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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
`Petitioner
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`LITL LLC
`Patent Owner
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`IPR Case No. IPR2021-00681
`U.S. Patent No. 8,289,688
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`Prosecution History of the '688 Patent
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`JP 1994-242853 to Shimura
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`Certified English translation of JP 1994-242853 ("Shimura")
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`U.S. Pub. No. 2006/0034042 to Hisano et al. ("Hisano")
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`U.S. Pub. No. 2005/0062715 to Tsuji et al. ("Tsuji")
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`JP 1996-179851 to Shigeo
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`Certified English translation of JP 1996-179851 ("Shigeo")
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`U.S. Pat. No. 6,918,159 to Choi ("Choi")
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`Declaration of Jean Renard Ward
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`Curriculum Vitae of Jean Renard Ward
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`Claim Listing
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`Family Diagram of Modified Shimura Computers
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`Clifford & Gomez, Measuring Tilt with Low-g Accelerometers
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`U.S. Pub. No. 2005/0122318 to Tonouchi et al. ("Tonouchi")
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`DE 1031455A1 to Schweizer
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`Certified English translation of DE 1031455A1 ("Schweizer")
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`Hardy, Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Table PC Review (2007)
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`U.S. Pat. No. 6,882,335 to Saarinen ("Saarinen")
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`U.S. Pat. No. 6,493,216 to Lin ("Lin")
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`U.S. Pat. No. 6,243,258 to Paratore ("Paratore")
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`Hinckley et al., Sensing Techniques for Mobile Interaction
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`Bartlett, Rock 'n' Scroll is Here to Stay (2000) ("Bartlett")
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`U.S. Pat. No. 6,704,007 to Clapper ("Clapper")
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`1028 Microsoft, Microsoft Computer Dictionary Fifth Edition (2002)
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`U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,954 to Nishiyama ("Nishiyama")
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.8 .................................... 1
`Real Parties-In-Interest (§42.8 (b)(1)) ................................................... 1
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`Related Matters (§42.8 (b)(2)) .............................................................. 1
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`Lead and Backup Counsel (§42.8 (b)(3)) .............................................. 2
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`Service Information (§42.8 (b)(4)) ........................................................ 2
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`FEE FOR IPR (37 C.F.R. §42.15(a) and §42.103) ......................................... 2
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`IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.104 ............................. 2
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`Identification of Challenged Claims (§42.104(b)(1)) ........................... 2
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`Grounds of Challenge (§42.104(b)(2)) ................................................. 3
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`RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE '688 PATENT ........... 4
` Overview of '688 Patent ........................................................................ 4
`Prosecution History of the '688 Patent .................................................. 9
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`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ....................................................... 11
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`Claim Listing ....................................................................................... 11
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`VI. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION—37 C.F.R. §42.104 (b)(3) .............................. 11
`"means for rotating" ([11c]) ................................................................ 13
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`"means for detecting" ([11e]) .............................................................. 13
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`"display orientation module" (Claims 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19,
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`and 25) ................................................................................................. 14
`"protection module" (Claim 26) .......................................................... 16
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`VII. PRECISE REASONS FOR RELIEF REQUESTED .................................... 17
`Summary of the Prior Art Applied in This Petition ............................ 17
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`Overview of Shimura ................................................................ 17
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`Overview of Hisano .................................................................. 22
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`Overview of Shigeo .................................................................. 32
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`Overview of Choi ...................................................................... 34
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`Family Diagram ........................................................................ 37
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`Ground 1: Shimura in view of Hisano renders Claims 1-7, 19,
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`Combination of Shimura and Hisano (hereinafter
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`Claim 1 ...................................................................................... 49
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`Claim 2 ...................................................................................... 56
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`Claim 3 ...................................................................................... 56
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`Claim 4 ...................................................................................... 59
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`Claim 5 ...................................................................................... 60
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`Claim 6 ...................................................................................... 60
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`Claim 7 ...................................................................................... 60
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`Claim 19 .................................................................................... 60
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`10. Claim 29 .................................................................................... 63
`11. Claim 30 .................................................................................... 65
`12. Claim 31 .................................................................................... 65
`13. Claim 32 .................................................................................... 65
`Ground 2: Shimura in view of Tsuji renders Claims 12, 13, 24
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`Combination of Shimura and Tsuji (hereinafter the
`"Shimura-Tsuji combination") .................................................. 66
`Claim 12 .................................................................................... 69
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`Claim 13 .................................................................................... 75
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`Claim 24 .................................................................................... 75
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`Claim 26 .................................................................................... 75
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` Ground 3: Shimura in view of Hisano and Tsuji renders Claims
`8, 9, 14-16, 20, 23, and 25 obvious. .................................................... 76
`1.
