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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`Case No. 1:22-cv-22706-RNS
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
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`HMD AMERICA, INC.; HMD GLOBAL OY;
`SHENZHEN CHINO-E COMMUNICATION
`CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION
`INDUSTRY CO., LTD; TINNO MOBILE
`TECHNOLOGY CORP.; SHENZHEN
`TINNO MOBILE CO., LTD.; TINNO USA,
`INC.; UNISOC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.;
`SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS USA,
`INC.; WINGTECH TECHNOLOGY CO.;
`LTD.; WINGTECH INTERNATIONAL,
`INC.; BEST BUY CO., INC.; BEST BUY
`STORES L.P.; TARGET CORP.; WALMART
`INC.
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`Defendants.
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Third Amended Scheduling Order, Order of Referral to
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`Mediation, Patent Rules, and Protective Order (ECF No. 223 at 2) and Patent Rule 4-3 (id. at 16–
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`17), Plaintiff Bell Northern Research, LLC (“BNR”) and Defendants HMD America, Inc., HMD
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`Global Oy, Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores L.P., Target Corp., and Walmart Inc. (collectively,
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`“Defendants”) submit their Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement regarding the
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`asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,204,554 (“the ’554 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,319,889 (“the
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`’889 patent”), U.S. Patent No. RE 48,629 (“the ’629 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862 (“the ’862
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`Case No. 1:22-cv-22706-RNS
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
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`Plaintiff
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`v.
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`HMD AMERICA, INC.; HMD GLOBAL OY;
`SHENZHEN CHINO-E COMMUNICATION
`CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION
`INDUSTRY CO., LTD; TINNO MOBILE
`TECHNOLOGY CORP.; SHENZHEN
`TINNO MOBILE CO., LTD.; TINNO USA,
`INC.; UNISOC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.;
`SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS USA,
`INC.; WINGTECH TECHNOLOGY CO.;
`LTD.; WINGTECH INTERNATIONAL,
`INC.; BEST BUY CO., INC.; BEST BUY
`STORES L.P.; TARGET CORP.; WALMART
`INC.
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`Defendants.
`_______________________________________/
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Third Amended Scheduling Order, Order of Referral to
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`Mediation, Patent Rules, and Protective Order (ECF No. 223 at 2) and Patent Rule 4-3 (id. at 16–
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`17), Plaintiff Bell Northern Research, LLC (“BNR”) and Defendants HMD America, Inc., HMD
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`Global Oy, Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores L.P., Target Corp., and Walmart Inc. (collectively,
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`“Defendants”) submit their Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement regarding the
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`asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,204,554 (“the ’554 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,319,889 (“the
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`’889 patent”), U.S. Patent No. RE 48,629 (“the ’629 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862 (“the ’862
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`patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,564,914 (“the ’914 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,957,450 (“the ’450
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`patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,941,156 (“the ’156 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,696,941 (“the ’941
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`patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,693,129 (“the ’129 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,858,930 (“the ’930
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`patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,396,072 (“the ’072 patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 8,792,432 (“the ’432
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`patent”).
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`I.
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`P.R. 4-3(a) Agreed Terms
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`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4.3(a), the parties set forth below “[t]he construction of those terms
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`on which the parties agree.”
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`Term
`“substantially concurrently”
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`Agreed Construction
`“essentially at the same time”
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`’889 patent: 1, 8
`’554 patent: 7, 13
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`“initiating an outgoing wireless telephone
`call or receiving an incoming wireless
`telephone call”
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`The claim must perform as recited by the
`claim language both when a call is initiated
`and when a call is received.
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`’889 patent: 1, 8
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`“performed an action to initiate an
`outgoing call or to answer an incoming
`call”
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`The claim must perform as recited by the
`claim language both when a call is initiated
`and when a call is received.
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`’554 patent: 1, 8, 14
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`“detecting the existence of an initiated-call The claim must perform as recited by the
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`claim language both when a call is initiated
`condition or an answered-call condition”
`and when a call is received.
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`’554 patent: 8
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`2
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`“thermal epoxy”
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`’930 patent: 5
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“the telephone call is a wireless
`telephone call”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`’889 patent: 1, 8
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`“adhesive”
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`’129 patent: 1
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`For the following terms, the parties agree that 35 U.S.C. § 112(6) applies, and agree to
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`the associated structure and function for each term1:
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`Term
`“remotely triggering means”
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`’941 patent: 10, 12, 15
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`“means for receiving an alarm trigger
`signal…”
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`’941 patent: 10
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`Agreed Construction
`Preamble is limiting.
