UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LTE- AND 3G-COMPLIANT
`CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
`DEVICES
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-1138
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`JOINT DISPUTED PROPOSED CLAIM TERMS FOR CONSTRUCTION
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`Pursuant to the Procedural Schedule (Order No. 7) and Ground Rule 1.14, Complainant
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`INVT SPE LLC (collectively, “INVT” or “Complainant”) Respondents Apple, Inc., HTC
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`Corporation and HTC America, Inc., ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc. and the
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`Commission Investigative Staff respectfully submit this listing of disputed proposed claim
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`terms for construction and proposed constructions.
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`Dated: February 1, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Akshay S. Deoras
`Paul F. Brinkman, P.C.
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Telephone: (202) 879-5000
`Facsimile: (202) 879-5200
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`Greg S. Arovas, P.C.
`Robert A. Appleby, P.C.
`Jeanne M. Heffernan, P.C.
`Leslie M. Schmidt
`Alan Rabinowitz
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Telephone: (212) 446-4800
`Facsimile: (212) 446-4900
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`/s/ Bryan J. Vogel
`Bryan J. Vogel
`Derrick J. Carman
`Stephanie A. Diehl
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`399 Park Avenue
`Suite 3600
`New York, NY 10022
`Telephone: (212) 980-7400
`Facsimile: (212) 980-7499
`RK_INVT_ITC@RobinsKaplan.com
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`Christopher A. Seidl
`John K. Harting
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`800 LaSalle Avenue
`Suite 2800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Akshay S. Deoras
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`555 California Street
`San Francisco, CA 94104
`Telephone: (415) 439-1400
`Facsimile: (415) 439-1500
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`David Rokach
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`300 North LaSalle
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 862-2000
`Facsimile: (312) 862-2200
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`Counsel for Respondent Apple, Inc.
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`Telephone: (612) 349-8500
`Facsimile: (612) 339-4181
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`Li Zhu
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`2440 W. El Camino Real
`Suite 100
`Mountain View, CA 94040
`Telephone: (650) 784-4040
`Facsimile: (650) 784-4041
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`Counsel for Complainant INVT SPE LLC
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`/s/ Reginald Lucas
`Reginald Lucas, Esq.
`Investigative Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
`COMMISSION
`500 E Street SW, Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Reginald.Lucas@usitc.gov
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`/s/ Stephen S. Korniczky
`Stephen S. Korniczky
`Martin R. Bader
`Nam Kim
`Ericka J. Schulz
`Ryan P. Cunningham
`Eric K. Gill
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER &
`HAMPTON LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, California 92130
`Telephone: 858.720.8900
`Facsimile: 858.509.3691
`Email: LegalTM-HTC-INVT-
`ITC@SheppardMullin.com
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`Edward V. Anderson
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER &
`HAMPTON LLP
`379 Lytton Avenue
`Palo Alto, California 94301
`Telephone: 650.815.2600
`Facsimile: 650.816.2601
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`Attorneys for Respondents
`HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc
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`/s/ Jay H. Reiziss
`Jay H. Reiziss
`Alexander P. Ott
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`500 North Capitol Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`T: 202-756-8000
`F: 202-756-8087
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`Charles M. McMahon
`Brian A. Jones
`Thomas M. DaMario
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`444 W. Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`T: 312-372-2000
`F: 312-984-7700
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`Jiaxiao Zhang
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`18565 Jamboree Road, Suite 250
`Irvine, CA 92612-2565
`T: 949-757-6398
`F: 949-851-9348
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`Counsel for Respondents
`ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc.
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`1.
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`’711 Patent
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`Claim Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term:
`“A transmitting apparatus
`employing a MIMO (multi-
`input/multi-output) scheme
`of transmitting a plurality
`of data items for a same
`receiving apparatus using a
`plurality of antennas in
`parallel” (Claims 1, 2, 4)
`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term:
`“a mapping section that…”
`
`Full term for
`construction:
`“a mapping section that
`maps the plurality of data
`items to at least one of the
`plurality of antennas”
`(Claims 1, 2, 4)
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Respondents' Proposed
`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`Construction
`Construction
`Agreed: Limiting, plain and ordinary meaning: a “multiple-antenna apparatus, which transmits multiple
`data items (transmission data) at the same time and at the same frequency using multiple antennas”
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`Means-plus-function under
`§ 112, ¶ 6
`Function: “mapping the plurality
`of data items to at least one of the
`plurality of antennas”
`Structure: Indefinite
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`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language, circuitry
`operating in accordance with the
`claim language, or a combination
`thereof”
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`The full term for construction is:
`“a mapping section that maps the
`plurality of data items to at least
`one of the plurality of antennas . .
