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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`JAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD and JAGUAR LAND ROVER
`NORTH AMERICA LLC,
`Petitioner
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner
`_______________________
`Case IPR2018-01203
`U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786
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`CORRECTED PETITION FOR
`INTER PARTES REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
`I.
`II. Mandatory Notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 ..................................................... 3
`A.
`Real Parties-in-Interest .......................................................................... 3
`B.
`Related Matters ...................................................................................... 3
`C.
`Grounds for Standing ............................................................................ 4
`D.
`Lead and Backup Counsel and Service Information ............................. 5
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`Fee for Inter Partes Review .................................................................. 6
`Identification of Challenges (37 C.F.R. § 42.104(B)) ..................................... 6
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`IV. Background ...................................................................................................... 6
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`The ’786 Patent (Ex. 1001) ................................................................... 6
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`The Prosecution History (Ex. 1002) ...................................................... 8
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`The Person Of Ordinary Skill In The Art .............................................. 9
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`Claim Construction ............................................................................... 9
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`Terms Previously Construed by the Board ............................... 10
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`Constructions Previously Agreed To By Blitzsafe ................... 11
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`Other Constructions .................................................................. 14
`The Asserted Prior Art ................................................................................... 17
`A. MOST Specification (Ex. 1006) ......................................................... 17
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`The MOST Specification Was Available By October
`2001 ........................................................................................... 17
`Overview ................................................................................... 20
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`B. Mufid (Ex. 1005) ................................................................................. 23
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`VI. Ground 1: The Challenged Claims Are Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 103 Over Mufid (Ex. 1005) And The MOST Specification (Ex.
`1006) .............................................................................................................. 25
`A. Overview of the Challenged Claims ................................................... 25
`B.
`Overview of the Combination ............................................................. 26
`C. Motivation to Combine ....................................................................... 28
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`Independent claim 1 ............................................................................ 31
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`1[a]: Preamble ........................................................................... 34
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`1[b]: First connector to a car stereo .......................................... 36
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`1[c]: Second connector to an after-market audio device .......... 36
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`1[d]: Third connector to one or more auxiliary inputs ............. 39
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`1[e]: Interface ............................................................................ 40
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`1[e(i)]: Channeling audio signals .............................................. 42
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`1[e(ii)]: Microcontroller in communication with first and
`second connectors ..................................................................... 43
`1[f]: Microcontroller pre-programmed ..................................... 46
`1[f(i)]: First pre-programmed code portion for remotely
`controlling the after-market audio device ................................. 47
`1[f(ii)]: Second pre-programmed for receiving data from
`the after-market device ............................................................. 53
`1[f(iii)]: Third pre-programmed for switching to one or
`more auxiliary input sources ..................................................... 60
`Independent claim 57 .......................................................................... 61
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`57[a], [b]: Preamble and first connector ................................... 61
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`57[c]: Second connector to a portable MP3 player .................. 61
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`57[d]: Interface .......................................................................... 61
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`57[d(i)]: Transmitting audio from a portable MP3 player
`to a car stereo ............................................................................ 62
`57[d(ii)]: Microcontroller in communication with first
`and second connectors .............................................................. 62
`57[e]: Microcontroller pre-programmed ................................... 62
`57[e(i)]: First pre-programmed code portion for
`generating and transmitting a device presence signal ............... 62
`57[e(ii)]: Second pre-programmed code portion for
`remotely controlling the portable MP3 player .......................... 66
`Independent Claim 86 ......................................................................... 66
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`86[a]: Preamble ......................................................................... 66
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`86[b]: First connector to a car stereo ........................................ 67
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`86[c]: Second connector to an after-market video device
`external to the car stereo ........................................................... 67
`86[d, d(i), d(ii)]: Interface ......................................................... 67
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`86[e, e(i)]: Microcontroller ....................................................... 67
