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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`Omni MedSci, Inc.,
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`Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant,
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`v.
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`Apple Inc.,
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`Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff.
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`Case No. 2:18-cv-429-RWS
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`AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PATENT
`INFRINGEMENT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`Plaintiff, Omni MedSci, Inc. (“Omni MedSci”), alleges as follows:
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`The Parties
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`1.
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`Plaintiff Omni MedSci is a Michigan corporation having its principal place of
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`business at 1718 Newport Creek Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103. Dr. Mohammed N. Islam
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`is the principal of Omni MedSci. Dr. Islam is a tenured Professor of Optics and Photonics in the
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`Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and a Professor of Biomedical Engineering, at
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`the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. Omni MedSci is part of the Omni family
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`of companies, which create, develop, and commercialize Dr. Islam’s optical technology in
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`various fields. The Omni companies also develop and provide unique optical products to the
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`U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community.
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`2.
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`Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) is a California corporation, having a regular and
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`established place of business at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014. Apple may be
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 1
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`served with process through its registered agent for service of process C T Corporation System
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`(C0168406).
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`Jurisdiction and Venue
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`3.
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`This is a complaint for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq. The
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`Court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338.
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`4.
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`The court has personal jurisdiction over Apple, and venue under 28 U.S.C.
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`§§1391(a)(1) and 1400(b) is proper in this district, because Apple has two regular and
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`established places of business in this district and because Apple offers for sale and sells
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`infringing Apple Watches in this district at those locations.
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`5.
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`A lawsuit, Case No. 2:18-cv-134-RWS,
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`is currently pending in this district
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`between Omni MedSci and Apple involving several of the same patents and much of the same
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`Apple Watch technology as is at issue in the present lawsuit.
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`The Patents-in-Suit
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`6.
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`On October 16, 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent
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`No. 10,098,546 (“the ‘546 patent”) (Exhibit A) to Dr. Mohammed N. Islam.
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`7.
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`On January 9, 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No.
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`9,861,286 (“the ‘286 patent”) (Exhibit B) to Dr. Mohammed N. Islam. This patent is also
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`asserted against Apple in Case No. 2:18-cv-134-RWS. In the present lawsuit, the ‘286 patent is
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`asserted only against the Series 4 Apple Watch, a watch that did not exist at the time of the
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`complaint in Case No. 2:18-cv-134-RWS and was not accused in that Case.
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`8.
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`On February 6, 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,885,698 (“the ‘698 patent”) (Exhibit C) to Dr. Mohammed N. Islam. This patent is also
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`asserted against Apple in Case No. 2:18-cv-134-RWS. In the present lawsuit, the ‘698 patent is
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 2
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`asserted only against the Series 4 Apple Watch, a watch that did not exist at the time of the
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`complaint in Case No. 2:18-cv-134-RWS and was not accused in that Case.
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`9.
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`On February 29, 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent
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`No. 10,188,299 (“the ‘299 patent”) (Issue Notification attached as Exhibit D) to Dr. Mohammed
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`N. Islam.
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`10.
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`The ‘546 patent, the ‘286 patent, the ‘698 patent, and the ‘299 patent are,
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`collectively, the “Patents-in-Suit.”
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`11.
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`Omni MedSci has been, and remains, the owner by assignment of the Patents-in-
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`Suit.
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`Background Facts
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`12.
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`By 2012, Omni MedSci had invented technology for using lasers in medical and
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`other applications, including wearable measurement devices incorporating lasers and other
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`components that can detect and monitor physiological parameters such as glucose, ketones, heart
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`rate, blood constituents, and dental carries.
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`13.
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`On December 31, 2012, Omni MedSci filed a set of patent applications covering
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`its developments using lasers for medical and other applications.
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`14.
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`Between June 2014 and July 2016, Dr. Islam had a series of meetings and email
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`exchanges with Apple personnel regarding the technology underlying his then-pending patent
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`applications, including some of the now-issued Patents-in-Suit. In those exchanges, Apple was
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`offered the opportunity to license or acquire Omni MedSci’s patented and patent-pending
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`technology, but Apple declined.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 3
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`15.
