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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CANON U.S.A., INC.
`Petitioner
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`CELLSPIN SOFT, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,258,698
`Inter Partes Review No. 2019-00127
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 9,258,698
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 312 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.104
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
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`I.
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES ............................................................................. 2
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`A.
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`Real Party-in-Interest – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) .................................... 2
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`B.
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`Related Matters – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) ............................................. 2
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`C.
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`Lead and Backup Counsel and Service Information – 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.8(b)(3)-(4) ...................................................................................... 3
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`III. GROUNDS FOR STANDING ........................................................................ 4
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`IV. PAYMENT OF FEES ..................................................................................... 4
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`V.
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`IDENTIFICATION OF CHALLENGE AND RELIEF REQUESTED ......... 4
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`A. How the Claims are Unpatentable – 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4) ............ 5
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`B.
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`Supporting Evidence – 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5) ................................. 5
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`VI. THE ’698 PATENT ......................................................................................... 6
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`A. Overview ............................................................................................... 6
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`B.
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`Specification .......................................................................................... 6
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`C.
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`Prosecution History ............................................................................... 8
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`D.
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`Claims .................................................................................................... 9
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`E.
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`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art .......................................................17
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`VII. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ..........................................................................17
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`VIII. OVERVIEW OF THE PRIOR ART .............................................................18
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`A.
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`JP Patent Publication No. 2003-60953 (“Hiroishi”) ...........................18
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`JP Patent Publication No. 2005-303511 (“Takahashi”) ......................19
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`C.
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`JP Patent Publication No. 2004-96166 (“Nozaki”) .............................20
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`D. U.S. Patent No. 6,763,247 (“Hollstrom”) ...........................................21
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`E.
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`JP Patent Publication No. 2003-46841 (“Ando”) ...............................22
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`IX. DETAILED EXPLANATION OF GROUNDS FOR INVALIDITY ..........23
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`A. Ground 1: Hiroishi and Takahashi Render Obvious Claims 1-20 ......23
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`B.
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`C.
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`Ground 2: Hiroishi, Takahashi, and Ando Render Obvious Claims 21-
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`Ground 3: Hiroishi, Takahashi, and Nozaki Render Obvious Claims 1-
`22 .........................................................................................................56
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`D. Ground 4: Hiroishi, Takahashi, Nozaki, and Ando Render Obvious
`Claims 21-22 .......................................................................................59
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`E.
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`F.
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`Ground 5: Hollstrom and Takahashi Render Obvious Claims 1, 3-5, 7-
`8, 10-13, and 15-20..............................................................................60
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`Ground 6: Hollstrom, Takahashi, and Ando Render Obvious Claims 2,
`6, 9, 14, and 21-22 ...............................................................................79
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`G.
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`Secondary Considerations ...................................................................81
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`X.
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`CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................81
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Page
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`Cases
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`Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l,
` 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014) .................................................................................... 2
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`In re Trans Texas Holdings Corp.,
` 498 F.3d 1290, 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ..........................................................18
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
` 415 F.3d 1303 (2005) (en banc) ............................................................ 17, 18
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`Statutory Authorities
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`35 U.S.C. § 101 ......................................................................................................1, 2
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`35 U.S.C. § 102 ............................................................................... 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
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`35 U.S.C. § 312 .......................................................................................................... 1
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`35 U.S.C. § 314 ........................................................................................................23
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`35 U.S.C. § 315 .......................................................................................................... 4
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`Rules and Regulations
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.15 ....................................................................................................... 4
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.22 ....................................................................................................... 4
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.63 .................................................................................. 18, 19, 20, 22
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100 ............................................................................................ 17, 18
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104 .................................................................................................1, 5
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48 ...............................................17
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`No.
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`Short Name
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`Exhibit
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`1001
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`’698 Patent
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,258,698 to Singh et al.
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`1002
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`’698
`Prosecution
`History
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`1003
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`Madisetti
`Declaration
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`Prosecution history for U.S. Patent No. 9,258,698
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`Declaration of Vijay Madisetti, Ph.D.