`Term should be treated under § 112(6).
`Function: triggering an alarm on a mobile
`wireless device from a remote location.
`Structure: a telephone remote from the
`wireless mobile device; public service
`telephone network infrastructure and/or
`wireless network infrastructure; data signal
`comprising an alarm PIN; mobile wireless
`device comprising: an antenna; a speaker,
`display, and/or vibrator; processor;
`memory; alarm PIN memory; alarm PIN
`detection module; and algorithms
`necessary to trigger an alarm on a mobile
`wireless device from a remote location.
`Term should be treated under § 112(6).
`Function: receiving a data signal
`comprising an alarm PIN by the mobile
`wireless device.
`Structure: a telephone remote from the
`wireless mobile device; public service
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`1 The parties, however, dispute whether these terms are definite under 35 U.S.C. § 112(6), as set
`forth below.
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`“means for triggering a sensory output…”
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`’941 patent: 10
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`“means for preventing a current holder…”
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`’941 patent: 10
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`telephone network infrastructure and/or
`wireless network infrastructure; data signal
`comprising an alarm PIN; mobile wireless
`device comprising: an antenna; processor;
`memory; and algorithms necessary to
`receive a data signal and isolate the alarm
`PIN from the data signal.
`Term should be treated under § 112(6).
`Function: triggering a sensory output on
`the mobile wireless device.
`Structure: data signal comprising an alarm
`PIN; mobile wireless device comprising: a
`speaker, display, and/or vibrator;
`processor; memory; alarm PIN memory;
`alarm PIN detection module; and
`algorithms necessary to trigger a sensory
`output on the mobile wireless device based
`on the received alarm trigger signal.
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`Term should be treated under § 112(6).
`Function: preventing a current holder of
`the mobile wireless device from stopping
`the sensory output unless an alarm PIN is
`manually entered by the holder into the
`mobile wireless device.
`Structure: a mobile wireless device
`comprising: a speaker, display, and/or
`vibrator; a user-input device, processor;
`memory; alarm PIN memory; alarm PIN
`detection module; and algorithms
`necessary to prevent a current holder of the
`mobile wireless device from stopping the
`sensory output unless an alarm PIN is
`manually entered by the holder into the
`mobile wireless device.
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`II.
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`P.R. 4-3(b) Disputed Terms
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`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4.3(b), the parties set forth below “[e]ach party’s proposed
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`construction of each disputed term[.]” “[A]n identification of all references from the
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`specification or prosecution history that support that construction, and an identification of any
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`extrinsic evidence known to the party on which it intends to rely either to support its proposed
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`construction or to oppose any other party’s proposed construction” is attached hereto as
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`Exhibit A.
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`Term
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`“operatively coupled”
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`’629 patent: 1, 20, 27
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`“blocks”
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`’072 patent: 1
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`“package”
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`’930 patent: 1, 2, 5, 6
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Defendants’ Proposed
`Construction
`“operatively connected, wherein
`the connected components are
`distinct from one another”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`“multiple bits that are transmitted
`as a unit”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`“more than one chip arranged in a
`single structure with connections
`to mount on a printed circuit
`board”
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`“broadcast
`indication”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`“at least one bit broadcast by an
`access node”
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`’432 patent: 9, 12
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`“requesting
`modification of a
`transmission mode
`for subsequent
`received data in
`transmitted response
`messages comprising
`said feedback
`information”
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`’914 patent: 13, 17,
`12
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`“channel estimate”
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`’914 patent: 13, 17,
`21
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`“channel estimate
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`“requesting response messages
`comprising feedback information
`about the transmission mode to be
`utilized for subsequent received
`data (e.g., by a receiving a mobile
`station),” otherwise indefinite.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`“one or more matrices that is, or
`are, the estimates of the values of
`H(t)”
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`matrices”/“matrix
`based on the plurality
`of channel estimates”
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`’450 patent: 1, 2, 11,
`12, 13
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`“coefficients derived
`from performing a
`singular value matrix
`decomposition
`(SVD)”
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`’450 patent: 1, 11, 22
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`“to establish
`simultaneous
`communication
`paths”
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`’156 patent: 1
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`“alarm”
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`’941 patent: 1, 3, 6,
`10, 12, 15
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`“alarm PIN”
