Case 6:20-cv-01128-ADA Document 65 Filed 12/15/21 Page 1 of 6
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`STRATOSAUDIO INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
`v.
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`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA,
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`Defendant.
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`STRATOSAUDIO INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
`v.
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`MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`STRATOSAUDIO INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
`v.
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`SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`STRATOSAUDIO INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
`v.
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`VOLVO CARS USA, LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`STRATOSAUDIO INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
`v.
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-01125-ADA
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-1126-ADA
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-1128-ADA
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-1129-ADA
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-01131-ADA
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`Case 6:20-cv-01128-ADA Document 65 Filed 12/15/21 Page 2 of 6
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`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
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`The parties in thee above-titled five cases requested the Court to construe claim terms of
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`of the following patents:
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`• U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081 (“’081 patent”), claims 9-11, and 23
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`• U.S. Patent No. 8,688,028 (“’028 patent”), claims 11, 14, 16, and 18
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`• U.S. Patent No. 8,903,307 (“’307 patent”), claims 11, 16, and 18
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`• U.S. Patent No. 9,584,843 (“’843 patent”), claims 10, 11, and 13
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`• U.S. Patent No. 9,143,833 (“’833 patent”), claims 1, 3, 5-7, and 9
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`• U.S. Patent No. 9,294,806 (“’806 patent”), claims 5-8, and 10
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`• U.S. Patent No. 9,355,405 (“’405 patent”), claims 12-16
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`The Court provided preliminary constructions on September 27, 2021 and held a claim
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`construction hearing on September 28, 2021. After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs,
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`oral arguments, and the applicable law, the Court enters its final constructions for each term as
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`shown below:
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`Term
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`associated/associating/
`association terms
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`(’307 patent claims 11, 16,
`and 18; ’028 patent claims
`11, 14, 16, and 18; ’806
`patent claims 5-8 and 10;
`’843 patent claims 10-11 and
`13; ’833 patent claims 1, 3,
`5-7, and 9)
`“associating each media
`content identifying data
`element with at least one of a
`plurality of media content”
`(’028 patent claims 11, 14,
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`Plaintiff’s Proposal
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`Defendants’ Proposal
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`Indefinite under 35
`U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2
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`Final
`Court’s
`Construction
`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`Invalid under 35 U.S.C.
`§§ 101 and 112, ¶ 2
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`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
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`1
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`Term
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`Plaintiff’s Proposal
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`Defendants’ Proposal
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`Final
`Court’s
`Construction
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`16, and 18; ’307 patent
`claims 11, 16, and 18)
`“The method of claim 11,
`wherein at least one of the
`receiving, storing,
`aggregating, correlating
`operations are accessible by
`at least one of the following:
`a response authentication
`system, a broadcaster, an
`advertiser, a content provider,
`a wireless carrier, a web
`portal, a third party
`database.”
`(’028 patent, claim 14)
`“interactive media receiver”
`(’833 patent, claims 1, 3, 5-7,
`and 9)
`“responder identifier” (’833
`patent, claims 1, 3, 5-7, and
`9)
`“third party” (’843 patent,
`claims 10, 11, and 13; ’806
`patent, claims 5-8 and 10)
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`“third party encoded data”
`(’806 patent, claims 5-8, and
`10); “encoded third party
`data” (’843 patent, claims 10,
`11, and 13)
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`“stream scanner module”
`(’806 patent, claims 5-8 and
`10)
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`Indefinite under 35
`U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2
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`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
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`Indefinite under 35
`U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2
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`Indefinite under 35
`U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2
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`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
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`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
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`Indefinite under 35
`U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2
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`See “third party”
`terms below
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`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
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`“third party encoded
`data” and “encoded third
`party data” should each
`be given their distinct
`plain and ordinary
`meanings.
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`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning; § 112 ¶
`6 does not apply
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`Means-plus-function
`under 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶
`6 (pre-AIA)
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`Function for claim 5:
`Scan a stream to obtain a
`data stream associated
`with the electronic
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`The Court should
`construe “third party
`encoded data” and
`“encoded third party
`data” as below
`“third party encoded
`data”: “encoded data
`obtained from a party
`that is neither the source
`nor the recipient of the
`electronic transmission”
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`“encoded third party
`data”: “an encoding of
`data obtained from a
`party that is neither the
`source nor the recipient
`of the electronic
`transmission”
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning.
