Case 1:20-cv-00717-ADA Document 74 Filed 11/20/20 Page 1 of 5
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`AUSTIN DIVISION
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`BROADBAND ITV, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`AT&T SERVICES, INC., AT&T
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
`Defendants.
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`BROADBAND ITV, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`DIRECT TV, L.L.C.,
`Defendant.
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`BROADBAND ITV, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.,
`Defendant.
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`1-20-CV-00717-ADA
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`1-20-CV-00717-ADA
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`6-19-CV-00716-ADA
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`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
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`The Court provided its preliminary constructions on November 12, 2020. The Court held
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`a claim construction hearing on November 13, 2020, during which the Court heard argument on
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`the claim terms:
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`“wherein the respective video content was uploaded to a Web-based content
`management system by a respective content provider device associated with a
`respective video content provider via the Internet in a digital video format along
`with respective specified metadata including respective title information, category
`information, and subcategory information designated by the respective video
`content provider to specify a respective hierarchical location of a respective title
`of the respective video content within the video on-demand content menu
`displayed on the TV equipment” ’388 (1), ’026 (1), ’269 (1);
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`BBiTV EX2152
`DISH v. BBiTV
`IPR2020-01267
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`“wherein the respective video-on-demand application-readable metadata is
`generated according to the respective specified metadata” ’388 (1);
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`“closed system” ’388 (1);
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`“A method for receiving, via the Internet, video content to be viewed on an
`Internet-connected digital device associated with a subscriber of a video-on-
`demand system using a hierarchically arranged interactive electronic program
`guide, comprising:” ’101 (1) Preamble;
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`“A set-top box . . . programmed to perform the steps of . . . in response to the TV
`service subscriber selecting, via a control unit in communication with the set-top
`box, a first respective title associated with a first video content from the
`hierarchical structure of respective category information and subcategory
`information of the video-on-demand content menu using drill-down navigation,
`transmitting the selection to the set-top box for display on the TV equipment”
`’388 (1);
`“the plurality of different display templates” ’269 (1).
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`After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs, oral argument, and the applicable law, the Court
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`enters its final constructions for each term as shown below.
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`Claim(s)
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`Term
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`’388 (1); ’791 (1);
`’026 (1); ’269 (1)
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`“Web-based content management
`system” (“WBCMS”)
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`’388 (1); ’026 (1);
`’269 (1)
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`’388 (1)
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`’791 (1)
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`“wherein the respective video content
`was uploaded to a Web-based content
`management system by a respective
`content provider device associated with
`a respective video content provider via
`the Internet in a digital video format
`along with respective specified metadata
`including respective title information,
`category information, and subcategory
`information designated by the respective
`video content provider to specify a
`respective hierarchical location of a
`respective title of the respective video
`content within the video on-demand
`content menu displayed on the TV
`equipment”
`“wherein the respective video-on-
`demand application-readable metadata is
`generated according to the respective
`specified metadata”
`“predetermined video-on-demand
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`Court’s Final Construction
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`“a system accessible over the Internet,
`including the Web, for managing
`content”
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Not mixed method and apparatus
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`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`’101 (1)
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`application”
`“wherein the interactive electronic
`program guide enables the subscriber
`using the Internet-connected digital
`device to navigate in a drill-down
`manner through titles by category
`information in order to locate a first of
`the titles whose associated video content
`is desired for viewing on the Internet
`connected digital device using the same
`category information in metadata
`associated with the video content”
`“closed system”
`’388 (1)
`’101 (1) Preamble A method for receiving, via the Internet,
`video content to be viewed on an
`Internet-connected digital device
`associated with a subscriber of a video-
`on-demand system using a hierarchically
`arranged interactive electronic program
`guide, comprising:
`’791 (1) Preamble A method for video-on-demand content
`delivery for providing video-on-demand
`services to a plurality of television
`service subscribers via a television
`service provider system that comprises a
`video-on-demand content delivery
`system having one or more computers,
`the method comprising:
`’026 (1) Preamble An Internet-connected digital device for
`receiving, via the Internet, video content
`to be viewed by a subscriber of a video-
`on-demand system using a hierarchically
`arranged electronic program guide,
`’269 (1) Preamble An interactive mobile application for
`providing via the Internet video content
`to be viewed by a subscriber of a video-
`on-demand system using a hierarchically
`arranged electronic program guide,
`stored on nonvolatile computer readable
`memory operatively connected to a
`subscriber device,
`“in response to the TV subscriber
`selecting . . . a first respective title
`associated with a first video content . . .
