U.S. Patent No.10,198,085
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.;
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SLYDE ANALYTICS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`________________________
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`Case No. IPR2024-00041
`U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 10,198,085
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Page
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`INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 
`I. 
`II.  MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.8 ................................... 1 
`III. 
`FEE AUTHORIZATION ............................................................................... 2 
`IV.  GROUNDS FOR STANDING ....................................................................... 3 
`V. 
`PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED ................................................................. 3 
`VI.  THE CHALLENGED PATENT .................................................................... 4 
`VII.  PROSECUTION HISTORY OF THE ’085 PATENT ................................... 7 
`VIII.  LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ............................................ 7 
`IX.  PRIORITY DATE .......................................................................................... 7 
`X. 
`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................... 8 
`XI.  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIED PRIOR ART ........................... 9 
`A.  Yeung (Ex-1005) .................................................................................. 9 
`B. 
`Ruiz (Ex-1006) ................................................................................... 11 
`a. 
`To the extent it is necessary to show an earlier
`prior art date, Ruiz is prior art as of April 2, 2010
`because its provisional application supports Claim
`1 ..................................................................................... 13 
`Alameh (Ex-1007) .............................................................................. 15 
`C. 
`Joselli (Ex-1008) ................................................................................ 17 
`D. 
`Yano (Ex-1009) .................................................................................. 18 
`E. 
`XII.  DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE UNPATENTABILITY
`GROUNDS ................................................................................................... 20 
`A.  Ground 1: Claims 1-10 Are Obvious over Yeung in View of
`Ruiz ..................................................................................................... 20 
`1. 
`A POSITA would have been motivated to combine
`Yeung’s teachings with Ruiz’s teachings and would have
`had a reasonable expectation of success .................................. 20 
`Claim 1 ..................................................................................... 25 
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`2. 
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`b. 
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`c. 
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`d. 
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`e. 
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`Element 1[pre]: A method for switching a
`wristwatch from a first power mode to a second
`power mode, comprising: .............................................. 25 
`Element 1[a]: using an accelerometer for detecting
`a wristturn, and .............................................................. 26 
`Element 1[b]: switching said wristwatch from said
`first power mode to said second power mode when
`a wristturn has been detected, ........................................ 29 
`Element 1[c]: wherein said step of detecting a
`wristturn comprises: ...................................................... 30 
`Element 1[c.1]: detecting that an orientation of the
`wristwatch is in a starting position, wherein said
`step of detecting that the orientation is in the
`starting position comprises detecting that the
`orientation of the wristwatch is held within a first
`range for a defined time; ................................................ 30 
`Element 1[c.2]: detecting that an orientation of the
`wristwatch is then in a final position, wherein said
`step of detecting that the orientation is in the final
`position comprises detecting that the orientation is
`in a second range different from said first range, .......... 33 
`Element 1[c.3]: in response to a detection that the
`orientation of the wristwatch is in the second
`range, detecting that the wristwatch remains
`substantially immobile during a predetermined
`duration and that a duration between the starting
`position and the final position is in a predefined
`range............................................................................... 36 
`Dependent Claims 2-10 ............................................................ 39 
`a. 
`Dependent Claim 2: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said first range is an angle range from 25°
`to 155° relatively to the horizontal. ............................... 39 
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`f. 
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`g. 
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`b. 
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`c. 
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`d. 
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`e. 
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`Dependent Claim 3: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said second range is an angle range from
`−25° to −75° relatively to the horizontal. ...................... 41 
`Dependent Claim 4: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said step of detecting that the wristwatch
`remains substantially immobile during a
`predetermined duration comprises: detecting that
`an orientation of the wristwatch is held in a range
`from −25° to −60° relatively to the horizontal
`during said predetermined duration. .............................. 43 
`Dependent Claim 5: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said defined time is 50 ms ............................... 44 
`Dependent Claim 6: The method of claim 1,
`wherein comprising a step of in response to a
`detection that the orientation of the wristwatch is
`held within this second range for a defined time,
`[1] registering that an orientation of the wristwatch
`is in the final position; [2] wherein said duration
`between the starting position and the final position
`is provided by measuring a duration between the
`starting position and the registering of the final
`position. ......................................................................... 45 
`Dependent Claim 7: The method of claim 6,
`wherein said defined time is 50 ms. .............................. 48 
`Dependent Claim 8: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said step of detecting that the orientation
`of the wristwatch is in a second range comprises:
`detecting that a duration between the wristwatch
`being held in the first range and the wristwatch
`being held in the second range is in a predefined
`third range. ..................................................................... 50 
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`i. 