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`On June 11-12, 2014, Dr. Islam met with Apple employees Drs. Michael O’Reilly
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`and Michael Hillman at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California to discuss Omni MedSci’s
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`then patent-pending technology.
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`16.
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`Dr. Hillman then arranged for a meeting with Dr. Islam and approximately ten
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`Apple employees at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California to discuss technical details of
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`Omni MedSci’s then patent-pending technology. The meeting took place at Apple on February
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`5, 2015.
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`17.
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`On July 14, 2016, Apple employee Greg Joswiak emailed Dr. Islam inviting him
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`to provide additional information about his technology. Mr. Joswiak indicated that he would
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`share the information with his team at Apple.
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`18.
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`Four days later, Apple employees Drs. Ed Hull and Shonn Hendee arranged a
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`meeting with Dr. Islam and approximately ten Apple employees at Apple’s headquarters in
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`Cupertino, California to discuss technical details of Omni MedSci’s then patent-pending
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`technology. The meeting took place at Apple on July 18, 2016. At the meeting, Dr. Islam
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`shared the published patent application for the ‘546 patent and the published parent patent
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`applications for the ‘698 and ‘286 patents.
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`19.
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`Dr. Islam continued to correspond with Apple employees regarding the status of
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`his pending patent applications and technological development. On December 21, 2017, Dr.
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`Islam emailed Drs. O’Reilly, Hull, and Hendee enclosing copies of the allowed claims for the
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`‘268 and ‘698 patents. In response, Dr. O’Reilly emailed Dr. Islam stating, “We [Apple] don’t
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`wish to receive any information about any of your IP [Intellectual Property].”
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 4
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`Apple’s Infringing Apple Watch Products
`On information and belief,1 Apple has made and sold several models of its Apple
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`20.
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`Watch product, including, for example, “Series 1,” “Series 2,” “Series 3 GPS,” “Series 3 GPS +
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`Cellular,” and “Series 4” watches. Omni MedSci asserts infringement by all models, including
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`the models sold to date and models sold in the future, which are covered by the claims of the
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`Patents-in-Suit (collectively, “Watches”). Exemplary Watches advertised on Apple’s web site
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`(https://www.apple.com/watch/compare/, captured on March 8, 2018 and October 10, 2018) as
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`shown below:
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`21.
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`The Watches are wearable devices that measure a physiological parameter,
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`namely, heart rate.
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`1 For allegations based on information and belief, Omni MedSci believes that the
`allegations will have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for investigation and
`discovery.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 5
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`22.
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`The Watches measure heart rate non-invasively using light emitting diodes
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`(“LEDs”).
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`23.
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`The light emitted from the LEDs in the Watches includes near-infrared
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`wavelengths.
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`24.
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`25.
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`The Watches can modulate the light emitted from the LEDs.
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`The Watches can use a lock-in technique, such as synchronous demodulation,
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`which is used to detect the modulation frequency.
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`26.
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`The Watches can improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the LED light reflected from
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`the skin by increasing the intensity of the light emitted from the LEDs.
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`27.
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`The Watches can also improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the LED light reflected
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`from the skin by increasing the pulse rate of the LEDs.
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`28.
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`The Watches have one or more lenses that deliver the light from the LEDs to a
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`Watch wearer’s skin.
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`skin.
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`29.
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`30.
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`31.
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`32.
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`The one or more lenses in the Watches include a spectral filter.
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`The Watches have at least two detectors that receive LED light reflected from the
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`The detectors in the Watches capture light while the LEDs are off.
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`The Watches have one or more analog to digital converters that process the
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`reflected light received by the detectors.
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`33.
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`34.
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`A receiver in the Watches can be synchronized to the LED light sources.
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`The Watches can capture light while the LEDs are off to improve the signal-to-
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`noise ratio of the light captured from the LED light reflected from the skin by differencing
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 6
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`between the light captured while the LEDs are off and the light captured from the LED light
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`reflected from the skin.
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`35.
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`The Watches can communicate with an Apple smart phone or tablet.
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`Count 1 – Infringement of the ‘546 Patent
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`36.
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`Omni MedSci
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`reasserts and incorporates the allegations contained in the
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`paragraphs above.
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`37.
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`Apple has directly infringed and is directly infringing the ‘546 patent by making
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`using, offering for sale, and selling the Watches, and importing the Watches into the United
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`States.
