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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH,
`LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`V.
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`C.A. No. 3: 18-cv-1783-CAB-BLM
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`Judge: Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo
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`Magistrate Judge: Hon. Barbara L.
`Major
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`COOLPAD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
`AND YULONG COMPUTER
`COMMUNICATIONS,
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`Defendants.
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH,
`LLC,
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`C.A. No. 3: l 8-cv-1 784-CAB-BLM
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`Plaintiff,
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`V.
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`HUA WEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN)
`CO., LTD, HUA WEI DEVICE
`(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., and
`HUA WEI DEVICE USA, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH,
`LLC,
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`C.A. No. 3: 18-cv-1785-CAB-BLM
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`Plaintiff,
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`V.
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`KYOCERA CORPORATION and
`KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`PLAINTIFF'S OPENING C LAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH,
`LLC,
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`C.A. No. 3:18-cv-1786-CAB-BLM
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`Plaintiff,
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`ZTE CORPORATION,
`ZTE (USA) INC.,
`ZTE (TX) INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`PLAINTIFF'S OPENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`PLAINTIFF'S O PENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1
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`II. LEGAL STANDARD ................................................................................................. 2
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`A. The scope of a patent is defined by the plain import of its claims . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 2
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`B. A claim term is given its full ordinary and customary meaning unless the
`patentee: (i) clearly oth erwise defined the term, or (ii) unequivocally disclaimed the
`full scope of the term . .................................................................................................. 2
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`III. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE GORIS PATENTS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3
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`A. Background of the Inventions .................................................................. .. .. .. .. ... 3
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`"a signal indicative of proximity of an external object" and "a signal indicative
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`of the existence of a first condition, th e first condition oeing that an external object
`is proximate" ................................................................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 4
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`IV. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING U.S. PATENT NO. 7,990,842 ... ....... 11
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`A. Background of the Invention .................................................................. ........... 11
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`B. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................... 13
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`C.
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`"Inverse Fourier transformer" .................................................................. .. ....... 13
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`V. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING U.S. PATENT NO. 8,416,862 ... .. .. .. ... 21
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`A. Background of the Invention ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ... 21
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`B. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................... 22
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`"decompose the estimated transmitter beamforming unitary matrix (V) to
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`produce the transmitter beamforming information" ................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 22
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`VI. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING U.S. PATENT NO. 7,957,450 ... .. .. ... 27
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`A. Background of the Invention ................................................................ .. .. .. ....... 27
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`B. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................... 29
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`"channel estimate matrices" / "matrix based on the plurality of channel
`C.
`estimates" ...................................................................................... -............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 29
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`P LAINTIFF'S OPENING CLAIM C0NSlRUCTI0N B RIEF
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`"coefficients derived from performing a singular value matrix decomposition
`D.
`(SVD)" .................................................................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... 34
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`VIL CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING U.S. PATENT NO. 6,941,156 .. .. .. ... 37
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`A. Background of the Invention ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ... 3 7
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`B.
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`"simultaneous communication paths from said multimode cell phone" ... .. .. ... 3 7
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`"a module to establish simultaneous communication paths from said
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`multimode cell phone using both said cell phone functionality and said RF
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`commumcatlon nct10na 1ty .................................................................. .. .. .. .......... .
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`1. The "module to establish simultaneous communications" term is not
`governed by§ 112, ,r 6 .................................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 45
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`If the Court determines that the presumption has been rebutted, and § 112, ,r
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`6 applies, Defendants' disclosed structure is improperly narrow ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 48
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`"an automatic switch over module, in communication with both said cell phone
`D.
`functionality and said RF communication functionali1:y, operable to switch a
`communication path established on one of said cell plione functionality and said RF
`communication functionality, with another commumcation path later established on
`the other of said cell phone functionality and said RF communication functionality" .
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`1. The "automatic switch over module" term is not governed by § 112, ,r 6 .... 51
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`If the Court determines that the presumption has been rebutted, and § 112, ,r
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`6 applies, Defendants' disclosed structure is improperly narrow ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... 55
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`VIII. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING U.S. PATENT NO. 7,039,435 .. .. ... 61
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`A. Background of the Invention ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ... 61
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`A.