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`’941 patent: 1, 12
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Plain and ordinary meaning, i.e.,
`coefficients derived from
`performing a singular value matrix
`decomposition that comports with
`the disclosure in U.S. Application
`No. 11/052,389
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`“to make two or more
`communication links from the
`multimode cell phone to a far-end
`communication device at the same
`time”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Plain and ordinary meaning, i.e., a
`signal that warns or alerts by
`drawing attention to it
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`“a pin to enable/disable an alarm
`that is stored separately from a
`lock/unlock pin”
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`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4.3(b), the parties set forth below the terms for which the parties
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`dispute the application of 35 U.S.C. § 112(6), and the definiteness of those terms should § 112(6)
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`apply. “[A]n identification of all references from the specification or prosecution history that
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`support that construction, and an identification of any extrinsic evidence known to the party on
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`which it intends to rely either to support its proposed construction or to oppose any other party’s
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`proposed construction” is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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`Term
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`“a signal generator”
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`’629 patent: 1
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`“a symbol mapper”
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`’629 patent: 20
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Defendants’ Proposed
`Construction
`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`If § 112(6) applies:
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`Function: Generating an extended
`long training sequence.
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`Structure: This term is a well-
`known term of art to be construed
`Structure: No corresponding
`as a signal generating circuit of
`structure, therefore indefinite.
`software, hardware or combination
`of both.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`If § 112(6) applies:
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`Structure: The term is “understood
`by persons of ordinary skill in the
`art to have a sufficiently definite
`meaning as the name for
`structure.” Williamson v. Citrix
`Online, LLC, 792 F.3d 1339, 1349
`(Fed. Cir. 2015)
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`Function: Receiving coded bits
`and generating symbols for each of
`64 subcarriers of an Orthogonal
`Frequency Division Multiplexing
`sequence.
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`Structure: No corresponding
`structure, therefore indefinite.
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`FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic block
`diagram of a processor that is
`configured to generate an
`expanded long training sequence.
`Processor 200 includes a symbol
`mapper 202, a frequency domain
`window 204, a signal generating
`circuit 205, an inverse [fast]
`Fourier transform [(IFFT)] module
`206, a [serial to] parallel to serial
`module 208, a digital transmit
`filter and/or time domain window
`module 210, and digital to analog
`converters (D/A) 212. For an
`expanded long training sequence,
`symbol mapper 202 generates
`symbols from the coded bits for
`each of the 64 subcarriers of an
`OFDM sequence.
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`“an Inverse Fourier
`Transformer”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`’629 patent: 1
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`If § 112(6) applies:
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`Structure: The term is “understood
`by persons of ordinary skill in the
`art to have a sufficiently definite
`meaning as the name for
`structure.” Williamson v. Citrix
`Online, LLC, 792 F.3d 1339, 1349
`(Fed. Cir. 2015)
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`Function: Performing inverse
`Fourier transform.
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`Structure: No corresponding
`structure, therefore indefinite.
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`FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic block
`diagram of a processor that is
`configured to generate an
`expanded long training sequence.
`Processor 200 includes a symbol
`mapper 202, a frequency domain
`window 204, a signal generating
`circuit 205, an inverse [fast]
`Fourier transform [(IFFT)] module
`206, a [serial to] parallel to serial
`module 208, a digital transmit
`filter and/or time domain window
`module 210, and digital to analog
`converters (D/A) 212. For an
`expanded long training sequence,
`symbol mapper 202 generates
`symbols from the coded bits for
`each of the 64 subcarriers of an
`OFDM sequence.
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`“a plurality of Radio
`Frequency (RF)
`components”
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`’862 patent: 9
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`If § 112(6) applies:
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`Structure: The RF receiver
`component includes one or more
`antennas and includes one or more
`amplifiers, one or more
`intermediate frequency, one or
`more mixers and RF filters
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`Function: receiving an RF signal
`and converting the RF signal to a
`baseband signal.
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`Structure: No corresponding
`structure, therefore indefinite.
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`“baseband processing
`module operable
`to…”
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`’862 patent: 9, 10
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`If § 112(6) applies:
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`Structure: The baseband
`processing modules may be
`implemented using one or more
`processing devices, for transmit
`process or receive procession.
