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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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`Apple Inc.,
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`Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant,
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` Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff.
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`Case No. 2:18-cv-134-RWS
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`AMENDED JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND
`PREHEARING STATEMENT PURSUANT TO P.R. 4-3
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`Plaintiff, Omni MedSci, Inc. (“Omni MedSci”), and Defendant, Apple, Inc. (“Apple”),
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`submit the parties’ Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement pursuant to Patent Local
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`Rule 4-3 and the Court’s Amended Docket Control Order. See ECF Nos. 48 and 101.
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`The patents-in-suit are:
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`1. U.S. Patent No. 9,651,533
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`2. U.S. Patent No. 9,757,040
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`3. U.S. Patent No. 9,867,286
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`4. U.S. Patent No. 9,885,698
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`A.
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`Agreed Claim Constructions (P.R. 4-3(a))
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a), the parties present below the agreed construction of the claim
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`terms/phrases. If the parties are able to reach further agreement concerning the constructions of
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`any of the remaining claim terms and phrases at issue, they will supplement the Joint Statement.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. – Ex. 1043, p. 1
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`Patent (Claim Nos.)
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`Claim Term or Phrase
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`Agreed Construction
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`’286 patent (16, 17, 19, 20)
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`Preamble
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`’698 patent (1, 2, 3)
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`Preamble
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`‘533 patent (5, 13)
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`“pulse rate”
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`Disputed Claim Constructions (P.R. 4-3(b))
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`B.
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`The preamble is not limiting
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`The preamble is not limiting
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`Number of pulses of light per
`unit of time.
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(b), in the chart attached as Appendix A, the parties identify the
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`disputed claim terms and phrases, state their positions on those terms and phrases, identify all
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`references from the specification or prosecution history that support that construction, and identify
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`any extrinsic evidence on which the party intends to rely. Each party may rely on any intrinsic or
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`extrinsic evidence identified by the other party. Each party may amend, correct, or supplement its
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`claim construction positions and supporting evidence in response to any change of position by the
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`other party, in response to information received during claim construction discovery, or for other
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`good cause.
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`C.
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`Length of the Claim Construction Hearing (P.R. 4-3(c))
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(c), the parties request an oral argument. If the Court permits an oral
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`argument, the parties request 1.5 hours per side (3 hours total) for the claim construction hearing.
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`D.
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`Live Witness Testimony at the Claim Construction Hearing (P.R. 4-3(d))
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`The parties do not believe that live testimony is necessary at the Claim Construction Hearing.
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`E.
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`Other Issues (P.R. 4-3(e))
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(e), the parties state that at present they are unaware of any additional
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`issues that might require the scheduling of a prehearing conference. Should either party become
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`aware of such issues that it believes calls for a prehearing conference, it will notify the other party
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`and the Court and propose dates for a prehearing conference.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. – Ex. 1043, p. 2
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Kelley Conaty
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`Kelley A. Conaty (TX Bar No.: 24040716)
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`2021 McKinney Avenue Suite 2000
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Phone: (214) 981-3300 / Fax: (214) 981-3400
`Email: kconaty@sidley.com
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`Melissa Richards Smith (TX Bar No. 24001351)
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, TX 75670
`Phone: (903) 934-8450 / Fax: (903) 934-9257
`Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
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`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`787 Seventh Avenue
`New York, NY 10019
`Phone: (212) 839-5300 / Fax: (212) 839-5599
`Email: clfukuda@sidley.com
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`Irene Yang
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`555 California Street, Suite 2000
`San Francisco, CA 94104
`Phone: (415) 772-1200 / Fax: (415) 772-7400
`Email: dlanderson@sidley.com
`Email: irene.yang@sidley.com
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`Jeffrey Kushan
`Thomas A. Broughan III
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: (202) 736-8000 / Fax: (202) 736-8711
`Email: jkushan@sidley.com
`Email: tbroughan@sidley.com
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`David T. Pritikin
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`One South Dearborn
`Chicago, IL 60603
`Telephone: (312) 853-7359
`Facsimile: (312) 853-7036
`Email: dpritikin@sidley.com
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`Attorneys for Apple Inc.
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`Dated: January 11, 2019
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`/s/ Christopher C. Smith (with permission)
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`Thomas A. Lewry LEAD COUNSEL
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`John S. LeRoy (MI Bar No. P61964)
`Robert C. J. Tuttle (MI Bar No. P25222)
`John M. Halan (MI Bar No. P37616)
`Christopher C. Smith (MI Bar No. P73936)
`BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
`1000 Town Center, Twenty-Second Floor
`Southfield, Michigan 48075
`Telephone: (248) 358-4400
`Facsimile: (248) 358-3351
`Email: tlewry@brookskushman.com
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`jleroy@brookskushman.com
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`rtuttle@brookskushman.com
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`jhalan@brookskushman.com
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`csmith@brookskushman.com
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`T. John Ward, Jr.