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`1004
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`Hiroishi JP
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`JP Patent Application Publication No. 2003-60953
`to Hiroishi
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`1005
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`Hiroishi
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`1006
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`Hiroishi
`Translation
`Affidavit
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`Certified Translation of JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2003-60953 to Hiroishi
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`Affidavit of Translation for JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2003-60953 to Hiroishi
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`1007
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`Takahashi JP
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`JP Patent Application Publication No. 2005-303511
`to Takahashi
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`1008
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`Takahashi
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`1009
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`Takahashi
`Translation
`Affidavit
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`Certified Translation of JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2005-303511 to Takahashi
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`Affidavit of Translation for JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2005-303511 to Takahashi
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`1010
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`Nozaki JP
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`JP Patent Application Publication No. 2004-96166
`to Nozaki
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`1011
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`Nozaki
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`Certified Translation of JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2004-96166 to Nozaki
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`Exhibit
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`1012
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`Nozaki
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`Affidavit
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`Affidavit of Translation for JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2004-96166 to Nozaki
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`1013
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`Hollstrom
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,763,247 to Hollstrom et al.
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`1014
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`Ando JP
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`JP Patent Application Publication No. 2003-46841
`to Ando
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`1015
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`Ando
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`1016
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`Ando
`Translation
`Affidavit
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`1017
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`IEEE 2001
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`Certified Translation of JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2003-46841 to Ando
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`Affidavit of Translation for JP Patent Application
`Publication No. 2003-46841 to Ando
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`Bisdikian, An Overview of the Bluetooth Wireless
`Technology, IEEE Communications Magazine
`(Dec. 2001)
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`1018 Bluetooth v1.1
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`Specification of the Bluetooth System,
`Version 1.1 (Feb. 2001)
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`1019
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`Margalit
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0141586
`to Margalit et al.
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`1020
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`Montulli
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0189349
`to Montulli et al.
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`1021
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`District Court
`Order
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`Order Granting Canon’s Motion to Dismiss in
`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Canon USA, Inc.,
`No. 4:17-cv-05938 (N.D. Cal. 2018)
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`1022 Madisetti CV
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`Curriculum Vitae for Vijay Madisetti, Ph.D.
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`1023
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`Anderson
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,636,259 to Anderson et al.
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`1024
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`IEEE 2004
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`Narayanaswami et al., Expanding the Digital Camera
`Reach, IEEE Computer Magazine (Dec. 2004)
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`1025
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`Hunter
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0005915 to Hunter
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`1026
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`Kagle
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,148,149 to Kagle
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`1027
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`Jakobsson
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,574,455 to Jakobsson
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`1028
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`Kalajan
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,639,943 to Kalajan
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`1029
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`HTTP/1.1
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`Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,
`https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html
`(1999)
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`1030
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`Method
`Definitions
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`HTTP/1.1 Method Definitions,
`https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-
`sec9.html (1999)
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`1031
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`MobShare
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`Sarvas et al., MobShare: Controlled and Immediate
`Sharing of Mobile Images (Oct. 2004)
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`1032
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`ACM
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`ACM Multimedia 2004: Final Program,
`http://www.mm2004.org/acm_mm04_FinalProgram.htm
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 312 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.104, Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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`(“Petitioner”) respectfully requests that the Board institute inter partes review
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`(“IPR”) of claims 1-22 of U.S. Patent No. 9,258,698.
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`The provisional application underlying the ’698 Patent was filed December
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`28, 2007. By that time, cellular phones, digital cameras, Bluetooth, and photo-
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`sharing webpages were all well known for more than a decade. The alleged
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`invention of the ’698 Patent simply combines these technologies into a system
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`where a digital camera connects to a cellular phone over Bluetooth in order to send
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`it image files, and the phone uploads the images to a website. There is nothing
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`inventive or non-obvious about the combination.1 Notably, the claims of the ’698
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`Patent were allowed only after the applicant agreed to an Examiner’s Amendment
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`that added the simple requirement of the cellular phone including a user interface
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`to delete an image file created by the digital camera. The prior art discussed in this
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`Petition—none of which was before the Examiner during prosecution—shows that
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`1 Indeed, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found the
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`claims of the ’698 Patent were directed to non-patentable subject matter under 35
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`U.S.C. § 101 and dismissed Patent Owner’s suit against Petitioner. Ex. 1021. That
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`this limitation was well known and used in combination with systems that
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`transferred image files between digital cameras and cellular phones.