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`Independent Claim 92 ......................................................................... 67
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`92[a]: Preamble ......................................................................... 67
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`92[b]: Car stereo ........................................................................ 68
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`92[c]: Portable audio device ..................................................... 68
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`92[d]: Interface .......................................................................... 68
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`92[e, e(i), e(ii)]: Microcontroller pre-programmed .................. 68
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`92[e(iii)]: Means for transmitting audio from the portable
`audio device .............................................................................. 69
`H. Dependent Claims Generally .............................................................. 69
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`OEM Car Stereo Dependent Claims (2, 58) ........................................ 69
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`Audio Device Dependent Claims (4, 94) ............................................ 69
`Plug-and-Play/USB Dependent Claims .............................................. 70
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`Claim 5: Plug-and-play mode ................................................... 70
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`Claims 23, 64, 88, 97: Bus Between After-Market Device
`and Interface .............................................................................. 70
`Claims 24, 65, 89, 98: USB ...................................................... 70
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`Device Presence Signal Dependent Claims (6) ................................... 71
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`M. Microcontroller Dependent Claims (60, 90, 91) ................................. 71
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`Claim 60: Pre-programmed code portion for receiving
`data from MP3 player ............................................................... 71
`Claim 90: Pre-programmed code portion for receiving
`control command from car stereo ............................................. 71
`Claim 91: Pre-programmed code portion for receiving
`data from video device .............................................................. 71
`Processing Dependent Claims (7-10, 61, 62) ...................................... 71
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`Claim 7, 61: Track and time ..................................................... 71
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`Claim 8, 62: Song title and artist .............................................. 72
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`Claim 9: Channel number and name ......................................... 72
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`Claim 10: Video information .................................................... 73
`O. Display Dependent Claims (11, 12) .................................................... 73
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`Claim 11: Displayed as menu ................................................... 73
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`Claim 12: Graphics panel .......................................................... 74
`Input Dependent Claims (13, 14, 63) .................................................. 74
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`Claim 13, 63: Buttons or presets ............................................... 74
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`Claim 14: Audio from auxiliary selectively channeled ............ 74
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`VII. Secondary Considerations ............................................................................. 75
`VIII. Institution Is Appropriate Under §§ 314(a) And 325(d) ............................... 75
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`Background ......................................................................................... 76
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`Legal Principles ................................................................................... 77
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`The General Plastic Factors Permit Institution .................................. 77
`IX. Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 79
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`Exhibit List
`Ex.
`Description
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`1001 U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786 (“’786 patent”)
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`1002 File History for U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786
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`1003 Declaration of Dr. John M. Strawn in Support of Petition for Inter
`Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786 (“Strawn Decl.”)
`1004 Curriculum Vitae of Dr. John M. Strawn
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`1005 European Patent Application EP 1 068 997 A2 (“Mufid”)
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`1006 Media Oriented System Transport (MOST) Specification – Version 2.1-
`00, MOST Cooperation (Feb. 2001) (“MOST Specification”)
`1007 Media Oriented System Transport (MOST) Specification Framework –
`Version 1.1-07, MOST Cooperation (1999) (“MOST Framework”)
`1008 Media Oriented System Transport (MOST) Specification of Physical
`Layer – Version 1.0-00, MOST Cooperation (Feb. 2001) (“MOST
`Physical Layer”)
`1009 Akram M. Mufid, Future Automotive Multimedia Subsystem
`Interconnect Technologies, SAE Paper 2000-01-C028 (2000)
`1010 Affidavit of Christopher Butler regarding the MOST Specification from
`the Internet Archive
`1011 Declaration of Dr. Wolfgang Bott regarding the MOST Specification
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`1012 Declaration of Ingrid Hsieh-Yee
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`1013 Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint For Patent Infringement (D.I. 37) ,
`Case No. 2:17-cv-00424-JRG, Blitzsafe Texas LLC v. Tata Motors Ltd.
`(Sep. 20, 2017)
`1014 MOST Technology Report (2016)
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`1016
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`1015 Decision, Institution of Inter Partes Review (Paper No. 13), IPR2016-
`00421 (Jul. 7, 2016)
`Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement (D.I. 88), Case No.
`2:15-cv-1274-JRG-RSP, Blitzsafe Texas LLC v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.,
`et al. (Apr. 1, 2016)
`1017 Charles J. Murray, Automakers Pick MOST as High-Speed In-Car Bus,
`EE Times (Nov. 13, 2000)
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`1018 Henry Muyshondt, MOST - Media-Oriented Systems Transport –
`Entertainment and Information System Infrastructure in Automobiles,
`CWPTG (Dec. 4, 2002).