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`38.
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`Based on publicly available information, the Watches infringe at least claims 1, 2,
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`4, 5, 7-13, and 15-18 of the ‘546 patent. Omni MedSci may assert additional claims of the ‘546
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`patent after a reasonable opportunity for investigation and discovery.
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`39.
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`Apple’s infringement is described further below with respect to exemplary claim
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`1. The analysis below is based on publicly available information.
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`40.
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`Claim 1 recites: “A wearable device, comprising: a measurement device including
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`a light source comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for measuring one or more
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`physiological parameters.” Apple sells Watches, which are wearable, and that include a
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`measurement device that can measure heart rate, which is a physiological parameter. The
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`measurement device in the Watches uses multiple light emitting diodes for measuring the heart
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`rate.
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`See,
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`e.g., Apple’s website
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`at
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`support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666
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`and
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521.
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`41.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device configured to generate, by
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`modulating at least one of the LEDs having an initial light intensity, an optical beam having a
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`7
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 7
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`plurality of optical wavelengths, wherein at least a portion of the optical beam includes a near-
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`infrared wavelength between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers.” The Watches include
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`infrared LEDs, which emit an optical beam with more than one wavelength. At least a portion of
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`the wavelengths emitted are between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers. The LEDs are
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`modulated and have an initial light intensity. See, e.g., Apple website at support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666;
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521;
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`U.S.
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`Patent Publication No. 2017/0281024.
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`42.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device comprising one or more lenses
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`configured to receive and to deliver at least a portion of the optical beam to tissue.” The Watches
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`include one or more lenses that receive the optical beam from the LEDs and deliver a portion of
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`that beam to a wearer’s tissue.
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`43.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein the tissue reflects at least a portion of the optical
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`beam delivered to the tissue.” The wearer’s tissue reflects at least part of the optical beam
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`delivered to the tissue. See, e.g., U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`44.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device further comprising a receiver,
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`the receiver having a plurality of spatially separated detectors.” The Watches include a receiver,
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`with multiple photodiode detectors, each detector being separated from the others in space. See,
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`8
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 8
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`e.g.,
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521;
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`support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`45.
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`Claim 1 further recites that the receiver includes “one or more analog to digital
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`converters coupled to the spatially separated detectors, the one or more analog to digital
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`converters configured to generate at least two receiver outputs.” The receiver in the Watches
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`uses analog to digital converters, coupled to the detectors, which generate at least two output
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`signals.
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`See,
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`e.g.,
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521;
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`support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058312; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0038045.
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`46.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the receiver configured to: capture light while the LEDs
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`are off and convert the captured light into a first signal and capture light while at least one of the
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`LEDs is on and to convert the captured light into a second signal, the captured light including at
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`least a portion of the optical beam reflected from the tissue.” The receiver in the Watches can
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`capture light while the LEDs are off and convert that light into a first signal.
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`It also captures
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`light from the LEDs, which light includes light reflected from the tissue, and converts that light
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`into a second signal. See, e.g., U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058367.
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`47.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device configured to improve a signal-
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`to-noise ratio of the optical beam reflected from the tissue by differencing the first signal and the
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`second signal and by differencing the two receiver outputs.” The measurement device in the
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`Watches improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the light reflected from the tissue by differencing
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`the first signal and the second signal. It also improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the light
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`reflected from the tissue by differencing the two receiver outputs. See, e.g., U.S. Pub. No.
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`2016/0058367; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058312; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0038045; U.S. Pub. No.
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`2016/0296173.
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`9
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 9
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`48.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device configured to further improve
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`the signal-to-noise ratio of the optical beam reflected from the tissue by increasing the light
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`intensity relative to the initial light intensity from at least one of the LEDs.” The measurement
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`device in the Watches improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the light reflected from the tissue by
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`increasing LED brightness. See, e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666.
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`49.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device further configured to generate
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`an output signal representing at least in part a non-invasive measurement on blood contained
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`within the tissue.” The measurement device in the Watches generates a signal that represents the
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`heart rate of the blood in the tissue. See, e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058367.
