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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`PALTALK HOLDINGS, INC .,
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`Plaintifl‘,
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`v.
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`SONY COMPUTER
`ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA
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`INC; SONY ONLINE
`ENTERTAWMENT LLC; SONY
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`CORPORATION; SONY
`CORPORATION OF AMERICA:
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`ACTTVISION BLIZZARD, INC .;
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`ACTIVISION PUBLISHING,
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`INC .; BLIZZARD
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`ENTERTAINMENT, INC .;
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`NC SOFT CORPORATION;
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`JAGEX LTD.; AND TURBINE,
`INC.
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`Defendants.
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`CIVIL ACTION
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`NO.: 2:09cv274—DF-CE
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`PR 4—3 JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATENIENT
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`Pmsuant to Local Patent Rule 4-3,
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`the Parties submit this Joint Claim Construction
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`Statement.
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`LPR 4—3‘a} Ageed Claim Constructions
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`Term to be Constnned
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`“group messages”
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`“group messaging
`server”
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`A collection of one or more host computers that (I) have joined a
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`Messages that are sent to a collection of one or more host computers
`belon in- to a common messa - e
`o .
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`A sewer or computer system with a network interface that maintains a
`set of message groups used by the host computers to communicate
`information between themselves. The group messaging server must
`be capable of receiving messages from the host computers addressed
`to a message group and sending messages to the host computers that
`have joined the message group. A group messaging server can
`process messages with or without aggregated payloads, and can allow
`for u on o membershi u to chan e ver
`ra nidl
`.
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex_ 1032, Page 1
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`Petitioner Riot Games, Inc. - EX. 1032, p. l
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 1
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`particular group and (2) receive group messages addressed to that
`particular group.
`“list of message groups” No construction necessary.
`“payload portion”
`The part of a message that contains data item(s) conveying
`information.
`Any part of a message, sent by a host computer to a group messaging
`server, that identifies the message group of a receiving host computer.
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`Any part of a message, sent by a host computer to a group messaging
`server, that identifies the message group of a receiving host computer.
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`A host computer sends a control message that creates a message group
`with at least one host computer as a member.
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`A message creating a message group.
`The method by which host computers become members of a particular
`message group by sending control messages.
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`“portion for identifying
`said first message
`group”
`“portion that is used to
`identify said message
`group”
`“creating . . . said first
`message group by
`sending a first control
`message”
`“create message”
`“joining . . . said first
`message group by
`sending control
`messages”
`A message causing a host to become a member of a message group.
`“join message”
`“session layer protocol” A protocol for a layer in the OSI reference model on top of the transport
`layer protocol.
`Software operating on multiple host computers that provides for
`sufficient interaction to allow users of the hosts to share an application
`or experience.
`To prevent from reaching.
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`“shared, interactive
`application”
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`“suppressing”
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`LPR 4-3(b) Proposed Constructions for Terms in Dispute
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`See Exhibit A for a chart showing the parties’ proposed constructions with intrinsic and
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`extrinsic evidence supporting such constructions.
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`LPR 4-3(c) Anticipated Length of Time for Claim Construction Hearing
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`The parties agree that 90 minutes per side will be sufficient time to present their case.
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`Thus, the parties anticipate the claim construction hearing will last no more than 3 hours.
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`Petitioner Riot Games, Inc. - Ex. 1032, p. 2
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`LPR 4-3(d) Anticipated Witnesses at the Claim Construction Hearing
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`Neither party currently expects to call any witnesses at the claim construction hearing.
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`LPR 4-3(e) Other Issues to Be Addressed at Claim Construction Prehearing Conference
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`The parties are not aware of any other issues at this time that might be appropriately
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`addressed at a prehearing conference prior to the Claim Construction Hearing.
