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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`
`John Albert Kembel, et al.
`In re Patent of:
`8,510,407 Attorney Docket No.: 39843-0149IP1
`U.S. Patent No.:
`August 13, 2013
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`Issue Date:
`Appl. Serial No.: 11/932,553
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`Filing Date:
`October 31, 2007
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`Title:
`DISPLAYING TIME-VARYING INTERNET BASED DATA US-
`ING APPLICATION MEDIA PACKAGES
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF UNITED STATES
`PATENT NO. 8,510,407 PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. §§ 311–319,
`37 C.F.R. § 42
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`II.
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR .......................................................................... 1
`A. Grounds for Standing ................................................................................ 1
`B. Challenge and Relief Requested ............................................................... 1
`C. Claim Construction ................................................................................... 3
`1.
`“networked information monitor” (“NIM”) .................................... 3
`2.
`“networked information monitor template” .................................... 4
`D. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ............................................................. 5
`SUMMARY OF THE ’407 PATENT ............................................................. 5
`A. Brief Description ....................................................................................... 5
`B. Prosecution History ................................................................................... 7
`III. THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE ............................ 8
`A. [GROUND 1A/1B] – Claims 1-4, 7-11, 13-16, and 19-23 are rendered
`obvious by Brown [1A], claims 1-4, 7-16, and 19-24 are rendered
`obvious by Brown and Wecker [1B] ........................................................ 8
`1. Overview of Brown ........................................................................ 9
`2. Overview of Wecker ..................................................................... 10
`3.
`Combination of Brown and Wecker ............................................. 12
`4. Analysis ......................................................................................... 16
`B. [GROUND 1C] – Claims 5-6 and 17-18 are rendered obvious by Brown
`and Beer, and/or Brown and Wecker in view of Beer ............................ 58
`1. Overview of Beer .......................................................................... 58
`2.
`Combination of Brown and Beer .................................................. 59
`3. Analysis ......................................................................................... 63
`C. [GROUND 2] – Claims 1-24 are rendered obvious by Shimada and
`Buchholz ................................................................................................. 65
`1. Overview of Shimada .................................................................... 65
`2. Overview of Buchholz .................................................................. 66
`3.
`Combination of Shimada and Buchholz ....................................... 68
`4. Analysis ......................................................................................... 69
`IV. PTAB DISCRETION SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE INSTITUTION ........100
`A. The General Plastic Factors Favor Institution .....................................100
`B. The Fintiv Factors Favor Institution .....................................................103
`C. The Advanced Bionics Test Favors Institution .....................................104
`CONCLUSION AND FEES .......................................................................105
`V.
`VI. MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R § 42.8(a)(1) .......................105
`A. Real Party-In-Interest Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) ............................105
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`B. Related Matters Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) .....................................105
`C. Lead And Back-Up Counsel Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) .................106
`D. Service Information ..............................................................................106
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`EXHIBITS
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`SAMSUNG-1001 U.S. Patent No. 8,510,407 to Kembel, et al. (“the ’407 Patent”)
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`SAMSUNG-1002 Excerpts from the Prosecution History of the ’407 Patent (“the
`Prosecution History”)
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`SAMSUNG-1003 Declaration of Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt
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`SAMSUNG-1004 Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt
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`SAMSUNG-1005 U.S. Patent No. 6,278,448 B1 (“Brown”)
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`SAMSUNG-1006 U.S. Patent No. 6,449,638 B1 (“Wecker”)
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`SAMSUNG-1007 U.S. Patent No. 5,793,368 (“Beer”)
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`SAMSUNG-1008 U.S. Patent No. 6,789,263 B1 (“Shimada”)
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`SAMSUNG-1009 U.S. Patent No. 6,088,340 (“Buchholz”)
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`SAMSUNG-1010 U.S. Patent No. 6,819,345 B1 (“Jones”)
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`SAMSUNG-1011 HTML 4 Unleashed (“Darnell”)
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`SAMSUNG-1012 IPR2019-01279 Final Written Decision
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`SAMSUNG-1013 U.S. Patent No. 6,342,907 B1 (“Petty”)
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`SAMSUNG-1014 Lenovo Holding Company, Inc. v. DoDots Licensing Solutions
`LLC, No. 2021-1247, 2021 WL 5822248 (Dec. 8, 2021).