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`50.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein the output signal is generated at least in part by
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`using a Fourier transform of signals from the receiver including at least one of the first and
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`second signals and signals from the at least two receiver outputs.” The Watches apply a Fourier
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`transform to at least one of the signals from the receiver to, in part, generate the output signal.
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`See, e.g., U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0051201.
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`51.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein the receiver further comprises one or more
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`spectral filters positioned in front of at least some of the plurality of spatially separated
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`detectors.” The Watches include spectral filters in front of one or more of the Watch lenses.
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`See,
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`e.g.,
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521;
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`support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666.
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`10
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 10
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`Count 2 – Infringement of the ‘286 Patent
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`52.
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`Omni MedSci
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`reasserts and incorporates the allegations contained in the
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`paragraphs above.
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`53.
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`Apple has directly infringed and is directly infringing the ‘286 patent by making
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`using, offering for sale, and selling the Series 4 Watch, and importing the Series 4 Watch into the
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`United States.
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`54.
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`Based on publicly available information, the Series 4 Watch infringes at least
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`claims 16 and 19 of the ‘286 patent. Omni MedSci may assert additional claims of the ‘286
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`patent after a reasonable opportunity for investigation and discovery.
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`55.
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`Apple’s infringement is described further below with respect to exemplary claim
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`16. The analysis below is based on publicly available information.
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`56.
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`Claim 16 recites: “A wearable device for use with a smart phone or tablet, the
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`wearable device comprising: a measurement device including a light source comprising a
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`plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for measuring one or more physiological parameters.”
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`Apple sells Series 4 Watches, which are wearable devices that use multiple light emitting diodes.
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`See, e.g., Apple’s website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666.
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`57.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “the measurement device configured to generate, by
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`modulating at least one of the LEDs having an initial light intensity.” The Series 4 Watch
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`modulates at least one of the LEDs, which fluctuate in brightness (intensity). See, e.g., Apple’s
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`website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666.
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`58.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “an optical beam having a plurality of optical
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`wavelengths, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of optical wavelengths is a near-infrared
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`wavelength between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers.” The Series 4 Watch includes
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`infrared LEDs, which emit wavelengths between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers. See,
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`11
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 11
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`e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No.
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`2017/0281024.
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`59.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “the measurement device comprising one or more lenses
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`configured to receive and to deliver a portion of the optical beam to tissue.” The Series 4 Watch
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`includes one or more lenses capable of receiving and delivering a portion of an optical beam to
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`skin.
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`60.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “wherein the tissue reflects at least a portion of the
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`optical beam delivered to the tissue.” When the Series 4 Watch delivers the optical beam to the
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`skin, the skin reflects at least a portion of that optical beam. See, e.g., U.S. Patent Publication
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`Nos. 2016/0058309 and 2016/0058367.
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`61.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “wherein the measurement device is adapted to be placed
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`on a wrist or an ear of a user.” The Series 4 Watch is adapted to be placed on the user’s wrist.
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`62.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “the measurement device further comprising a receiver
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`configured to: capture light while the LEDs are off and convert the captured light into a first
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`signal and capture light while at least one of the LEDs is on and convert the captured light into a
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`second signal, the captured light including at least a portion of the optical beam reflected from
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`the tissue.” The Series 4 Watch includes a receiver with sensors, which capture light while the
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`12
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 12
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`LEDs are off and convert the captured light into a first signal and capture light while at least one
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`of the LEDs is on and convert the captured light into a second signal, the captured light including
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`at least a portion of the input optical beam reflected from the skin. See, e.g., Apple website at
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`http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`63.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “the measurement device configured to improve a
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`signal-to-noise ratio of the optical beam reflected from the tissue by differencing the first signal
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`and the second signal.” The Series 4 Watch reduces the signal-to-noise ratio of the optical beam
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`received from the skin by differencing the first signal and the second signal. See, e.g., U.S.
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`Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`64.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “the light source configured to further improve the
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`signal-to-noise ratio of the optical beam reflected from the tissue by increasing the light intensity
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`relative to the initial light intensity from at least one of the LEDs.” The Series 4 Watch improves
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`the signal-to-noise ratio of the optical beam reflected from the skin by increasing the brightness
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`(intensity) of the Series 4 Watch LEDs. See, e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666.
