UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America et al.
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc.
`Patent Owner
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`CASE: Unassigned
`Patent No. 9,258,698
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 9,258,698
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT LIST
`Ex. 1001 Declaration of Dr. John Strawn
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT LIST
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`Ex.
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`1001
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`Declaration of Dr. John Strawn
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`Ex. 1002 Curriculum Vitae of Dr. John Strawn
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`Ex.
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`1002
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`Curriculum Vitae of Dr. John Strawn
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`Ex.
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`1003
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`Ex. 1003 United States Patent No. 9,258,698 to Gurvinder Singh, et al. (“the
`United States Patent No. 9,258,698 to Gurvinder Singh, et al. (“the
`’698 Patent”)
`’698 Patent”)
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`Ex. 1004
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`1 004
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`Ex.
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`Ex. 1005
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`1 005
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`Ex.
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`Patent File History for the ’698 Patent
`Patent File History for the ’698 Patent
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`Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-51772, identifying
`Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-51772, identifying
`Hiroshi Mashita as inventor (“Mashita”)
`Hiroshi Mashita as inventor (“Mashita”)
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`Ex. 1006 Certified translation of Mashita
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`Ex.
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`1 006
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`Certified translation of Mashita
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`Ex. 1007
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`1 007
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`Ex.
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`Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-299014, identifying
`Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-299014, identifying
`Jiro Onishi et al. as inventors (“Onishi”)
`Jiro Onishi et al. as inventors (“Onishi”)
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`Ex. 1008 Certified translation of Onishi
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`Ex.
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`1008
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`Certified translation of Onishi
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`Ex. 1009
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`1009
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`Ex.
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`Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-102810, identifying
`Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-102810, identifying
`Tomonobu Hiraishi as inventor (“Hiraishi”)
`Tomonobu Hiraishi as inventor (“Hiraishi”)
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`Ex. 1010 Certified translation of Hiraishi
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`Ex.
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`1010
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`Certified translation of Hiraishi
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`Ex.
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`1011
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`Ex. 1011 United States Patent No. 8,738,794 to Gurvinder Singh, et al. (“the
`United States Patent No. 8,738,794 to Gurvinder Singh, et al. (“the
`’794 Patent”)
`’794 Patent”)
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`Ex. 1012
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`1012
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`Ex.
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`Ex. 1013
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`1013
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`Ex.
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`Excerpts from Mc-Graw Hill Dictionary of Computing &
`Excerpts from Mc-Graw Hill Dictionary of Computing &
`Communications, Copyright 2003
`Communications, Copyright 2003
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`Excerpts from Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering
`Excerpts from Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering
`Dictionary, Copyright 2004
`Dictionary, Copyright 2004
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`Ex. 1014 User guide for Sony Ericsson Z520a, Copyright 2005
`User guide for Sony Ericsson Z520a, Copyright 2005
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`1014
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`Ex.
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`Ex. 1015 Cingular Wireless Service Agreement of 22 March, 2006
`Cingular Wireless Service Agreement of 22 March, 2006
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`1015
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`Ex.
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`Ex. 1016 User’s Guide for Nokia N73, Copyright 2006
`User’s Guide for Nokia N73, Copyright 2006
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`1016
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`Ex.
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`Ex. 1017
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`. 1017
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`Ex
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`Excerpts from Specification of the Bluetooth System, Dated 4
`Excerpts from Specification of the Bluetooth System, Dated 4
`November 2004
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`November 2004
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`Ex
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`.1018
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`Ex. 1018 Receipt for purchase of Sony Ericsson Z520a, dated December 20,
`Receipt for purchase of Sony Ericsson Z520a, dated December 20,
`2005
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`2005
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`Ex
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`. 1019
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`Ex. 1019 Amended Complaint dated March 2, 2018, Cellspin Soft, Inc. v.
`Amended Complaint dated March 2, 2018, Cellspin Soft, Inc. v.