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`"position to a communications tower" .............................................................. 63
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`IX. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... .. ... 71
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`2
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`3 Cases
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`4 Amgen, Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc .,
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`314 F.3d 1313 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ................................................................ .. .. .. .... .. .. ... 20
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`6 Apple Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. ,
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`757 F.3d 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ....... 52
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`8 Aventis Pharma S.A. v. Hospira, Inc.,
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`675 F.3d 1324 (Fed. Cir. 201 2) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 18
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`10 Bal Seal Eng'g Co. v. Qiang Huang, No. 10cv819-CAB, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
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`84516 (S.D. Cal. Aug. 1, 201 1) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. . 48, 55
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`12 Baxter Healthcare Corp. v. Fresenius Med. Care Holdings, Inc. ,
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`No. C 07-1359, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14842 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 10, 2009) .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 20
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`14 Becton Dickinson & Co. v. C.R. Bard, Inc. ,
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`922 F.2d 792 (Fed. Cir. 1990) .................................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 18
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`16 Blast Motion, Inc. v. Zepp Labs, Inc.,
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`No. 15-CV-700 JLS (NLS), 2017 U .S. Dist. LEXIS 16549
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`(S.D. Cal. Feb. 6, 2017) ...................................................................................... passim
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`19 C.R. Bard, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp. ,
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`388 F.3d 858 (Fed. Cir. 2004) .................................................................. .. .. .. .. .. . 65, 67
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`21 CCS Fitness, Inc. v. Brunswick Corp. ,
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`288 F.3d 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2002) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. . 2
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`23 Cloud Farm Assocs. LP v. Volkswagen Grp. of Am., Inc.,
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`674 Fed. Appx. 1000 (Fed. Cir. 2017) ....................................................................... l l
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`25 Cont 'l Circuits LLC v. Intel Corp. ,
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`915 F.3d 788 (Fed. Cir. 201 9) .................................................................. .. ... 64, 67, 70
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`27 Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. v. Velan, Inc.,
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`438 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ...................................................................... ........... 34
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`1 CVI/Beta Ventures, Inc. v. Tura LP,
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`112 F.3d 1146 (Fed. Cir. 1997) .................................................................... .. ...... .. ... 11
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`3 Dayco Prods. v. Total Containment, Inc. ,
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`258 F.3d 13 17 (Fed. Cir. 2001) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 17
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`5 Digital Biometrics v. Identix, Inc.,
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`149 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 1998) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 11
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`7 Digital-Vending Servs., Int'!, LLC v. Univ. of Phoenix, Inc.,
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`672 F.3d 1270 (Fed. Cir. 2012) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 43
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`9 Ecolab, Inc. v. FMC Corp.,
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`Julius Zorn, Inc. v. Medi Mfg. ,
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`No. 3: 15-CV-02734-GPC-RBB, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35826
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`(S.D.Cal. Mar. 13,201 7) ..................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 26
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`JVW Enters. v. Interact Accessories, Inc.,
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`424 F.3d 1324 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 56
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`16 K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A .,
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`191 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 1999) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3
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`582 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2009) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 33
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`20 L.B. Plastics, Inc. v. Amerimax Home Prods.,
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`499 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ....... 17
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`22 Liebel-Flarsheim Co. v. Medrad, Inc.,
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`358 F.3d 898 (Fed. Cir. 2004) ...................................................................... .. ....... 9, 34
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`52 F.3d 967 (Fed. Cir. 1995) ........................................................................ .. .......... .. . 2
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`800 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 201 5) ...................................................................... .. .. .46, 52
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`194 F.3d 1250 (Fed. Cir. 1999) .................................................................... .. .. .. passim
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`3 Nazomi Communs., Inc. v. ARM Holdings, PLC,
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`403 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ... 9, 11
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`5 Phillips v. AWH Corp .,
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`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. passim
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`7 Ren is haw PLC v. Marposs Societa 'per Azioni,
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`158 F.3d 1243 (Fed. Cir. 1998) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. ... 2, 36
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`9 Retractable Techs., Inc. v. Becton,
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`653 F.3d 1296 (Fed. Cir. 2011) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 32
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`Riverwood Int '/ Corp. v. RA. Jones & Co. ,
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`324 F.3d 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 17
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`Scanner Techs. Corp. v. ]COS Vision Sys. Corp. N. V ,
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`365 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2004) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2
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`Scripps Research Inst. V Jllumina, Inc.,
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`No. 16-cv-661 JLS (BGS), 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60928
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`(S.D. Cal. Apr. 10, 2018) .................................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 24, 25
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`Serrano v. Telular Corp .,
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`111 F.3d 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1997) .............................................................. .48, 49, 55, 60
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`Symantec Corp. v. Computer Assocs. Int'l, Inc. ,
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`522 F.3d 1279 (Fed. Cir. 2008) .................................................................... .. ........... 16
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`24 TEK Global, S.R.L. v. Sealant Sys. Int'/,
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`920 F.3d 777 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 29, 2019) ................................................... 46, 48, 52, 55
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`Thorner v. Sony Computer Entm 't Am. LLC,
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`669 F.3d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2012) .................................................................... .. ......... 2, 3
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`2
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`Turbo Care Div. of Demag Delaval Turbomachinery Corp. v. Gen. Elec. Co.,
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`264 F.3d 1111 (Fed. Cir. 2001) .................................................................... .. ...... .. ... 20
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`3 Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc.,
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`4
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`90 F.3d 1576 (Fed. Cir. 1996) .................................................................. .. .. .. . 3, 24, 31
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`5 White v. Dunbar,
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`6
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`119 U.S. 47 (1886) ................................................................................................ .. .. .. . 2
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`7 Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC,
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`792 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 201 5) ................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. . 46, 52
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`Statutes
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`35 U.S.C. § 112(2) ................................................................................................ .. .. .. .. .. . 2
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`Exhibit
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`TABLE OF EXHIBITS
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`Description
`U.S. Patent No. 7,3 19,889 to Goris, et al., issued January 15,
`2008
`Excerpts of the Certified File History for U.S. Patent No.
