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`Plaintiff,
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`BROADBAND iTV, INC.,
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`AT&T SERVICES, INC., and AT&T
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`AUSTIN DIVISION
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
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`Case No. 1:20-cv-717-ADA
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`Case No. 1:20-cv-717-ADA
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`Case No. 6:19-cv-716-ADA
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`Defendants.
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`Plaintiff,
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`BROADBAND iTV, INC.,
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`DIRECTV, LLC,
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`v.
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff,
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`BROADBAND iTV, INC.,
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`DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.,
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`v.
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`Defendant.
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`DISH Ex. 1051, p. 1
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`Under the scheduling orders in the above-captioned cases, Plaintiff Broadband iTV, Inc.
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`(“BBiTV”), Defendants AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Communications, LLC, and DIRECTV,
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`LLC (collectively, “AT&T”) and Defendant DISH Network, L.L.C. (“DISH”) (collectively,
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`“Defendants”) submit this Joint Claim Construction Statement. The cases are consolidated for
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`claim construction proceedings with the hearing scheduled for November 13, 2020.
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`The following patents are asserted in this litigation: U.S. Patent Nos. 9,998,791 (the “’791
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`Patent”), 9,648,388 (the “’388 Patent”), 10,028,026 (the “’026 Patent”), 10,349,101 (the “’101
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`Patent”), and 10,506,269 (the “’269 Patent”).1
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`Below are the parties’ proposed terms for construction.
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`I.
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`AGREED TERMS FOR CONSTRUCTION
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`BBiTV and DISH agree that the term “Internet-connected digital device” in claim 1 of the
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`’026 patent means “a device configured to send or receive information via the Internet.”
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`All parties agree that the underlined portions of the preamble of the ’388 patent are limiting:
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`“A set-top box, providing video-on-demand services and operatively connected to TV equipment
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`of a TV service subscriber, programmed to perform the steps of.”
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`II.
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`DISPUTED TERMS FOR CONSTRUCTION
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`A.
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`“Web-based content management system” (“WBCMS”)
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`Patent
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`’388 (1);
`’791 (1);
`’026 (1);
`’269 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`“a system accessible over the Internet,
`including the Web, for managing
`content.”
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: “a system that includes a
`website that allows content providers
`to manage content over the Internet”
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`DISH: “a system accessible over the
`Internet, including the Web, for
`managing content. The system allows
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`1
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` The ’101 Patent is not asserted against DISH.
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`Patent
`(claim)
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`B.
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`BBiTV’s Construction
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`Defendants’ Construction
`the content provider to manage
`content.”
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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”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1);
`’026 (1);
`’269 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Not indefinite.
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`Defendants’ Construction
`Indefinite as a mixed method and
`apparatus claim pursuant to IPXL
`Holdings, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.,
`430 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
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`C.
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`“wherein the respective video-on-demand application-readable metadata is
`generated according to the respective specified metadata”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Not indefinite.
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: Indefinite as a mixed method
`and apparatus claim pursuant to IPXL
`Holdings, LCC v. Amazon.com, Inc.,
`430 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
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`DISH: No position.
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`D.
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`“predetermined video-on-demand application”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’791 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`If the Court construes: a “video-on-
`demand application determined before
`the receiving step”
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`Not indefinite.
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`Defendants’ Construction
`Indefinite under 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶2
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`E.
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`“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”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’101 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: Indefinite under 35 U.S.C.
`§112, ¶2.
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`DISH: The ’101 patent is not asserted
`against DISH.
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`F.
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`“closed system”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`If the Court construes: a “system
`accessible only to authorized users”
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`Defendants’ Construction
`“a conventional cable television
`system that is distinct from the
`Internet”
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`G.
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`The Preambles of the ’101, ’791, ’026, and ’269 Patents
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`Patent (claim)
`’101 (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:
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`’791 (1):
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`A method for video-on-
`demand content
`delivery for providing
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`Not limiting.
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: The entire preamble
`is limiting.
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`DISH: The ’101 patent is not
`asserted against DISH.
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`Not limiting.
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`No position.
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`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:
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`’026 (1)
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`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):
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`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,
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`The underlined portion of the
`preamble is limiting.
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`The entire preamble is
`limiting.
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`The underlined portion of the
`preamble is limiting.
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`The entire preamble is
`limiting.
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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”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`I.
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`“image”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’026 (1, 2);
`’269 (1, 5);
`’101 (1, 3)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`“Image” is not limited to “a static,
`two-dimensional image.”
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: The claim term “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” means:
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`“in response to the TV subscriber
`selecting a first respective title
`associated with a first video content,
`transmitting the first respective title
`associated with the first video content
`to the set-top box for display on the
`TV equipment”
`DISH: Indefinite under 35 U.S.C.
`§112, ¶2
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: “a static, two-dimensional
`image”
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`DISH: No position.
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`J.
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`“the plurality of different display templates”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’269 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Defendants’ Construction
`Indefinite under 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶2
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`K.
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`“the first video-on-demand program content”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’026 (7)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`“the content associated with the
`particular one of the titles desired for
`viewing”
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`L.
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`“TV equipment”
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`Defendants’ Construction
`Indefinite under 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶2
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1);
`’791 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`If the Court construes: “equipment that
`receives a video signal and displays
`the video content to the subscriber”
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`Defendants’ Construction
`“equipment that receives a video
`signal from a cable service provider
`and displays the video content to the
`subscriber”
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`M.