`. wherein the mapping section
`generates a replica data item by
`replicating a specific data item of
`the plurality of data items, and
`maps the plurality of data items
`to the at least one of the plurality
`of antennas such that the specific
`data item and the replica data
`item are transmitted from
`different antennas at a same
`time”
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6; Plain and
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`Claim Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term:
`“user data requiring a
`better communication
`quality than other user
`data” (Claim 2)
`INVT’s Proposed Term
`for Construction:
`“specific data item”
`(Claims 1, 2, 4)
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`ordinary meaning: a digital signal
`processor (DSP) with code
`implemented, an application
`specific integrated circuit
`(ASIC), discrete circuitry and
`memory, and/or combinations
`thereof that maps the plurality of
`data items to at least one of the
`plurality of antennas . . . wherein
`the mapping section generates a
`replica data item by replicating a
`specific data item of the plurality
`of data items, and maps the
`plurality of data items to the at
`least one of the plurality of
`antennas such that the specific
`data item and the replica data
`item are transmitted from
`different antennas at a same time.
`“User data that has a greater
`influence on the communication
`system than other user data”
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`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Indefinite
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`indefinite
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`Agreed: “data given a higher priority in transmission”
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`2.
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`’590 Patent
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`Claim(s) Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term for Construction:
`“a measurer that …”
`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a measurer that measures
`a downlink channel quality
`and outputs information
`that is generated in
`association with said
`downlink channel quality”
`(Claim 3, 4)
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“a coder that…”
`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a coder that encodes the
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`The full term for construction is:
`“a measurer that measures a
`downlink channel quality and
`outputs information that is
`generated in association with
`said downlink channel quality”
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6, Plain and
`ordinary meaning: a digital
`signal processor (DSP) with
`code implemented, an
`application specific integrated
`circuit (ASIC), discrete circuitry
`and memory, and/or
`combinations thereof that
`measures a downlink channel
`quality and outputs information
`that is generated in association
`with said downlink channel
`quality
`The full term for construction is:
`“a coder that encodes the
`information such that the upper
`digit is assigned a larger code
`number of bits than the lower
`
`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
`
`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
`Means-plus-function under § 112,
`¶ 6
`Function: “measuring a downlink
`channel quality and outputting
`information that is generated in
`association with said downlink
`channel quality and composed of
`a plurality of digits including an
`upper digit and an lower digit”
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`Structure: Indefinite, or, in the
`alternative, element 219 of Fig. 3,
`element 219 of Fig. 6, element
`219 of Fig. 9, element 219 of Fig.
`11, as discussed in 6:30-33, 6:55-
`59
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`Means-plus-function under § 112,
`¶ 6
`Function: “encoding the
`information such that the upper
`digit is assigned a larger number
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`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
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`Claim(s) Term
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`information such that the
`upper digit has a larger
`code word minimum
`distance than the lower
`digit” (Claim 3, 4)
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`
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`3.
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`’587 Patent
`
`Claim(s) Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term for Construction:
`“a measuring device that
`…”
`
`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a measuring device that
`measures reception quality
`
`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
`of bits than the lower digit”
`Structure: Indefinite or, in the
`alternative, element 1101 of Fig.
`15, as discussed in 20:28-21:10
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`digit;”
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6, Plain and
`ordinary meaning: a digital
`signal processor (DSP) with
`code implemented, an
`application specific integrated
`circuit (ASIC), discrete circuitry
`and memory, and/or
`combinations thereof that
`encodes the information such
`that the upper digit is assigned a
`larger number of bits than the
`lower digit;
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`The full term for construction is:
`“a measuring device that
`measures reception quality of a
`pilot signal to output information
`having a plurality of bits that
`indicate the measured reception
`quality”
`This term is not subject to 35
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`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
`Means-plus-function under § 112,
`¶ 6
`Function: “measuring reception
`quality of a pilot signal to output
`information having a plurality of
`bits that indicate the measured
`reception quality”
`Structure: Indefinite, or, in the
`
`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
`alternative, element 219 of Fig. 3,
`element 219 of Fig. 6, element
`219 of Fig. 9, element 219 of Fig.
`11, as discussed in 6:35-38, 6:59-
`63
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`Means-plus-function under § 112,
`¶ 6
`Function: “encoding the
`information to obtain a code
`word”
`Structure: Indefinite or, in the
`alternative, element 1101 of Fig.
`15, as discussed in 20:28-21:10
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`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
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`Claim(s) Term
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`of a pilot signal to output
`information having a
`plurality of bits that
`indicate the measured
`reception quality” (Claim
`4)
`
`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“a coding device that…”
`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a coding device that
`encodes the information to
`obtain a code word”
`(Claim 4)
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`
`
`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6, Plain and
`ordinary meaning: digital signal
`processor (DSP) with code
`implemented, an application
`specific integrated circuit
`(ASIC), discrete circuitry and
`memory, and/or combinations
`thereof that measures reception
`quality of a pilot signal to output
`information having a plurality of
`bits that indicate the measured
`reception quality
`The full term for construction is:
`“a coding device that encodes
`the information to obtain a code
`word”
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6, Plain and
`ordinary meaning: a digital
`signal processor (DSP) with
`code implemented, an
`application specific integrated
`circuit (ASIC), discrete circuitry
`and memory, and/or
`combinations thereof that
`encodes the information to
`obtain a code word.
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`4.
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`’439 Patent
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`Claim(s) Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“per subband” (Claims 1,
`2, 3)
`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“a parameter deciding
`section that . . .”