`Panasonic Corporation of North America, Case No. 4:17-cv-05941,
`Panasonic Corporation ofNorth America, Case No. 4: 17-cv-05941,
`United States District Court for the Northern District of California
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`United States District Court for the Northern District of California
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`Ex. 1020
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`. 1020
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`Ex
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`Ex. 1021
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`. 1021
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`Ex
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`Bluetooth Basic Imaging Profile, Interoperability Specification, Dated
`Blnetooth Basic Imaging Profile, Interoperability Specification, Dated
`July 30, 2003
`July 30, 2003
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`“IMT-2000,” published by the National Telecommunications and
`“IMT-2000,” published by the National Telecommunications and
`Information Administration, United States Department of Commerce,
`Information Administration, United States Department of Commerce,
`August 2000
`August 2000
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`iii
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`I.
`II.
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`III.
`IV.
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`V.
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`C.
`D.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 1
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8: MANDATORY NOTICES ............................................. 2
`A.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1): Real Parties-in-Interest ................................... 2
`B.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2): Related Matters ............................................... 2
`C.
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3), 42.8(b)(4): Lead and Back-up Counsel
`and Service Information ....................................................................... 5
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(A): GROUNDS FOR STANDING .............................. 6
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(B): IDENTIFICATION OF CHALLENGE .............. 6
`A.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(1): Claims for Which IPR is Requested ........... 6
`B.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(2): Identification of Prior Art and
`Asserted Grounds for Which IPR is Requested ................................... 6
`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ........................................................ 9
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3): Claim Construction .................................. 10
`1.
`“Cryptographically Authenticating” Phrase ............................ 11
`2.
`“New-Media” ........................................................................... 13
`3.
`“Graphical User Interface (GUI)” ............................................ 13
`4. Whether the Claims Require “Automatic” Operation ............. 14
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4): How the Claims Are Unpatentable ........... 16
`E.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5): Evidence Supporting Challenge ............... 16
`F.
`THERE EXISTS A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE
`CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE ............................. 17
`A.
`Description of the ’698 Patent ............................................................ 17
`B.
`Prosecution History ............................................................................ 20
`C.
`Common Claim Limitations ............................................................... 24
`D.
`Ground #1: All Challenged Claims Would Have Been Obvious
`over Mashita, Onishi, and Hiraishi .................................................... 25
`1.
`Mashita ..................................................................................... 25
`2.
`Onishi ....................................................................................... 29
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`3.
`4.
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`c.
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`d.
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`e.
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`f.
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`Hiraishi ..................................................................................... 30
`Overview of Obviousness Arguments and Motivation to
`Combine Mashita, Onishi, and Hiraishi ................................... 31
`Independent Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [Common
`Limitations] .............................................................................. 33
`a.
`Claims 1 and 8 [preamble] [Limitation A] .................... 33
`b.
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [short-range wireless
`enabled digital camera device] [Limitation B] .............. 33
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [short-range wireless
`connection through cryptographic authentication]
`[Limitation C] ................................................................ 37
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [acquiring new-media]
`[Limitation D] ................................................................ 43
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [creating a new-media file]
`[Limitation E] ................................................................ 49
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [storing the created new-
`media file in non-volatile memory] [Limitation F] ....... 50
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [receiving a data transfer
`request from the cellular phone] [Limitation G] ........... 51
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [transferring a new-media
`file to the cellular phone] [Limitation H] ...................... 57
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [storing the received new-
`media file in non-volatile memory] [Limitation I] ........ 58
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [using HTTP to upload the
`received new-media file along with user
`information to a user media publishing website]
`[Limitation J] ................................................................. 61
`Claims 1, 5, 8, and 13 [using a graphical user
`interface (GUI) to delete the created new-media
`file] [Limitation K] ........................................................ 65
`Claim 8 [new-media includes video data and image data]
`[Limitation D1] ........................................................................ 69
`Claim 13 [non-transitory computer readable medium]
`[Limitation A1] ........................................................................ 69
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`g.
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`h.
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`i.
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`j.
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`8.
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`Dependent Claims .................................................................... 70
`a.
`Claims 3 and 15 ............................................................. 70
`b.
