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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`OMNI MEDSCI, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,188,299
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`IPR Case No.: IPR2020-00175
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`DECLARATION OF DUNCAN L. MACFARLANE, Ph.D., P.E.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`List of Exhibits ........................................................................................................... 3
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`I.
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`II.
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`Summary of My Opinions ............................................................................... 4
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`Qualifications and Professional Experience .................................................... 5
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`III. Relevant Legal Standards ................................................................................ 7
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`IV. Qualifications of one of ordinary skill in the art ............................................. 8
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`V.
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`Summary of the ‘299 Patent ............................................................................ 9
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`VI. Challenged claims of the ‘299 patent ............................................................12
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`VII. Claim Construction ........................................................................................14
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`A. District Court Claim Constructions .....................................................14
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`“the system configured to increase signal-to-noise ratio by . . .
`increasing a pulse rate” .......................................................................15
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`VIII. Overview of the prior art ...............................................................................17
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`A. U.S. Patent No. 9,241,676 to Lisogurski .............................................18
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0049468 to Carlson .......................23
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`IX. Opinions .........................................................................................................26
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`Lisogurski does not disclose a “system . . . configured to
`increase the signal-to-noise ratio by . . . increasing a pulse rate.” ......26
`Carlson does not disclose a “system . . . configured to increase
`the signal-to-noise ratio by . . . increasing a pulse rate.” ....................31
`Lisogurski and Carlson, taken together, do not render the
`challenged claims obvious. .................................................................35
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`X.
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`Conclusion .....................................................................................................38
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`Exhibit
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`Description
`PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/075767
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`2121 U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/109,007
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`2123 Curriculum Vitae of Duncan L. MacFarlane, Ph.D,
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`2124 Board’s Institution Decision in IPR2019-000916
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`I, Duncan L. MacFarlane, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am making this declaration at the request of Patent Owner, Omni
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`MedSci, Inc., in the matter of Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,188,299
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`(“the ‘299 Patent”) to Omni MedSci, Inc.
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`2.
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`I am being compensated for my work in this matter at a rate of
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`$425/hour. My compensation in no way depends on the outcome of this proceeding.
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`3.
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`In preparation of this declaration, I have reviewed:
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`• Apple’s petition for inter partes review, the challenged patents
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`and claims, the prior art cited in Apple’s petition, Dr. Anthony’s
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`declaration supporting Apple’s petition, the Board’s Institution
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`Decision in IPR2019-000916 (“916 DI”)), the other documents
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`cited in these documents, and other documents cited in my
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`analysis below.
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`• The relevant legal standards, including the standard for
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`obviousness provided in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc.,
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`550 U.S. 398 (2007); and
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`• My knowledge and experience based upon my work and study in
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`this area as described below.
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`I.
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`Summary of My Opinions
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`4.
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`The Board correctly determined in the 916 DI that Lisogurski does not
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`increasing a pulse rate.”
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`5.
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`Carlson does not disclose a “system . . . configured to increase the
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`signal-to-noise ratio by . . . increasing a pulse rate.”
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`6.
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`Lisogurski and Carlson, when taken together, neither disclose nor
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`render obvious the challenged claims of the ‘299 patent.
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`II. Qualifications and Professional Experience
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`7.
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`I have provided my full background in my curriculum vitae. (Ex.
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`2123.) The following provides an overview of some of my experience that is
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`relevant to the matters set forth in this declaration.
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`8.
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`I am a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer
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`Engineering at The Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist
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`University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. At SMU, I am the Associate Dean for
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`Engineering Entrepreneurship and the Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Chair in
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`Engineering Entrepreneurship. I previously served as Acting Executive Director of
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`the Hart Center for Engineering Leadership at SMU. I am Executive Director of the
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`Hart Institute for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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`9.
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`I am also Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at The Erik
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`Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at
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`Dallas. At UT Dallas, I was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering from
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`1989 to 1994, an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering from 1994 to 2001,
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`and a Professor of Electrical Engineering from 2001 to 2015.