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`2. 
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`Dependent Claim 9: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said step of detecting that the orientation
`of the wristwatch is then in a second range
`comprises detecting that a display of the
`wristwatch is oriented towards a face of the user .......... 51 
`Dependent Claim 10: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said steps of detecting that the orientation
`of the wristwatch is in a first range and then in a
`second range comprise: in response of a detection
`of the orientation of the wristwatch is in the second
`range, checking if the orientation of the wristwatch
`was in the first range during a previous step. ................ 53 
`Ground 2: Claims 1-4, 6, 8-10 Are Obvious over Yeung in
`View of Alameh and Further in View of Joselli ................................ 55 
`1. 
`A POSITA would have been motivated to combine
`Yeung’s teachings with Alameh’s and Joselli’s teachings
`and would have had a reasonable expectation of success ........ 55 
`Claim 1 ..................................................................................... 60 
`a. 
`Element 1[pre]: A method for switching a
`wristwatch from a first power mode to a second
`power mode, comprising: .............................................. 60 
`Element 1[a]: using an accelerometer for detecting
`a wristturn, and .............................................................. 60 
`Element 1[b]: switching said wristwatch from said
`first power mode to said second power mode when
`a wristturn has been detected, ........................................ 60 
`Element 1[c]: wherein said step of detecting a
`wristturn comprises: ...................................................... 61 
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`b. 
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`c. 
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`d. 
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`e. 
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`Element 1[c.1]: detecting that an orientation of the
`wristwatch is in a starting position, wherein said
`step of detecting that the orientation is in the
`starting position comprises detecting that the
`orientation of the wristwatch is held within a first
`range for a defined time; ................................................ 61 
`Element 1[c.2]: detecting that an orientation of the
`wristwatch is then in a final position, wherein said
`step of detecting that the orientation is in the final
`position comprises detecting that the orientation is
`in a second range different from said first range, .......... 63 
`Element 1[c.3]: in response to a detection that the
`orientation of the wristwatch is in the second
`range, detecting that the wristwatch remains
`substantially immobile during a predetermined
`duration and that a duration between the starting
`position and the final position is in a predefined
`range............................................................................... 65 
`Dependent Claims 2-4, 6, 8-10 ................................................ 67 
`a. 
`Dependent Claim 2: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said first range is an angle range from 25°
`to 155° relatively to the horizontal. ............................... 67 
`Dependent Claim 3: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said second range is an angle range from
`−25° to −75° relatively to the horizontal. ...................... 68 
`Dependent Claim 4: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said step of detecting that the wristwatch
`remains substantially immobile during a
`predetermined duration comprises: detecting that
`an orientation of the wristwatch is held in a range
`from −25° to −60° relatively to the horizontal
`during said predetermined duration. .............................. 69 
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`f. 
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`g. 
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`b. 
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`c. 
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`Dependent Claim 6: The method of claim 1,
`wherein comprising a step of in response to a
`detection that the orientation of the wristwatch is
`held within this second range for a defined time,
`[1]registering that an orientation of the wristwatch
`is in the final position; [2] wherein said duration
`between the starting position and the final position
`is provided by measuring a duration between the
`starting position and the registering of the final
`position. ......................................................................... 69 
`Dependent Claim 8: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said step of detecting that the orientation
`of the wristwatch is in a second range comprises:
`detecting that a duration between the wristwatch
`being held in the first range and the wristwatch
`being held in the second range is in a predefined
`third range. ..................................................................... 70 
`Dependent Claim 9: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said step of detecting that the orientation
`of the wristwatch is then in a second range
`comprises detecting that a display of the
`wristwatch is oriented towards a face of the user .......... 71 
`Dependent Claim 10: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said steps of detecting that the orientation
`of the wristwatch is in a first range and then in a
`second range comprise: in response of a detection
`of the orientation of the wristwatch is in the second
`range, checking if the orientation of the wristwatch
`was in the first range during a previous step. ................ 72 
`Ground 3: Claims 5 and 7 Are Obvious over Yeung-Alameh-
`Joselli Further in View of Yano ......................................................... 73 
`1. 
