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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GUEST TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`NOMADIX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00253
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`DECLARATION OF STUART G. STUBBLEBINE, PH.D.
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`I, Stuart G. Stubblebine, Ph.D., am making this declaration at the
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`request of Nomadix in the matter of IPR2019-00258 before the Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which
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`involves Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.’s petition for inter partes review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 8,626,922 (“the ’922 patent”).
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`2.
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`I am being compensated for my work in this matter on an hourly-fee
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`basis. My compensation does not depend in any way on the outcome of this
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`proceeding.
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`3.
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`In this declaration, I will use the following abbreviations for the
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`following documents, which I have reviewed and considered:
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`Short Name
`’922 patent
`Dordal Decl.
`Bonomi
`Chandran
`Borella
`Rupp
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`Teraslinna
`Petition
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`Record Citation
`Reference
`Exhibit 1001
`U.S. Patent No. 8,626,922
`Declaration of Dr. Peter Dordal Exhibit 1002
`U.S. Patent No. 5,864,540
`Exhibit 1004
`U.S. Patent No. 7,392,279
`Exhibit 1005
`U.S. Patent No. 6,587,433
`Exhibit 1006
`Exhibit 1007
`INDEX: A Platform for
`Determining how People Value
`the Quality of their Internet
`Access
`U.S. Patent No. 5,623,492
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`of U.S. Patent No. 8,626,922
`Institution Decision Decision Granting Institution of
`Inter Partes Review
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`Exhibit 1008
`Paper 1
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`Paper 6
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`I. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
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`4.
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`I have over 30 years of experience studying, researching, and working
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`with computers, computer programming, and networks. I received a Bachelor of
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`Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics in 1983 from Vanderbilt
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`University, a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1988 from the
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`University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1992 from
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`the University of Maryland.
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`5.
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`I served in the U.S. Army from 1984 to 1987, focusing on
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`telecommunications. From 1985 to 1987, I was an instructor at the City Colleges of
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`Chicago,
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`teaching undergraduate computer science courses
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`relating
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`to
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`programming and system analysis and design. Then, in 1988, as a Research
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`Assistant in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University
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`of Arizona, I worked on a video, telecommunication, and distributed computer
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`architecture for conferencing. Among other things, I optimized the network design
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`and communication protocols for the system.
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`6.
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`From 1989 to 1990, I was the Director of Secure Systems Engineering
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`at Commcrypt, where I led research and development in several security-related
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`areas, including network and file server architectures, automated cryptographic key
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`management, and secure e-mail. At Commcrypt, I also worked with the National
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`Institute of Standards and Technology to establish national standards for secure
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`programming.
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`7.
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`From 1990 to 1991, while conducting my doctoral research at the
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`University of Maryland, I also taught a laboratory component of an upper division
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`computer engineering course. From 1991 to 1992, while continuing my doctoral
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`research, I worked as a Computer Scientist and consultant in the Federal Systems
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`Division of IBM. In that capacity, I analyzed the security of certain network
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`architectures and distributed computing systems and identified significant
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`vulnerabilities in Privacy-Enhanced Electronic Mail and the Kerberos network
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`authentication service.
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`8.
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`After receiving my Ph.D. in 1992, I had a joint appointment at the
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`University of Southern California as a Research Assistant Professor in the
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`Computer Science Department and as a Computer Scientist with the Information
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`Sciences Institute, from 1992 to 1994. I continued on at USC for the next four
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`years as an adjunct faculty member in the Computer Science department. During
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`my time at USC, among several other responsibilities, I advised students on
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`research in computer networks and security. I also conducted research relating to
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`minimizing delay and bandwidth for protecting traffic flow confidentiality in
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`networks and contributed to the design of the Real-Time Transport Protocol.
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`During part of my time at USC, from 1994 to 1998, I was also a
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`researcher at AT&T Bell Labs (later AT&T Labs – Research), performing research
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`in computer and network security technology. While at Bell Labs, I worked on
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`numerous projects, including projects involving research into secure Internet
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`telephony, attacks on the IPSEC protocol and security for e-commerce services.
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`10. From 1998 to 2001, I was a Vice President and Cryptographer at
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`CertCo, Inc., conducting research, design, and analysis of public key infrastructure
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`protocols and related risk management services. Beginning in 2001, I formed
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`Stubblebine Consulting and Stubblebine Research Labs, and began my affiliation
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`as a professional researcher with the Computer Science department at the
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`University of California, Davis.