`Such a processing device may be a
`microprocessor, micro-controller,
`digital signal processor,
`microcomputer, central processing
`unit, field programmable gate
`array, programmable logic device,
`state machine, logic circuitry,
`analog circuitry, digital circuitry,
`and/or any device that manipulates
`signals (analog and/or digital)
`based on operational instructions.
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`Function (claim 9): receive a
`preamble sequence carried by the
`baseband signal; estimate a
`channel response based upon the
`preamble sequence; determine an
`estimated transmitter beamforming
`unitary matrix (V) based upon the
`channel response and a receiver
`beamforming unitary matrix (U);
`decompose the estimated
`transmitter beamforming unitary
`matrix (V) to produce the
`transmitter beamforming
`information; and form a baseband
`signal employed by the plurality of
`RF components to wirelessly send
`the transmitter beamforming
`information to the transmitting
`wireless device.
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`Function (claim 10): produce the
`estimated transmitter beam
`forming unitary matrix (V) in
`Cartesian coordinates; and convert
`the estimated transmitter beam
`forming unitary matrix (V) to
`polar coordinates.
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`Structure: No corresponding
`structure, therefore indefinite.
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`“module”
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`’156 patent: 1
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`Function: establish simultaneous
`communication paths from said
`multimode cell phone using both
`said cell phone functionality and
`said RF communication
`functionality.
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`“automatic switch
`over module”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term should be treated under 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
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`Structure: No corresponding
`structure, therefore indefinite.
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`’156 patent: 1
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`Function: in communication with
`both said cell phone functionality
`and said RF communication
`functionality, operable to switch a
`communication path established
`on one of said cell phone
`functionality and said RF
`communication functionality, with
`another communication path later
`established on the other of said cell
`phone functionality and said RF
`communication functionality.
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`Structure: No corresponding
`structure, therefore indefinite.
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`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4.3(b), the parties set forth below the terms for which the parties
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`dispute the definiteness of the term under 35 U.S.C. § 112. “[A]n identification of all references
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`from the specification or prosecution history that support that construction, and an identification
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`of any extrinsic evidence known to the party on which it intends to rely either to support its
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`proposed construction or to oppose any other party’s proposed construction” is attached hereto as
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`Exhibit C.
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`Term
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`“proximity”
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`’889 patent: 1
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Defendants’ Proposed
`Construction
`Term is indefinite.
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`“proximate”
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`’889 patent: 6, 8
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`’554 patent: 1, 6, 8, 14
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`“optimal”/“optimal
`extended long training
`sequence”
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`’629 patent: 1, 14, 19
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`“minimal peak-to-
`average ratio”
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`’629 patent: 1
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`“signal generator …
`generates”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning
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`Term is indefinite.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`’629 patent: 1
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`“the Inverse Fourier
`Transformer
`processes”
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`’629 patent: 1
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`“a standard wireless
`networking
`configuration for an
`Orthogonal
`Frequency Division
`Multiplexing scheme”
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`’629 patent: 1
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`“legacy wireless local
`area network device
`in accordance with a
`legacy wireless
`networking protocol
`standard”
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`’629 patent: 14
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`11
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`“the symbol mapper
`receives coded bits”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`’629 patent: 20
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`“the transmitting
`wireless device”
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`’862 patent: 9
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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` Term is indefinite.
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`“deriving said
`feedback information”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Term is indefinite.
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`’914 patent: 13, 17,
`21
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`“remotely triggering
`means”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Indefinite for failing to disclose
`algorithms necessary to perform
`the recited function.
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`’941 patent: 10, 12,
`15
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`“means for receiving
`an alarm trigger
`signal…”
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`’941 patent: 10
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Indefinite for failing to disclose
`algorithms necessary to perform
`the recited function.
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`“means for triggering
`a sensory output…”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`’941 patent: 10
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`“means for preventing
`a current holder…”
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Indefinite for failing to disclose
`algorithms necessary to perform
`the recited function.
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`Indefinite for failing to disclose
`algorithms necessary to perform
`the recited function.
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`III.