`A POSITA would have been motivated to combine the
`Yeung-Alameh-Joselli combination with Yano and
`would have had a reasonable expectation of success .............. 73 
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`f. 
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`g. 
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`2. 
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`Dependent Claims 5 and 7 ....................................................... 76 
`a. 
`Dependent Claim 5: The method of claim 1,
`wherein said defined time is 50 ms; .............................. 76 
`Dependent Claim 7: The method of claim 6, wherein said
`defined time is 50 ms ..................................................... 76 
`XIII.  THE BOARD SHOULD NOT USE ITS DISCRETION TO DENY
`INSTITUTION UNDER FINTIV ................................................................. 78 
`XIV.  CONCLUSION ............................................................................................. 80 
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`LIST OF EXHIBITS1
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`Ex. No.
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`Description
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`Ex-1001 U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085 (“the ’085 Patent”)
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`Ex-1002 Declaration of Dr. Benjamin B. Bederson
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`Ex-1003 Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Benjamin B. Bederson
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`Ex-1004 Prosecution History of the ’085 Patent (Application No. 15/799,608)
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`Ex-1005 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2009/0164219
`(“Yeung”)
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`Ex-1006 U.S. Patent No. 8,228,292 (“Ruiz”)
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`Ex-1007 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2011/0148752
`(“Alameh”)
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`Ex-1008 Mark Joselli and Esteban Clua, gRmobile: A Framework for Touch
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`Ex-1009 U.S. Patent No. 8,615,375 (“Yano”)
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`Ex-1012 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0229255 (“Linjama”)
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`Ex-1013 U.S. Patent Provisional Application No. 61/320,663 (“Ruiz
`Provisional”)
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`1 Four-digit pin citations that begin with 0 are to the branded numbers added by
`Samsung in the bottom right corner of the exhibits. All other pin citations are to
`original page, column, paragraph, or line numbers.
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`Ex-1014 Certified Translation of Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
`JP2007-41143 (“Nishijima”)
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`Ex-1015 Certified Translation of Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
`JP2010-262341 (“Shimazaki”)
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`(1994).
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`Ex-1027 Hilary Browne et al., Designing a Collaborative Finger Painting
`Application for Children (2000).
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`Ex-1028 Pekka Parhi, Amy K. Karlson & Benjamin B. Bederson, Target
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`Devices 203-210 (2006).
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`Ex-1029 Amy K. Karlson, Benjamin B. Bederson & José Contreras-Vidal,
`Understanding One-Handed Use of Mobile Devices 1-22 (2007).
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`Ex-1030 Test of Time Awards, VIS2021,
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`Ex-1032 Swiss Patent Application No. 01689/11 (“’911 Application”)
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`Ex-1033 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0265671 (“Sachs”)
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`Ex-1034 World Intellectual Property Organization Publication No. WO
`2006/120211 (“Tecchiolli”)
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`(2011).
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`(collectively, “Petitioner”) request inter partes review (“IPR”) of Claims 1-10 of
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085 (“the ’085 Patent”) (Ex-1001), currently assigned to
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`Slyde Analytics LLC (“PO”).
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.8
`Real Parties-in-Interest: Petitioner identifies the following real parties-in-
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`interest: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`Related Matters: PO has asserted the ’085 Patent against Samsung
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`Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in Slyde Analytics
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`LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., Case No. 2-23-cv-00083 (E.D. Tex.);
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`PO has also asserted the ’085 Patent against Zepp Health Corporation in Slyde
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`Analytics LLC v. Zepp Health Corp., Case No. 2-23-cv-00172 (E.D. Tex.).
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel:
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` Lead Counsel:
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`William M. Fink (Reg. No. 72,332)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`1625 Eye Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20006
`Telephone: (202) 383-5300
`Fax: (202) 383-5414
`E-Mail: tfink@omm.com
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` Backup Counsel:
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`Brian Cook (Reg. No. 59,356)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`Fax: (213) 430-6407
`E-Mail: bcook@omm.com
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`Nicholas Whilt (Reg. No. 72,081)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`Fax: (213) 430-6407
`E-Mail: nwhilt@omm.com
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`Benjamin M. Haber (Reg. No. 67,129)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`E-Mail: bhaber@omm.com
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`Service Information: Petitioner consents to electronic service by email to the
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`following addresses:
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` tfink@omm.com
` bcook@omm.com
` nwhilt@omm.com
` bhaber@omm.com
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`III. FEE AUTHORIZATION
`The PTO is authorized to charge any fees due during this proceeding to
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`Deposit Account No. LA50-0639.