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`11.
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`I was an Associate Editor of Association for Computing Machinery
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`(ACM) Transactions on Information and System Security, the premier academic
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`journal in the area of network and computer security, and a member of its editorial
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`board from January 2000 to April 2007. I was an invited editor for the Special
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`Issue on Software Engineering and Security for ACM Transactions on Software
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`Engineering and Methodology in 2000.
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`12.
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`I was a member of the Program Committee, ACM Conference on
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`Computer and Communications Security in 1996, 1997, 2002, and 2003. I was also
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`a member of the Program Committee, Formal Methods in Security Engineering
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`(FMSE) in 2003 and 2004. I served on the Program Committee for Financial
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`Cryptography in 2001 and 2006. I was the Tutorial Chair, ACM Conference on
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`Computer and Communications Security in 2000, and a Session Chair for that
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`conference in 2000 and 2003. I was on the Program Committee for the Institute of
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`Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Security Symposium on
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`Research in Security and Privacy in 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1998, and a Session
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`Chair for that Symposium in 1994 and 1998. I was on the Program Committee,
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`European Symposium on Research in Computer Security in 1998, and the
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`Publications Chair, ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security,
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`also in 1998. I served as a Session Chair, 1997 DIMACS Workshop on Design and
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`Formal Verification of Security Protocols, and also served on the Program
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`Committee for the National Computer Security Conference in 1993 and 1994.
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`13. As a research scientist with Stubblebine Research Labs, I performed
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`research sponsored by the National Science Foundation into security and privacy
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`technology. Currently, as a principal of Stubblebine Consulting, I provide
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`consultation services in the fields of computer and network security. Furthermore, I
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`am an inventor on 12 United States patents, all of which relate to computer and
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`network security.
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`II. SCOPE OF ANALYSIS
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`14.
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`I understand that this PTAB proceeding involves subjects related to
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`the patentability of claims 1 and 9 of the ’922 patent. I understand that my analysis
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`in this proceeding is limited in scope, and that I have been asked to offer analysis
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`regarding the particular obviousness theories set forth in the Petition. I have
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`therefore limited my analysis to whether, Bonomi in view of Borella (Ground 1),
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`Chandran in view of Rupp (Ground 2), and Teraslinna in view of Bonomi
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`(Ground 3) would render the challenged claims of the ’922 patent obvious to one
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`of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention. The specific topics within
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`this question that I have been asked to address, and my analysis thereof, are set
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`forth in the section of this declaration labeled “SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS.” I
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`spent a significant amount of time over several days to analyze and express
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`opinions about the specific topics addressed in this declaration.
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`15. With respect to the present PTAB proceeding, I have neither analyzed
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`nor expressed any opinion about any subject that is not expressly included in the
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`section labeled “SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS.” While I could, if given sufficient
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`time, analyze and express an opinion concerning additional subjects related to
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`computer networking that are not expressly included in this declaration, doing so
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`would require a significant investment of time, over multiple days, similar to the
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`significant amount of time I devoted to the issues addressed in this declaration.
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`III. LEGAL STANDARDS
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`16. At the outset, I want to clarify that all of my analysis and opinions in
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`this declaration are from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art at
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`the time of invention. In the interest of conciseness, some portions of this
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`declaration do not expressly include language indicating that the analysis is from
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`the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention. It
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`should be understood, however, that my analysis and opinions are from the
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`perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention. For
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`example, my opinion that a reference does not disclose or teach a claim limitation
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`should be understood to mean that, in my opinion, a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art at the time of invention would interpret the reference as not disclosing the
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`limitation.
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`17.
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`I will not offer opinions of law as I am not an attorney. The opinions I
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`am expressing in this declaration involve the application of my knowledge and
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`experience to the evaluation of the ’899 patent and certain art with respect to the
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`’899 patent. The paragraphs below express my understanding of how I must apply
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`current principles related to patentability to my analysis.
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`18.
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`I understand that, in assessing the patentability of a patent claim, the
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`Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) must construe the claim by giving the claim its
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`broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the specification. I understand
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`that, under the broadest-reasonable-interpretation standard (sometimes abbreviated
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`as the “BRI” standard), a claim term or phrase is generally given its plain and
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`ordinary meaning within the relevant art. In considering what construction is
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`broadest while remaining reasonable, the PTO reads the claims in light of the
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`specification, prosecution history, and record evidence. Ultimately, the PTO’s
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`construction must be consistent with the one that those of ordinary skill in the art
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`would reach.