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`P. R. 4-3(c) Most Significant Terms
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` Pursuant to Patent Rule 4-3(c) the parties provide “[a]n identification of the terms whose
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`construction will be most significant to the resolution of the case.”2
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`Term
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`“package”
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`’930 patent: 1, 2, 5, 6
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`Plaintiff’s Proposed
`Construction
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
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`Defendants’ Proposed
`Construction
`“more than one chip arranged in a
`single structure with connections
`to mount on a printed circuit
`board”
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`“requesting response messages
`comprising feedback information
`about the transmission mode to be
`utilized for subsequent received
`data (e.g., by a receiving a mobile
`station),” otherwise indefinite.
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`“requesting
`modification of a
`transmission mode for
`subsequent received
`data in transmitted
`response messages
`comprising said
`feedback
`information”
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`’914 patent: 13, 17,
`12
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`“to establish
`simultaneous
`communication
`paths”
`
`’156 patent: 1
`
`“coefficients derived
`from performing a
`singular value matrix
`decomposition
`(SVD)”
`
`’450 patent: 1, 11, 22
`
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
`
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
`
`“to make two or more
`communication links from the
`multimode cell phone to a far-end
`communication device at the same
`time”
`
`Plain and ordinary meaning, i.e.,
`coefficients derived from
`performing a singular value matrix
`decomposition that comports with
`the disclosure in U.S. Application
`No. 11/052,389
`
`
`2 The parties identify only the “most significant” terms for which there is a dispute of claim
`construction, and not terms for which there is a dispute of indefiniteness that would be dispositive
`of the validity and infringement of those claims.
`
`13
`
`
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`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 14 of 17
`
`“alarm”
`
`’941 patent: 1, 3, 6,
`10, 12, 15
`
`“alarm PIN”
`
`’941 patent: 1, 12
`
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
`
`Plain and ordinary meaning, i.e., a
`signal that warns or alerts by
`drawing attention to it
`
`No construction necessary; plain
`and ordinary meaning.
`
`“a pin to enable/disable an alarm
`that is stored separately from a
`lock/unlock pin”
`
`
`IV.
`
`P.R. 4-3(d) Proposed Time for the Claim Construction Hearing
`
`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4-3(d), the parties each identify the expected length of time
`
`necessary for the Claim Construction Hearing:
`
`The Parties propose four (4) hours in total for the Claim Construction Hearing.
`
`V.
`
`P.R. 4-3(e) Live Witness Testimony at the Claim Construction Hearing
`
`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4-3(e), neither party proposes calling a witness at the Claim
`
`Construction Hearing. However, the Parties reserve the right to call their expert witness(es)
`
`identified in Exhibits A–C below in the event the other Party files an expert declaration on reply
`
`and for which the Party’s’ expert(s) are not provided an opportunity to respond.
`
`VI.
`
`P.R. 4-3(f) Technology Tutorial
`
`Pursuant to Patent Rule 4-3(f), the parties propose that they will provide a tutorial in the
`
`format of a DVD containing a slide presentation. In the event the slide presentation is narrated, the
`
`total length of narration will not exceed 30 minutes.
`
`
`
`
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`14
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`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 15 of 17
`
`Date: August 28, 2023
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`/s/ Jose I. Rojas
`Jose I. Rojas
`Jose Ignacio Rojas, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 331546
`Alexander Frederick Rojas, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 124232
`ROJASLAW
`201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste 28th Floor
`Miami, FL 33131
`Telephone: (305) 446-4000
`Facsimile: (305) 985-4146
`Email: jrojas@rojaslawfirm.com;
`arojas@rojaslawfirm.com
`
`Christopher Clayton, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Paul Richter, Esq. (pro hac vice)
`Adam Woodward (No. 1029147)
`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
`1526 Gilpin Avenue
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`Telephone: (302) 449-9010
`Facsimile: (302) 353-4251
`Email: cclayton@devlinlawfirm.com
`prichter@devlinlawfirm.com
`awoodward@devlinlawfirm.com
`
`Counsel for Plaintiff Bell Northern
`Research, LLC
`
`
`
`
`
`15
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 16 of 17
`
`
`
`/s/ Joseph W. Bain
`JOSEPH W. BAIN, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 860360
`Email: jbain@shutts.com
`SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP
`1100 City Place Tower
`525 Okeechobee Boulevard
`West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
`Telephone: (561) 835-8500
`Facsimile: (561) 650-8530
`
`JODI-ANN TILLMAN, ESQ.
`Florida Bar No. 1022214
`Email: jtillman@shutts.com
`SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP
`200 East Broward Blvd.