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`PalTalk objects to Defendants’ citation of extrinsic evidence in this PR 4-3 statement
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`because Defendants cited no extrinsic evidence in their PR 4-2 Preliminary Claim Constructions
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`and Extrinsic Evidence. Defendants disagree with PalTalk’s objection. Defendants were not
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`aware that they may wish to rely on these materials until after they received PalTalk's
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`preliminary claim constructions, which were inconsistent with PalTalk's prior arguments to this
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`Court and the resulting Claim construction Orders. PalTalk was surely aware of these materials
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`and will suffer no prejudice in addressing its own prior contentions in its opening brief, which is
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`not due for nearly three weeks. Further, Defendants’ citations to PalTalk’s prior claim
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`construction briefing and this Court's prior Claim Construction Orders are not the type of
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`extrinsic evidence contemplated under PR 4-2(b), and Defendants include such citations only out
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`of an abundance of caution.
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`DATED: October 25, 2010
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`By: /s/ Max Tribble (by permission D.
`Wilson)
`Max L. Tribble, Jr.
`Texas State Bar No. 20213950
`Southern District of Texas Bar No. 10429
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`Email: mtribble@susmangodfrey.com
`SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.
`1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100
`Houston, Texas 77002-5096
`T: (713) 651-9366
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`3
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`F: (713) 654-6666
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`Brooke A.M. Taylor
`WA State Bar No. 33190
`Email: btaylor@susmangodfrey.com
`SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.
`1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
`Seattle, WA 98101-3000
`T: (206) 516-3880
`F: (206) 516-3883
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`Kalpana Srinivasan
`CA State Bar No. 237460
`Email: ksrinivasan@susmangodfrey.com
`SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P
`1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 950
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-6029
`T: (310) 789-3126
`F: (310) 789-3150
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`Michael F. Heim
`Texas State Bar No. 09380923
`Southern District of Texas Bar No.: 8790
`Email: mheim@hpcllp.com
`HEIM, PAYNE & CHORUSH, L.L.P.
`600 Travis Street, Suite 6710
`Houston, Texas 77002-2912
`T: (713) 221-2000
`F: (713) 221-2021
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`Douglas R. Wilson
`Texas State Bar No. 24037719
`Southern District of Texas Bar No.: 16995
`Email: dwilson@hpcllp.com
`HEIM, PAYNE & CHORUSH, LLP
`9442 Capital of Texas Hwy North
`Plaza 1, Suite 500-146
`Austin, TX 78759
`T: (512) 343-3622
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`S. Calvin Capshaw
`State Bar No. 03783900
`Email: ccapshaw@capshawlaw.com
`Elizabeth L. DeRieux
`State Bar No. 05770585
`Email: ederieux@capshawlaw.com
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`D. Jeffrey Rambin
`State Bar No. 00791478
`Email: jrambin@capshawlaw.com
`CAPSHAW DERIEUX, LLP
`1127 Judson Road, Suite 220
`P. O. Box 3999 (75606-3999)
`Longview, Texas 75601-5157
`T: (903) 236-9800
`F: (903) 236-8787
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`T. John Ward, Jr.
`Email: jw@jwfirm.com
`LAW OFFICE OF T. JOHN WARD, JR. P.C.
`111 W. Tyler Street
`Longview, Texas 75601
`T: (903)757-6400
`F: (903) 757-2323
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`Otis W. Carroll, Jr.
`State Bar No. 03895700
`Email: fedserv@icklaw.com
`IRELAND CARROLL & KELLEY, P.C.
`6101 S Broadway, Suite 500
`Tyler, TX 75703
`T: (903) 561-1600
`F: (903) 581-1071
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`Robert Christopher Bunt
`State Bar No. 00787165
`Email: rcbunt@pbatyler.com
`Robert M. Parker
`State Bar No. 15498000
`Email: rmparker@pbatyler.com
`PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C.
`100 East Ferguson, Ste. 1114
`Tyler, TX 75702
`T: (903) 531-3535
`F: (903) 533-9687
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff PalTalk Holdings, Inc.
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`/s/ Elliott Brown (by permission D.
`By:
`Wilson)
`Elliot Brown
`Morgan Chu
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`Petitioner Riot Games, Inc. - Ex. 1032, p. 4
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 4
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`Ellisen S. Turner
`Irell & Manella LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
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`Samuel Baxter
`McKool Smith
`104 East Houston St., Suite 300
`Marshall, TX 75670
`Attorneys for Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
`Activision Publishing, Inc., and Blizzard
`Entertainment, Inc.