`Claims 4, 7, 10, 16 ......................................................... 71
`c.
`Claim 11 ......................................................................... 71
`d.
`Claim 12 ......................................................................... 72
`e.
`Claims 17, 18, 19, 20 ..................................................... 72
`VI. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... 73
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 9,258,698
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
`Petitioners Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North
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`America (“Petitioners”) respectfully request inter partes review of Claims 1, 3, 4,
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`5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 (the “Challenged Claims”) of U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,258,698 (the “’698 Patent”).
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`The ’698 Patent claims a particular method of transferring a media file from
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`a digital camera to a cellular phone and then to an internet media publishing
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`website. The ’698 Patent discloses and claims performing these operations using
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`technologies that the ’698 Patent itself describes as “ubiquitous,” “pervasive,” and
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`“well-known,” including cell phones, digital cameras, Bluetooth, and HTTP. The
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`three prior art references in this Petition—Mashita, Onishi, and Hiraishi—disclose
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`systems with the same “well-known” components as the Challenged Claims, and
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`likewise use those components to perform media transfers between those devices.
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`The ’698 Patent does not disclose or claim any technical improvement to any of
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`those devices or technologies. Instead, the alleged inventions use the known
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`capabilities of those devices and technologies, just in a particular order of
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`operations to achieve the desired media transfers.
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`This order of operations, however, would have been obvious to a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art in view of the prior art presented in this Petition (which
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`was not known to the Patent Office during the ’698 Patent’s prosecution). During
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`prosecution, the applicant repeatedly insisted that the prior art did not disclose first
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`connecting the digital camera and cell phone via Bluetooth or a similar connection,
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`and then acquiring media using the digital camera. But Mashita explicitly teaches
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`this order of operations. Indeed, Mashita expressly discloses most limitations of
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`the Challenged Claims. The remaining claim limitations are obvious variations,
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`particularly (a) using HTTP to upload a media file from the phone to the website
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`(disclosed in Hiraishi) and (b) deleting a media file on the camera via the phone’s
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`GUI (disclosed in Onishi). The combination of Mashita, Onishi, and Hiraishi
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`renders obvious all Challenged Claims. And a person of ordinary skill in the art
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`would have had a host of reasons to combine the three references in that manner.
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`Accordingly, there is a reasonable likelihood that all Challenged Claims are
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`unpatentable as obvious in view of the combination of Mashita, Onishi, and
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`Hiraishi.
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8: MANDATORY NOTICES
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`A.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1): Real Parties-in-Interest
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`The following are the Petitioners and real parties-in-interest: Panasonic
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`Corporation of North America and Panasonic Corporation.
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`B.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2): Related Matters
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`To the best knowledge of Petitioner, the ’698 Patent is involved in the
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`following litigations and matters:
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`Case Name
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`Case No.
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`Court
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`Filed
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fitbit,
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`Fed. Cir. Appeal
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`C.A.F.C.
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`July 23, 2018
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`Inc., et al.
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`Nos. 18-2178, -2179,
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`-2180, -2181, -2183,
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`and -2184
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fitbit,
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`Fed. Cir. Appeal
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`C.A.F.C.
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`Apr. 13, 2018
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`Inc., et al.
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`Nos. 18-1817, -1819,
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`-1820, -1821, -1822,
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`-1823, -1824, -1825,
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`and -1826
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fitbit,
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`4:17-cv-05928
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Moov
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`4:17-cv-05929
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Inc. d/b/a Moov Fitness Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. adidas
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`4:17-cv-05930
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`America, Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Nike, Inc. 4:17-cv-05931
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Under
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`4:17-cv-05932
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Armour, Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fossil
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`4:17-cv-05933
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Group, Inc. and Misfit, Inc.
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`a/k/a Misfit Wearables Corp.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Garmin
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`4:17-cv-05934
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Int’l, Inc. and Garmin USA,
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`Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Nikon
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`4:17-cv-05936
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Americas, Inc. and Nikon, Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. TomTom,
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`4:17-cv-05937
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Inc. and TomTom North
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`America, Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Canon
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`4:17-cv-05938
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`USA, Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. GoPro,
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`4:17-cv-05939
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Inc.
