IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELA WARE
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`V.
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`MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`C.A. No. 18-01841-RGA-SRF
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`~ CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
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`Uniloc Ex. 2002
`IPR2020-00701
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`The Court having considered the submissions of the parties and hearing oral arguments
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`on this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
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`1.
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`As used in all claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,836,654 ("the ' 654 patent"), the term
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`"linked user identification module" is construed to mean "an authorized user identification
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`module that permits the normal operation of the device."
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`2.
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`As used in claims 1-9 of the ' 654 patent, the parties agree that the term "blocking
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`means for preventing a normal operation of the mobile radiotelephony device" is subject to 35
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`U.S.C. § 112 ,r 6. The function is construed as "preventing a normal operation of the mobile
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`radiotelephony device." The structure is construed as "the hardware programmed to (i)
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`disconnect from the network if an identification module that is not linked to the device is placed
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`inside the device ( col. 3: 14-20); (ii) prevent all outgoing calls, except possibly emergency calls,
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`if the device has remained in a state of availability longer than a predetermined threshold of time
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`(col. 3:33-46); and (iii) prevent all calls if an incorrect deblocking code is entered above a
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`threshold amount (col. 3:52-60)." 1
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`3.
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`As used in claims 1-9 of the ' 654 patent, the parties agree that the term "timing
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`means for activating the blocking means in response to the mobile radiotelephony device being
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`inactive during the normal operation of the mobile radiotelephony device for a defined period of
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`time subsequent to a mounting of a linked user identification module inside the mobile
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`radiotelephony device" is subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112 ,r 6. The function is construed as
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`"activating the blocking means in response to the mobile radiotelephony device being inactive
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`during the normal operation of the mobile radiotelephony device for a predefined period of time
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`1 Under 35 U.S.C. § 112(6), means-plus-function claims are "construed to cover the
`corresponding structure . . . described in the specification and equivalents thereof." My
`constructions will not recite "and equivalents thereof' but the jury will be instructed to consider
`equivalents pursuant to § 112 ,r 6.
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`subsequent to
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`the mounting of a linked user identification module inside the mobile
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`radiotelephony device." The structure is construed as "the hardware programmed to determine
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`whether the device has remained in the state of availability for a designated period of time, and if
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`so, to block the device and require a deblocking code to restore normal functioning ( col. 3 :31-
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`43)."
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`4.
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`As used in claims 1-9 of the '654 patent, the parties agree that the term
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`"deblocking means for permitting the normal operation of the mobile radiotelephony device in
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`response to a supply of a de blocking code to the mobile radiotelephony device subsequent to the
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`mounting of the linked user identification module inside the mobile radiotelephony device and
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`subsequent to the defined period of time" is subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112 ,i 6. The function is
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`construed as "permitting the normal operation of the mobile radiotelephony device in response to
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`a supply of a deblocking code to the mobile radiotelephony device subsequent to a mounting of a
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`linked user identification module inside the mobile radiotelephony device and subsequent to the
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`defined period of time." The structure is construed as "the hardware programmed to invite the
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`user to supply a de blocking code and allow the device to return to the state of availability if the
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`code entered is recognized ( col. 3 :48-52)."
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`5.
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`As used in claim 5 of the ' 654 patent, the parties agree that the term "connecting
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`means for establishing a link between the mobile radiotelephony device and the linked user
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`identification module" is subject to 35 U.S .C. § 112 ,i 6. The function is construed as
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`"establishing a link between the mobile radiotelephony device and the linked user identification
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`module." The structure is construed as "the hardware involved in the reading of data from the
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`identification module, and storage of such data in the memory of the radiotelephony device."
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`6.
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`The term "inactivity of the mobile radiotelephony device during a normal
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`operation of the mobile radiotelephony device" as used in claims 10-14, 17 and 18 of the '654
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`patent; "inactive during the normal operation of the mobile radiotelephony device" as used in
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`claim 1 of the '654 patent; "in response to the verification of the linked user identification
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`module and in response to the detection of the period of inactivity of the mobile radiotelephony
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`device" as used in claims 10-14, 17 and 18 of the ' 654 patent; and "in response to the
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`verification of the linked user identification module and in response to a supply of deblocking
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`code to the mobile radiotelephony device subsequent to the detection of the period of inactivity
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`of the mobile radiotelephony device" as used in claims 11 and 18 of the '654 patent, are
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`construed as having their ordinary meaning.
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`so ORDERED, this
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`day of d'cu,u~
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`, 2020
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`THE HONORABL RICHARD G. AND WS
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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