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`
`
`/s/ Jesse Jenner (by permission D.
`By:
`
`Wilson)
`Jesse J. Jenner
`Gene W. Lee
`David S. Chun
`Brian P. Biddinger
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`1211 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036-8704
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`Damon M. Young
`John M. Pickett
`Young Pickett
`4122 Texas Blvd.
`Texarkana, TX 75504-1897
`Attorneys for NCSoft Corporation
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`
`
`/s/ Timothy Meece (by permission
`By:
`
`D. Wilson)
`Timothy C. Meece
`Audra Carol Eidem Heinze
`V. Bryan Medlock, Jr.
`Banner & Witcoff – Chicago
`
`
`
`Ten South Wacker, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
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`Ross A. Dannenberg
`Banner & Witcoff – DC
`1100 13th Street, NW
`Suite 1200
`Washington, DC 20005-4051
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`Allen F. Gardner
`Michael E. Jones
`Potter Minton PC
`110 N. College
`Suite 500
`Tyler, TX 75710-0359
`Attorneys for Jagex Limited
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`
`
`/s/ Franklin Kang (by permission D.
`By:
`
`Wilson)
`Franklin D. Kang
`Jeff Myung
`Robert Steinberg
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`355 South Grand Avenue
`Suite 100
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
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`Clyde Moody Siebman
`Siebman Reynolds Burg & Phillips LLP
`300 N. Travis St.
`Sherman, TX 75090-0070
`
`
`Attorneys for Sony Computer
`Entertainment America LLC, Sony
`Corporation, Sony Corporation of
`America, and Sony Online Entertainment
`LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`
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`I hereby certify that on the 25th day of October, 2010, a true and correct copy of the
`foregoing was served upon all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic
`service with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3).
`Any other counsel of record will be served by electronic email, facsimile transmission and/or First
`Class Mail on this same date.
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`
`
`
`
`By
`
`/s/ Douglas R. Wilson
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`Petitioner Riot Games, Inc. - Ex. 1032, p. 6
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 6
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`Exhibit A
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`'523 Patent:
`
`“The group messaging
`server forms an
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`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`1. “aggregating. by said
`server in a time interval
`determined in
`accordance with a
`
`predefined criterion. said
`payload portions of said
`messages to create an
`aggregated payload”
`
`“The group messaging
`server forms one or
`
`more aggregated
`payloads by aggregating
`at least one data item
`
`from the payloads of all
`the claimed messages it
`receives from the
`
`claimed plurality of host
`computers within a
`certain time period. The
`data items may be
`aggregated in any order
`and the time period is
`certain in that it must
`arise from criteria
`
`specified prior to the
`beginning of the time
`interval.”
`
`
`
`aggregated payload by
`aggregating the payload
`portions of all the
`claimed messages it
`receives from the
`
`claimed plurality of host
`computers within a
`certain time period. The
`payload portions may be
`aggregated in any order
`and the time period is
`certain in that it must
`arise from criteria
`
`specified prior to the
`beginning of the time
`interval.”
`
`Claims of the patents-in-
`suit and the following
`specification passages:
`’523 patent. Figures 6. 7;
`9, and 10; col. 9. l. 59 -
`col. 11,1. 55: col. 23, l.
`50 — col. 24. l. 51: col.
`27, ll. 22-34
`
`’686 patent. Figures 6, 7.
`9. and 10: col. 9. l. 63 —
`col. 11.1. 63: col. 23.1.
`50 — col. 24. l. 51: col.
`
`27, ll. 21-34
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`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Mcrosofl Corp. . No. No.
`2:06-cv-367 (E.D. Tex.
`
`July 29. 2008) (Claim
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Order)
`
`The
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`Col. 10. 11. 20-49:
`Col. 11. 11. 26-43:
`Col. 13.1. 14 - Col. 14.].
`50:
`
`C01. 23. l. 50 - Col. 24. l.
`28;
`
`Figs. 6. 7, 9. 10;
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action. p. 2.
`
`‘686 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`Allowability. pp. 2-3.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PaITaIk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsofl Care. No.
`2:06-cv—367 (E.D. Tex.)