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Eastman
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`4:17-cv-05940
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Kodak Company
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v.
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`4:17-cv-05941
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`N.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2017
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`Panasonic Corporation of
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`North America
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`Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. JK
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`4:17-cv-056881
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`N.D. Cal. Dec. 1, 2017
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`Imaging Ltd.
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`C.
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3), 42.8(b)(4): Lead and Back-up Counsel and
`Service Information
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`Petitioners provide the following designation of counsel:
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`Lead Counsel
`T. Vann Pearce, Jr.
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`Back-up Counsel
`Christopher J. Higgins
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`Reg. No. 58,945
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`Reg. No 66,422
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`Petitioners submit Powers of Attorney with this Petition. Please address all
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`correspondence to lead and back-up counsel. Petitioners consent to service by
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`email at the email addresses listed above.
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`III.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a): GROUNDS FOR STANDING
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`Petitioners certify that the ’698 Patent is available for inter partes review
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`and that Petitioners are not barred or estopped from requesting inter partes review
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`challenging the patent claims on the grounds identified in this petition. Petitioners
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`also certify that this Petition for Inter Partes Review is timely filed under 35
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`U.S.C. § 315(b).
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`IV.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b): IDENTIFICATION OF CHALLENGE
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(1): Claims for Which IPR is Requested
`A.
`Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 are chal-
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`lenged in this Petition.
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`B.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(2): Identification of Prior Art and Asserted
`Grounds for Which IPR is Requested
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`The one-year time bar under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. §102(b) is measured from
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`the effective U.S. filing date of the ’698 Patent, which is no earlier than December
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`28, 2007, the date of the provisional application to which the ’698 Patent claims
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`priority (No. 61/017,202). Accordingly, the §102(b) critical date is no earlier than
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`December 28, 2006 (“Critical Date”).
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`Petitioners request inter partes review in view of the following prior art
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`references:
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`• Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-51772, titled
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`“Communication Device, Information Processing Unit, Communication
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`Method, Program for Performing Communication, and Computer-Readable
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`Storage Medium for Storing the Program,” identifying Hiroshi Mashita as
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`inventor and Canon Inc. as applicant (“Mashita”) (Ex. 1005 – original) (Ex.
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`1006 – certified translation)
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`• Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-299014, titled “Digital
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`Camera Device,” identifying Jiro Onishi et al. as inventors and Dai Nippon
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`Printing Co., Ltd. as applicant (“Onishi”) (Ex. 1007 – original) (Ex. 1008 –
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`certified translation)
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`• Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-102810, titled
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`“Information Processing Device, Information Providing Device, Programs
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`for Implementing These Devices, and Storage Medium Storing These
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`Programs in Computer-Readable Manner,” identifying Tomonobu Hiraishi
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`as inventor and Canon Inc. as applicant (“Hiraishi”) (Ex. 1009 – original)
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`(Ex. 1010 – certified translation)
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`None of Petitioners’ references were considered during the ’698 Patent’s
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`prosecution. Nor are they cumulative of the prior art considered during
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`prosecution, at least because the references disclose elements of the Challenged
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`Claims that the examiner apparently deemed missing from the prior art of record
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`during prosecution, as discussed further below.
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`Ground 1: Claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
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`are unpatentable as obvious over Mashita in view of Onishi and Hiraishi.
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`A detailed explanation of how each document qualifies as prior art follows:
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`Mashita is a Japanese patent application publication that lists on its face an
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`application date of August 6, 2001 and a publication number of 2003-51772. Ex.
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`1005; Ex. 1006. The publication also lists on its face that the application was
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`published on February 21, 2003. Ex. 1005; Ex. 1006. Mashita thus was published
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`before the Critical Date and is prior art at least under pre-AIA U.S.C. § 102(b).
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`Onishi is a Japanese patent application publication that lists on its face an
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`application date of May 30, 2002 and a publication number of 2003-299014. Ex.