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`SAMSUNG-1015 U.S. Patent No. 6,311,058 B1 (“Wecker 2”)
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`SAMSUNG-1016 U.S. Patent No. 5,737,560 (“Yohanan”)
`SAMSUNG-1017 CNET News, “PointCast unveils free news service,”
`https://web.ar-
`chive.org/web/20110616130215/http://news.cnet.com/PointCas
`t-unveils-free-news-service/2100-1023_3-204658.html, last ac-
`cessed Feb. 16, 2023
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`SAMSUNG-1018 Declaration of June Ann Munford
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`SAMSUNG-1019 DoDots Licensing Solutions LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co.,
`Ltd. et al., 6:22-cv-00535, W.D. Tex., filed May 24, 2022
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`SAMSUNG-1020 U.S. Patent No. 6,094,681 (“Shaffer”)
`SAMSUNG-1021 RESERVED
`SAMSUNG-1022 U.S. Patent No. 6,185,614 B1 (“Cuomo”)
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`LISTING OF CHALLENGED CLAIMS
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`A client computing device configured to access content over a net-
`work, the client computing device comprising:
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`electronic storage configured to store networked information monitor
`template associated with a networked information monitor, the net-
`worked information monitor template having therein a definition of a
`viewer graphical user interface having a frame within which time
`varying content in a web browser-readable language may be pre-
`sented on a display associated with the client computing device,
`wherein the frame of the viewer graphical user interface lacks con-
`trols for enabling a user to specify a network location at which con-
`tent for the networked information monitor is available; and
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`one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer
`program modules, the one or more computer program modules being
`configured to access the networked information monitor defined by
`the networked information monitor template, wherein accessing the
`networked information monitor defined by the networked infor-
`mation monitor template results in:
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`transmission, over a network to a web server at a network location,
`of a content request for content to be displayed within the frame of
`the viewer graphical user interface defined by the networked infor-
`mation monitor template:
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`reception, over the network from the web server at the network loca-
`tion, of content transmitted from the web server in response to the
`content request, the content being time-varying:
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`presentation, on the display, of the viewer graphical user interface
`defined by the networked information monitor template outside of
`and separate from any graphical user interface of any other applica-
`tion; and
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`presentation, on the display within the frame of the viewer graphical
`user interface defined by the networked information monitor, of the
`time-varying content received from the web server.
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`Claim 1
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`[1pre]
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`[1.1]
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`[1.2]
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`[1.3]
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`[1.4]
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`[1.5]
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`[1.6]
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`Claim 2
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`[2]
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`Claim 3
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`[3]
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`Claim 4
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`[4]
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`Claim 5
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`[5]
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`Claim 6
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`[6]
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`The method of claim 1, further comprising, responsive to reception
`of one or more elements included in the received time-varying con-
`tent, modifying a feature of said viewer graphical user interface de-
`fined by the networked information monitor template in accordance
`with a modification corresponding to the received one or more ele-
`ments.
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`The client computing device of claim 2, wherein said modification
`corresponding to the received one or more elements comprises a
`modification to an image defined by the networked information mon-
`itor template as forming a part of said viewer graphical user inter-
`face.
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`The client computing device of claim 2, wherein the correspondence
`between the modification and the received one or more elements is
`defined by the networked information monitor template.
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`The client computing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more
`computer program modules and the networked information monitor
`template are configured such that modifying the feature of the viewer
`graphical user interface comprises adjusting a size of the frame of the
`viewer graphical user interface.
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`The client computing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more
`computer program modules and the networked information monitor
`template are configured such that modifying the feature of the viewer
`graphical user interface comprises changing a color of a frame bor-
`der or background of the viewer graphical user interface.