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`IV. GROUNDS FOR STANDING
`Petitioner certifies that the ’085 Patent is available for review, and Petitioner
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`is not barred or estopped from requesting review.
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`V.
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`PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
`Petitioner requests review and cancellation of Claims 1-10 as unpatentable
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`based on the following grounds, supported by a declaration from Dr. Benjamin B.
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`Bederson. Ex-1002; Ex-1003.2
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`Ground
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`Summary
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`1
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`Claims 1-10 are obvious over Yeung (Ex-1005) combined with Ruiz
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`(Ex-1006)
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`2
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`Claims 1-4, 6, and 8-10 are obvious over Yeung combined with
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`Alameh (Ex-1007) and further combined with Joselli (Ex-1008)
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`3
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`Claims 5 and 7 are obvious over Yeung combined with Alameh and
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`Joselli and further combined with Yano (Ex-1009)
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`2 Dr. Bederson would have been a POSITA, as defined below. Ex-1002 ¶¶1-22,
`37-41, 63.
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,198,085
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`VI. THE CHALLENGED PATENT
`The ’085 Patent3 aims “to provide a better method for switching a device,
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`such as a [wristwatch], into a different power mode … without causing unwanted
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`power mode switches.” Ex-1001, 2:19-24, 1:19. Specifically, “wristturn detection
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`is performed for detecting rotation of the wrist and deciding if this rotation
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`corresponds to a predefined pattern, in which case the wristwatch should be
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`switched to a second power mode for example in order to activate the display.”
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`Id., 9:38-42.
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`The alleged improvement is distinguishing “between intentional commands
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`to switch a device and other gestures or accelerations which may be produced
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`during normal use of the device.” Id., 2:9-13. But the claims are directed to
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`predictable combinations of well-known prior-art elements in touchscreen devices
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`as reflected, for example, in the sole independent claim, which recites:
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`1. A method for switching a wristwatch from a first power mode to a second
`power mode, comprising:
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`[a] using an accelerometer for detecting a wristturn, and
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`[b] switching said wristwatch from said first power mode to said
`second power mode when a wristturn has been detected,
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`[c] wherein said step of detecting a wristturn comprises:
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`[c.1] detecting that an orientation of the wristwatch is in a
`starting position, wherein said step of detecting that the
`orientation is in the starting position comprises detecting
`that the orientation of the wristwatch is held within a
`first range for a defined time;
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`[c.2] detecting that an orientation of the wristwatch is then in
`a final position, wherein said step of detecting that the
`orientation is in the final position comprises detecting
`that the orientation is in a second range different from
`said first range,
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`[c.3] in response to a detection that the orientation of the
`wristwatch is in the second range, detecting that the
`wristwatch remains substantially immobile during a
`predetermined duration and that a duration between the
`starting position and the final position is in a predefined
`range.
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`Ex-1001, 10:59-11:15.
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`As claimed, a wristwatch switches power modes when its accelerometer
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`detects a wristturn. The illustration below, based on Figures 7a-7c and the
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`accompanying description, shows the specific motion indicating a desire to change
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`power modes.
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`Ex-1001, Figs. 7a (left, green) and 7b/7c (right, red). Other images and color
`annotations have been added.
`First, a “starting position” (green) is detected (Element 1[c.1]) when the
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`wristwatch is held in an orientation within an angle range facing away from the
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`user for “a defined time” (e.g., 50 ms). Id., 9:58-63 (“a first defined angle range α1
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`(e.g., 25° to 155° relative[] to the horizontal),” where positive angles indicate
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`rotation away from the user’s face).
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`Next, the wristwatch is detected in a “final position” (Element 1[c.2]),
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`within an orientation range different from that of the starting position. Ex-1001,
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`10:4-7. (“final position in a second defined angle range α1 (e.g. -25° to -75°
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`relative[] to the horizontal).”) The final position “is a typical position for reading
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`the time on the watch, with the display oriented toward the face of the user.” Id.,
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`10:7-9.