`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a parameter deciding
`section that decides
`modulation parameters and
`coding parameters per
`subband group comprised
`of a plurality of the
`subbands” (Claims 1, 2, 3)
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`Agreed: “for each subband”
`
`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`§ 112, ¶ 6
`Function: “deciding modulation
`parameters and coding parameters
`per subband group comprised of a
`plurality of the subbands, based
`on a result of the channel
`estimation per subband”
`Structure: Indefinite
`
`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
`
`The full term for construction is:
`“a parameter deciding section
`that decides modulation
`parameters and coding
`parameters per subband group
`comprised of a plurality of the
`subbands”
`
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6; Plain and
`ordinary meaning: a digital
`signal processor (DSP) with
`code implemented, an
`application specific integrated
`circuit (ASIC), discrete circuitry
`and memory, and/or
`combinations thereof that
`decides modulation parameters
`and coding parameters per
`subband group comprised of a
`plurality of the subbands
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`Claim(s) Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“per subband group”
`(Claims 1, 2, 3)
`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“a data obtaining section
`that . . .”
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`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a data obtaining section
`that demodulates and
`decodes the received signal
`received at the receiving
`section on a per subband
`group basis using the
`modulation parameters and
`the coding parameters
`decided at the parameter
`deciding section” (Claim 1)
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`Respondents' Proposed
`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`Construction
`Agreed: “for each subband group”
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
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`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
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`§ 112, ¶ 6
`Function: “demodulating and
`decoding the received signal
`received at the receiving section
`on a per subband group basis
`using the modulation parameters
`and the coding parameters
`decided at the parameter deciding
`section, and obtains the data
`contained in the received signal”
`Structure: Indefinite or, in the
`alternative, element 311 of Fig.
`6B, including as discussed in
`3:56-61, 4:52-55
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`The full term for construction is:
`“a data obtaining section that
`demodulates and decodes the
`received signal received at the
`receiving section on a per
`subband group basis using the
`modulation parameters and the
`coding parameters decided at the
`parameter deciding section”
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6; Plain and
`ordinary meaning: a digital
`signal processor (DSP) with
`code implemented, an
`application specific integrated
`circuit (ASIC), discrete circuitry
`and memory, and/or
`combinations thereof that
`demodulates and decodes the
`received signal received at the
`receiving section on a per
`subband group basis using the
`modulation parameters and the
`coding parameters decided at the
`parameter deciding section.
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`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
`§ 112, ¶ 6
`Function: “selecting, for each
`received encoded data packet, one
`of at least two second time
`intervals for transmission of the
`acknowledgment message”
`Structure: Indefinite
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
`“a signal processor executing
`code operating in accordance
`with the claim language,
`circuitry operating in accordance
`with the claim language, or a
`combination thereof”
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`5.
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`’949 Patent
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`Claim(s) Term
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`Respondents’ Proposed
`Term For Construction:
`“a selection section for …”
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`Full Term For
`Construction:
`“a selection section for
`selecting, for each received
`encoded data packet, one
`of at least two second time
`intervals for transmission
`of the acknowledgment
`message, wherein: said
`selection section selects,
`from said at least two
`second time intervals, a
`time interval dependent on
`the physical resources that
`have been allocated, such
`as frequencies, codes and
`time slots.” (Claim 16)
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`The full term for construction is:
`“a selection section for selecting,
`for each received encoded data
`packet, one of at least two
`second time intervals for
`transmission of the
`acknowledgment message,
`wherein: said selection section
`selects, from said at least two
`second time intervals, a time
`interval dependent on the
`physical resources that have
`been allocated, such as
`frequencies, codes and time
`slots.”
`This term is not subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6; Plain and
`ordinary meaning: a digital
`signal processor (DSP) with
`code implemented, an
`application specific integrated
`circuit (ASIC), discrete circuitry
`and memory, and/or
`combinations thereof for
`selecting, for each received
`encoded data packet, one of at
`least two second time intervals
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`Respondents' Proposed
`Construction
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`Staff’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Claim(s) Term
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`Complainants' Proposed
`Construction
`for transmission of the
`acknowledgment message,
`wherein: said selection section
`selects, from said at least two
`second time intervals, a time
`interval dependent on the
`physical resources that have
`been allocated, such as
`frequencies, codes and time slots
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`JOINT DISPUTED PROPOSED CLAIM TERMS FOR CONSTRUCTION were served on
`the parties listed below:
`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`The Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`500 E Street, SW, Room 317
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Jae.Lee@usitc.gov
`Michael.Buckler@usitc.gov
`Mr. Reginald Lucas, Esq., Investigative Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`500 E Street, SW, Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Reginald.Lucas@usitc.gov
`For Respondent Apple Inc.
`Robert A. Appleby, P.C.
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Apple-Inventergy@kirkland.com
`For Respondents HTC Corp. and HTC America, Inc.
`Stephen S. Korniczky
`SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
`12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
`San Diego, California 92130
`LegalTm-HTC-INVT-ITC@sheppardmullin.com
`For Respondents ZTE Corp. and ZTE (USA), Inc.
`Jay H. Reiziss
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`500 North Capitol Street, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20001
`ZTEINVT@mwe.com
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