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`Claim 7
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`[7]
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`Claim 8
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`[8]
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`Claim 9
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`[9]
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`Claim 10
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`[10]
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`Claim 11
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`[11]
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`Claim 12
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`[12.1]
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`The client computing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more
`computer program modules and the networked information monitor
`template are configured such that modifying the feature of the viewer
`graphical user interface comprises modifying text of the viewer
`graphical user interface in a manner defined by the networked infor-
`mation monitor template.
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`The client computing device of claim 1, wherein the networked in-
`formation monitor template includes a markup language file.
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`The client computing device of claim 1, wherein one or more com-
`puter program modules are configured such that the time-varying
`content is received from the web server over the network according
`to the TCP/IP protocol.
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`The client computing device of claim 1, wherein the network loca-
`tion corresponds to a uniform resource locator included in the net-
`worked information monitor template.
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`The client computing device of claim 10, wherein the one or more
`computer program modules are further configured such that access-
`ing the networked information monitor defined by the networked in-
`formation monitor template results in transmission of the content re-
`quest to the uniform resource locator included in the networked in-
`formation monitor template, and the content request being transmit-
`ted according to the TCP/IP protocol over the network.
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`The client computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more
`computer program modules are further configured:
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`[12.2]
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`[12.3]
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`[12.4]
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`Claim 13
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`[13pre]
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`[13.1]
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`[13.2]
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`[13.3]
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`[13.4]
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`to transmit, over the network to a networked information monitor
`server, a request for the networked information monitor template:
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`to receive, from the networked information monitor server over the
`network, the networked information monitor template; and
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`to store the networked information monitor template to the electronic
`storage.
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`A computer-implemented method of accessing content over a net-
`work on a client computing device, the client computing device hav-
`ing electronic storage and one or more processors configured to exe-
`cute one or more computer program modules, the client method com-
`prising:
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`storing, to the electronic storage, a networked information monitor
`template associated with a networked information monitor, the net-
`worked information monitor template having therein a definition of a
`viewer graphical user interface having a frame within which time-
`varying content in a web browser-readable language may be pre-
`sented on a display associated with the client computing device,
`wherein the frame of the viewer graphical user interface lacks con-
`trols for enabling a user to specify a network location at which con-
`tent for the networked information monitor is available;
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`accessing the networked information monitor defined by the net-
`worked information monitor template, wherein accessing the net-
`worked information monitor defined by the networked information
`monitor template results in:
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`transmission, over a network to a web server at a network location,
`of a content request for content to be displayed in the viewer graph-
`ical user interface defined by the networked information monitor
`template;
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`reception, over the network from the web server at the network loca-
`tion, of content transmitted from the web server in response to the
`content request, the content being time-varying:
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`[13.5]
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`[13.6]
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`Claim 14
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`[14]
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`Claim 15
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`[15]
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`Claim 16
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`[16]
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`Claim 17
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`[17]
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`Claim 18
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`[18]
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`presentation, on the display, of the viewer graphical user interface
`defined by the application media package template outside of and
`separate from any graphical user interface of any other application;
`and
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`presentation, on the display within the frame of the viewer graphical
`user interface defined by the networked information monitor, of the
`time-varying content received from the web server.
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`The method of claim 13, responsive to reception of one or more ele-
`ments included in the received time-varying content, modifying a
`feature of said viewer graphical user interface defined by the net-
`worked information monitor template in accordance with a modifica-
`tion corresponding to the received one or more elements.
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`The method of claim 14, wherein said modification corresponding to
`the received one or more elements comprises a modification to an
`image defined by the networked information monitor template as
`forming a part of said viewer graphical user interface.
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`The method of claim 14, wherein the correspondence between the
`modification and the received one or more elements is defined by the
`networked information monitor template.
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`The method of claim 14, wherein modifying the feature of the viewer
`graphical user interface comprises adjusting a size of the frame of the
`viewer graphical user interface.
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`The method of claim 14, wherein modifying the feature of the viewer
`graphical user interface comprises changing a color of a frame bor-
`der or background of the viewer graphical user interface.