`Combination of Shimura, Hisano and Tsuji (hereinafter
`the "Shimura-Hisano-Tsuji combination") ............................... 76
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`Claim 9 ...................................................................................... 88
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`Claim 14 .................................................................................... 89
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`Claim 15 .................................................................................... 90
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`Claim 16 .................................................................................... 90
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`Claim 20 .................................................................................... 91
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`Claim 23 .................................................................................... 91
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`Claim 25 .................................................................................... 91
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`Ground 4: Shimura in view of Hisano and Shigeo renders
`Claims 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, and 28 obvious. ......................................... 92
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`Combination of Shimura, Hisano and Shigeo (hereinafter
`the "Shimura-Hisano-Shigeo combination") ............................ 92
`Claim 17 .................................................................................... 95
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`Claim 18 .................................................................................... 97
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`Claim 21 .................................................................................... 98
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`Claim 22 .................................................................................... 98
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`Claim 27 .................................................................................... 99
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`Claim 28 .................................................................................. 100
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`Ground 5: Shimura in view of Hisano, Shigeo, and Choi
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`Combination of Shimura, Hisano, Shigeo, and Choi
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`Claim 11 .................................................................................. 105
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`VIII. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 113
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`Cases
`Allgenesis Biotherapeutics Inc., v. Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC,
`No. IPR2020-01438 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 18, 2021) (Paper 7) ............................. 11-12
`KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
`550 U.S. 398 (2007) .......................................................................... 36, 40, 44, 45
`Phillips v. AWH Corp.
`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) .......................................................................... 26
`Solvay USA Inc. v. WorldSource Enterprises, LLC
`PGR2019-00046, (P.T.A.B. Aug. 13, 2019) (Paper 7) ...................................... 14
`Williamson v. Citrix Online LLC, 792 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2015) .............. 1348-50
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`Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) ............................................................................... 27, 41
`Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) .............................................................................. 27, 41
`Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102 (e) ........................................................................ 27, 37, 41
`Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) ....................................................................................... 1
`Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶6 ..................................................................................... 1
`35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319................................................................................................. 1
`35 U.S.C. § 325(d) ..................................................................................................... 5
`Other Authorities
`37 C.F.R. 42.15(a) ...................................................................................................... 8
`37 C.F.R. 42.100 ...................................................................................................... 26
`83 Fed. Reg. No. 197, 51340 (Oct. 11, 2018) .......................................................... 26
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`INTRODUCTION
`The 31 claims challenged here are directed to a portable computer with
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`multiple display modes and related features, all of which were well-known before
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`the priority date. This portable computer is configurable between various display
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`modes, including laptop, easel, flat, and frame modes. But these modes, and
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`portable computers configurable to transition between them, were all well-known
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`before the priority date. Related claimed features include a hinge assembly,
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`display mode detection based on a rotation sensor, and automatic rotation based on
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`a detected display mode. But likewise, these and other claimed features were also
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`As explained below, five prior art patents—Shimura, Hisano, Tsuji, Shigeo,
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`and Choi—in various combinations render obvious all 31 challenged claims. This
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.8
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`The real-party-in-interest is Lenovo (United States) Inc. ("Petitioner"),
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`which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Lenovo Group Limited.
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`The patent at issue, U.S. Patent No. 8,289,688 ("'688 Patent"), is the subject
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`Petitioner appoints Martin Bader (Reg. No. 54,736) of Sheppard, Mullin,
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`Richter & Hampton LLP as Lead Counsel, and appoints Nam Kim (Reg. No.
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`64,160), and Mike Kim (Reg. No. 72,867), of the same firm as Back-Up Counsel.
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`An appropriate Power of Attorney is filed concurrently herewith.