`transmitting the selection to the set-top
`box for display on the TV equipment”
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`’388 (1)
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`’026 (1, 2);
`’269 (1, 5);
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`“image”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
`Not limiting.
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`Not limiting.
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`The underlined portion of the preamble
`is limiting.
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`The underlined portion of the preamble
`is limiting.
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`“in response to the TV subscriber
`selecting . . . a first respective title
`associated with a first video content . . .
`transmitting the selection of a first
`respective title associated with the first
`video content to the set-top box for
`display on the TV equipment”
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`’101 (1, 3)
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`’269 (1)
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`’026 (7)
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`’388 (1);
`’791 (1)
`’388 (1, 2);
`’791 (1, 2)
`’388 (1)
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`’026 (1)
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`“the plurality of different display
`templates”
`“the first video-on-demand program
`content”
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`“TV equipment”
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`“Image” is not limited to “a static, two-
`dimensional image.”
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“the content associated with the
`particular one of the titles desired for
`viewing”
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“control unit”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“A set-top box . . . programmed to
`perform the steps of . . . providing, to the
`TV subscriber at the set-top box, the
`video-on-demand content menu for
`navigating through titles, including the
`respective titles of the respective video
`content, in a drill-down manner by
`category information and subcategory
`information in order to locate a
`particular one of the titles whose
`associated video content is desired for
`viewing on the TV equipment, wherein
`the video-on-demand content menu lists
`the titles using the same hierarchical
`structure of respective category
`information and subcategory
`information as was designated by the
`respective video content provider in the
`respective specified metadata for the
`respective video content, wherein a
`plurality of different video display
`templates are accessible to the set-top
`box, and wherein the video-on-demand
`content menu is generated using at least
`one of the plurality of different video
`display templates and based at least
`upon the respective specified metadata”
`“the Internet-connected digital device
`being configured to obtain and present to
`the subscriber an electronic program
`guide as a templatized video-on-demand
`display, which uses at least one of a
`plurality of different display templates to
`which the Internet-connected digital
`device has access, to enable a subscriber
`using the Internet-connected digital
`device to navigate in a drilldown manner
`through titles by category information in
`order to locate a particular one of the
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`’269 (1)
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`titles whose associated video content is
`desired for viewing on the Internet-
`connected digital device using the same
`category information as was designated
`by a video content provider in metadata
`associated with the video content”
`“An interactive mobile application for
`providing via the Internet video content
`to be viewed by a subscriber of a video-
`on-demand system using a
`hierarchically arranged electronic
`program guide, stored on non-volatile
`computer readable memory operatively
`connected to a subscriber device, the
`interactive mobile application being
`configured to obtain from a digital
`television service provider system and
`present to the subscriber, via the
`subscriber device, an electronic program
`guide including a templatized video-on-
`demand display, which uses at least one
`display template to which the subscriber
`device has access, to enable the
`subscriber using the subscriber device to
`navigate in a drill-down manner, from a
`first level of a hierarchical structure of
`the electronic program guide based on
`category information to a second level of
`the hierarchical structure of the
`electronic program guide based on
`subcategory information in order to
`locate a particular one of a
`plurality of titles whose associated video
`content is desired for viewing on
`demand via the subscriber device”
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`SIGNED this 20th day of November, 2020.
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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