`— Claim Construction
`
`Order. e.g.. at 21-27;
`— Clairn Construction
`
`Tutorial Tr.. e.g., at 20;
`- Claim Construction
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 1
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`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`Standard
`
`Dictionary
`Electrical
`Electronics
`
`Terms,
`
`Sixth
`
`Edition ( 1 996):
`“data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`as a unit. Svnonyms:
`aggregate: group item.
`See also: composite data
`element.”
`
`Pmsuant to N.D.Cal.L.R.
`
`Hearing Tn, e.g.. at 10-
`l l. 13:
`
`-- LPR 4-5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc.,
`e.g.. at 4-7, 12-13, 21-22;
`Second LPR 4-5(a)
`
`Opening Bn'ef On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc.,
`e.g., at 4—5, 14, 20.:
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4-5(a) Opening Brief On
`Claim Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g., at 4—6, 10-12, 19:
`-- Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vemon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07), e.g.. 1111 18, 29.
`32. 33.
`
`Networks. No. C-99-
`
`4506 (N .D.Cal.)
`—- HearMe‘s Proposed
`Clam Construction
`Statement For US.
`
`Patent No. 5,822,223
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 2
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`Term to be Constrned
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintifl’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`
`
`“The aggregated payload
`comprises all the
`payload portions
`received in the claimed
`
`host messages from the
`second subset of host
`
`computers.”
`
`— Plaintiff HearMe‘s
`
`Response Brief For
`Claim Construction of
`US. Patent No.
`
`5.822.523. e.g.. at 18:
`— Claim Construction
`
`Ruling (U.8. Patent No.
`5.822.523), e.g., at 9-11;
`— Claim Construction
`
`Hearing Tr., e.g., at 23-
`24. 243-45.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`‘523 Patent:
`
`Clairn(s) in which term
`appears:
`Col. 10. ll. 2049:
`
`Col. 11, 11. 26—43;
`Col. 13.1. 14 - Col. 14,1.
`50:
`
`C01. 23, l. 50 - Col. 24. l.
`28;
`
`Figs. 6, 7, 9, 10;
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action, p. 2.
`
`‘686 Patent:
`
`Clairn(s) in which term
`appears;
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`2. “aggregating said
`payload portions of said
`host messages .
`.
`. to
`create an aggregated
`payload” (’686. claim 1)
`
`“Aggregating said
`payload portions of said
`host messages .
`.
`. to
`create one or more
`
`aggregated payloads.”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims of the patents-in-
`suit and the following
`specification passages:
`’523 patent. Figures 6. 7;
`9, and 10; col. 9,1. 59 -
`col. 11,1. 55; col. 23.1.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51: col.
`27. 11. 22-34
`
`’686 patent, Figures 6, 7.
`9. and 10: col. 9. l. 63 —
`col. 11. l. 63; col. 23, l.
`50 — col. 24. l. 51: col.
`
`27, 1121-34
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PaITaIk Holdin s, Inc. v.
`
`Allowabili
`
`,
`
`I I. 2-3.
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 3
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`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`Microsoft C01p. . N0. N0.
`2:06—cv—367 (E.D. Tex.
`July 29, 2008) (Claim
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Order)
`
`The
`Standard
`
`Dictionary
`Electrical
`Electronics
`
`Terms.
`
`Sixth
`
`Edition (1996):
`“data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`as a unit. Synonyms:
`aggregate: group item.
`See also: composite data
`element.”
`
`
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Illicrosofl C012., No.
`2:06-cv-367 (ED. Tex.)
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Order. e.g., at 21-27:
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Tutorial Tr.. e.g.. at 20;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Hearing Tr.. e.g., at 10-
`1 l . 13:
`
`-- LPR 4-5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings. Inc..
`e.g., at 4—7. 12-13, 21-22;
`Second LPR 4—5(a)
`Opening Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g., at 4-5. 14, 20.;
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4—5(a) Opening Brief 0n
`Claim Construction fiom
`
`PalTalk Holdings. Inc..
`e.g., at 4—6. 10-12. 19:
`-- Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vernon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07), e.g.. llll 18. 29.
`32. 33.
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`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiffs Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`HearMe v. Ligstream
`Network, No. C-99—
`
`4506 (N.D.Cal.)