`1019 OS8104 Preliminary Product Data Sheet (Sep. 2000)
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`1020 Convergence 2000 International Congress on Transportation Electronics
`– Main Page, www.convergence2000.org:80 (Jun. 15, 2000) available at
`https://web.archive.org/web/20000615131506/http:/www.convergence2
`000.org:80/ (last visited Jan. 26, 2018)
`1021 Convergence 2000 International Congress on Transportation Electronics
`- Technical Sessions, www.convergence2000.org:80/techsessions.html
`(Aug. 18, 2000), available at
`https://web.archive.org/web/20000818231705/http://www.convergence2
`000.org:80/techsessions.html (last visited Jan. 26, 2018)
`1022 U.S. Patent No. 6,771,568 (“Hochendoner”)
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`1023 U.S. Patent No. 6,631,098 (“Chang”)
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`1024 Guy Hart-Davis & Rhonda Holmes, MP3! I DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD
`DO THAT…, Sybex (1999)
`1025 Peter Ekstrom & Fredrik Hoel, Audio over Bluetooth and MOST,
`Department of Science and Technology, Linkoping University (Mar. 7,
`2002) (“Ekstrom”)
`1026 U.S. Patent No. 6,169,847 (“Mizoguchi”)
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`1027 U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2003/0091325 A1 (“Estevez”)
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`1028 Declaration of David Wiseman with Certified English Translation of
`Declaration of Dr. Wolfgang Bott
`1029 EN 50067:1998 – Specification of the Radio Data System (RDS) for
`VHF/FM Sound Broadcasting in the Frequency Range from 87,5 to
`108,0 Mhz, CENELEC (Apr. 1, 1998)
`1030 Media Oriented System Transport (MOST) Web Archive Printouts
`(last visited June 6, 2018)
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`Introduction
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`Engineers routinely integrate systems with incompatible formats. The well-
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`known, conventional solution is an interface placed between the systems that
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`converts each system’s data and commands into a format compatible with the other
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`system.
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786 (Ex. 1001, the “’786 patent”) does just that. As
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`shown below in annotated Figure 2A, the ’786 patent merely provides an interface
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`in green between an existing car stereo system and after-market devices that
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`includes a pre-programmed microcontroller that processes data and commands into
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`formats compatible with the other system. This allows the car stereo to remotely
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`control and play audio from the portable after-market device.
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`This solution was already well-known in the automotive industry by 2002.
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`The MOST Cooperation, a consortium of automakers and suppliers founded in
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`1997, developed an open standard to integrate OEM and after-market audio/visual
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`devices. The MOST Cooperation recognized that the ideal system would allow a
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`user to control and play audio from other devices through the car stereo. Thus, as
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`shown in annotated Figure 2-10, the MOST standard provided tools designating a
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`Master or “audio controller” in green to interface with and centralize control of the
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`other devices.
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`In European Patent Application EP 1 068 997 A2 (Ex. 1005, “Mufid”),
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`Akram Mufid, an engineer at supplier Visteon, implements such a system. Mufid
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`uses MOST to allow the front control unit of a car to interface and control other
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`devices, just as claimed in the ’786 patent.
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`This petition demonstrates that the challenged claims are unpatentable under
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`35 U.S.C. § 103 (pre-AIA). Accordingly, petitioners Jaguar Land Rover North
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`America, LLC and Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. (collectively, “Jaguar Land Rover”)
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`respectfully asks the Board to institute review of all challenged claims and find
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`them unpatentable.
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`II. Mandatory Notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`A. Real Parties-in-Interest
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`Petitioners Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC and Jaguar Land Rover
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`Ltd. are the real parties-in-interest.
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`B. Related Matters
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`The ’786 patent is asserted in the following pending district court cases by
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`the Patent Owner, Blitzsafe Texas, LLC (“Blitzsafe”) that may be affected by a
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`decision in this proceeding: Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., et al.,
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`Case No. 2:2017-cv-00424 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Robert Bosch LLC,
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`et al., Case No. 2:2017-cv-00105 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Bayerische
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`Motoren Werke AG, et al., Case No. 2:2017-cv-00418 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas,
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`LLC v. Zhejiang Geely Holding Grp. Co., Ltd. et al., Case No. 2:2017-cv-00420
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`(E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Subaru Corp., et al., Case No. 2:2017-cv-
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`00421 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Daimler AG, et al., Case No. 2:2017-
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`cv-00422 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Mazda Motor Corp., et al., Case No.
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`2:2017-cv-00423 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Mitsubishi Electric Corp., et
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`al., Case No. 2:2017-cv-00430 (E.D. Tex.).
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`The ’786 patent was further asserted in the following district court cases that
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`are no longer pending: Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd., et al., Case
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`No. 2:2015-cv-01274 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Hyundai Motor Co., et
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`al., Case No. 2:2015-cv-01275 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Nissan Motor
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`Co., Ltd., et al., Case No. 2:2015-cv-01276 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v.