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`Claim 19
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`[19]
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`Claim 20
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`[20]
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`Claim 21
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`[21]
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`Claim 22
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`[22]
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`Claim 23
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`[23]
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`Claim 24
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`[24.1]
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`The method of claim 14, wherein modifying the feature of the viewer
`graphical user interface comprises modifying text of the viewer
`graphical user interface in a manner defined by the networked infor-
`mation monitor template.
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`The method of claim 13, wherein the networked information monitor
`template includes a markup language file, and wherein storing the
`networked information monitor template comprises storing the
`markup language file.
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`The method of claim 13, wherein the time-varying content is re-
`ceived from the web server over the network according to the
`TCP/IP protocol.
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`The method of claim 13, wherein the network location corresponds
`to a uniform resource locator included in the networked information
`monitor template.
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`The method of claim 22, wherein accessing the networked infor-
`mation monitor defined by the networked information monitor tem-
`plate results in transmission of the content request to the uniform re-
`source locator included in the networked information monitor tem-
`plate, and the content request being transmitted according to the
`TCP/IP protocol over the network.
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`The method of claim 13, further comprising: prior to storing the net-
`worked information monitor template to the electronic storage, trans-
`mitting, over the network to a networked information monitor server,
`a request for the networked information monitor template; and
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`receiving, from the networked information monitor server over the
`network, the networked information monitor template.
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`[24.2]
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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Petitioner” or “Samsung”) petitions for In-
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`ter Partes Review (“IPR”) of claims 1-24 (“the Challenged Claims”) of U.S. Pa-
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`tent No. 8,510,407 (“the ’407 Patent”).
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`I.
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR
`A. Grounds for Standing
`Samsung certifies that the ’407 Patent is available for IPR. This petition is
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`being filed within one year of service of a complaint against Samsung. Samsung is
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`not barred or estopped from requesting review of the Challenged Claims on the be-
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`low-identified grounds.
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`B. Challenge and Relief Requested
`Samsung requests IPR of the Challenged Claims on the grounds below. Dr.
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`Douglas Schmidt provides supporting testimony. SAMSUNG-1003, ¶¶1-234.
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`Ground
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`Claim(s)
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`§103 Basis
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`1A
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`1B
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`1C
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`2
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`1-4, 7-11, 13-16, 19-23 Obvious over Brown
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`1-4, 7-16, 19-24
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`Obvious over Brown and Wecker
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`5-6, 17-18
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`Obvious over Brown and Beer, and/or
`Brown, Wecker, and Beer
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`1-24
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`Obvious over Shimada and Buchholz
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`The ’407 Patent claims priority to an application filed on April 26, 2000, as
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`well as to a number of provisional applications, the earliest of which was filed on
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`April 26, 1999. SAMSUNG-1001, Cover. Solely for purposes of evaluating prior
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`art in this proceeding and without conceding the propriety of these priority claims,
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`this Petition will treat April 26, 1999, as the effective filing date (“Critical Date”).
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`The applied references qualify as prior art at least under Pre-AIA §102(e) as indi-
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`cated below.
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`Reference
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`Filing Date
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`Publication
`Date
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`Brown
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`Wecker
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`Beer
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`Shimada
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`Buchholz
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`08/21/2001
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`02/17/1998
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`09/10/2002
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`06/30/1998
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`11/14/1996
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`08/11/1998
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`09/07/2004
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`06/18/1997
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`07/11/2000
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`06/23/1998
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`C. Claim Construction
`All claim terms should be construed according to the Phillips standard.
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005); 37 C.F.R. §42.100. Under
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`the Phillips standard, the “words of a claim are generally given their ordinary and
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`customary meaning as understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art when read
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`in the context of the specification and prosecution history.” Thorner v. Sony Com-
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`puter Entertainment America LLC, 669 F. 3d 1362, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing
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`Phillips, 415 F.3d at 1313). All claim terms should be given their ordinary and
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`customary meaning in the context of the specification as detailed in the relevant
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`sections below, except that Petitioner provides the following discussion to aid the
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`Board in interpreting the following terms.1
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`1.