`— HearMe’s Proposed
`Clam Construction
`Statement For US.
`
`Patent No. 5.822.223
`Pursuant to N.D.Cal.L.R.
`
`16—10(A). e.g.. at 4:
`— Plaintiff HearMe’s
`
`Response Brief For
`Claim Construction of
`us. Patent No.
`
`5,822,523. e.g.. at 18:
`-— Claim Construction
`
`Ruling (US. Patent No.
`5822523), e.g., at 9-11;
`- Claim Construction
`
`Hearing Tr., e.g., at 23-
`24, 243-45.
`
`
`
`3. “aggregating said
`payload portions of said
`host messages .
`.
`. to
`create an aggregated
`message” (6%, claim 3)
`
`“Aggregating said
`payload portions of said
`host messages .
`.
`. to
`create one or more
`aggregated messages."
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`“The aggregated
`message comprises all
`Claims of the patents—in— the payload portions
`suit and the following
`received in the claimed
`specification passages:
`host messages from the
`’523 patent. Figures 6, 7;
`second subset of host
`9, and 10; col. 9‘ l. 59 -
`computers.”
`col. 11. l. 55; col. 23, l.
`50 — col. 24. l. 51: col.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`‘523 Patent:
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`Col. 10. 11. 20-49:
`Col. 11, 11. 26-43;
`Col. 13,1. 14 - Col. 14, 1.
`50;
`Col. 23. l. 50 - Col. 24. l.
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`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 5
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`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plainfifi’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`27.1]. 22-34
`
`’686 patent. Figures 6, 7.
`9. and 10; col. 9, l. 63 —
`col. 11. l. 63: col. 23.1.
`50 — col. 24. l. 51: col.
`
`27, 11. 21-34
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsoft Corp. . N0. N0.
`2:06-cv-367 (ED. Tex.
`July 29, 2008) (Claim
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Figs. 6. 7. 9. 10:
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action. p. 2.
`
`'686 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears;
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`Allowability. pp. 2—3.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk HoldingsI Inc. v.
`Microsofi Com.. No.
`2:06-cv-367 (ED. Tex.)
`-— Claim Construction
`
`Order. e.g.. at 21-27;
`—- Claim Construction
`
`Tutorial Tr.. e.g., at 20:
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Hearing Tr., e.g.. at 10-
`1 l . l3:
`
`-- LPR 4-5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings. Inc..
`e.g., at 4-7. 12-13. 21-22:
`Second LPR 4—5(a)
`Opening Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdin s, Inc..
`
`
`
`Order)
`
`The
`Standard
`
`Dictionaly
`Electrical
`Electronics
`
`Terms.
`
`Sixth
`
`Edition (1996):
`‘data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`as a unit. Synonyms:
`a- 'e-ate; u on item.
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 6
`
`

`

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`
`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintifi’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`element.”
`
` See also: composite data
`
`
`e.g.. at 4—5, 14. 20.;
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4-5(a) Opening Brief On
`Claim Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g.. at 4-6, 10-12. 19:
`-- Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vernon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07). e.g., 1H] 18, 29.
`32. 33.
`
`HearMe v. Ligstream
`Nenrorks. No. C-99-
`
`4506 (N.D.Cal.)
`-- HearMe’s Proposed
`Clam Construction
`Statement For U.S.
`
`Patent No. 5,822,223
`Pursuant to N.D.Cal.L.R.
`
`16-10(A), e.g.. at 4;
`-- Plaintiff HearMe’s
`
`Response Brief For
`Claim Construction of
`U.S. Patent No.
`
`5.822.523, e.g.. at 18;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Ruling (U.S. Patent No.
`5.822.523). e.g., at 9-11;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Healing Tr., e.g.. at 23-
`24. 243-45.
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 7
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`
`Construction
`
`Construction
`
`Evidence
`
`“The aggregated payload Intrinsic Evidence:
`‘523 Patent:
`comprises all the
`payload portions
`received in the claimed
`
`host messages from the
`subset of host
`
`computers.”
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`Col. 10. 11. 20-49:
`Col. 11. 11. 26-43:
`Col. 13.1. 14 -C01. 14.1.