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`In light of this prior art, and for the reasons discussed in the grounds
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`presented below, Petitioner requests that the Board institute IPR and cancel each
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`challenged claim.
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real-parties-in-interest are Petitioner Canon U.S.A., Inc., and its parent
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`corporation Canon, Inc.
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`B. Related Matters – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`Patent Owner Cellspin Soft, Inc. (“Cellspin”) has asserted the ’698 Patent
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`against Petitioner in Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Canon USA, Inc., No. 4:17-cv-05938 in
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`the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The court in that
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`case granted Petitioner’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the claims of the
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`’698 Patent are directed to non-patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101
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`and the Supreme Court’s framework set forth in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank
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`Int’l, 134 S.Ct. 2347 (2014). Ex. 1021. Patent Owner’s appeal of that decision is
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`currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Appeal
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`No. 2018-1823. The lead case for the appeal is Appeal No. 2018-1817.
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`Patent Owner has also asserted the ’698 Patent against JK Imaging, Ltd. in
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`Case No. 4:17-cv-06881, Garmin International et al. in Case No. 4:17-cv-05934,
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`Nikon Americas Inc., et al. in Case No. 4:17-cv-05936, TomTom Inc. et al. in Case
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`No. 4:17-cv-05937, GoPro, Inc. in Case No. 4:17-cv-005939, Eastman Kodak Co.
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`in Case No. 4:17-cv-05940, and Panasonic Corporation of America in Case No.
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`4:17-cv-05941, all of which were filed in the United States District Court for the
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`Northern District of California. The cases against JK Imaging, GoPro, and
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`Panasonic were dismissed on the grounds that the claims of the ’698 Patent are
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`directed to non-patentable subject matter, and are currently on appeal as part of
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`lead case Appeal No. 2018-1817. The cases against TomTom and Eastman Kodak
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`were dismissed. The case against Nikon remains pending.
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`C. Lead and Backup Counsel and Service Information – 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.8(b)(3)-(4)
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`The designations of counsel and address for service are listed below.
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`Petitioner consents to electronic service at the email addresses below.
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Jared Newton
`Reg. No. 65,818
`jarednewton@quinnemaneul.com
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`Postal and Hand Delivery Address:
`Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
`1300 I Street NW, 9th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`Tel: (202) 538-8000
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`Ryan Goldstein
`(motion for pro hac vice to be filed)
`ryangoldstein@quinnemanuel.com
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`Postal and Hand Delivery Address:
`Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
`865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017
`Tel: (213) 443-3000
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`III. GROUNDS FOR STANDING
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`Petitioner certifies that the ’698 Patent is available for IPR, and that
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`Petitioner is not barred or estopped from requesting an IPR challenging claims 1-
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`22 of the ’698 Patent on the grounds identified in this Petition. Patent Owner filed
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`an action alleging infringement of the ’698 Patent on October 16, 2017, and service
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`was effectuated no sooner than October 30, 2017. Accordingly, this Petition is
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`timely filed pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 315(b).
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`IV. PAYMENT OF FEES
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`Petitioner authorizes the office to charge Deposit Account No. 505708 for
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`the Petition fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a), and for any additional fees.
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`V.
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`IDENTIFICATION OF CHALLENGE AND RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.22(a)(1) and 42.104(b), Petitioner requests
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`cancellation of claims 1-22 of the ’698 Patent on the following grounds:
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`• Ground 1: Hiroishi and Takahashi render obvious claims 1-20.
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`• Ground 2: Hiroishi, Takahashi, and Ando render obvious claims 21-22.
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`• Ground 3: Hiroishi, Takahashi, and Nozaki render obvious claims 1-22.
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`• Ground 4: Hiroishi, Takahashi, Nozaki, and Ando render obvious claims
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`21-22.
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`• Ground 5: Hollstrom and Takahashi render obvious claims 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10-
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`13, and 15-20.
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`• Ground 6: Hollstrom, Takahashi, and Ando render obvious claims 2, 6, 9,
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`14, and 21-22.