`Texas State Bar No. 00794818
`E-mail: jw@wsfirm.com
`Claire Abernathy Henry
`Texas State Bar No. 24053063
`E-mail: claire@wsfirm.com
`WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC
`PO Box 1231
`Longview, Texas 75606
`Telephone: (903) 757-6400
`Facsimile: (903) 757-2323
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`Attorneys for Omni MedSci, Inc.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. – Ex. 1043, p. 3
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that a copy of the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance with
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`Local Rule CV-5(a). Therefore, this document was served on all counsel who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A). Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d) and
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`Local Rule CV-5(d) and (e), all other counsel of record not deemed to have consented to electronic
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`service were served with a true and correct copy of the foregoing by email on January 11, 2019.
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` /s/ Kelley Conaty
`Kelley Conaty
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. – Ex. 1043, p. 4
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`Claim Term or
`Phrase
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`Patent (Claim
`Nos.)
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Construction
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Intrinsic/Extrinsic Evidence Apple’s Construction
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`Apple’s Intrinsic/
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`O1
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`“modulating [of] at
`least one of the
`LEDs”
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`‘286 (16, 19)
`‘698 (1)
`‘040 (1)
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`Pulsing the light, or
`varying the frequency
`of the light, produced
`by at least one of the
`LEDs.
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`‘040 (14:45-60, 16:65-17:32,
`21:1-19)
`‘698 (14:32-53, 23:7-22,
`25:29-62)
`‘286 (17:54-18:2, 20:29-42,
`24:11-29)
`Extrinsic Evidence:
`The American Heritage
`Science Dictionary © 2011.
`Published by Houghton
`Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
`Co. (definition of
`“modulate”) (available at
`http://www.dictionary.com/br
`owse/modulate)
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`IEEE 100
`The Authoritative Dictionary
`of IEEE Standards Terms
`Seventh Term © 2000
`(definition of “pulse-width
`modulation”)
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`Microsoft Computer
`Dictionary Fourth Edition ©
`1999 (definitions of “pulse
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`Varying the frequency
`of the light produced by
`at least one of the LEDs
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`533 (5:11-15, 5:43-47)
`698 (2:60-66, 4:7-29,
`14:14-16, 14:32-53, see
`also claims 1, 10)
`040 (8:24-33, 21:1-19, see
`also claims 1, 6)
`286 (24:11-29, see also
`claims 1, 9, 16, 19)
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`Extrinsic
`U.S. Patent App. Pub.
`2005/0049468 at APL-
`OMNI_00009797
`(paragraphs [0010], [0014],
`[0020], [0027], [0054],
`[0065]-[0070], [0076]-
`[0078], claims 10-13, and
`Figs. 3, 4, 7(a-c)).
`Dictionary definition of
`“modulate” at APL-
`OMNI_00075927
`IEEE 100, The
`Authoritative Dictionary of
`IEEE Standards Terms,
`Seventh Term © 2000
`(definition of “pulse-width
`modulation”)
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`Claim Term or
`Phrase
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`Patent (Claim
`Nos.)
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Construction
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Intrinsic/Extrinsic Evidence Apple’s Construction
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`Apple’s Intrinsic/
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`width modulation” and
`“pulse duration modulation”).
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`O2
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`“wherein the
`receiver is
`configured to use a
`lock-in technique
`that detects the
`modulation
`frequency”
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`’698 patent (1)
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`The receiver is
`configured to detect the
`modulation frequency
`of the optical beam and
`lessen noise outside the
`modulation frequency.
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`‘698 (14:32-52; 21:45-55)
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`Microsoft Computer
`Dictionary Fourth Edition
`© 1999 (definitions of
`“pulse width modulation”
`and “pulse duration
`modulation”)
`Microsoft Computer
`Dictionary Third Edition ©
`1997 (definitions of
`“modulation,” “pulse
`duration modulation,” and
`“pulse width modulation”)
`See generally The
`Biomedical Engineering
`Handbook at APL-
`OMNI_00075957-76034.
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`533 (16:54-17:6, 18:43-
`19:2)
`698 (14:32-54, 21:45-55;
`Plain and ordinary
`see also claims 1, 8, 9, 10,
`meaning. The receiver
`17, 18)
`is configured to
`040 (13:29-40, 18:37-55,
`analyze the optical
`20:60-67, 21:1-19)
`beam to identify and
`then lock onto the
`286 (15:16-27, 21:47-65,
`modulation frequency.
`24:3-10, 24:11-29)
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`Extrinsic
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`Claim Term or
`Phrase
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`Patent (Claim
`Nos.)
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Construction
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Intrinsic/Extrinsic Evidence Apple’s Construction
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`Apple’s Intrinsic/
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`Dictionary definition of
`“frequency modulation” at
`APL-OMNI_00075937.
`Dictionary definitions of
`“modulation” at APL-
`OMNI_00075927, APL-
`OMNI_00075951.