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`Toyota Motor Corp., et al., Case No. 2:2015-cv-01277 (E.D. Tex.); Blitzsafe
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`Texas, LLC v. Volkswagen Grp. of Am., Inc., et al., Case No. 2:2015-cv-01278
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`(E.D. Tex.).
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`The ’786 patent was also subject to the following inter partes review
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`proceedings that are no longer pending: IPR2016-00118, IPR2016-00418,
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`IPR2016-00419, IPR2016-01473, IPR2016-01476, IPR2016-01533, IPR2016-
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`01557, IPR2016-01560. None of these were filed by Jaguar Land Rover or any real
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`party-in-interest or privy of Jaguar Land Rover.
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`The ’786 patent is also the parent of U.S. Patent No. 8,155,342, which is the
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`subject of IPR2018-00544 (filed by Jaguar Land Rover). The ’342 patent was also
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`the subject of IPR2016-00418, IPR2016-01445, IPR2016-01449, IPR2016-01560,
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`IPR2016-01557, and IPR2016-01533 (all filed by others, instituted, and then
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`terminated before final written decision); IPR2016-01473, IPR2016-01476,
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`IPR2016-00419, and IPR2016-00118 (all filed by others and denied institution).
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`The ’342 patent is also subject to the current pending petitions of IPR2018-00926
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`and IPR2018-00926.
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`C. Grounds for Standing
`Jaguar Land Rover certifies that the ’786 patent is available for inter partes
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`review and that Jaguar Land Rover is not barred from requesting this proceeding.
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`D. Lead and Backup Counsel and Service Information
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3), 42.8(b)(4), and 42.10(a), Jaguar Land
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`Rover designates the following lead counsel:
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`• Matthew J. Moore (Reg. No. 42,012), matthew.moore@lw.com,
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`Latham & Watkins LLP; 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000;
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`Washington, DC 20004-1304; 202-637-2278.
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`Jaguar Land Rover also designates the following backup counsel:
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`• Jonathan M. Strang (Reg. No. 61,724), jonathan.strang@lw.com,
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`Latham & Watkins LLP; 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Ste. 1000;
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`Washington, DC 20004-1304; 202-637-2362;
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`• Clement Naples (Reg. No. 50,663), clement.naples@lw.com, Latham
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`& Watkins LLP; 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10022-4834,
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`212-906-1331;
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`• Lisa K. Nguyen (Reg. No. 58,018), lisa.nguyen@lw.com, Latham &
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`Watkins LLP; 140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025-1008; 650-
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`470-4848.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), a Power of Attorney from Jaguar Land Rover is
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`attached. Jaguar Land Rover consents to electronic service.
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`Fee for Inter Partes Review
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`The Director is authorized to charge the fee specified by 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.15(a) to Deposit Account No. 506269.
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`III.
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`Identification of Challenges (37 C.F.R. § 42.104(B))
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`Ground 1: Claims 1, 2, 4-14, 23, 24, 57, 58, 60-65, 86, 88-92, 94, 97, and
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`98 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Mufid (Ex. 1005) and the MOST
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`Specification (Ex. 1006).
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`IV. Background
`A. The ’786 Patent (Ex. 1001)
`The ’786 patent is directed to integrating a car stereo system with after-
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`market devices such as a CD or MP3 player. ’786 patent at Abstract, 1:56-59;
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`Strawn Decl., ¶¶28-31. “[S]ignals generated by the car stereo [are] in a proprietary
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`format, and [are] not capable of being processed by the after-market system,” and
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`vice versa. Id., 1:36-39. The ’786 patent addresses this problem using a
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`conventional solution—an interface “to convert signals between such systems.” Id.
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`at 1:43-44; Strawn Decl., ¶29.
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`Annotated Figure 2A below illustrates an example of the claimed system.
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`The system includes an interface (green box) with a microcontroller that is “pre-
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`programmed” to convert signals between the car stereo (red box) and after-market
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`device (blue box), which allows information from the after-market device to be
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`displayed by the car stereo and for the car stereo to control the after-market device.
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`Like the prior art herein, the ’786 patent explains that, in one embodiment,
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`MOST can be used as part of the audio device integration system. ’786, 21:19-24
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`(“Any known bus technology can be utilized to interface with any portable audio
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`or video device contained with the docking station 300, such as FIREWIRE, D2B,
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`MOST, CAN, USB/USB2, IE Bus, T Bus, I Bus, or any other bus technology
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`known in the art.”). But the ’786 patent limits the role of MOST to that of a bus,
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`and did not consider that MOST allows a system to coordinate communications
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`between the devices. Strawn Decl., ¶33.