`50;
`
`C01. 23. l. 50 - Col. 24, l.
`28;
`
`Figs. 6. 7. 9, 10:
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action, p. 2.
`
`‘686 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`Allowability. pp. 2-3.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdin gsI Inc. V.
`W N0-
`2206-cv-367 (ED. Tex.)
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Order. e.g.. at 21-27:
`— Claim Construction
`
`Tutorial TL. e.g.. at 20;
`— Claim Construction
`
`Hearing TL. e.g.. at 10-
`ll. 13;
`
`4. “aggregating said
`payload portions of said
`messages. .
`. to create
`an aggregated payload”
`(’686. claim 12)
`
`“Aggregating said
`payload portions of said
`messages .
`.
`. to create
`one or more aggregated
`payloads.”
`
`Evidence
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`Claims of the patents-in-
`suit and the following
`specification passages:
`’523 patent. Figures 6. 7;
`9, and 10: col. 9,1. 59 -
`col. 11. l. 55: col. 23, l.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51: col.
`27. 11. 22-34
`
`’686 patent. Figures 6. 7,
`9. and 10; col. 9. l. 63 —
`col. 11, l. 63; col. 23. l.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51: col.
`27. 11. 21-34
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsoft C011).. No. No.
`2:06-cv-367 (ED. Tex.
`
`July 29. 2008) (Claim
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Order)
`
`The
`Standard
`
`Dictionary
`
`IEEE
`
`
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 8
`
`

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`
`Term to he Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`Electrical
`Electronics
`
`and
`
`Terms.
`
`Sixth
`
`Edition (1996):
`‘data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`as a unit. Synonyms:
`aggregate: group item.
`See also: composite data
`element.”
`
`
`
`-- LPR 4— 5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g., at 4~7, 12-13. 21-22:
`Second LPR 4-5(a)
`Opening Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc.
`e.g., at 4-5, 14, 20.;
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4—5(a) Opening Brief On
`Claim Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc“
`e.g., at 4-6, 10—12, 19;
`-— Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vernon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07), e.g., W 18. 29.
`32. 33.
`
`HearMe v. Ligstream
`Networks. No. C-99-
`
`4506 (N.D.Cal.)
`-- HearMe’s Proposed
`Clam Construction
`Statement For US.
`
`Patent No. 5.822.223
`Pursuant to N.D.Cal.L.R.
`
`16-10(A). e.g.. at 4;
`-- Plaintiff HearMe’s
`Re DODSC Brief For
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 9
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`
`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`
`
`“aggregating said
`payload portion with the
`payload portion of a
`second host message”
`means: “Collecting the
`payload portions
`together as a unit.
`however. where each
`
`payload portion retains
`its identity and may be
`extracted from the unit.”
`
`Claim Construction of
`US. Patent No.
`
`5,822,523. e.g.. at 18;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Ruling (U.8. Patent No.
`5.822.523). e.g._. at 9-11;
`— Claim Construction
`
`Hearing Tr., e.g., at 23-
`24. 243-45.
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`‘523 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears;
`Col. 10. 11. 20—49;
`Col. 11. 11. 26-43:
`Col. 13.1. 14 — Col. 14,].
`50;
`
`C01. 23. l. 50 - Col. 24. l.
`28;
`
`Figs. 6. 7, 9. 10;
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action. p. 2.
`
`'686 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`Allowability, pp. 2-3.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`PalTaIkHo/din s Inc. v.
`
`5. “aggregating said
`payload portion with the
`payload portion of a
`second host message
`received from another of
`
`the plurality of host
`computers belonging to
`said message group”
`(’686. claim 18)
`
`No additional
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`construction necessary.
`
`Claims of the patents-in-
`suit and the following
`specification passages:
`’523 patent. Figures 6. 7:
`9, and 10; col. 9, l. 59 -
`col. 11. l. 55: col. 23. l.
`
`50 — col. 24. l. 51; col.
`27. 11. 22-34
`
`’686 patent. Figures 6, 7.
`9, and 10; col. 9, l. 63 —
`col. 11,1. 63; col. 23,1.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51; col.
`27. ll. 21-34
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`Pct/Talk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsofl C01p. , No. No.