`Suite 2100
`Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
`Telephone: (561) 671-5822
`Facsimile: (561) 650-8530
`
`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HMD AMERICA, INC., HMD GLOBAL
`OY, BEST BUY, BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
`TARGET CORP. and WALMART INC.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`/s/ Matthew A. Lembo
`WILLIAM J. MCCABE, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: WMccabe@perkinscoie.com
`MATTHEW J. MOFFA, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: MMoffa@perkinscoie.com
`MATTHEW A. LEMBO, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: MLembo@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 262-6900
`
`KEVIN PATARIU, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: kpatariu@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11452 El Camino Real
`Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92013
`Telephone: (858) 720-5700
`
`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HMD AMERICA, INC., HMD GLOBAL OY,
`BEST BUY, BEST BUY STORES, L.P., and
`TARGET CORP.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`16
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 17 of 17
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served on counsel of record via
`email on August 28, 2023:
`
`JOSEPH W. BAIN, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 860360
`Email: jbain@shutts.com
`SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP
`1100 City Place Tower
`525 Okeechobee Boulevard
`West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
`Telephone: (561) 835-8500
`Facsimile: (561) 650-8530
`
`JODI-ANN TILLMAN, ESQ.
`Florida Bar No. 1022214
`Email: jtillman@shutts.com
`SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP
`200 East Broward Blvd.
`Suite 2100
`Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
`Telephone: (561) 671-5822
`Facsimile: (561) 650-8530
`
`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HMD AMERICA, INC., HMD GLOBAL
`OY, BEST BUY, BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
`TARGET CORP. and WALMART INC.
`
`
`
`
`
`WILLIAM J. MCCABE, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: WMccabe@perkinscoie.com
`MATTHEW J. MOFFA, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: MMoffa@perkinscoie.com
`MATTHEW A. LEMBO, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: MLembo@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 262-6900
`
`KEVIN PATARIU, ESQ. (pro hac vice)
`Email: kpatariu@perkinscoie.com
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11452 El Camino Real
`Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92013
`Telephone: (858) 720-5700
`
`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HMD AMERICA, INC., HMD GLOBAL OY,
`BEST BUY, BEST BUY STORES, L.P., and
`TARGET CORP.
`
`
`
`17
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 1 of 13
`
`Exhibit A
`Identification of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Evidence for Disputed Constructions Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(b)
`
`
`
`Term
`
`“operatively coupled”
`
`’629 patent: 1, 20, 27
`
`Plaintiff’s Proposed Construction and
`Identification of Evidence
`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning.
`
`Defendants’ Proposed Construction and
`Identification of Evidence
`“operatively connected, wherein the connected
`components are distinct from one another,”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`’629 patent 1:34–36, 4:11–13
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`
`’629 patent prosecution history,WO2004030265
`
`Specification:
`’629 patent 1:34–36, 4:11–13; claims.
`’629 patent prosecution history, Ogawa, Yasutaka et
`al. “A MIMOOFDM
`
`System for High-Speed Transmission, “2003 IEEE
`58th Vehicular Technology Conference, Oct. 9,
`2003
`
`’629 patent prosecution history, Abhayawardhana,
`V.S. et al.,
`
`“Frequency Scaled Time Domain Equalization for
`OFDM in Broadband
`
`Fixed Wireless Access Channels,” 2002 IEEE
`Wireless Communications
`
`and Networking Conference Record, Mar. 21, 2002
`
`1
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 2 of 13
`
`“blocks”
`
`’072 patent: 1
`
`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`
`’072 patent 5:6–48, 5:59–6:12
`
`“package”
`
`’930 patent: 1, 2, 5, 6
`
`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`
`’930 patent 2:51–54, 3:26–29
`
`‘930 patent Prosecution History, Amendment
`11/05/2014
`
`
`
`2
`
`“multiple bits that are transmitted as a unit”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`Specification:
`’072 patent 5:6–48, 5:59–6:12; claims.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Testimonial evidence:
`Defendants may rely on expert opinion from Dr.
`Jonathan Wells and/or Dr. Paul Min regarding the
`technology background and the state of the art
`relating to this patent, and/or to establish the
`understanding of the term by a person of ordinary
`skill in the art at the time of the alleged inventions,
`e.g., how the patent’s claims, viewed in light of the
`intrinsic evidence, including the specification and
`prosecution history inform those skilled in the art
`about the scope of the term. Dr. Wells and/or Dr.