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`19.
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`I understand that a claim is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 if the
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`differences between the claimed subject matter and the prior art are such that the
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`claimed subject matter as a whole would have been obvious to a person of ordinary
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`skill in the art at the time of the invention. I also understand that an obviousness
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`analysis is based on the scope and content of the prior art, the differences between
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`the claimed subject matter and the prior art, the level of ordinary skill in the
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`pertinent art at the time of the invention, and objective indicia of nonobviousness,
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`such as commercial success, industry praise, and unexpected results.
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`20.
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`It is my further understanding that, to find a claimed invention
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`obvious in light of a combination of prior-art references, a person of ordinary skill
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`in the art at the time of the invention must have had reason to combine the
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`teachings of the prior-art references to achieve the claimed invention, and that the
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`person of ordinary skill must have had a reasonable expectation of succeeding in
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`combining the teachings to arrive at the claimed invention. I further understand
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`that a reason to combine or expectation of success is undermined if the
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`combination or modification of the technology disclosed in the prior art would
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`interfere with an objective of the technology disclosed in the prior art or if the prior
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`art teaches away from making the combination or modification.
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`21.
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`I understand that an assessment of what a reference discloses or
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`teaches—for purposes of an obviousness analysis—must be conducted from the
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`perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention. In
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`other words, a reference discloses or teaches a claim limitation only if a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art would, at the relevant time, interpret the reference as
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`disclosing the claim limitation.
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`IV. SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS
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`22.
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`I reiterate that all of my analysis and opinions in this declaration are
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`from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention,
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`though I may not expressly repeat this every time I articulate my analysis or
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`conclusions.
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`A. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
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`23.
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`I understand that factors that may be considered in determining the
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`level of ordinary skill in the art include: the type of problems encountered in the
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`art; prior-art solutions to those problems; the rapidity with which innovations are
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`workers in the field. I understand that not all such factors may apply to or be
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`present in every case and that one or more factors may predominate in a particular
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`case. Moreover, I understand that inventors often possess extraordinary rather than
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`merely ordinary skill in the art.
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`24. Petitioner contends the following on the level of ordinary skill in the
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`art:
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`A person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”) at the time of the
`alleged inventions of claims 1 and 9 would have had (1) either a
`formal degree
`in computer science or a related subject, or
`commensurate informal education in computer programming and
`designing computer networks, and (2) at least 2 years of experience in
`designing or programming computer networks.
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`(Pet. at 10.)
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`25.
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`I do not necessarily agree with Guest-Tek’s assertions regarding the
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`pertinent art or level of ordinary skill, but even if I were to apply Guest-Tek’s
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`proposed level of skill to my analysis, my analysis and opinions below would not
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`materially change. I reserve the right to opine on the level of ordinary skill at a
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`B. Analysis of Grounds 1 and 3
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`1.
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`Petitioner has failed to show that Bonomi teaches calculating a
`delay period (Grounds 1 and 3)
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`26.
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`I understand that Petitioner contends that claims 1 and 9 are
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`unpatentable based on Bonomi in view of Borella (Ground 1) and Teraslinna in
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`view of Bonomi (Ground 3).
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`27. Claim 1 recites:
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`1. A system for allowing a user to dynamically control an
`amount of bandwidth available to the user in a network, the system
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`for communicating over a
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`first network
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`communication link with a user device during a network session;
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`a second network interface for communicating with one or
`more computer networks;
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`a data storage system including a user profile record associated
`with a user, the user profile record comprising an indication of a
`network communication bandwidth associated with the user device;
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`a processor configured to calculate a delay period associated
`with a received packet based on the network communication
`bandwidth associated with the user, and the processor further
`configured to delay transmission of the packet based on the delay
`period to prevent the user device from achieving a bandwidth greater
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`than the network communication bandwidth associated with the user
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`(’922 patent col. 14 ll. 30–49 (emphasis added).)
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`28. Claim 9 recites:
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`9. A method of dynamically managing transmission of packets,
`the method comprising:
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`establishing a network session over a communication link
`between a network and a user device of a user;
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`associating a data transmission parameter with the user device,
`the data transmission parameter being retrieved from a user profile
`associated with the user;
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`receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated
`with the packet based on the data transmission parameter; and
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`delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period to
`prevent the user device from achieving a data transmission greater
`than the data transmission parameter associated with the user device
`and retrieved from the user profile associated with the user.