`2:06-cv-367 (E.D. Tex.
`Jul 29. 2008) (Claim
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 10
`
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`
`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintifl’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Order)
`
`The
`Standard
`
`Dictionary
`Electrical
`Electronics
`Terms.
`
`Sixth
`
`Edition (1996):
`“data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`.S‘ynonyms:
`as a Imit.
`aggregate: group item.
`See also: composite data
`element.”
`
`
`
`Microsott ('02., No.
`2:06—cv-367 (E.D. Tex.)
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Order. e.g.. at 21-27;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Tutorial Tr., e.g., at 20:
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Hearing TL. e.g.. at 10-
`l 1, l3:
`
`-- LPR 4-5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc._.
`e.g., at 4~7. 12-13, 21-22;
`Second LPR 4-5(a)
`Opening Brief On Claim
`Constnlction fiom
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g., at 4-5, 14. 20.:
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4—5(a) Opening Brief On
`Claim Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g.. at 4-6. 10-12, 19:
`-- Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vernon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07), e.g.. W 18, 29.
`32. 33.
`
`HearMe v. Ligstream
`Netivorlrs. No. C-99-
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 11
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`
`Term to be Constrned
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintifl’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`
`
`4506 (N.D.Cal.)
`— HearMe’s Proposed
`Clam Construction
`Statement For U.S.
`
`Patent No. 5.822.223
`Pursuant to N.D.Cal.L.R.
`
`16-10(A), e.g., at 4;
`- Plaintifl' HearMe’s
`
`Response Brief For
`Claim Construction of
`U.S. Patent No.
`
`5.822.523. e.g.. at 18;
`— Claim Construction
`
`Ruling (U.8. Patent No.
`5.822.523). e.g.. at 9-11;
`— Claim Construction
`
`Hearing TL, e.g., at 23-
`24. 243—45.
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`'523 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears:
`Col. 10. 1120-49:
`
`Col. 11. 1126-43;
`Col. 13,1. 14 - Col. 14,].
`50;
`C01. 23. l. 50 - Col. 24, l.
`28;
`
`Figs. 6. 7. 9. 10;
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action. . 2.
`
`“Collecting all of the
`payload portions
`together as a unit.
`however. where each
`
`payload portion retains
`its identity and may be
`extracted from the unit.”
`
`"aggregating said
`6.
`payload portions"
`
`No constmction
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`necessary. Alternatively.
`“Aggregating at least
`one data item from the
`
`payloads of all the
`claimed messages from
`the claimed plurality of
`host computers. The
`data items may be
`aggregated in any
`order.”
`
`Claims of the patents-in-
`suit and the following
`specification passages:
`’523 patent, Figures 6, 7;
`9. and 10; col. 9.1. 59 -
`
`col. 11, l. 55; col. 23, l.
`50 — col. 24. l. 51; col.
`27, 11. 22-34
`
`’686 patent. Figures 6. 7.
`9. and 10: col. 9. l. 63 —
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 12
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`
`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`
`
`'686 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears;
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`Allowability, pp. 2-3.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsofi C052, No.
`2:06-cv-367 (E.D. Tex.)
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Order, e.g._. at 21-27;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Tutorial Tr., e.g., at 20:
`-— Claim Construction
`
`Hearing Tr., e.g.. at 10-
`l l. 13:
`
`-- LPR 4-5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc.,
`e.g.. at 4—7, 12-13. 21-22:
`Second LPR 4-5(a)
`Opening Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc.,
`e.g.. at 4-5. 14, 20.;
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4—5(a) Opening Brief On
`Claim Construction from
`
`co]. 11. l. 63: col. 23,1.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51; col.
`27. 11. 21-34
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsoft Corp. . No. No.
`2:06-cv-367 (ED. Tex.
`
`July 29, 2008) (Claim
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Order)
`
`The
`Standard
`
`Dictionary
`Electrical
`Electronics
`
`Terms.
`
`Sixth
`
`Edition ( l 996):
`“data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`as a unit. Synonvms:
`aggregate; group item.
`See also: composite data
`element."
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 13
`
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`

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`
`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`PalTalk Holdings. Inc...