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`10. The university research laboratory I established at UT Dallas and now
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`direct at SMU is called the Photonic Devices and Systems Laboratory (PDSL). Over
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`the last decade I have been principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on grants and
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`contracts totaling $5.4 Million of competitive research funding from the Defense
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`Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Institutes of Health (NIH),
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`National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Naval Research (ONR), National
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`Reconnaissance Office (NRO), among others, to explore photonic devices and
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`systems for communications and
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`information processing, high bandwidth
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`communications, and instrumentation.
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`11.
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`I earned an Sc.B. degree from Brown University in 1984, an Sc.M.
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`degree from Brown University in 1985, and a Ph.D. degree from Portland State
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`University 1989, all in Electrical Engineering. I earned an M.B.A. from Southern
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`Methodist University in 1998.
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`12.
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`I have published 188 technical papers in journals and technical
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`conferences and am an inventor of 17 issued patents covering various technologies,
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`including high speed fiber optics, optical communications, displays, and optical
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`instrumentation, including functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy.
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`13.
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`I am a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), and a senior
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`Society. Through the course of my research activities in industry and academia, I
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`have had extensive experience with photonic components, devices and systems,
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`including microlenses, filters, displays, fiber optics, communications systems,
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`optical metrology and optical instrumentation. For example, I have published papers
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`on, and am a named inventor of a patent covering improvements to functional near
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`infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). fNIRS is an optical instrument that measures
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`physiologic changes. In an fNIRS instrument, infrared light is transmitted through a
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`subject’s skull to spectroscopically measure the level of oxygenation of the blood
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`supply to the cortex, and thus the physiologic measurement provides an indication
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`of the level of neuronal activity in that region of the cortex of the brain.
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`14.
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`I am not an attorney and offer no legal opinions, but in the course of
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`my work, I have had experience studying and analyzing patents and patent claims
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`from the perspective of a person skilled in the art.
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`III. Relevant Legal Standards
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`15.
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`It is my understanding that a claimed invention is unpatentable as
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`obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 if the differences between the invention and the prior
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`art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time
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`the alleged invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which
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`the subject matter pertains. I also understand that an obviousness analysis takes into
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`content of the prior art, and the differences between the prior art and the claimed
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`subject matter.
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`16.
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`It is my understanding that the Supreme Court has recognized several
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`rationales for combining references or modifying a reference to show obviousness
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`of the claimed subject matter. Some of these rationales include the following:
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`combining prior art elements according to known methods to yield predictable
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`results; simple substitution of one known element for another to obtain predictable
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`results; a predictable use of prior art elements according to their established
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`functions; applying a known technique to a known device to yield predictable
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`results; choosing from a finite number of identified, predictable solutions, with a
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`reasonable expectation of success; and some teaching, suggestion, or motivation in
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`the prior art that would have led one of ordinary skill to modify the prior art reference
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`or to combine prior art reference teachings to arrive at the claimed invention.
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`IV. Qualifications of one of ordinary skill in the art
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`17. Dr. Anthony asserts that a person of ordinary skill in the art at the
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`relevant timeframe would have been a person with a good working knowledge of
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`optical sensing techniques and their applications, and some familiarity with optical
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`system design and signal processing techniques. (Ex. 1003, Anthony Decl., ¶37.)
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`He asserts that knowledge would have been gained via an undergraduate education
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`in engineering (electrical, mechanical, biomedical or optical) or a related field of
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`study, along with relevant experience in studying or developing physiological
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`monitoring devices (e.g., non-invasive optical biosensors) in industry or academia.
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`(Id.) He also asserts that this description is approximate; varying combinations of
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`education and practical experience also would be sufficient. (Id.)
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`18. For the purposes of this proceeding, I accept and apply Dr. Anthony’s
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`opinion on the level of ordinary skill in the art.
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`19.
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`I have considered the prior art from the perspective of a hypothetical
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`person of ordinary skill in the art at the relevant timeframe.
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`V.
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`Summary of the ‘299 Patent
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`20. The ‘299 Patent describes measurement systems for non-invasive
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`physiological measurements on human substances including blood. (See, e.g., Ex.