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`(Id. col. 15 ll. 1–14 (emphasis added).)
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`29. The ’922 patent explains an example embodiment of calculating a
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`delay period and delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period:
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`Based upon (a) the predetermined bandwidth chosen by the subscriber
`as determined from the authorization file; (b) the size of the current
`data packet; and/or (c) the size and time of the previous packet sent by
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`the subscriber and processed at the bandwidth manager, it is
`determined if the packet needs to be queued for a period of time to
`ensure that the subscriber does not receive a bandwidth greater than
`that which the subscriber selected, as determined at decision block
`320. If the packet should be delayed, then at block 330, the
`appropriate delay is calculated and the packet is placed in the
`appropriate timeslot of a ring buffer. When the pointer of the ring
`buffer addresses the times lot in which the packet resides, then the
`packet is further processed by the traffic shaping module of the
`bandwidth manager. In particular, at block 340, it is determined if the
`packet needs to be queued for traffic shaping purposes. If the packet
`needs to be queued, then it is determined at block 350 how long the
`packet should be delayed, and then the packet is placed in the
`appropriate timeslot of the ring buffer. When the pointer of the ring
`buffer addresses the timeslot where the packet resides, then the packet
`is transmitted over the network at block 360.
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`(’922 patent at col. 11 l. 65–col. 12 l. 18.)
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`30. The ’922 patent illustrates a flowchart of a method of bandwidth
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`management:
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`(Id. at Fig. 4B.) As shown in the flowchart, the ’922 patent describes calculating a
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`delay as “determining length of delay.” (Id.) After, the ’922 patent “reschedule[s]
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`[the packet] accordingly.” (Id.)
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`31. The ’922 patent describes an example of calculating the delay period:
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`For example, if the user/subscriber has paid for a downlink:
`bandwidth of 100 kilobits per second (kbps), and the gateway device
`12 receives a data packet with the size of 1,500 bytes (12,000 bits), it
`would schedule a delay between packets of 0.12 seconds (12,000 bits
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`32. Thus, in my view, the broadest reasonable interpretation consistent
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`with the specification of the calculation of a delay period limitation requires
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`calculating a length of time.
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`33. For both Grounds 1 and 3, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner contend that
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`Bonomi teaches “a processor configured to calculate a delay period associated with
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`a received packet based on the network communication bandwidth associated with
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`the user” as required by claim 1, which Dr. Dordal and Petitioner refer to as
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`limitation [1.d] or [1.D]. I also understand that Petitioner contends in Grounds 1
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`and 3 that Bonomi teaches “receiving a packet and calculating a delay period
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`associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter” as required
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`by claim 9. Dr. Dordal and Petitioner refer to this limitation as [9.c] or [9.C].
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`34. To support their contentions, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner rely on the
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`following passage from Bonomi:
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`Whether the estimated arrival time X complies with the traffic
`contract is determined at step 33 where X is compared to t+1/ρ. If X is
`less than or equal to t+σ/ρ then the connection is complying with the
`traffic contract and the cell is conforming as shown in step 34. In the
`case of a conforming cell, conformance time c equals the current time
`t. As shown in step 35, if X is greater than t+σ/ρ the cell is non-
`conforming and the conformance time is set to comply with the
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`(Bonomi col. 8 ll. 30–38; see Dordal Decl. App’x I at p.7.)
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`35. Dr. Dordal and Petitioner argue that Bonomi’s arithmetic logic unit
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`(ALU) “performs the ‘comparison’ operation,” which “involves calculating the
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`delay period for an arriving packet.” (Pet. at 29–30; Dordal Decl. App’x I at p. 7
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`(“‘comparison’ operation . . . . involves calculating the delay period for an arriving
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`packet”).) In other words, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner contend that the comparison of
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`the estimated arrival time to a threshold value constitutes calculation of a period of
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`time by which a packet will be delayed.
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`36.
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`I disagree. A comparison to determine whether one value is greater
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`than another is not a calculation of a length of time and is therefore not a
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`calculation of a delay period.