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`1007; Ex. 1008. The publication also lists on its face that the application was
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`published on October 17, 2003. Ex. 1007; Ex. 1008. Onishi thus was published
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`before the Critical Date and is prior art at least under pre-AIA U.S.C. § 102(b).
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`Hiraishi is a Japanese patent application publication that lists on its face an
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`application date of September 11, 2002. Ex. 1009; Ex. 1010. The publication also
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`lists on its face that the application was published on April 2, 2004. Ex. 1009; Ex.
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`1010. Hiraishi thus was published before the Critical Date and is prior art at least
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`under pre-AIA U.S.C. § 102(b).
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`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
`C.
`A person of ordinary skill in the art (POSITA) at the relevant time would
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`have at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer science, or
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`an equivalent degree, and at least two years of industry experience with software
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`development and/or electronic system design. More education can supplement rel-
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`evant experience and vice versa. Ex. 1001, ¶24. A POSITA would have been
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`aware of various relevant facets of the state of the art, including:
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`• Digital cameras existed, which captured images and video and could
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`store them as files into nonvolatile memory, and then transfer those
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`files to other devices. Id., ¶54.
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`• The existence of Bluetooth, including pairing and authentication. Id.
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`• Cellular telephones existed that had a graphical user interface, could
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`store image files into nonvolatile memory, could display those im-
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`ages, and could access the internet, using HTTP, over the cellular net-
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`work. Id., ¶54, 130-131.
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`• Various Internet photo-sharing websites existed. Id., ¶54.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3): Claim Construction
`D.
`The Patent Office gives a claim subject to inter partes review “its broadest
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`reasonable construction in light of the specification of the patent in which it
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`appears” to one of ordinary skill in the art. 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.100(b) and
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`42.103(b)(3); In re Cuozzo Speed Techs., LLC, 778 F.3d 1271, 1281 (Fed. Cir.
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`2015); see also 83 FR 51340 (stating that petitions filed before November 13, 2018
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`will use this standard). Petitioners expressly reserve their right to advance
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`different constructions in litigation, which employs a different claim construction
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`standard.
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`For purposes of this proceeding only, Petitioners propose adopting, as the
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`broadest reasonable interpretation, the following claim constructions:
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`Claim Term
`“wherein establishing the short-range
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`BRI
`“Wherein as part of establishing the
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`paired wireless connection comprises,
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`short-range paired wireless connection
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`the
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`digital
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`camera
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`device
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`between the digital camera device and
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`cryptographically authenticating identity
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`the cellular phone, the digital camera
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`of the cellular phone” (Claims 1, 5, 8, 13)
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`authenticates the identity of the cellular
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`phone using some form of secrecy,
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`security, or encryption, including by use
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`of a shared passkey on the digital camera
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`device and the cellular phone”
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`“new-media”
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`“new-media” encompass images, audio,
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`video, text, or any combination thereof
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`“Graphical user interface (GUI)”
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`“A user interface involving graphical
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`elements”
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`“Cryptographically Authenticating” Phrase
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`The ‘698 Patent’s specification makes clear that “various security,
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`encryption and compression techniques” can be used “to enhance the overall user
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`experience.” Ex. 1003, 10:60–62. The specification does not express or imply any
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`limits on the types of “security” or “encryption” techniques that could be used.
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`Petitioners’ construction is consistent with the ordinary meaning of the words
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`“cryptographically authenticating” to those skilled in the art. See Ex. 1012
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`(McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Computing & Communications, 2003) at 3 (defining
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`“cryptography” as “The science of preparing messages in a form which cannot be
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`read by those not privy to the secrets of the form”); Ex. 1013 (Wiley Electrical and
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`Electronics Engineering Dictionary, 2004) at 4 (defining “authentication” as “In
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`computers and communications, the processes of verifying the legitimacy of a
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`transmission, user, or system. Measures such as passwords and digital signatures
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`are employed.”)
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`The specification gives only one specific example of “cryptographically
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`authenticating: “A BT [Bluetooth] device that wants to communicate only with a
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`trusted device can cryptographically authenticate the identity of another BT device.