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`A. How the Claims are Unpatentable – 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4), an explanation of how the challenged
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`claims of the ’698 Patent are unpatentable under the statutory grounds identified
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`above is provided in Section IX below.
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`B.
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`Supporting Evidence – 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5), the exhibit numbers of the supporting
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`evidence relied upon and the relevance of the evidence to the challenges raised are
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`provided herein. An Exhibit List identifying the exhibits is included supra, iv-vi.
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`In support of the proposed grounds, this Petition is accompanied by the declaration
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`of Dr. Vijay Madisetti, Ph.D., an expert in the fields of electrical and computer
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`engineering, with extensive experience in consumer electronics and wireless
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`communication. Ex. 1003.
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`VI. THE ’698 PATENT
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`A. Overview
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`The ’698 Patent is titled Automatic Multimedia Upload for Publishing Data
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`and Multimedia Content. Ex. 1001. The patent was filed on November 5, 2014,
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`and claims priority to Provisional Application No. 61/017,202. Id.
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`B.
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`Specification
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`The ’698 Patent is directed to “a method and system for utilizing a digital
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`data capture device in conjunction with a Bluetooth (BT) enabled mobile device
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`for publishing data and multimedia content on one or more websites automatically
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`or with minimal user intervention.” Ex. 1001, Abstract. The background of the
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`specification characterizes the prior art as requiring a user to transfer images
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`offline to a PC using a USB, cable, or memory stick, and then manually upload the
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`image onto a website. Id. 1:50-55.
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`The solution that the ’698 Patent proposes is to transfer image files from a
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`digital camera to a mobile device using a wireless Bluetooth connection. Id. 2:5-
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`11. The patent then proposes a software application on the mobile device that
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`allows the image files to be uploaded to a website. Id. 2:53-61. Figure 2 illustrates
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`the components of the digital camera 201 and mobile device 203, including the
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`Bluetooth connection between them:
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`Id. Fig. 2.
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`Figure 4 shows the connection between mobile device and publishing
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`service 401 over network 402, which allows the mobile device to upload image
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`files received from the camera to a website:
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`Id. Fig. 4.
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`The specification explains that the system may use HTTP to transfer data
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`from the mobile device to the publishing service. Id. 10:9-15. The specification
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`identifies examples publishing services, including Flickr™, Picasa™, YouTube™,
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`and eBay®, as well as personal blogs. Id. 8:51-55, 9:32-35.
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`C.
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`Prosecution History
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`The ’698 Patent was with 30 claims. Ex. 1002. The independent claims
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`were directed to a digital camera in communication with a mobile device that
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`initiated a transfer of new-media files created on the camera and was configured to
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`upload the files to a website. Id. 21-33. The Examiner issued a Non-Final
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`Rejection finding all claims obvious in light of various prior art. Id. 65-73. The
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`Applicant amended the claims to require, inter alia, that the camera store the new
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`image files in “non-volatile memory” and that the upload uses HTTP. Id. 89.
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`The Examiner issued a Final Rejection that maintained the claims were
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`obvious. Id. 132. After an RCE, the Examiner issued a Non-Final Rejection. Id.
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`231-42. The Applicant amended the independent claims to require, inter alia, that
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`the new-media file is created in the camera before it receives a transfer request, and
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`that the website is a user media publishing website. Id. 249. The Examiner issued
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`another Final Rejection of all claims as obvious. Id. 305. The Applicant and
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`Examiner held an interview during which the Examiner proposed the following
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`amendment to put the claims in allowable form, which the applicant subsequently
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`agreed to:
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`Id. 364, 405.