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`37. According to Bonomi, “the state variable X[] represent[s] the cell’s
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`arrival time.” (Bonomi col. 8 ll. 24–25.) Thus, X itself is an estimated, discrete
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`point in time the cell arrives at Bonomi’s traffic shaper; X is not a delay period or
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`any other period of time. Bonomi’s disclosure is inconsistent on what the estimated
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`arrival time X is compared to—either t+1/ρ or t+σ/ρ, where t represents the current
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`time. (Id. col. 8 ll. 30–38.) However, in either comparison, a number (1/ρ or σ/ρ) is
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`added to t. Thus, X is compared to some discrete time in the future. Deciding
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`whether a cell’s estimated arrival time occurs before or after a point in the future is
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`not a calculation of a delay period.
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`38. Dr. Dordal and Petitioner contend that the “the ALU calculates a
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`delay period (based on conformance time c= X–σ/ρ).” (Pet. at 62.) As Petitioner
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`notes, the conformance time is equal to X–σ/ρ. (Bonomi col. 8 l. 38.) Upon review
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`of Dr. Dordal’s declaration and the Petition, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner do not
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`identify or explain what the supposed calculated delay period actually is.
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`Moreover, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner never identify any calculations in Bonomi
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`based on the conformance time c. Like the estimated arrival time X, the
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`conformance time c itself is a discrete point in time, not a delay period or any other
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`period of time. Moreover, the conformance time c is less than the estimated arrival
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`time X, and is thus earlier than the estimated arrival time of the cell. (Bonomi at
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`col. 8 l. 38 (“c=X–σ/ρ”).) Petitioner fails to identify anything in Bonomi teaching
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`delaying a packet based on a point in time earlier than the estimated arrival time.
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`39. The Institution Decision states that “Petitioner does not rely solely on
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`the comparison for calculating a delay. Rather, Petitioner explains that the
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`processor compares the arrival time of each packet to see if it complies with the
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`traffic contract parameters, and if it does not, calculates a delay period.” (Paper 6
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`at 20 (citing Pet. 29–30, 62).) I understand that the only additional citation made by
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`the Petitioner and Dr. Dordal is to claim 13 in Bonomi, which is only cited with
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`respect to Ground 3. Bonomi’s claim 13 states:
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`13. The method of shaping traffic in claim 1 wherein each said
`sorting bin corresponds to a single delay period between said
`conformance time and said current time.
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`(Bonomi at col. 14 ll. 18–20; see Pet. at 62 (discussing Ground 3); Dordal,
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`App’x III at 8.)
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`40. The sorting bins’ representation of a “single delay period” is not a
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`calculation. Petitioner never identifies any calculation by Bonomi of a length of
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`time based on which a packet will be delayed. As Bonomi explains, the sorting
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`bins are predetermined:
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`The number of sorting bins required for the sorting unit is
`advantageously independent of the number of incoming connections
`or the amount of backlogged traffic at the switch. The granularity of
`the bins (i.e, the number of consecutive conformance times associated
`with a single bin) and the shaping rate of the slowest incoming
`connection (i.e., the minimum shaping rate, ρmin) determine the
`maximum number of sorting bins required for the illustrated
`embodiment of the present invention. The optimal number of sorting
`bins for a sorting unit in the present invention varies depending on the
`divergence of incoming connection bandwidth parameters; the lowest
`shaping rate determines the range and the highest shaping rate
`determines the grain.
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`(Bonomi at col. 7 ll. 35–47 (emphasis added).)
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`41. Although Petitioner does not cite to or rely upon how Bonomi
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`determines where to place the received cells in the sorting unit, this also does not
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`calculate a delay. Bonomi states that it uses a formula to select the sorting bin in
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`which to place the packet after the comparison to see whether a cell is conforming,
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`but the formula does not make sense:
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`If the cell is non-conforming, the cell is enqueued on a sorting bin as
`shown in step 44. In an embodiment having b sorting bins of grain g
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`the sorting unit,
`the cell
`is enqueued onto sorting bin
`[(c mod bg)/g]. If the connection is not idle, the cell is enqueued on
`the connection FIFO as shown in step 45.
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`(Bonomi at col. 8 ll. 49–54 (emphasis added).)
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`42. The “mod” operation is a mathematical operator that takes two integer
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`inputs and returns the remainder after dividing the first number by the second
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`number. The mod operation returns an integer number. Below is an example of the
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`“mod” operation:
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`Since 103 =(3×3)+1,
`10 mod 3=1.
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`Thus, the result of “10 mod 3” would be “1”, the remainder of the division
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`operation.