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`BT pairing occurs when the BT communication device 201a agrees to communicate
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`with the mobile device 202 in order to establish a connection. In order to initiate the
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`pairing process between the BT communication device 201a and the mobile device
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`202, a common password known as a passkey is exchanged between the BT
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`communication device 201a and the mobile device 202. A passkey is a code shared
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`by the BT communication device 201a and the mobile device 202.” Ex. 1003, 3:65–
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`4:8.1 Petitioners’ proposed construction includes a non-limiting example capturing
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`this example from the specification.
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`1 In this Petition, all emphasis in quoted language is added unless otherwise noted.
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`“New-Media”
`2.
`The term “new-media” appears only in the claims, which is “acquired” by the
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`digital camera.2 However, the specification repeatedly refers to “multimedia,”
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`which is likewise “captured” by the digital data capture device (e.g., digital camera)
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`and explains that the “data and multimedia content” captured by a user on a digital
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`data capture device “may, for example, comprise image files, audio files, video files,
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`text files, or any combination thereof.” Ex. 1003, 4:27–29. Petitioners’ construction
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`confirms that “new-media” could include any one or more of these types of data.
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` “Graphical User Interface (GUI)”
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`The ’698 Patent’s specification and figures do not depict a graphical user
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`interface or require any particular type of GUI. See, e.g., Ex. 1003, 6:25–30, 6:58–
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`66, 9:61–63 (specification passages reciting “GUI”). To the contrary, the
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`specification provides that “the method and system disclosed herein may be
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`implemented in technologies…pervasive, flexible, and capable…of accomplishing
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`the desired tasks of the method and system.” Id., 9:42–45. In particular, the
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`claimed “cellular phone” can be any “ubiquitous mobile phone.” Id., 9:51-52.
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`One skilled in the art at the time would have known that mobile phones had a wide
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`2 A certificate of correction changed each instance of “new media” in the claims to
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`“new-media.” Ex. 1003 Certificate of Correction.
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`variety of GUIs which received user input and displayed information in a variety of
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`ways. Ex. 1001, ¶¶54, 135–136; Ex. 1014; Ex. 1016. Accordingly, the term
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`“graphical user interface (GUI)” should be construed inclusively, as proposed by
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`Petitioners. Petitioners’ construction also accords with the generally understood
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`meaning of “GUI” in the art at the time. Ex. 1013 (Wiley dictionary) at 3 (defining
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`“GUI” as “a user interface which utilizes displayed graphics to provide a simpler
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`and more intuitive manner to interact with a computer”).
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`4. Whether the Claims Require “Automatic” Operation
`In addition, Petitioners propose making clear one issue of claim scope under
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`the broadest reasonable interpretation standard: the Challenged Claims do not
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`require any of the claimed method steps or functions be performed “automatically”
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`or without user involvement. Although the ’698 Patent’s specification at points
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`describes certain operations occurring “automatically,” no such requirement should
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`be read into the Challenged Claims.
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`None of the Challenged Claims expressly recite “automatically” or any
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`similar language. However, claims in related patents do recite “automatically” or
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`similar language. U.S. Patent 8,738,794 (Ex. 1011) is an example. The ’794
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`and ’698 Patents descend from the same parent application (U.S. Patent 8,392,591)
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`through lines of continuations and have the same disclosure, inventors, and
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`assignee. ’794 Patent claim 1 recites “sending a data signal … automatically” and
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`“transferring the new data … automatically.” The ’794 Patent’s other two
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`independent claims, claims 6 and 16, also expressly recite actions occurring
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`“automatically.” The applicants’ use of “automatically” in the ’794 Patent’s
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`claims shows that the absence of “automatically” or similar language in the ’698
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`Patent’s claims was intentional; accordingly, “automatically” should not be read
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`into the ’698 Patent’s claims.
