with respect to claim element 1a (Part IX.A. 1 .b), in
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`the GMbwe—
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`records 700). 6:61-64 (status 702 determined by message broadcaster 303 by first
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`Figure 7 of Griffin (reproduced and annotated below),__
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`- (Ex. 1005, 4:62-52. 5:15-37 (describing Fig. 7 and presence
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`locating presence record 700); Fig. 7.)
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`IPR2017-01800, Haas Decl. (Ex. 1002) at {I 118
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`Mr. Easttom
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`the presence manager maintain the
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`of terminals in Griffin's network?
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`‘n figure 7,
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`is that showing a record for
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`or strike that.
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`Is each row a record for a terminal
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`A.—
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`'a that some partitular
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`terminal?
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`Common Issues
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` Construction of “Instant Voice Message”
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` “Attaching” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01797, -01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Controlling a Method of Generating” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800)
` “Instant Voice Message” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -01800, -01801)
` “Nodes” Limitations
`(IPR2017-01799, -0