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`1001, 9:47-52; 5:16-49.) The ’299 Patent describes using spectroscopy to inspect a
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`sample “by comparing different features, such as wavelength (or frequency), spatial
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`location, transmission, absorption, reflectivity, scattering, fluorescence, refractive
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`index, or opacity.” (Id. at 9:49-52.) This may entail measuring various optical
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`characteristics of the sample as a function of the wavelength of the source light by
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`varying the wavelength of the source light or by using a broadband source of light.
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`(Id. at 9:52-64.)
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`21. Figure 24 of the ‘299 patent illustrates an exemplary physiological
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`measurement system 2400. Color has been added for ease of reference.
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`22. The system includes wearable measurement device 2401, 2402, and
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`2403 (shown in blue), personal device 2405 (shown in red), and cloud-based server
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`2407 (shown in yellow). (Id. at 30:16-54.) The “wearable measurement device [is]
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`for measuring one or more physiological parameters.” (Id. at 6:48-50.)
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`23. Wearable measurement device includes light source 1801 made from a
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`plurality of light emitting diodes that generate an output optical beam at one or more
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`optical wavelengths, wherein at least one of the optical wavelengths is between 700
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`and 2500 nanometers. (Id. at 6:50-55, 20:2-5.) The ‘299 specification discloses two
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`operating modes for the LEDs: “continuous wave or pulsed mode of operation.” (Id.
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`at 22:42-45.)
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`24. The ‘299 Patent describes various techniques for improving the signal-
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`to-noise ratio (“SNR”) of the measurement. For example, the SNR may be improved
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`by increasing the light intensity from the light source. (See, e.g., Ex. 1001 at 5:32-
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`34 “More light intensity can help to increase the signal levels, and, hence, the signal-
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`to-noise ratio.”). And in the “pulsed mode of operation,” if the device determines
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`that the signal-to-noise ratio is unsatisfactory, it can increase the pulse rate to
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`improve the signal-to-noise ratio. (See, e.g., id. at 3:11-16 “The wearable device is
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`configured to increase the signal-to-noise ratio by . . . increasing a pulse rate from
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`an initial pulse rate from an initial pulse rate of at least one of the plurality of
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`semiconductor sources”; and 22:43-45: “the LED output may more easily be
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`modulated” and provides the option of a “pulsed mode of operation.”)
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`25. The ‘299 Patent specification explains that the change in pulse-rate is
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`done by the device, not a manual adjustment. The ‘299 specification discloses that
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`the LEDs may operate in a “pulsed mode of operation” during which a “pulse rate”
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`is “increased” to increase SNR. (Ex. 1001 at 3:11-16; 22:43-45.) The specification
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`states, “The wearable device is configured to increase the signal-to-noise ratio by
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`increasing a pulse rate from an initial pulse rate of at least one of the plurality of
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`semiconductor sources.” (Id. at 3:11-16.) The specification states that “[b]y use of
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`an active illuminator, a number of advantages may be achieved” including “higher
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`signal-to-noise ratios.”
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`reference into the ‘299 specification, describes the use of an “active illuminator” to
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`achieve “higher signal-to-noise ratios” despite “variations due to sunlight” and the
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`“effects of the weather, such as clouds and rain.” (Ex. 1001 at 1:22-44; Ex. 2120 at
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`25-26, ¶[0079].) This is consistent with U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
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`14/109,007 (Publication No. 2014/0236021), also incorporated by reference into the
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`‘299 specification, which discloses that the modulation frequency of the light source
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`is non-zero and can range between “0.1-100kHz.” (Ex. 1001 at 1:7-21; Ex 2121 at
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`4, ¶[0045].)
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`26. The wearable measurement device also includes a plurality of lenses
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`that receive a portion of the output optical beam from the light source and deliver an
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`analysis beam to a sample. (Id. at 6:55-59.)
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`27. The wearable measurement device also includes a receiver that receives
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`at least a portion of the analysis beam that has been reflected from or transmitted
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`through the sample, and processes that signal to generate an output signal. Id. at
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`6:59-63.
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`VI. Challenged claims of the ‘299 patent
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`28. Apple challenges the patentability of claims 7 and 10-14 of the ‘299
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`patent.