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`43. Bonomi’s
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`formula
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`(c mod bg)/g does not make sense. The
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`conformance time c is defined as X–σ/ρ, and Bonomi provides no teaching that σ
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`or ρ are limited to values that would make c an integer. The mod operation
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`therefore is not necessarily defined on the inputs Bonomi specifies. Furthermore,
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`Bonomi’s formula specifies that the result of the mod operation is divided by “g,”
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`the grain. Thus, Bonomi’s formula generally returns a non-integer number. Even
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`assuming conformance time c were an integer, (c mod bg)/g is guaranteed to be an
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`integer in general only if g is 1. But Bonomi states that cells in bin (t mod bg)/g are
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`placed onto the transmission FIFO when they “are conforming, i.e., when (t mod g)
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`= = (g – 1).” (Bonomi col. 9 ll. 5–9.) The mod operation makes sense only if t is an
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`integer; and if g is 1, then (t mod g) is always (g – 1), meaning there is no delay in
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`specifying the cells in any bin are ready for transmission.
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`44. Even if Bonomi’s formula made sense, Bonomi’s determination of
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`which sorting bin to place the packet does not “calculate a delay period.” Like
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`Bonomi’s comparison explained above, Bonomi’s “mod” operation does not
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`“calculate a delay period.” Instead, the “mod” operation purportedly identifies
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`which bin to place the packet in.
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`45. As explained in the ’922 patent, “[i]f the packet should be delayed,
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`then at block 330, the appropriate delay is calculated and the packet is placed in
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`the appropriate timeslot of a ring buffer.” (’922 patent at col. 12 ll. 6–8 (emphasis
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`added).) In contrast, Bonomi compares the current time to the conformance time
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`and then if non-conforming, determines which sorting bin to place the packet in.
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`Petitioner fails to show that Bonomi calculates a length of time, and thus fails to
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`show Bonomi calculates a delay period.
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`46.
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`Instead of specifying what part of Bonomi is allegedly the delay
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`period, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner generally point to some of the Bonomi sections
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`discussed above as disclosing the limitations. Dr. Dordal and Petitioner never
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`clarify if the alleged delay period is X, c, the comparison, the bins, or some other
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`value. Despite failing to identify what the delay period is, the citation to Bonomi
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`fails to even disclose a delay period as discussed above.
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`47.
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`In summary, Dr. Dordal and Petitioner have failed to identify in
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`Bonomi any calculation of a delay period. For at least this reason, Dr. Dordal and
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`Petitioner have failed to show that Bonomi teaches the limitations of claims 1 and
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`9 that involve calculating a delay period.
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`2.
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`Petitioner has failed to show that Borella can be combined with
`Bonomi (Ground 1)
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`48.
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`I understand that Dr. Dordal and Petitioner concede that Bonomi does
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`not teach calculating “a delay period associated with a received packet based on
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`the network communication bandwidth associated with the user” as required by
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`claim 1 and “associating a data transmission parameter with the user device, the
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`data transmission parameter being retrieved from a user profile associated with the
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`user” as required by claim 9. (Pet. at 32–35; Dordal Decl. at App’x I at pp. 7, 12–
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`13 (underlining limitations not disclosed in Bonomi).) Dr. Dordal and Petitioner
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`contend these limitations are taught by Borella, which they contend can be
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`combined with Bonomi. Petitioner contends that these references can be combined
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`because:
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`(1) it would have provided a more efficient and effective way to limit
`resource usage and avoid Internet traffic congestion by allowing the
`user to select a specific amount of bandwidth to be allotted to the user
`based on the type of application the user plans on running (e.g., high
`bandwidth versus low bandwidth applications), rather than allotting
`bandwidth on a per-connection basis; and (2) it would have provided
`the network administrator an easy and flexible way to track and
`charge each user fairly based on the amount of bandwidth the user
`uses at a time when usage-sensitive (as opposed to flat-rate) pricing
`was becoming the norm.
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`(Pet. at 37.)
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`49. To the contrary, a skilled artisan would not be motivated to combine
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`Borella with Bonomi. Bonomi is directed to “integrated traffic shaping in an
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`asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch operating in a high speed network.”
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`(Bonomi col. 1 ll. 8–10 (emphasis added).) ATM is a connection-oriented
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`telecommunications protocol. In an ATM network, for each application,
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`connections are established between two endpoints on the network. At any given
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`moment, a device on an ATM network may have numerous connections
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`established with multiple other endpoints. For exa