`7,319,889.
`U.S. Patent No. 8,204,554 to Goris, et al., issued June 19, 2012
`Excerpts of the Certified File History for U.S. Patent No.
`8,204,554.
`U.S. Patent No. 7,990,842 to Trachewsky, et al., issued August
`2, 2011
`U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862 to Aldana, et al., issued April 3, 2013
`U.S. Patent No. 7,957,450 to Hansen, et al., issued June 7, 2011
`U.S. Patent No. 6,941,156 to Mooney, issued September 6, 2005
`Excerpts of the Certified File History for U.S. Patent No.
`6,941 ,156
`U.S. Patent No. 7,039,435 to McDowell, et al., issued May 2,
`2006
`Excerpts of the Certified File History for U.S. Patent No.
`7,039,435
`Amended Declaration of Dr. Vijay Madisetti In Support of
`Plaintiff's Claim Constructions dated May 2, 2019 ("Madisetti
`Op. Deel.")
`Rebuttal Declaration of Dr. Vijay Madisetti In Support of
`Plaintiff's Claim Constructions dated May 8, 2019 ("Madisetti
`Rebuttal Deel.")
`Sur-Rebuttal Declaration of Dr. Vijay Madisetti In Support of
`Plaintiff's Claim Constructions dated May 16, 2019 ("Madisetti
`Sur-Rebuttal Deel.")
`Excerpts from the May 1, 2019 Declaration of Paul Min, Ph.D.
`Regarding Claim Construction ("Min Op. Deel.")
`Excerpts from the May 19, 2019 Deposition of Paul Min, Ph.D.
`("Min Dep. ")
`Excerpts from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2001)
`Excerpts from Rebuttal Declaration of Dr. Jonathan Wells,
`Ph.D. dated May 8, 2019 ("Wells Rebuttal Deel.")
`Excerpts from William Yee, Mobile Communications
`Engineering - Theory and Applications, McGraw Hill (2d ed.
`1997)
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`U.S. 6,498,924 ("Vogel")
`Ronald N. Bracewell, The Fourier Transform and its
`Applications (3rd ed., 2000)
`Discrete Fourier Transform based Multimedia Colour Image
`Authentication for Wireless Communication (DFTMCIA WC)
`Spatial Channel and System Characterization
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`I. INTRODUCTION
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`Pursuant to this Court's Case Management Order of October 15, 201 8, Plaintiff
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`Bell Northern Research, LLC ' s ("BNR") hereby submits its Opening Claim
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`Construction Brief in the following cases, consolidated for pretrial purposes: Bell
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`Northern Research, LLC v. Coolpad Technologies, Inc., et al. , No. 3: l 8-cv-1783; Bell
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`Northern Research, LLC v. Huawei Device USA, Inc., et al. , No. 3: l 8-cv-1 784; Bell
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`Northern Research, LLC v. Kyocera Corporation, et al., No. 3:18-cv-1 785; and Bell
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`Northern Research, LLC v. ZTE Corporation, et al. , No. 3: l 8-cv-1786.1
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`The consolidated cases involve eight patents: U.S. Patent No. 7,319,889 ("the
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`'889 Patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,204,554 ("the ' 554 Patent"); U.S. Patent No.