`“networked information monitor” (“NIM”)
`For the purposes of this proceeding, this term, which appears in claims 1, 11,
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`13, and 23, should be construed to mean “a fully configurable frame, with one or
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`more controls, through which content is presented to the user.” SAMSUNG-1003,
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`1 Petitioner does not concede that the challenged claims meet all statutory stand-
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`ards. Patentability under §101 or compliance with §112 is not appropriate to re-
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`solve in IPR, and Petitioner reserves all rights to challenge claims for reasons out
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`of scope for IPR.
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`¶28. This definition is consistent with the use of the term in the specification of the
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`’407 patent, as well as the definition adopted by Patent Owner in prior proceed-
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`ings. See, e.g., SAMSUNG-1001, 5:21-24; SAMSUNG-1012, Pages 10-11; SAM-
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`SUNG-1014, *3-4. Thus, for purposes of this IPR, Petitioner adopts Patent
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`Owner’s construction of networked information monitor, which was adopted in
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`IPR2019-01279. SAMSUNG-1012, Pages 10-11; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶28.
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`2.
`“networked information monitor template”
`For the purposes of this proceeding, this term, which appears in claims 1-8,
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`10-16, 19-20, and 22-24 should be construed to mean “a data structure that defines
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`the characteristics of a NIM, including the NIM frame, view, and control char-
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`acteristics, and that excludes executable applications/compiled code.” SAM-
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`SUNG-1003, ¶29. This definition is consistent with the use of the term in the spec-
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`ification of the ’407 Patent. See, e.g., SAMSUNG-1001, 6:66-67, 7:1-2 (“Each
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`NIM template defines the characteristics of a specific NIM, including fully config-
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`urable frame characteristics, viewer and control characteristics, and NIM content
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`references”). Additionally, the ’407 Patent states, “NIMs allow a developer to pro-
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`vide an application feel without developing custom client applications.” Id.,
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`26:38-40. The ’407 Patent further states that a NIM definition “is content, rather
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`than compiled code.” Id., 21:49-50. According to Patent Owner in IPR2019-
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`01279, a networked information monitor template “is not compiled code, and can-
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`not be an executable application or applet.” SAMSUNG-1012, Page 12. Thus, for
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`purposes of this IPR, Petitioner adopts Patent Owner’s construction of networked
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`information monitor template, which was adopted in IPR2019-01279. SAM-
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`SUNG-1012, Pages 13-14; SAMSUNG-1014, *3-4; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶29.
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`D. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
`A person of ordinary skill (“POSITA”) relating to the subject matter of the
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`’407 Patent would have had (1) a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer
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`engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, and (2) at least three years of
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`corresponding industry work experience. SAMSUNG-1003, ¶¶20-21. Additional
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`graduate education could substitute for professional experience, or significant ex-
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`perience in the field could substitute for formal education. Id. This definition is
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`consistent with the previous definition of a POSITA adopted in IPR2019-01279.
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`SAMSUNG-1012, Page 8.
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`II.
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`SUMMARY OF THE ’407 PATENT
`A. Brief Description
`The ’407 Patent is directed to “accessing and viewing internet content”
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`through a plurality of software “networked information monitors” or “NIMs”
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`SAMSUNG-1001, Abstract, 5:21-24. The ’407 Patent discloses that NIMs include
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`“a fully configurable frame with one or more controls; the frame through which
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`content is optionally presented.” Id. Figure 4 below provides an example of a col-
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`lection of NIMs according to the ’407 Patent.
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`SAMSUNG-1001, FIG. 4
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`NIMs are executed by a “Home NIM” which “coordinates the activities of all
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`other NIMs.” SAMSUNG-1001, 5:29-31. Figure 11 provides an example process
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`of downloading and generating a NIM according to the ’407 Patent.
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`SAMSUNG-1001, FIG. 11
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`B.
`Prosecution History
`The ’407 application was allowed after two Office Actions, which presented
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`rejections over prior art references that are substantially different from those relied
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`upon in this petition. SAMSUNG-1002, 137-142, 903-914, 938-948, 973-977. In-
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`deed, during prosecution, the examiner did not consider any of Brown, Wecker,
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`Beer, Shimada, and Buchholz, which render the Challenged Claims obvious, as
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`discussed below.