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`Even the examples in the ’698 Patent provide for user involvement in the
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`data capture and transmission process. The specification typically describes
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`“minimal user intervention” as an alternative to “automatic.” E.g., Ex. 1003,
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`Abstract, 2:5–3:30. The specification does not define what constitutes “minimal”
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`user intervention. But it gives several examples of user intervention. “The user
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`may configure a timer setting and select the websites for publishing using the client
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`application on the BT enabled mobile device.” Id., 2:42–44; see also 5:22–59 and
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`6:53–7:27 (describing in more detail the configuration options that may be set by a
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`user). That is, the user may be involved in the uploading of media files from the
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`cellular phone to the internet. The user also may intervene in the other claimed
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`media transfer, from the data capture device to the cell phone. “A user sets a
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`discoverable mode for the mobile device 202.” Id., 4:10. “[T]he user of the
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`mobile device 202 [] enter[s] the passkey code in order to accept the pairing with
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`the BT communication device 201a.” Id., 4:17–25. And, after the user initiates
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`data capture, “[t]he user may then initiate the transfer” of the captured data from
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`the digital camera to the cellular phone. Id., 4:59–5:7.
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`What the ’698 Patent seeks to avoid is “off-line” transfer where the user
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`must physically transport the media on memory from the digital camera to a PC.
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`See id., 1:40–55. The specification’s references to “automatic or with minimal
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`user intervention” should be understood in this context as referring to processes
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`that avoid that workflow, rather than precluding user involvement in the transfer of
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`media between the digital camera and cellular phone via a wireless connection or
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`between the cellular phone and the Internet.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4): How the Claims Are Unpatentable
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`The requested review of the Challenged Claims’ patentability is governed by
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`pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 103. The specific grounds for review and an explanation of
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`why the Challenged Claims are unpatentable, including identification of where
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`each element of each claim is found in the prior art, are provided in Section V.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(5): Evidence Supporting Challenge
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`The Declaration of Dr. John Strawn (Ex. 1001) and other supporting evi-
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`dence in the Exhibit List are filed herewith. Dr. Strawn’s background and qualifi-
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`cations, and the information provided to him, are discussed in Ex. 1001, ¶¶1–20,
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`28–29, and Ex. 1002.
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`V.
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`THERE EXISTS A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE
`CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE
`A.
`Description of the ’698 Patent
`The ’698 Patent generally relates to “distribution of multimedia content.”
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`Ex. 1003, 1:40–41. More specifically, the patent discloses a method and system
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`for publishing data and content (e.g., digital images) to internet websites. Id.,
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`1:41–44; see also Ex. 1001, ¶¶21–23. According to the ‘698 Patent, photographers
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`in late 2007 who wished to upload their photographs or videos to the Internet
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`would need to first transfer photos from their digital or video camera to a
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`computing device—such as a personal computer (“PC”)—using a universal serial
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`bus cable (“USB cable”) or a memory stick. Ex. 1003, 1:45–53. The photographer
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`would then use the PC to go to the desired website and upload the desired
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`photographs. Id. 1:53–55. The ‘698 Patent asserts that this process could “take[]
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`time” and be “inconvenient to the user.” Id.
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`The ‘698 Patent discloses connecting a “digital capture device” (such as a
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`digital camera) to a physically separate mobile device (such as a cellular phone)
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`using the known Bluetooth protocol or a similar short-range wireless connection.
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`Ex. 1003, 2:18–21, 3:41–44, 9:51–52. Using the short-range wireless connection,
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`the digital camera then transfers multimedia data (e.g., digital photographs) to the
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`mobile device, which stores the data and uploads it to a media publishing website.
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`Id., 2:22–32, 2:44–49, 4:38–42. The mobile device includes a client application,
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`which may initiate the multimedia data transfer. Id., 4:32–34. The mobile device
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`may further have a graphical user interface (“GUI”) that enables the user to
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`perform certain tasks. Id., 6:58–7:3.
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`Figures 2 and 4 of the ’698 Patent, reproduced below, illustrate the “digital
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`capture device” and “mobile device” connected via Bluetooth (Figure 2) and the
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`“mobile device” publishing multimedia content to a website or websites (Figure 4):
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