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`D. Claims
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`Petitioner challenges claims 1-22, reproduced below with numbers added for
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`ease of reference:
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`Claim Limitation
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`1(a) A machine-implemented method of media transfer, comprising:
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`1(b)
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`1(c)
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`for a digital camera device having a short-range wireless capability to
`connect with a cellular phone, wherein the cellular phone has access to
`the internet, performing in the digital camera device:
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`establishing a short-range paired wireless connection between the digital
`camera device and the cellular phone, wherein establishing the short-
`range paired wireless connection comprises, the digital camera device
`cryptographically authenticating identity of the cellular phone;
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`1(d) acquiring new-media, wherein the new-media is acquired after
`establishing the short-range paired wireless connection between the
`digital camera device and the cellular phone;
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`1(e)
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`creating a new-media file using the acquired new-media;
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`1(f)
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`1(g)
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`1(h)
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`storing the created new-media file in a first non-volatile memory of the
`digital camera device;
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`receiving a data transfer request initiated by a mobile software
`application on the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired
`wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request is for the new-
`media file, and wherein the new-media file was created in the digital
`camera device before receiving the data transfer request; and
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`transferring the new-media file to the cellular phone, over the established
`short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the cellular phone is
`configured to receive the new-media file, wherein the cellular phone is
`configured to store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory
`device of the cellular phone,
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`1(i) wherein the cellular phone is configured to use HTTP to upload the
`received new-media file along with user information to a user media
`publishing website, and
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`1(j) wherein the cellular phone is configured to provide a graphical user
`interface (GUI) in the cellular phone, wherein the graphical user
`interface (GUI) is for the received new-media file and to delete the
`created new-media file.
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`Claim 2
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`2(a) The machine implemented method of claim 1, further comprising,
`performing in the digital camera device: creating an associated file,
`wherein the associated file comprises data associated with the new-
`media;
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`2(b)
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`2(c)
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`storing the associated file in the first non-volatile memory of the digital
`camera device; and
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`transferring the associated file to the cellular phone, over the established
`short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the cellular phone is
`configured to receive the associated file and store the received associated
`file in the non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone.
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`Claim 3
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`3
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`The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user
`information corresponds to user related information used by the user
`media publishing website to publish the new-media file.
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`The machine implemented method of claim 1, wherein the new-media
`comprises one or more of video data and image data.
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`Claim 4
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`Claim 5
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`5(a) A short-range wireless enabled digital camera device, comprising:
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`5(b) a first non-volatile memory device; a first processor coupled to said first
`non-volatile memory device;
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`5(c)
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`a short-range wireless communication device configured to control the
`first processor to establish a short-range paired wireless connection
`between the short-range wireless enabled digital camera device and a
`short-range wireless enabled cellular phone, wherein establishing the
`short-range paired wireless connection comprises, the digital camera
`device cryptographically authenticating identity of the cellular phone;
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`5(d) a data capture circuitry; said first processor configured to acquire new-
`media in the digital camera device using the data capture circuitry,
`wherein the new-media is acquired after establishing the short-range
`paired wireless connection between the digital camera device and the
`cellular phone;
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`5(e)
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`5(f)
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`5(g)
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`5(h)
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`said first processor configured to create a new-media file using the
`acquired new-media;
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`said first processor configured to store the created new-media file in the
`first non-volatile memory device;
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`said first processor configured to receive a data transfer request initiated
`by a mobile software application on the cellular phone, over the
`established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data
`transfer request is for the new-media file, and wherein the new-media
`file was created in the digital camera device before receiving the data
`transfer request; and
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`said first processor configured to transfer the new-media file to the
`cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless
`connection, wherein the cellular phone comprises a mobile software
`application that when executed by a processor of the cellular phone is
`configured to control the processor of the cellular phone to receive the
`new-media file, store the received new-media file in a non-volatile
`memory device of the cellular phone,
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`5(i) use HTTP to upload the received new-media file along with user
`information to a user media publishing website, and
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`5(j) provide a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the graphical user
`interface (GUI) is for the received new-media file and the graphical user
`interface (GUI) is configured to receive input to delete the created new-
`media file.
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`Claim 6
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`6(a) The short-range wireless enabled digital camera device of claim 5,
`wherein the first processor is further configured to: create an associated
`file, wherein the associated file comprises data associated with the new-
`media
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`6(b)
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`6(c)
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`store the associated file in the first non-volatile memory of the digital
`camera device; and
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`transfer the associated file to the cellular phone, over the established
`short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the mobile software
`application on the cellular phone that when executed by the processor of
`the cellular phone is further configured to control the processor of the
`cellular phone to receive the associated file, store the received associated
`file in the non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone, and provide
`a graphical user interface (GUI) for the received associated file.