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`7,990,842 ("the ' 842 Patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,4 16,862 ("the ' 862 Patent"); U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,957,450 ("the '450 Patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,941 ,156 ("the ' 156
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`Patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,792,432 ("the '432 Patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 7,039,435
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`("the '435 Patent") ( collectively, the "Asserted Patents").
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`BNR ' s proposed constructions adhere to the well-known principles of claim
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`construction and are based on the plain and ordinary meaning of the terms at issue,
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`taking into account the specification 's teachings. Defendants' proposed constructions,
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`on the other hand, generally seek to import extraneous limitations or ignore key
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`disclosures in an attempt to manufacture non-infringement and invalidity positions.
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`Because BNR's constructions are consistent with the canons of patent law and
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`properly balance granting the full scope of applicants ' invention while ensuring that
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`the public has proper notice of the scope of the invention, BNR respectfully requests
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`that the Court adopt its proposed constructions for the disputed terms described below.
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`1 BNR ' s expert's opinions cited herein are offered against the Huawei, Coolpad, and
`Kyocera Defendant Groups.
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`II. LEGAL STANDARD
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`Claim construction is the process by which "the meaning and scope of the patent
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`claims asserted to be infringed" is determined. Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.,
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`52 F.3d 967, 976 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (en bane), affd, 517 U.S. 370 (1996). This is a task
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`for the Court. Id. at 979.
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`A. The scope of a patent is defined by the plain import of its claims.
`It is fundamental patent law that a patent's claims define the patent's scope.
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp ., 4 15 F.3d 1303, 13 12 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en bane). Thus, "the
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`claim construction inquiry . . . begins and ends . . . with the actual words of the claim."
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`Scanner Techs. Corp. v. !COS Vision Sys. Corp. N. V , 365 F.3d 1299, 1303 (Fed. Cir.
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`2004) (quoting Renishaw PLC v. Marposs Societa ' per Azioni, 158 F.3d 1243, 1248
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`(Fed. Cir. 1998)); Blast Motion, Inc. v. Zepp Labs, Inc., No. 15-CV-700 JLS (NLS),
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`201 7 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16549, at *3 (S.D. Cal. Feb . 6, 201 7). Given the express
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`statutory purpose of the patent claim-"to particularly point[] out and distinctly
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`claim[]" the invention-it is "unjust to the public, as well as an evasion oflaw, to
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`construe it in a manner different from the plain import of its terms." Phillips, 41 5 F .3d
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`at 13 12 (quoting White v. Dunbar, 119 U.S. 47, 52 (1886)); 35 U .S.C. § 112(2).
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`Specifically, limiting the claims by the exemplary embodiments described in the patent
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`document is "one of the cardinal sins of patent law." Phillips, 41 5 F.3d at 1320. This is
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`true even if the patentee described only one embodiment in the patent. Id. at 1323.
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`B. A claim term is given its full ordinary and customary meaning unless the
`patentee: (i) clearly otherwise defined the term, or (ii) unequivocally
`disclaimed the full scope of the term.
`"The words of a claim are generally given their ordinary and customary meaning
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`as understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art when read in the context of the
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`specification and prosecution history." Thorner v. Sony Computer Entm 't Am. LLC,
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`669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 20 12) (citing Phillips, 4 15 F.3d at 1313); accord CCS
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`Fitness, Inc. v. Brunswick Corp., 288 F.3d 1359, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2002) ("Generally
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`customary meaning." (internal quotation marks omitted)). "There are only two
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`lexicographer, or 2) when the patentee disavows the full scope of the claim term either
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`in the specification or during prosecution." Thorner, 669 F.3d at 1365 (citing Vitronics
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`Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc. , 90 F.3d 1576, 1580 (Fed. Cir. 1996)); accord K-2 Corp. v.
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`Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1362-63 (Fed. Cir. 1999) ("The ordinary and
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`to ... a different meaning clearly and deliberately set forth in the intrinsic material."
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`(citations omitted)). Ultimately, "[t]he patentee is free to choose a broad term and
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`explicitly redefines the term or disavows its full scope." Thorner, 669 F.3d at 1367.
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`III. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE GORIS PATENTS
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`A. Background of the Inventions
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`The '889 and ' 554 Patents, the "Goris Patents," belong to the same patent
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`family; the '554 Patent is a continuation of the ' 889 Patent. Each patent is entitled
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`"System and Method for Conserving Battery Power in a Mobile Station" and claims
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`priority to an earlier application filed on June 17, 2003.