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`29.
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`Independent claim 7 of the ‘299 patent is reproduced below with
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`which I focus my opinions:
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`7. A system for measuring one or more physiological parameters
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`comprising:
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`a light source comprising a plurality of semiconductor sources that
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`are light emitting diodes, each of the light emitting diodes
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`configured to generate an output optical beam having one or
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`more optical wavelengths, wherein at least a portion of the one
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`or more optical wavelengths is a near-infrared wavelength
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`between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers;
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`a lens configured to receive a portion of at least one of the output
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`optical beams and to deliver a lens output beam to tissue;
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`a detection system configured to receive at least a portion of the lens
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`output beam reflected from the tissue and to generate an output
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`signal having a signal-to-noise ratio, wherein the detection
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`system is configured to be synchronized to the light source;
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`a personal device comprising a wireless receiver, a wireless
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`transmitter, a display, a microphone, a speaker, one or more
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`buttons or knobs, a microprocessor and a touch screen, the
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`personal device configured to receive and process at least a
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`portion of the output signal, wherein the personal device is
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`configured to store and display the processed output signal, and
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`wherein at least a portion of the processed output signal is
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`configured to be transmitted over a wireless transmission link;
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`a remote device configured to receive over the wireless transmission
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`link an output status comprising the at least a portion of the
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`processed output signal, to process the received output status to
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`generate processed data, and to store the processed data;
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`wherein the output signal is indicative of one or more of the
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`physiological parameters, and the remote device is configured to
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`store a history of at least a portion of the one or more
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`physiological parameters over a specified period of time;
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`the system configured to increase the signal-to-noise ratio by
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`increasing light intensity of at least one of the plurality of
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`semiconductor sources from an initial light intensity and by
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`increasing a pulse rate of at least one of the plurality of
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`semiconductor sources from an initial pulse rate; and
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`the detection system further configured to:
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`generate a first signal responsive to light while the light emitting
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`diodes are off,
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`generate a second signal responsive to light received while at least
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`one of the light emitting diodes is on, and
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`increase the signal-to-noise ratio by differencing the first signal and
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`the second signal.
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`(Ex. 1001 at 33:29-34:11.)
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`VII. Claim Construction
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`A. District Court Claim Constructions
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`30.
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`I understand the district court construed the claim limitations “beam”
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`“the system configured to increase signal-to-noise ratio by
`. . . increasing a pulse rate”
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`31.
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`I understand that Petitioner nor its expert proposed a construction for
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`the claim limitation “the system configured to increase signal-to-noise ratio by . . .
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`increasing a pulse rate” in the lawsuit. In the 916 DI, the Board stated, “construction
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`of the term is necessary, however, to resolve the parties’ dispute about whether
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`Lisogurski alone or in combination with Carlson discloses such a light source.” (916
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`DI at 10.) The Board construed the nearly identical claim limitation in the ‘533
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`patent to mean “a light source containing two or more light emitting diodes
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`(semiconductor sources), wherein at least one of the light emitting diodes is capable
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`of having its pulse rate increased to increase a signal-to-noise ratio.” (Id. emphasis
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`added.)
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`32. The Board’s construction essentially replaces
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`the claim
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`term
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`“configured to” with the broader phrase “is capable of.” That substitution introduces
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`ambiguity that is not present in the claims as written. In a patent claim, the phrase
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`“is capable of” is broader that “configured to.” A device can be “capable of”
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`operations even if it is not “configured to” perform those operations. For example,
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`a cast iron frying pan is “capable of” hammering a nail but is not “configured to”
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`33. The Board’s construction also creates ambiguity as to whether the pulse
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`rate is actively increased by the device itself, or manually increased by a human,
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`such as manually reconfiguring the system to increase the pulse rate. The claim,
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`itself, written in active voice, specifies the “actor,” namely the “system.” The
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`Board’s construction uses passive voice, which deletes that requirement and permits
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`a person to increase the pulse rate – something the original claim does not permit.