`Min may also provide expert opinion rebutting
`BNR’s or its expert’s constructions or opinions.
`
`“more than one chip arranged in a single structure
`with connections to mount on a printed circuit
`board”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`Specification:
`’930 patent 2:51–54, 3:26–29; claims.
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 3 of 13
`
`Prosecution History:
`’930 patent prosecution history, 7/12/2004 Office
`Action (BNR00005741–5746).
`
`’930 patent prosecution history, JP1-199439
`Kushima et al. (BNR00005756–5763).
`
`U.S. Patent Application No. 10/265,751 (parent)
`prosecution history, 3/24/2003 Office Action.
`
`U.S. Patent Application No. 10/265,751 (parent)
`prosecution history, U.S. Patent No. 5,956,576.
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Documentary evidence:
`Chung, Materials for Electronic Packaging, at p. 3
`and Figure 1.1 (1995).
`
`Tummala, Multichip Packaging – A Tutorial, at p.
`1924 and 1932 and Figures 5, 19, and 21 (1992).
`
`Blackwell, The Electronic Packaging Handbook, at
`p. 7–12 (2000).
`
`Ginsberg, Multichip Modules and Related
`Technologies, at p. 48 (1994).
`
`UC Davis, Packaging, at p. 6, 9, 15, 36, 44, 51, and
`53–55.
`
`Techopedia, What is a Multi-Chip Module (MCM).
`
`3
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 4 of 13
`
`Testimonial evidence:
`Defendants may rely on expert opinion from Dr.
`Jonathan Wells and/or Dr. Paul Min regarding the
`technology background and the state of the art
`relating to this patent, and/or to establish the
`understanding of the term by a person of ordinary
`skill in the art at the time of the alleged inventions,
`e.g., how the patent’s claims, viewed in light of the
`intrinsic evidence, including the specification and
`prosecution history inform those skilled in the art
`about the scope of the term. Dr. Wells and/or Dr.
`Min may also provide expert opinion rebutting
`BNR’s or its expert’s constructions or opinions.
`
`“at least one bit broadcast by an access node”
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`Specification:
`’432 patent 4:29–45, 5:1–47, 6:33–50, 7:1–16, 8:3–
`8; Figs. 2, 3A–B; claims.
`
`Prosecution history:
`’432 patent prosecution history, 3/13/2013 Non-
`Final Rejection (BNR00001541–1564).
`
`’432 patent prosecution history, 7/12/2013 Claims
`(BNR00001514–1525).
`
`’432 patent prosecution history, 10/15/2013 Final
`Rejection (BNR00001447–1467).
`
`“broadcast indication”
`
`’432 patent: 9, 12
`
`No construction necessary; plain and ordinary
`meaning.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`
`’432 patent 4:29–45, 5:1–47, 6:33–50, 7:1–16,8:3–
`8; Figs. 2, 3A–B
`
`4
`
`
`
`Case 1:22-cv-22706-RNS Document 224-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/28/2023 Page 5 of 13
`
`’432 patent prosecution history, 2/18/2014 After
`Final Amendment and Interview Summary
`(BNR00001430–1440).
`
`’432 patent prosecution history, 4/4//2014 Notice of
`Allowance (BNR00001402–1415).
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Documentary evidence:
`TS 124.007 v.10.0.0 at § 11.1.1.
`TS 123.110 v.10.0.0 at § 6.2.2.1.1.2.
`
`“requesting response messages comprising feedback
`information about the transmission mode to be
`utilized for subsequent received data (e.g., by a
`receiving a mobile station),” otherwise indefinite.
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`Specification:
`’914 Patent at 6:33–41, 12:33–37, 14:43–48, 16:27–
`32; Fig. 7; see generally 12:8–18:45; claims.
`
`Prosecution history:
`’914 patent prosecution history, 10/10/2008
`Amendment and Response (BNR00005357–5372).
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Testimonial evidence:
`Defendants may rely on expert opinion from Dr.
`Jonathan Wells and/or Dr. Paul Min regarding the
`technology background and the state of the art
`
`“requesting modification
`of a transmission mode
`for subsequent received
`data in transmitted
`response messages
`comprising said
`feedback information”
`
`’914 patent
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