`See generally “About Lock-
`In Amplifiers” at APL-
`OMNI_00075906-75914;
`“Lock-in amplifier” at
`APL-OMNI_00075915-
`75920; “Different
`Approaches of Spectral
`Subtraction method for
`Enhancing the Speech
`Signal in Noisy
`Environments” by Fukane
`et al. (International Journal
`of Scientific & Engineering
`Research, Volume 2, Issue
`5, May-2011); “Design of
`Narrow-Band FIR
`Bandpass Digital Filters
`with Reduced Arithmetic
`Complexity” by Neuvo et
`al. (IEEE Transactions on
`Circuits and Systems, Vol.
`Cas-34, No. 4, April 1987);
`OMS003544-OMS003555;
`and “The Biomedical
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`Claim Term or
`Phrase
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`Patent (Claim
`Nos.)
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Construction
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Intrinsic/Extrinsic Evidence Apple’s Construction
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`Apple’s Intrinsic/
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`A1
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`“[a plurality of] /
`[one or more]
`lenses”
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`’533 patent (5,
`13)
`’040 patent (1)
`’698 patent (1)
`’286 patent
`(16)
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`‘533 (5:15-18; 5:47-50; 7:16-
`24; 17:7-10; 17:37-43; 18:46-
`49; 20:12-26)
`‘040 (Fig. 4; 3:37-40; 4:6-9;
`4:44-45; 5:4-7; 6:20-28;
`12:8-10; 12:15-18; 12:39-40;
`13:7-12; 14:61-15:8)
`No construction needed.
`Plain and ordinary
`‘698 (2:53-56; 3:20-23; 3:55-
`meaning.
`57; 4:13-17; 8:6-14; 20:57-
`58; 21:22-24; 23:23-42)
`‘286 (Fig. 4; 3:43-45; 4:6-8;
`4:37-39; 5;3-6; 5:39-42;
`6:11-13; 6:39-42; 7:60-8:1;
`14:2-5; 14:24-27; 14:61-63;
`18:3-17)
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`[a plurality of / one or
`more] transparent
`surfaces used to
`collimate (make
`parallel) or focus rays
`of light
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`Engineering Handbook” at
`APL-OMNI_00075957-
`76034.
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`533 (Fig. 16B, Fig. 18,
`5:15-18, 5:47-50, 17:34-43,
`18:43-52, 20:25-26, see
`also claims 5, 13)
`698 (2:53-58, 3:20-25,
`20:57-58, 21:22-24, 23:40-
`42, see also claims 1, 10)
`040 (3:37-41, 4:6-10, 12:8-
`10, 12:39-40, 13:7-9, 15:7-
`8, 20:47-50; see also claims
`1, 6)
`286 (3:43-47, 4:6-11, 4:37-
`42, 5:3-7, 5:39-43, 13:62-
`64, 14:26-27, 14:61-63,
`18:16-17, see also claims 1,
`9, 16)
`533 file history at
`OMS008516-8518
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`Extrinsic
`Dictionary definitions of
`“lens” at APL-
`OMNI_00075926, APL-
`OMNI_00075950.
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`Claim Term or
`Phrase
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`Patent (Claim
`Nos.)
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Construction
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Intrinsic/Extrinsic Evidence Apple’s Construction
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`Apple’s Intrinsic/
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`A2 “beam”
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`’533 patent (5,
`13)
`’040 patent (1)
`’698 patent (1)
`’286 patent
`(16)
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`Photons or light
`transmitted to a location
`in space, which may be
`modulated or
`unmodulated, and
`which may or may not
`contain information.
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`‘533 (9:28-38)
`‘040 (8:24-33)
`‘698 (9:29-40)
`‘286 (10:14-23)
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`A collection of nearly
`parallel rays of light
`transmitted to a
`particular location
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`Dictionary definitions of
`“collimate” at APL-
`OMNI_00075923, APL-
`OMNI_00075935.
`See generally The
`Biomedical Engineering
`Handbook at APL-
`OMNI_00075957-76034.
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`533 (Fig. 17, 5:15-18, 5:47-
`50, 7:50-56, 9:28-38,
`10:12-16, 17:34-43, 18:14-
`27, 20:62-65, see also
`claims 1, 5, 12, 13)
`698 (2:53-58, 3:20-25,
`9:29-38, 10:39-45, 24:12-
`14, see also claims 1, 3, 10,
`14)
`040 (Fig. 12C, 3:37-41,
`4:6-10, 6:57-63, 8:24-33,
`15:45-47, 20:32-38, see
`also claims 1, 6, 7, 9)
`286 (Fig. 12C, 3:43-47,
`4:6-11, 4:37-42, 5:3-7,
`5:39-43, 8:47-53, 10:14-23,
`18:54-56, 23:42-48, see
`also claims 1, 9, 16)
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`Extrinsic
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`Claim Term or
`Phrase
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`Patent (Claim
`Nos.)
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Construction
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`Omni MedSci’s
`Intrinsic/Extrinsic Evidence Apple’s Construction
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`Apple’s Intrinsic/
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`Dictionary definitions of
`“beam” at APL-
`OMNI_00076037, APL-
`OMNI_00076040.
`See generally The
`Biomedical Engineering
`Handbook at APL-
`OMNI_00075957-76034.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. – Ex. 1043, p. 10
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