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`“control unit”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1, 2);
`’791 (1, 2)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`If the Court construes: a “user
`interface connected to the set-top box
`or a remote control.”
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`Not governed by section 112(6).
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`Defendants’ Construction
`This term is governed by section
`112(6).
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`The function is “selecting . . . a first
`respective title associated with a first
`video content.”
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`The corresponding structure is “an
`infrared remote control device” or
`“keyboard.”
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`N.
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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”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’388 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Not governed by section 112(6).
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: This term is governed by
`section 112(6).
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`The function is “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
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`O.
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`based at least upon the respective
`specified metadata.”
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`The specification does not include a
`corresponding structure for performing
`the function and the term is indefinite.
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`DISH: No position.
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`“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 drill-
`down manner through titles by category information in order to locate a
`particular one of the 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”
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`Patent
`(claim)
`’026 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`If the Court construes: the embedded
`term “Internet-connected digital
`device” is “a device configured to send
`or receive information via the Internet”
`Not governed by section 112(6).
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: This term is governed by
`section 112(6).
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`The function is the entire “obtain[ing]
`and present[ing] 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 drill-down
`manner through titles by category
`information in order to locate a
`particular one of the 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.”
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`P.
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`The specification does not include a
`corresponding structure for performing
`the function and the term is indefinite.
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`DISH: No position.
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`“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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`Patent
`(claim)
`’269 (1)
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`BBiTV’s Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Not governed by section 112(6).
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`Defendants’ Construction
`AT&T: This term is governed by
`section 112(6).
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`The function is “obtain[ing] from a
`digital television service provider
`system and present[ing] 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
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`whose associated video content is
`desired for viewing on demand via the
`subscriber device.”
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`The specification does not include a
`corresponding structure for performing
`the function and the term is indefinite.
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`DISH: No position.
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`Dated: November 5, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Robert F. Kramer
`FEINBERG DAY KRAMER ALBERTI
`LIM TONKOVICH & BELLOLI LLP
`Robert F. Kramer (pro hac vice)
`rkramer@feinday.com
`M. Elizabeth Day (pro hac vice)
`eday@feinday.com
`David Alberti (pro hac vice)
`dalberti@feinday.com
`Sal Lim (pro hac vice)
`slim@feinday.com
`Russell S. Tonkovich (pro hac vice)
`rtonkovich@feinday.com
`Marc Belloli (pro hac vice)
`mbelloli@feinday.com
`Lawrence G. McDonough (Admitted to Practice)
`lmcdonough@feinday.com
`Hong Lin (pro hac vice)
`hlin@feinday.com
`Jeremiah A. Armstrong (pro hac vice)
`jarmstrong@feinday.com
`577 Airport Blvd., Suite 250
`Burlingame, California 94010
`Tel: 650-825-4300
`Fax: 650-460-8443
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`Wesley Hill (Texas Bar No. 24032294)
`wh@wsfirm.com
`Andrea L. Fair (Texas Bar No. 24078488)
`andrea@wsfirm.com
`Claire Abernathy Henry (Texas Bar No. 24053063)
`claire@wsfirm.com
`WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC
`1507 Bill Owens Parkway
`Longview, Texas 75604
`Tel: 903-757-6400
`Fax: 903-757-2323
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Broadband iTV, Inc.
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`Dated: November 5, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Roger Fulghum
`Roger Fulghum
`State of Texas Bar No. 00790724
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`910 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002
`Telephone: (713) 229-1707
`Facsimile: (713) 229-2707
`Email: roger.fulghum@bakerbotts.com
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`Timothy S. Durst
`State of Texas Bar No. 00786924
`Jeffery S. Becker
`State of Texas Bar No. 24069354
`Morgan G. Mayne
`State of Texas Bar No. 24084387
`Emily M. Felvey
`State of Texas Bar No. 24116352
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 900
`Dallas, Texas 75201-2980
`Telephone: (214) 953-6816
`Facsimile: (214) 661-4816
`Email: tim.durst@bakerbotts.com
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`jeff.becker@bakerbotts.com
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` morgan.mayne@bakerbotts.com
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`emily.felvey@bakerbotts.com
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`Mark D. Siegmund
`State Bar No. 24117055
`mark@waltfairpllc.com
`LAW FIRM OF WALT FAIR, PLLC
`1508 North Valley Mills Drive
`Waco, Texas 76710
`Telephone: (254) 772-6400
`Facsimile: (254) 772-6432
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Communications, LLC,
`and DIRECTV LLC
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`Dated: November 5, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Clement Roberts
`John P. Palmer
`State Bar No. 15430600
`NAMAN, HOWELL, SMITH & LEE, PLLC
`400 Austin Avenue, 8th Floor
`P.O. Box 1470
`Waco, TX 76701
`Telephone: 254-755-4100
`Facsimile: 254-754-6331
`Email: palmer@namanhowell.com
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`Clement Roberts, pro hac vice
`ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
`The Orrick Building
`405 Howard Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
`Telephone: 415-773-5700
`Email: croberts@orrick.com
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`Alyssa Caridis, pro hac vice
`ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
`777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-5855
`Telephone: 213-629-2020
`Email: acaridis@orrick.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`DISH Network, L.L.C.
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