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`Claim 7
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`The short-range wireless enabled digital camera device of claim 5,
`wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image
`data.
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`Claim 8
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`8(a) A system for transferring media, the system comprising: a digital camera
`device, comprising:
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`8(b) a first non-volatile memory device; a first processor coupled to the first
`memory device;
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`8(c)
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`a short-range wireless communication device configured to establish a
`short-range paired wireless connection with an internet connected
`cellular phone, wherein establishing the short-range paired wireless
`connection comprises, the digital camera device cryptographically
`authenticating identity of the cellular phone;
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`8(d) a data capture circuitry; said first processor configured to acquire new-
`media in the digital camera device using the data capture circuitry,
`wherein the new-media is acquired after establishing the short-range
`paired wireless connection with the cellular phone, and
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`8(e) wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image
`data;
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`8(f)
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`8(g)
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`8(h)
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`8(i)
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`8(j)
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`said first processor configured to create a new-media file using the
`acquired new- media;
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`said first processor configured to store the created new-media file in the
`first non-volatile memory device;
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`said first processor configured to receive a data transfer request initiated
`by a software application on the cellular phone, over the established
`short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request
`is for the new-media file, and wherein the new-media file was created in
`the digital camera device before receiving the data transfer request; and
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`said first processor configured to transfer the new-media file to the
`cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless
`connection;
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`said software application for the cellular phone, wherein the software
`application is embodied as executable program instructions that when
`executed by a processor of the cellular phone, is configured to control
`the processor of the cellular phone to:
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`8(k)
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`send the data transfer request to the digital camera device, over the
`established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data
`transfer request corresponds to transfer of the new-media file;
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`8(l)
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`receive the new-media file from the digital camera device, over the
`established short-range paired wireless connection;
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`8(m) store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory device of the
`cellular phone;
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`8(n) provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for the received new-media file
`and to delete the created new-media file based on input received through
`the graphical user interface (GUI); and
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`8(o) use HTTP to upload the received new-media file along with user
`information to a user media publishing website.
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`Claim 9
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`9(a) The system of claim 8, wherein the first processor is further configured
`to: create an associated file, wherein the associated file comprises data
`associated with the new-media;
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`9(b)
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`9(c)
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`store the associated file in the first non-volatile memory of the digital
`camera device; and
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`transfer the associated file to the cellular phone, over the established
`short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the software application
`on the cellular phone that when executed by the processor of the cellular
`phone is further configured to control the processor of the cellular phone
`to receive the associated file, store the received associated file in the
`non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone, and provide a
`graphical user interface (GUI) for the received associated file.
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`Claim 10
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`10 The system of claim 8, wherein the new-media comprises one or more of
`video data and image data.
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`11 The system of claim 8, wherein internet access capability of the cellular
`phone is via a cellular data network.
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`Claim 11
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`Claim 12
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`12 The system of claim 8, wherein the software application is one of: stored
`on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and is installable in the
`nonvolatile memory device of the cellular phone; and downloadable on
`to the non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone from a remote
`server.
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`Claim 13
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`13(a) A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing machine
`executable instructions that, when executed by a processor on a digital
`camera device with short-range wireless capability, cause the processor
`to perform a method comprising:
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`13(b) acquiring new-media, wherein the new-media is acquired after
`establishing a short-range paired wireless connection between the digital
`camera device and a cellular phone,
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`13(c) wherein establishing the short-range paired wireless connection
`comprises, the digital camera device cryptographically authenticating
`identity of the cellular phone;
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`13(d) creating a new-media file using the acquired new-media;
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`13(e) storing the created new-media file in a first non-volatile memory of the
`digital camera device;
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`13(f)
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`13(g)
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`receiving a data transfer request initiated by a software application on the
`cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless
`connection, wherein the data transfer request is for the new-media file,
`and wherein the new-media file was created in the digital camera device
`before receiving the data transfer request; and
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`transferring the new-media file to the cellular phone, over the established
`short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the cellular phone is
`configured to receive the new-media file, wherein the cellular phone is
`configured to store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory
`device of the cellular phone,
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`13(h) wherein the cellular phone is configured to provide a graphical user
`interface (GUI) in the cellular phone, wherein the graphical user
`interface (G