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`65.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “the measurement device further configured to generate
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`an output signal representing at least in part a non-invasive measurement on blood contained
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`within the tissue.” The Series 4 Watch can generate an output signal, which represents the user’s
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`heart rate. See, e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent
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`Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`66.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “wherein the receiver includes a plurality of spatially
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`separated detectors.” The Series 4 Watch includes a receiver with multiple photodiode sensors,
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`13
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 13
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`which are spatially separated. See, e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666.
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`67.
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`Claim 16 further recites: “wherein at least one analog to digital converter is
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`coupled to the spatially separated detectors.” The Series 4 Watch includes at least one analog to
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`digital converter, which is coupled to the spatially separated photodiode sensors. See, e.g., U.S.
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`Patent Publication No. 2019/0038045.
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`Count 3 – Infringement of the ‘698 Patent
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`68.
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`Omni MedSci
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`reasserts and incorporates the allegations contained in the
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`paragraphs above.
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`69.
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`Apple has directly infringed and is directly infringing the ‘698 patent by making
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`using, offering for sale, and selling the Series 4 Watch, and importing the Series 4 Watch into the
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`United States.
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`70.
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`Based on publicly available information, the Series 4 Watch infringes at least
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`claims 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the ‘698 patent. Omni MedSci may assert additional claims of the ‘698
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`patent after a reasonable opportunity for investigation and discovery.
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`71.
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`Apple’s infringement is described further below with respect to exemplary claim
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`1. The analysis below is based on publicly available information.
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`72.
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`Claim 1 recites: “A wearable device, comprising: a measurement device including
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`a light source comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for measuring one or more
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`physiological parameters.” Apple sells Series 4 Watches, which are wearable devices that use
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`multiple light emitting diodes.
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`See, e.g., Apple’s website at http://support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666.
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`14
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 14
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`73.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device configured to generate, by
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`modulating at least one of the LEDs having an initial light intensity.” The Series 4 Watch
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`modulates at least one of the LEDs by fluctuating the LEDs’ brightness (intensity). See, e.g.,
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`Apple’s website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666.
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`74.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “an input optical beam having one or more optical
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`wavelengths, wherein at least a portion of the one or more optical wavelengths is a near-infrared
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`wavelength between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers.” The Series 4 Watch includes
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`infrared LEDs, which emit wavelengths between 700 nanometers and 2500 nanometers. See,
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`e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No.
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`2017/0281024.
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`75.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device comprising one or more lenses
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`configured to receive and to deliver a portion of the input optical beam to tissue.” The Series 4
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`Watch includes one or more lenses capable of receiving and delivering a portion of an optical
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`beam to skin.
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`76.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein the tissue reflects at least a portion of the input
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`optical beam delivered to the tissue.” When the Series 4 Watch delivers the optical beam to the
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`15
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 15
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`skin, the skin reflects at least a portion of that optical beam. See, e.g., U.S. Patent Publication
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`Nos. 2016/0058309 and 2016/0058367.
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`77.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device further comprising a receiver,
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`wherein the receiver includes a plurality of spatially separated detectors.” The Series 4 Watch
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`includes a receiver with multiple photodiode sensors that are spatially separated. See, e.g., Apple
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`website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`78.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the detectors configured to: capture light while the LEDs
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`are off and convert the captured light into a first signal; and capture light while at least one of the
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`LEDs is on and convert the captured light into a second signal, the captured light including at
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`least a portion of the input optical beam reflected from the tissue.” The Series 4 Watch includes
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`sensors, which capture light while the LEDs are off and convert the captured light into a first
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`signal; and capture light while at least one of the LEDs is on and convert the captured light into a
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`second signal, the captured light including at least a portion of the input optical beam reflected
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`from the skin. See, e.g., Apple website at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent
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`Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`79.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein at least one analog to digital converter is
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`coupled to the spatially separated detectors and is configured to generate at least a first data
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`signal from the first signal and at least a second data signal from the second signal.” The Series 4
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`Watch includes at least one analog to digital converter, which is coupled to the spatially
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`separated photodiode sensors, and is configured to generate at least a first data signal from the
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`first signal and at least a second data signal from the second signal. See, e.g., U.S. Patent
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`Publication No. 2019/0038045.