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`III. THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE
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`[GROUND 1A/1B] – Claims 1-4, 7-11, 13-16, and 19-23 are
`rendered obvious by Brown [1A], claims 1-4, 7-16, and 19-
`24 are rendered obvious by Brown and Wecker [1B]
`Below, the Petition presents a first ground based on Brown alone and a sec-
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`ond ground based on the combination of Brown and Wecker. In the first ground
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`[1A], the Petition relies on the disclosure of Brown and explains why Brown’s dis-
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`closure, when interpreted in view of the general knowledge of a POSITA, renders
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`obvious claims 1-4, 7-11, 13-16, and 19-23. In the second ground [1B], the Peti-
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`tion relies on the same disclosure of Brown and explanation of obviousness as pre-
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`sented in the first ground [1A], but turns to Wecker’s disclosure for a single feature
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`of claim 1 (“electronic storage configured to store networked information
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`monitor template”) and features of claims 12 and 24. Although all of the features
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`of claim 1 are rendered obvious by Brown alone as explained below, Petitioner has
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`advanced a combination of the Brown and Wecker for claim 1 to the extent Patent
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`Owner argues that the single feature of claim 1 is not explicit in Brown. Because
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`the use of Brown’s disclosure and corresponding obviousness arguments are simi-
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`lar for both grounds [1A/1B], the Petition discusses these grounds together for ease
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`of presentation. SAMSUNG-1003, ¶43.
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`1. Overview of Brown 2
`Brown describes “a method of creating a composite desktop built from Web
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`content retrieved from one or more Web sites.” SAMSUNG-1005, Abstract.
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`Brown’s composite desktop includes components, which can be “a static image or
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`an active desktop component providing dynamic content.” Id., Abstract; SAM-
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`SUNG-1003, ¶30.
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`SAMSUNG-1005, FIG. 3A (annotated)
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`As shown in FIG. 3A (above), Brown’s “composite desktop 302 includes
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`one or more desktop components,” where each “desktop component is a distinct
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`2 Descriptions of the references and combinations thereof are incorporated into
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`each mapping that includes citations to these references. All emphasis is added un-
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`less otherwise indicated.
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`geometric region that displays a single piece of Web-based content.” SAMSUNG-
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`1005, 7:21-23. Brown describes that “the component may be selected from a Web
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`page, within which the component is embedded.” SAMSUNG-1005, 7:40-41;
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`SAMSUNG-1003, ¶31.
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`Brown also describes desktop component instructions, which “include a
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`URL specifying an Internet location where additional HTML code corresponding
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`to the active desktop component 308 resides.” SAMSUNG-1005, 13:1-4; SAM-
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`SUNG-1003, ¶32.
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`2. Overview of Wecker
`Wecker describes “a method for rendering information,” the information in-
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`cluding “a content structure file, a data file and a script file.” SAMSUNG-1006,
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`Abstract; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶33. Wecker describes that “the content structure file
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`is read to ascertain which script in the script file is associated with data to be ren-
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`dered.” Id. Thereafter, “[t]he data from the data file is retrieved and the associated
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`script file is executed to render the data.” Id.
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`SAMSUNG-1006, FIG. 1 (annotated)
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`SAMSUNG-1006, FIG. 6 (annotated)
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`Wecker describes that “the content is provided in a standard format, such as
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`HTML, JPEG, GIF, WAV, etc.” and that “[t]he web content is also preferably de-
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`scribed in a content structure file also known commonly as a channel definition
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`format (CDF) file.” SAMSUNG-1006, 3:2-6; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶34.
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`3.
`Combination of Brown and Wecker
`A POSITA would have found it obvious to combine Brown and Wecker
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`(collectively the “Brown-Wecker combination”). SAMSUNG-1003, ¶35. Among
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`other things, both Brown and Wecker are generally directed to “accessing and
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`viewing internet content” and further describe the use of Microsoft’s channel defi-
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`nition format (CDF) to implement subscriptions to internet content, with Brown
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`explicitly directing the reader toward additional references that discuss CDF.