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`34. The ‘299 Patent specification makes clear that the change in pulse-rate
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`is done by the device, not a manual adjustment. The ‘299 specification discloses
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`that the LEDs may operate in a “pulsed mode of operation” during which a “pulse
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`rate” is “increased” to increase SNR. (Ex. 1001 at 3:11-16; 22:42-45.) The
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`specification states, “The wearable device is configured to increase signal-to-noise
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`ratio by . . . increasing a pulse rate from an initial pulse rate of at least one of the
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`plurality of semiconductor sources.” (Id. at 3:11-16.) The specification states that
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`“[b]y use of an active illuminator, a number of advantages may be achieved”
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`including “higher signal-to-noise ratios.” (Id. at 18:5-9.) PCT Application Serial
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`No. PCT/US2013/075767
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`(Publication No. WO/2014/143276), which
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`is
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`incorporated by reference into the ‘299 specification, describes the use of an “active
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`illuminator” to achieve “higher signal-to-noise ratios” despite “variations due to
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`sunlight” and the “effects of the weather, such as clouds and rain.” (Ex. 1001 at
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`1:33-37; Ex. 2120 at 25-26, ¶[0079].) This is consistent with U.S. Patent Application
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`Serial No. 14/109,007 (Publication No. 2014/0236021), also incorporated by
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`reference into the ‘299 specification, which discloses that the modulation frequency
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`of the light source is non-zero and can range between “0.1-100kHz.” (Ex. 1001 at
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`1:40-42; Ex 2121 at 4, ¶[0045].)
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`35.
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`In addition, the specification explains that the “active illuminator” is
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`used to achieve higher SNR despite “variations due to sunlight” and the “effects of
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`the weather, such as clouds and rain.” (Ex. 1001 at 1:33-37; Ex. 2120 at 25-26,
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`¶[0079].) Because sunlight variations and the weather are constantly changing
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`environmental conditions, it would be impractical—as a matter of common sense—
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`to have the user manually reconfigure the LED pulse rate as conditions change to
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`achieve higher SNR as recited in the claims and as described in the specification.
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`36. Based on my analysis, above, I believe that the proper interpretation of
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`the claim language “the system configured to increase the signal-to-noise ratio by .
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`. . increasing a pulse rate” is “the system is configured to increase the pulse rate of
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`at least one of the light emitting diodes to increase the signal-to-noise ratio.”
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`VIII. Overview of the prior art
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`37.
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`In its institution decision, the Board summarized the disclosures of the
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`prior art references Apple relies on in its petition. For convenience, I have
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`reproduced the Board’s summary below.
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`A. U.S. Patent No. 9,241,676 to Lisogurski
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`38.
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` Lisogurski is titled “Methods and Systems for Power Optimization in
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`a Medical Device.” Lisogurski was filed on May 31, 2012 and issued on January 26,
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`2016.
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`39. Lisogurski discloses a “physiological monitoring system [that]
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`monitor[s] one or more physiological parameters of a patient . . . using one or more
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`physiological sensors.” (Ex. 1011 at 3:44-46.) The physiological sensors may
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`include a “pulse oximeter [that] non-invasively measures the oxygen saturation of a
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`patient’s blood.” (Id. at 3:62-64.) The pulse oximeter includes “a light sensor that is
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`placed at a site on a patient, typically a fingertip, toe, forehead, or earlobe.” (Id. at
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`4:6-7.) The light sensor “pass[es] light through blood perfused tissue and
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`photoelectrically sense[s] the absorption of the light in the tissue.” (Id. at 4:8-11.)
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`The light sensor emits “one or more wavelengths [of light] that are attenuated by the
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`blood in an amount representative of the blood constituent concentration,” and may
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`include red and infrared (IR) wavelengths of light. (Id. at 4:42-48.)
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`40. Figure 3 of Lisogurski is reproduced below.
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`41. Figure 3 of Lisogurski is “a perspective view of a physiological
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`monitoring system.” (Id. at 2:23-25.) The system includes sensor 312, monitor 314,
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`and multi-parameter physiological monitor 326. (Id. at 17:35-36, 18:44-45.) Sensor
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`312 includes “one or more light sources 316 for emitting light at one or more
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`wavelengths,” and detector 318 for “detecting the light that is reflected by or has
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`traveled through the subject’s tissue.” (Id. at 17:37-42.) Sensor 312 may have “[a]ny
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`suitable configuration of light source 316 and detector 318,” and “may include
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`multiple light sources and detectors [that] may be spaced apart.” (Id. at 17:42-45.)