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`16
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 16
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`80.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “the measurement device configured to improve a signal-
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`to-noise ratio of the input optical beam reflected from the tissue by differencing the first data
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`signal and the second data signal.” The Series 4 Watch reduces the signal-to-noise ratio of the
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`optical beam received from the skin by differencing the first signal and the second signal. See,
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`e.g., U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`81.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “to generate an output signal representing at least in part a
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`non-invasive measurement on blood contained within the tissue.” The Series 4 Watch can
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`generate an output signal, which represents the user’s heart rate. See, e.g., Apple website at
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`http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0058367.
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`82.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein the modulating at least one of the LEDs has a
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`modulation frequency and wherein the receiver is configured to use a lock-in technique that
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`detects the modulation frequency.” The Series 4 Watch LEDs have a modulation frequency of
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`hundreds of times per second. Further, on information and belief, the Series 4 Watch receiver
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`uses a lock-in technique that detects the modulation frequency. See, e.g., Apple website at
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`http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666; U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0297487.
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`Count 5 – Infringement of the ‘299 Patent
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`83.
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`Omni MedSci
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`reasserts and incorporates the allegations contained in the
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`paragraphs above.
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`84.
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`Apple has directly infringed and is directly infringing the ‘299 patent by making
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`using, offering for sale, and selling the Watches, and importing the Watches into the United
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`States.
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`17
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 17
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`85.
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`Based on publicly available information, the Watches infringe at least claims 1-9
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`and 14-20 of the ‘299 patent. Omni MedSci may assert additional claims of the ‘299 patent after
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`a reasonable opportunity for investigation and discovery.
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`86.
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`Apple’s infringement is described further below with respect to exemplary claim
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`1. The analysis below is based on publicly available information.
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`87.
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`Claim 1 recites: “A system comprising: a light source comprising a plurality of
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`light emitting diodes.” Apple sells Watches that include multiple light emitting diodes used for
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`measuring the heart rate. See, e.g., Apple’s website at support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666 and
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521.
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`88.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “each of the light emitting diodes configured to generate
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`an output optical beam having one or more optical wavelengths, wherein at least a portion of the
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`one or more optical wavelengths is a near-infrared wavelength between 700 nanometers and
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`2500 nanometers.” The Watches include infrared LEDs, which emit an optical beam with one or
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`more wavelengths. At least a portion of the wavelengths emitted are between 700 nanometers
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`and 2500 nanometers. The LEDs are modulated and have an initial light intensity. See, e.g.,
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`Apple
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`website
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`at
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`support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666;
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521; U.S. Patent Publication
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`No. 2017/0281024.
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`89.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “a lens positioned to receive at least a portion of at least
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`one of the output optical beams and to deliver a lens output beam to tissue.” The Watches
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`include lenses that receive the optical beam from the LEDs and deliver a portion of that beam to
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`a wearer’s tissue.
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`18
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 18
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`90.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “a detection system located to receive at least a portion of
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`the lens output beam reflected from the tissue.” The Watches include a receiver, with multiple
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`photodiode detectors. Each detector can receive at least a portion of the beam output by the lens
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`that
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`is
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`reflected
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`from
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`the
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`wearer’s
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`skin.
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`See,
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`e.g.,
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521;
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`support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058367.
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`91.
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`Claim 1 further recites that the detection system is “configured to generate an
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`output signal based on the received portion of the lens output beam reflected from the tissue, the
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`output signal having a signal-to-noise ratio.” The detection system in the Watches generates at
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`least one
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`output
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`signal, which
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`signal has a
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`signal-to-noise
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`ratio.
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`See, e.g.,
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`www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+3+Teardown/97521;
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`support.apple.com/en-
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`us/HT204666; U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058367.
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`92.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “wherein the detection system is further configured to be
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`synchronized to the light source.” The detection system in the Watches works by synchronizing
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`with the light source. See, e.g., U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0058367.
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`93.
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`Claim 1 further recites: “a personal device comprising a wireless receiver, a
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`wireless transmitter, a display, a microphone, a speaker, one or more buttons or knobs, a
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`19
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1004, p. 19
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`microprocessor, and a touch screen, the personal device conf