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`Blitzsafe asserts the ’786 patent against Jaguar Land Rover cars that provide
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`USB ports “compatible” only with USB mass storage devices using the FAT or
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`FAT32 file format and iPod/iPhone technology, and an auxiliary port that does not
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`allow a user to control the device from the car:
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`Am. Compl. (Ex. 1013), 10; see also 10-13.
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`The Prosecution History (Ex. 1002)
`The application for the ’786 patent was filed on December 11, 2002. During
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`prosecution, the Applicant amended the claims to require the microcontroller to be
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`“pre-programmed” to perform the format conversion. Ex. 1002, 679. A Notice of
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`Allowance followed, and the Examiner stated the “general concept of interfacing
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`auxiliary after-market devices with a car stereo was known in the art at the time of
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`invention,” but “the Examiner has not found prior art that teaches or suggests an
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`interface unit containing a pre-programmed microcontroller that allows for the
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`communication of incompatible audio devices.” Id., 1039.
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`C. The Person Of Ordinary Skill In The Art
`At the date of alleged invention, a person of ordinary skill in the art would
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`have had at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent degree
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`and at least two years of experience in signal processing and/or electronic system
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`design. More education can supplement relevant experience and vice versa. Strawn
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`Decl., ¶¶25-27.
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`D. Claim Construction
`Because the ’786 patent has not expired, the Board applies the “broadest
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`reasonable construction in light of the specification of the patent in which it
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`appears.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b). This claim construction standard is different
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`from—and broader than—that applied in district court. Versata Dev. Grp., Inc. v.
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`SAP Am., Inc., 793 F.3d 1306, 1327-28 (Fed. Cir. 2015).1
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`1 Jaguar Land Rover does not contend that the meaning of any claim term is
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`necessarily as broad under Phillips as they are under the broadest reasonable
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`interpretation. Jaguar Land Rover reserves the right to argue alternative and
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`All claim terms, including those not specifically addressed in this section,
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`have been accorded their broadest reasonable interpretation.
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`1.
`Terms Previously Construed by the Board
`For the purposes of this proceeding, Jaguar Land Rover adopts the Board’s
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`constructions from the Toyota IPR, IPR2015-00421:
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`• “interface” (all claims): “a physical unit that connects one device to another
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`and that has a functional and structural identity separate from that of both
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`connected devices” Ex. 1015, 15 (“the Specification refers to the interface
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`receiving information from an audio device and forwarding information to
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`the car stereo, and to the interface allowing integration of a plurality of
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`disparate audio devices with a car radio” and “During prosecution, the
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`Applicants…distinguished…in part by arguing that the reference failed to
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`disclose an interface connected between a car stereo and an external audio
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`source”).
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`narrower definitions before a district court. Jaguar Land Rover also reserves the
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`right to supplement its arguments should the Office change the claim construction
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`standard to the Phillips standard.
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`indicating that an audio device (claim 57) or video device (claim 86) or
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`portable audio device (claim 92), other than the car stereo, is connected to
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`the interface.” Ex. 1015, 18 (“In the context of these claims, the device the
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`presence of which is signaled by the interface is that device which connects
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`to the interface to communicate with the car stereo.”).
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`Constructions Previously Agreed To By Blitzsafe
`For the purposes of this proceeding, Jaguar Land Rover adopts the following
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`constructions agreed to by Blitzsafe in the Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing
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`Statement from Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Case No. 1:15-cv-
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`1274-JRG-RSP, Dkt. 88 (April 1, 2016) (Ex. 1016).
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`• “integration” / “integrating” (all claims): “connecting one or more
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`external devices or inputs to an existing car radio or stereo via an interface,
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`processing and handling signals and audio channels, allowing a user to
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`control the devices via the car stereo, and displaying data from the devices
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`on the radio.” ’786 patent at 4:47-52.
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`• “channeling audio signals” (independent clam 1): “receiving and
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`transmitting audio.”
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`• “first pre-programmed means for generating a device presence signal”
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`(independent claim 92):
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`Function: “generating a device presence signal to the car stereo”
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`Structure: “ports J2A1, X2, RCH, and LCH, connected to a power source
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`(i.e., battery) that are provided for allowing connection between the interface
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`system of the present invention and an after-market device, or an auxiliary
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`input source” and “a microcontroller (U1) with hardware components such
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`as resistors, diodes, capacitors, and oscillators”
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`’786 patent 8:31-64.