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`The Goris Patents relate to inventions that help reduce cell phone consumption
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`of battery power. The specification notes that "the stand-by time, as well as the talk(cid:173)
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`time, of a mobile station depend on the lifetime of a (rechargeable) battery inserted
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`within the mobile station and hence, on the load and/or on the capacity of the battery."
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`(Ex. A, ' 889 Patent at 1:27-30; Ex. C; ' 554 Patent at 1:28-31.) The specification
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`further notes the problems in the prior art stemming from increasing the capacity of the
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`battery: "batteries having increased capacities are often larger, heavier or more
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`expensive, none of which are desirable attributes for a portable, affordable mobile
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`station." (Ex. A, '889 Patent at 1:31-35; Ex. C, '554 Patent at 1:32- 36.)
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`focusing on the power supply to the display of the phone. (Ex. A , ' 889 Patent at 1:35-
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`predetermined range of an external object," such as a user's ear. (Ex. A , ' 889 Patent at
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`explains that "by reducing the power consumption of the display of an activated
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`telephone set in [the] case [that] the display is not needed, i.e., in particular during a
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`telephone call, current is saved instead of needlessly consumed from the (recharge(cid:173)
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`especially for color displays, resulting in an overall increasement of the stand-by
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`and/or talk time of the telephone set." (Ex. A,'889 Patent at 1:47- 54; Ex . C, ' 554
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`B. "a signal indicative of proximity of an external object" and "a signal
`indicative of the existence of a first condition, the first condition being
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`Defendants' Proposed
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`"a signal that an external object is or
`is not within a predetermined range"
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`Plaintiff's Proposed Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning. To the
`extent the Court determines that a
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`BNR proposes:
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`"a signal that an external object is
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`These terms appear in the following claims in the Goris Patents, and there is a
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`difference in language between the ' 889 Patent term and the ' 554 Patent terms:
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`'889 Patent Claim 1
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`'554 Patent Claim 1
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`'554 Patent Claim 14
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`A mobile station,
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`a display;
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`a display;
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`a display;
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`a proximity sensor adapted a proximity sensor adapted
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`to generate a signal
`indicative of l?roximi!I of indicative of the
`an external object; and
`existence of a first
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`condition being that an
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`a microprocessor adapted
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`a proximity sensor adapted
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`(a) determine whether a
`telephone call is active;
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`a microprocessor adapted
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`a microprocessor adapted
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`(b) receive the signal from
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`(a) determine, without
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`sensor, the existence of a
`display if (i) the
`second condition
`independent and different
`microprocessor
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`determines that a
`telephone call is active and the second condition being
`(ii) the signal indicates the
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`proximity of the external
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`object; wherein:
`action to initiate an
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`an incoming call;
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`the telephone call is a
`wireless telephone call;
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`the microprocessor
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`display while the signal
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`the external object only if
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`the proximity sensor
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`(b) in response to a
`determination in step (a)
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`proximity sensor;
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`( c) receive the signal from
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`( d) reduce power to the
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`(a) determine,
`independently of the
`determination whether the
`external object is
`proximate, the existence of
`a second condition
`different from the first
`condition, the second
`condition being that a user
`of the mobile station has
`performed an action to
`initiate an outgoing call or
`to answer an incoming
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`(b) in response to a
`determination in step (a)
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`proximity sensor;
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`( c) receive the signal from
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`an external object is
`proximate substantially
`concurrently with the
`mobile station initiating an
`outgoing wireless
`telephone call or receiving
`an incoming wireless call.
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`sensor indicates that the
`first condition exists.
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`( d) reduce power to the
`display if the signal from
`the activated proximity
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`first condition exists.
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`The only dispute regarding the definition of this claim term centers on
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`Defendants' insertion of the three words "or is not," effectively requiring that the
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`proximity sensor be adapted to generate a signal when an external object is not within
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`a predetermined range. But Defendants cannot point to any support in the intrinsic
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`consumption to be reduced when the display is within a predetermined
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`range of an external object." (Ex. A, '889 Patent at Abstract; Ex. C, ' 554
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`Patent at Abstract.)
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`• " ... a proximity sensor coupled to the chassis and adapted to cause a
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`power consumption of the display to be reduced when the display is
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`within a predetermined range of an external object." (Ex. A , ' 889 Patent
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`ear) within the monitored range .. . " (Ex. A, ' 889 Patent at 3:20-22; Ex. C,
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`' 554 Patent at 3:21-23.)
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`• " ... detecting an attachment of the set, in particular of the display of said
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