`e.g., at 4—6, 10-12. 19;
`-- Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vernon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07). e.g.. 1H] 18. 29.
`32. 33.
`
`
`
`HearMe v. Ligstream
`Networks. No. C-99—
`
`4506 (N.D.Cal.)
`—- HearMe’s Proposed
`Clam Construction
`Statement For US.
`
`Patent No. 5,822,223
`Pursuant to N.D.Cal.L.R.
`
`16-10(A). e.g.. at 4:
`— Plaintiff HearMe’s
`
`Response Brief For
`Claim Construction of
`US. Patent No.
`
`5.822.523. e.g.. at 18:
`— Claim Construction
`
`Ruling (U.3. Patent No.
`5.822.523), e.g.. at 9-11;
`-- Claim Consuuction
`
`Heating TL. e.g.. at 23-
`24. 243-45.
`
`7.
`
`"aggregated payload" No construction
`necessary. Alternatively.
`“One or more collections Claims of the patents-in-
`of at least one data item suit and the followin
`
`Intrinsic Evidence:
`
`“The aggregated payload Intrinsic Evidence:
`comprises all the
`'523 Patent:
`payload portions
`Claim(s) in which term
`received in the claimed
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 14
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`
`Term to be Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`from the payloads of all
`the claimed messages
`from the claimed
`
`plurality of host
`computers, where each
`data item retains its
`
`specification passages:
`’523 patent. Figures 6. 7;
`9. and 10; col. 9,]. 59 -
`col. 11,1. 55; col. 23.1.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51; col.
`27. 11. 22-34
`
`host messages.”
`
`identity and may be
`extracted from the
`collection. The data
`
`items may be aggregated
`in any order.”
`
`
`
`
`Col. 10. 11. 20—49:
`Col. 11. 11.26—43:
`
`Col. 13,1. 14-Col. 14.1.
`50;
`
`C01. 23. l. 50 - Col. 24. l.
`28;
`
`Figs. 6, 7. 9. 10:
`6/5/1997 Response to
`Office Action, p. 2.
`
`‘686 Patent:
`
`Claim(s) in which term
`appears;
`12/5/2000 Notice of
`
`Allowability, pp. 2-3.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsofl C012, No.
`2:06-cv-367 (E.D. Tex.)
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Order, e.g., at 21-27;
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Tutorial Tr.. e.g., at 20:
`-- Claim Construction
`
`Healing Tr.. e.g.. at 10—
`1 l. 13;
`
`-- LPR 4-5(a) Opening
`Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdin ' s. Inc..
`
`‘686 patent. Figures 6, 7,
`9. and 10; col. 9.1. 63 —
`col. 11. l. 63; col. 23,1.
`50 — col. 24, l. 51: col.
`27. 11. 21-34
`
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`
`PalTal/r Holdings, Inc. v.
`Microsofl Corp. . N0. N0.
`2:06-cv—367 (ED. Tex.
`July 29, 2008) (Claim
`Construction Order) and
`(ED. Tex. Feb. 20.
`2009) (Supplemental
`Claim Construction
`
`Order)
`
`The
`
`Dictionary
`Electrical
`Electronics
`
`Sixth
`Terms,
`Edition 1996 :
`
`Petitioner Valve - Ex. 1032, Page 15
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`Case 2:09-cv-00274-DF Document 209 Filed 10/25/10 Page 22 of 34 PagelD #: 4084
`
`Term to he Construed
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s Supporting
`Evidence
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Defendants’ Supporting
`Construction
`Evidence
`
`“data aggregate: A
`collection of two or more
`data items that are treated
`
`as a unit. Synonyms:
`aggregate: group item.
`See also: composite data
`element.”
`
`eg at4—7 12-13, 21-;22
`Second LPR 4-5(a)
`Opening Brief On Claim
`Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings, Inc..
`e.g., at 4-5. 14. 20.1
`Corrected Second LPR
`
`4-5(a) Opening Brief On
`Claim Construction from
`
`PalTalk Holdings. Inc..
`e.g., at 4-6. 10-12. 19:
`-- Declaration of Dr.
`
`Vernon Thomas Rhyne
`(6/7/07), e.g.,