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`Service Information (§42.8 (b)(4))
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`Service of any documents to Counsel can be made via hand delivery to
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`Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, 12275 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San
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`III. FEE FOR IPR (37 C.F.R. §42.15(a) and §42.103)
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`IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.104
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`Petitioner is not barred or estopped from requesting IPR challenging the claims of
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`Identification of Challenged Claims (§42.104(b)(1))
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`This Petition challenges the validity of claims 1-9 and 11-32 of the '688
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`§103 Obvious over Shimura in view of Hisano
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`2008, claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/041,365, filed April 1,
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`2008. Without conceding priority entitlement, for purposes of this Petition only, it
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`1 None of the five references relied on in this Petition were cited during
`prosecution of the '688 Patent. Nor were "the same or substantially the same prior
`art or arguments [otherwise] previously [] presented to the Office" during such
`prosecution. 35 U.S.C. § 325(d). Accordingly, the Board has no reason to
`exercise its discretion to deny institution under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d). See Solvay
`USA Inc. v. WorldSource Enterprises, LLC, PGR2019-00046, slip op. at 14
`(P.T.A.B. Aug. 13, 2019) (Paper 7). While Shimura and Hisano were cited in an
`IDS during prosecution of other patents that claim the benefit of the '688 Patent,
`this is insufficient. See Allgenesis Biotherapeutics Inc., v. Cloudbreak
`Therapeutics, LLC, No. IPR2020-01438, slip op. at 11–12 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 18,
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`The '688 Patent is directed to a "portable computer that is configurable
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`portable computer has a conventional laptop appearance) and an easel mode in
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`which the computer base and its display component stand vertically forming an
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`inverted 'V.'" EX-1001, Abstract. The portable computer 100 is configurable into
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`the plurality of display modes (e.g., FIGs. 1, 4, 26, and 27 below, corresponding to
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`a laptop mode, an easel mode, a frame mode, and a flat mode) based on a hinge
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`The displayed content of the '688 Patent can be rotated 90° or 180° so that
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`the displayed content is oriented properly for an intended user. EX-1001, 8:7-16,
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`16:27-50. The 90° or 180° rotation may be manual or automated. EX-1001,
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`portable computer uses an orientation (or mode) sensor that detects whether the
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`portable computer is in a laptop mode or an easel mode and adjusts the display
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`accordingly. EX-1001, 8:17-20. The orientation (or mode) sensor may be located
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`in the hinge assembly 138 and "may be used to determine a precise relative
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`orientation[, such as an angle,] of the base component 104 with respect to the
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`display component 102 . . . to determine [a given display mode.]" EX-1001, 8:26-
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`The '688 Patent also discloses "software and/or hardware protection . . .
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`provided for the keyboard to prevent keys from being pressed (or to prevent the
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`portable computer from responding to pressed keys) when the portable computer is
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`in the frame mode." EX-1001, 16:14-17.
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`Moreover, the '688 Patent discloses integrated navigation hardware that
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`"allows a user to easily and comfortable [sic] control various features and functions
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`of the portable computer, and to manipulate content displayed on the portable
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`computer." EX-1001, 10:55-58. The navigation hardware may include scroll
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`wheel, navigation buttons 166, 168, or conventional tools (e.g., touchpad 108,
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`track ball, mouse, or other peripherals) to "control, adjust and/or select various
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`functionality of the portable computer." EX-1001, 10:59-61, 11:2-10, 15-19, 22-
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`As shown below, at the Critical Date, portable computers using a hinge
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`assembly configurable into a plurality of display modes, including the laptop,
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`easel, frame, and flat modes, were known in the art. EX-1010, ¶¶54, 57-126.
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`Prosecution History of the '688 Patent
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`The '688 Patent was allowed after several Office Actions and claim
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`amendments. EX-1002, passim. In the last office action before allowance, dated
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`for independent claim 12 (now claim 11)) as being anticipated by U.S. Patent No.
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`7,061,472 to Schweizer. EX-1002, 130-32. Applicant-amended independent
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`claim 1 in response to the office action is reproduced below:
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`EX-1002, 98. Applicant also made amendments to other independent claims that
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`led to allowance and are generally related to the following claim features: (1) the
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`for different display modes. Id., 59-73, 99-105.
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`However, as demonstrated below, these features (along with the remaining
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`features in the Challenged Claims) were squarely within the prior art, including the
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`prior art relied upon in this Petition.
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`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
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`A person of ordinary skill in the art ("POSITA") would have had at least a
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`Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer
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`Science, plus two to three years of work experience in designing hardware and/or
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`software aspects of user interfaces for portable computing devices. EX-1010, ¶26.
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`Alternatively, the POSITA could have received a graduate degree such as a
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`Master's degree in the same field with at least one year of work experience related
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`to hardware and/or software design aspects of the user interfaces for portable
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`EX-1012 is a claim listing that enumerates each claim element.