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`• “first pre-programmed means for . . . transmitting the signal to the car
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`stereo to maintain the car stereo in an operational state” (independent
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`claim 92):
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`Function: “transmitting the signal to the car stereo to maintain the car stereo
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`in an operational state”
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`Structure: the “resistors, diodes, capacitors, transistors, transformers,
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`amplifiers, oscillator” of FIG. 3B
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`’786 patent at 10:19-33.
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`• “means for remotely controlling the portable audio device using the car
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`stereo by receiving a control command from the car stereo in a format
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`incompatible with the portable audio device” (independent claim 92):
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`Function: “remotely controlling the portable audio device using the car
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`stereo by receiving a control command from the car stereo in a format
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`incompatible with the portable audio device”
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`Structure: “a microcontroller, which is comprised of a 16F873
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`microcontroller manufactured by MICROCHIP, Inc.; and a plurality of
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`resistors (R1-R7), capacitors (C1-C2), and amplifier (A1)”
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`’786 patent at 11:47-67.
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`• “means for remotely controlling the portable audio device using the car
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`stereo by … processing the control command into a formatted control
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`command compatible with the portable audio device” (independent claim
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`92):
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`Function: “remotely controlling the portable audio device by processing the
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`control command into a formatted control command compatible with the
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`portable audio device”
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`Structure: “the code or algorithm illustrated in Tables 1 and 2 of ’786
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`Patent”
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`’786 patent 17:27-19:3.
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`• “means for remotely controlling the portable audio device using the car
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`stereo by … transmitting the formatted control command to the
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`portable audio device for execution thereby” (independent claim 92):
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`Function: “transmitting the formatted control command to the portable audio
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`device for execution thereby”
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`Structure: “circuit in Figure 3B … having a plurality of resistors, diodes,
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`capacitors, transistors, transformers, amplifiers, oscillator, among other
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`structural components that provide the hardware framework, for the
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`microcontroller to act as an interface in integrating an after-market device
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`with a car stereo”
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`’786 patent 9:22-10:34.
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`• “means for transmitting audio from the portable audio device to the car
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`stereo” (independent claim 92):
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`Function: “transmitting audio from the portable audio device to the car
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`stereo”
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`Structure: “circuit in Figure 3B … having a plurality of resistors, diodes,
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`capacitors, transistors, transformers, amplifiers, oscillator, among other
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`structural components that provide the hardware framework, for the
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`microcontroller to act as an interface in integrating an after-market device
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`with a car stereo”
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`’786 patent 9:22-10:34.
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`3. Other Constructions
`• “car stereo” (all claims)
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`The broadest reasonable construction of this term is “presently existing car
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`stereos and radios, such as physical devices that are present at any location within a
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`vehicle, in addition to software and/or graphically-or display-driven receivers.”
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`This construction is derived directly from the specification, which states “as
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`used herein, the terms ‘car stereo’ and ‘car radio’ are used interchangeably and are
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`intended to include all presently existing car stereos and radios, such as physical
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`devices that are present at any location within a vehicle, in addition to software
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`and/or graphically or display-drive receivers.” ’786, 5:1-5. The ’786 patent further
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`explains that “any future receiver, whether a hardwired or a software/graphical
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`receiver operable on one or more displays, is considered within the definition of
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`the terms ‘car stereo’ and ‘car radio,’ as used herein, and is within the spirit and
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`scope of the present invention.” ’786, 5:9-13; Strawn Decl., ¶¶37-38.
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`• “formatted [control] command compatible with” / “formatted data
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`compatible with” (claims 1, 57, 92)
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`The broadest reasonable construction of these terms is “[control] command
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`in a format recognizable by” and “data in a format recognizable by.” These terms
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`include, but are not limited to, proprietary formats.
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`The claims require the microcontroller to process commands received from
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`the car stereo into a format compatible with the after-market device, and data from
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`the after-market device to a format compatible with the car stereo. See, e.g., claim
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`1 (“receiving a control command from the car stereo through said first connector in
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`a format incompatible with the after-market audio device.”).
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`The specification of the ’786 patent explains the system “integrate[s] after-
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`market systems with car stereos” by “convert[ing] signals between such systems.”
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`’786, 1:42-44. “Commands generated at the control panel are received by the
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`present invention and converted into a format recognizable by the after-market
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`audio device.” Id., 2:35-38 (emphasis added).
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`This is consistent with the example provided in Table 2 where the
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`microcontroller runs a procedure retrieving “status information, magazine
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`information, current disc, and current track information from the CD changer, and
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`constructs a response containing this informa