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`If 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6
`(pre-AIA) applies, the
`function is obtaining a
`data stream associated
`with the electronic
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`Term
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`Plaintiff’s Proposal
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`Defendants’ Proposal
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`transmission of the
`media segment.
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`The corresponding
`structure is computer
`software and hardware
`that (1) obtains broadcast
`data in a known format
`such as AM, FM,
`Internet, satellite, WiFi,
`Analog Television,
`Digital Television,
`wireless, peer to peer,
`cable, or their
`equivalents, and (2)
`obtains from the
`transmission a data
`stream accompanying the
`broadcast stream in any
`of a number of known
`formats such as Radio
`Data System (RDS),
`Radio Broadcast Data
`System (RDBS), Data
`Radio Channel (DARC),
`Digital Audio
`Broadcasting (DAB),
`Digital Multimedia
`Broadcasting (DMB),
`Digital Video Broadcast-
`Handhelds (DVB-H), In
`Band on Channel
`(IBOC), Digital Radio
`Mondiale (DRM), or
`their equivalents.
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning.
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`If 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6
`(pre-AIA) applies, the
`function is analyzing the
`third party encoded data
`extracted from the data
`stream, whereby the
`analysis generates
`analysis data that
`includes at least an
`identifying data that
`initiates identification of
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`3
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`“stream analysis module”
`(’806 patent, claims 5-8 and
`10)
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`Final
`Court’s
`Construction
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`transmission of the
`media segment
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`Function for claim 6:
`Scan a stream to obtain a
`data stream associated
`with the electronic
`transmission of the
`media segment over a
`public broadcast.
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`Structure: Indefinite
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`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning; § 112 ¶
`6 does not apply
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`Means-plus-function
`under 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶
`6 (pre-AIA)
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`Function: Analyze a
`stream to analyze the
`third party encoded data
`extracted from the data
`stream, whereby the
`analysis generates
`analysis data that
`includes at least an
`identifying data that
`initiates identification of
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`Final
`Court’s
`Construction
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`the media segment.
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`Structure: Indefinite
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`Plain and
`ordinary meaning
`Plain and
`ordinary
`meaning; § 112 ¶
`6 does not apply
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`Indefinite under 35
`U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2
`Means-plus-function
`under 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶
`6 (pre-AIA)
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`Function: Scan a
`broadcast to receive the
`specific instance of the
`media segment in the
`electronic transmission
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`Structure: Indefinite
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`Term
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`Plaintiff’s Proposal
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`Defendants’ Proposal
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`“correlating” (’806 patent,
`claims 5-8 and 10)
`“broadcast scanning module”
`(’843 patent, claims 10, 11,
`and 13)
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`the media segment.
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`The corresponding
`structure is software and
`hardware that decodes
`data in the Radio Data
`System (RDS), Radio
`Broadcast Data System
`(RBDS), Data Radio
`Channel (DARC),
`Digital Audio
`Broadcasting (DAB),
`Digital
`Multimedia Broadcasting
`(DMB), Digital Video
`Broadcast-Handhelds
`(DVB-H), In Band on
`Channel (IBOC), or
`Digital Radio Mondiale
`(DBM) formats, or their
`equivalents.
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
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`If 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6
`(pre-AIA) applies, the
`function is receiving the
`specific instance of the
`media segment in the
`electronic transmission
`
`The corresponding
`structure is computer
`software and hardware
`that (1) obtains broadcast
`data in a known format
`such as AM, FM,
`Internet, satellite, WiFi,
`Analog Television,
`Digital Television,
`wireless, peer to peer,
`cable, or their
`equivalents, and (2)
`obtains from the
`transmission a data
`stream accompanying the
`broadcast stream in any
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`Final
`Court’s
`Construction
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`Term
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`Plaintiff’s Proposal
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`Defendants’ Proposal
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`of a number of known
`formats such as Radio
`Data System (RDS),
`Radio Broadcast Data
`System (RDBS), Data
`Radio Channel (DARC),
`Digital Audio
`Broadcasting (DAB),
`Digital Multimedia
`Broadcasting (DMB),
`Digital Video Broadcast-
`Handhelds (DVB-H), In
`Band on Channel
`(IBOC), Digital Radio
`Mondiale (DRM), or
`their equivalents.
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` SIGNED this 15th day of December, 2021.
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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