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`Light source 316 may include “LEDs of multiple wavelengths, for example a red
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`LED and an IR [LED].” (Id. at 19:25-27.) Sensor 312 may be “wirelessly connected
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`to monitor 314.” (Id. at 17:57-59.)
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`42. Monitor 314 “calculate[s] physiological parameters based at least in
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`part on data relating to light emission . . . received from one or more sensor units
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`such as sensor unit 312.” (Id. at 17:59-62.) Monitor 314 includes “display 320 . . .
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`to display the physiological parameters,” and “speaker 322 to provide an audible . . .
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`alarm in the event that a subject’s physiological parameters are not within a
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`predefined normal range.” (Id. at 18:3-10.) Monitor 314 is “communicatively
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`coupled to multi-parameter physiological monitor 326” (“MPPM 326”) and “may
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`communicate wirelessly” with MPPM 326. (Id. at 18:58-61.) Monitor 314 may also
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`be “coupled to a network to enable the sharing of information with servers or other
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`workstations.” (Id. at 18:62-65.)
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`43. Multi-parameter physiological monitor 326 may also “calculate
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`physiological parameters and . . . provide a display 328 for information from monitor
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`314.” (Id. at 18:49-52.) MPPM 326 may also be “coupled to a network to enable the
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`sharing of information with servers or other workstations.” (Id. at 18:62-65.) The
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`remote network servers may also “be used to determine physiological parameters,”
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`and may display the parameters on a remote display, display 320 of monitor 314, or
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`display 328 of MPPM 326. (Id. at 20:53-58.) The remote servers may also “publish
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`the data to a server or website,” or otherwise “make them available to a user.” (Id.
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`at 20:58-60.)
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`44. Figure 1 of Lisogurski is reproduced below.
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`45. Figure 1 of Lisogurski is a “block diagram of an illustrative
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`physiological monitoring system.” (Id. at 2:11-13.) The system includes “sensor 102
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`and monitor 104 for generating and processing physiological signals of a subject.”
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`(Id. at 10:44-46.) Sensor 102 includes “light source 130 and detector 140.” (Id. at
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`10:48-49.) Light source 130 includes “a Red light emitting source and an IR light
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`emitting source,” such as Red and IR emitting LEDs, with the IR LED emitting light
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`with a “wavelength between about 800 nm and 1000 nm.” (Id. at 10:52-58.) Detector
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`140 “detect[s] the intensity of light at the Red and IR wavelengths,” converts them
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`to an electrical signal, and “send[s] the detection signal to monitor 104, where the
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`detection signal may be processed and physiological parameters determined.” (Id. at
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`11:9-10, 11:20-23.)
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`46. Monitor 104 includes user interface 180, communication interface 190,
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`and control circuitry 110 for controlling (a) light drive circuitry 120, (b) front end
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`processing circuitry 150, and (c) back end processing circuitry 170 via “timing
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`control signals.” (Id. at 11:33-38, Fig. 1.) Light drive circuitry 120 “generate[s] a
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`light drive signal . . . used to turn on and off the light source 130, based on the timing
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`control signals.” (Id. at 11:38-40.) The light drive signal “control[s] the intensity of
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`light source 130 and the timing of when the light source 130 is turned on and off.”
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`(Id. at 11:50-54.) Front end processing circuitry 150 “receive[s] a detection signal
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`from detector 140 and provide[s] one or more processed signals to back end
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`processing circuitry 170.” (Id. at 12:42-45.) Front end processing circuitry 150 also
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`“synchronize[s] the operation of an analog-to-digital converter and a demultiplexer
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`with the light drive signal based on the timing control signals.” (Id. at 11:43-46.)
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`47. Back end processing circuitry 170 “use[s] the timing control signals to
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`coordinate its operation with front end processing

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