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`SAMSUNG-1005, Abstract, 13:4-13, 13:39-44; SAMSUNG-1006, Abstract, 3:1-
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`16; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶35. Given the similarity of the disclosures, and spurred by
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`Brown’s directive, a POSITA would have found it obvious to consider Wecker’s
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`disclosure in the context of Brown’s system for multiple reasons. For example, as
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`Dr. Schmidt explains, a POSITA would have found it obvious to leverage
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`Wecker’s disclosure of a cache to store HTML style templates. A POSITA also
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`would have found it obvious that Brown’s desktop components would be imple-
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`mented as mobile channels, such that a user would download desktop components,
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`and their associated HTML instructions, to their composite desktop. SAMSUNG-
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`1005, 7:21-23; SAMSUNG-1006, 3:6-14; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶35.
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`As Dr. Schmidt explains, a POSITA would have been motivated to combine
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`Brown and Wecker for various reasons. SAMSUNG-1003, ¶36.
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`First, a POSITA would have recognized that Wecker’s mobile channel
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`“script files,” also referred to as “templates,” are data structures that are similar in
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`objective to the “HTML instructions” that define Brown’s “desktop components.”
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`SAMSUNG-1005, 12:61-62; SAMSUNG-1006, 3:17-20; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶37.
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`Indeed, Wecker describes that “the users of desktop 16 can preferably subscribe to
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`channels in a standard fashion which provide the user with certain channel con-
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`tent” and that the desktop can “periodically retrieve or receive new and updated
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`script, data and CDF files.” SAMSUNG-1005, 3:63-66, 4:3-6; SAMSUNG-1003,
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`¶37. A POSITA would have recognized or found obvious that the “desktop,” as
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`contemplated by Wecker, would have possessed similar features to the “composite
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`desktop” of Brown and that these features of Wecker’s desktop would be incorpo-
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`rated into Brown with a reasonably high expectation of success. SAMSUNG-
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`1003, ¶37.
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`A POSITA would have been prompted to pursue this combination because
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`doing so is merely the application of known techniques (e.g., rendering content us-
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`ing templates/script files) to a known structure (e.g., Brown’s composite desktop)
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`to yield predictable results. SAMSUNG-1003, ¶38; see also KSR Int’l Co. v. Tele-
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`flex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 417 (2007). Additionally, both Brown and Wecker de-
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`scribe the Windows 95 operating system as a suitable operating system that can
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`implement their techniques. SAMSUNG-1005, 6:26-32; SAMSUNG-1006, 8:15-
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`21. Finally, both Brown and Wecker are assigned to the “Microsoft Corporation”
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`and, therefore, a POSITA would have reasonably expected their techniques to be
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`compatible as the assignee would have been motivated by business reasons to pro-
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`vide commonality between their products. SAMSUNG-1005, Cover; SAMSUNG-
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`1006, Cover. Thus, as Dr. Schmidt explains, a POSITA would have had a reasona-
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`ble expectation of success in implementing Wecker’s techniques into the disclo-
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`sure of Brown. SAMSUNG-1003, ¶38.
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`Second, a POSITA would have recognized or found obvious that, because
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`Brown’s desktop components are retrieved from “remote computers,” such compo-
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`nents would also be accessed via Wecker’s “wireless push server” or “remote com-
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`puter.” SAMSUNG-1005, 4:16-21; SAMSUNG-1006, 3:34-38, 7:55-63; SAM-
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`SUNG-1003, ¶39. In fact, Wecker describes that a “user typically runs the same
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`types of applications on both the desktop computer and on the mobile device.”
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`SAMSUNG-1006, 1:39-44; SAMSUNG-1003, ¶39. A POSITA would have rec-
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`ognized or found obvious from this disclosure that the “composite desktop” taught
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`by Brown would have been compatible with certain features of the interfaces run-
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`ning on mobile devices, as c

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