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`VI. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION—37 C.F.R. §42.104 (b)(3)
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`Phillips, 415 F.3d at 1312-1313.
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`With the below exceptions, Petitioner proposes that no terms in the
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`Challenged Claims require express construction for purposes of the current validity
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`challenges. Petitioner reserves the right to respond to any constructions that LiTL
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`concerning indefiniteness or claim scope that may be raised in other proceedings.
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`During prosecution, the Examiner identified that limitations [11c] and [11e]
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`(highlighted below) invoke 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶6. EX-1002, 64-65, 195-196. The
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`following functions and corresponding structures identified by the Examiner will
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`"means for detecting" ([11e])
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`The function in Claim 3 is "display[ing] content on the display screen in one
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`The function in [4b] is "display[ing] content on the display screen in the one
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`The function in Claim 5 is "display[ing] the content in a first content
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`the easel mode."
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`The function in [13a] is "control[ling] an orientation of the content displayed
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`The function in [14b] is "automatically display[ing] the content in the first
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`orientation when the portable computer is configured into the laptop mode and in
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`the second orientation when the portable computer is configured into the easel
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`mode."
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`The function in [16b] is "automatically adjust[ing] the orientation of the
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`content displayed on the display screen responsive to the information from the
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`mode sensor."
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`The function in [19d] is "orient[ing] the content displayed on the single
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`display screen responsive to the physical orientation detected by the orientation
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`sensor between at least a first content display orientation and a second content
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`display orientation."
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`The function in [19e] is "detect[ing] a change between a laptop mode, an
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`The function in [19f] is "trigger[ing] a display inversion from one of the first
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`The function in [19g] is "trigger[ing] a display inversion from one of the
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`content display orientations responsive to the orientation sensor detecting the
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`change between the easel mode and the frame mode."
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`The function in [25b] is "display[ing] the content in the first orientation
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`when the portable computer is configured into the laptop mode and frame mode
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`and in the second orientation when the portable computer is configured into the
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`The corresponding structure for the above-discussed display orientation
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`modules includes at least hardware and/or software (e.g., central processing unit,
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`memory, and other components of the portable computer) configured to orient the
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`displayed content in various display modes as described in the '688 Patent
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`specification at 6:38-42, 8:7-20, 13:64-14:6, 16:27-50 and its equivalents.
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`"protection module" (Claim 26)
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`means-plus-function limitation under 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶6. See Williamson v. Citrix
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`memory, and other components of the portable computer) configured to prevent
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`keys of the keyboard from being pressed or to prevent the portable computer from
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`responding to pressed keys when the portable computer is in the frame mode, as
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`described in the '688 Patent specification at 6:38-42, 16:13-17 and its equivalents.
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`VII. PRECISE REASONS FOR RELIEF REQUESTED
`Summary of the Prior Art Applied in This Petition
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`Overview of Shimura
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`Shimura published as Japanese Patent No. 1994-242853 on September 2,
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`1994, from an application filed on February 15, 1993. Shimura therefore qualifies
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`as prior art under at least pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(a) and (b). The Shimura
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`reference was published in Japanese (EX-1003), and a certified English translation
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`is provided herein (EX-1004, reference hereinafter will be made to the certified
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`English translation for simplicity).
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`Shimura is directed to a portable "computer which can adopt a mode suitable
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`• main part 101 (dark green) with keyboard 104 (light green);
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`• cover part 102 (dark blue) with display means 105 (light blue);
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`• coupling part 103 (red) fastening main part 101 to cover part 102;
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`• display reverse switch 106 (orange) to set the display to a normal view or an
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`(below). EX-1004, ¶¶11-17. The coupling part 103 may include two shafts 150,
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`151, which facilitates rotating cover part 102 about main part 101, as illustrated in
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`Figure 2 (below). Id., ¶¶13-14. The coupling part 103 includes main support part
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`112 of the main part 101 and cover support part 113 of the cover part 102. Id.,
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`3 (above). EX-1004, ¶14. In a second display mode, corresponding to the laptop
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`mode of the '688 Patent, the keyboard 104 is facing upward and the display means
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`105 is facing the user, as illustrated in Figure 1 (below). Id., ¶¶11, 14. In a third
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`display mode, corresponding to the flat mode of the '688 Patent, the keyboard 104
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