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`Finally, Element 1[c.3] requires detecting (1) that the device is held
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`substantially immobile during a “predetermined duration” and (2) that the duration
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`between the starting and final positions is in “a predefined range.” Having
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`completed these steps, the wristwatch switches to a second power mode.
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`VII. PROSECUTION HISTORY OF THE ’085 PATENT
`The ’085 Patent was filed October 31, 2017 as a continuation of
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`international patent application PCT/EP2012/070273, filed October 12, 2012. It
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`claims priority to Swiss patent application CH2011/1689, filed October 18, 2011.4
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`This Petition presents new arguments and prior art not considered during
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`prosecution, and nothing precludes considering them in the first instance under 35
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`U.S.C. §325(d). All claims are invalid as obvious. Ex-1002 ¶¶37-41, 125-250.
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`VIII. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
`A person of ordinary skill in the art at the relevant time (“POSITA”) would
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`have had a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer
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`engineering, or a related field, and two-three years of experience in the research,
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`design, development, or testing of user interfaces, inertial sensors, and human-
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`computer interaction in mobile devices, with additional education substituting for
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`experience and vice versa. Ex-1002 ¶¶37-41.
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`IX. PRIORITY DATE
`The ’085 Patent is entitled to a priority date no earlier than 10/12/12 (the
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`filing of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/352,727). The ’085 Patent is not entitled
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`4 This section is supported by Ex-1002 ¶¶54-62.
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`to the priority date of Swiss Patent Application No. 1689/11 (10/18/2011) (“’911
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`Application,” Ex-1032. The ’085 Patent’s claims are all directed to detecting a
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`“wristturn.” But the ’911 Application contains no such disclosure and never uses
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`the term. See Ex-1032. The ’085 Patent discusses wristturn detection exclusively
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`with respect to Figures 7a-7c, which it refers to as “another method for switching
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`the wristwatch 1 from a first power mode to a second power mode.” See, e.g., Ex-
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`1001, 3:41-43, 9:29-36. However, the ’911 Application does not include Figures
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`7a-7c or any description of this second method. Thus, the ’085 Patent is not
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`entitled to this earlier priority date.
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`Regardless, pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. §102 applies whether the ’085 Patent is
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`entitled to the 2011 or 2012 priority date. And all references relied upon are prior
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`art under either priority date.
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`X. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
`Petitioner interprets the claims according to Phillips. 37 C.F.R. §42.100(b).
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`To resolve this Petition, Petitioner does not believe that any term requires
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`construction.5 Ex-1002 ¶¶123-124.
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`5 District court claim construction procedures have not yet begun. Petitioner
`reserves all rights to raise claim construction and other arguments in district court.
`Additionally, Petitioner will request leave to submit the district court’s claim
`construction as soon as it becomes available.
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`XI. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIED PRIOR ART
`A. Yeung (Ex-1005)
`Yeung (U.S. Pat. Pub. 2009/0164219) was filed December 18, 2008, and
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`published June 25, 2009. Yeung is prior art under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. §102(b)
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`because it published at least a year before both the effective filing date of the ’085
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`Patent and the earlier Swiss application.
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`Yeung uses “accelerometer-based orientation and/or movement sensing to
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`control wearable devices, such as wrist-worn audio recorders and wristwatches.”
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`Ex-1005 ¶5.
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`In Figure 1, Yeung depicts a “wrist-worn audio recorder 30 incorporating a
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`three-axis accelerometer 32” that “senses acceleration in three orthogonal axes X,
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`Y, and Z.” Ex-1005 ¶37. Yeung’s device is an “audio recorder” and wristwatch
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`that includes “a real-time clock, so that the recorder can provide additional time-
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`keeping function.” Id. ¶36. The time of day can be shown on display 34. Id. ¶37;
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`Fig. 1. This device is referred to herein as a “watch/recorder.”
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`Yeung explains the “audio recording function of audio recorder 30 turns on
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`automatically when the user positions audio recorder 30 in a predetermined
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`orientation … and/or after audio recorder 30 has completed a predetermined
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`movement.” Ex-1005 ¶48. As shown in Figure 6, the predetermined orientation
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`may be such that the “angle between the X-axis and the direction of the
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`gravitational acceleration G is about 45 degrees” and the “angle between the Z-axis
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`and the gravitational acceleration G is about 135 [degrees].” Id. ¶47.
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`“[F]or more robust detection, recorder controller 48 can … detect a
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`predetermined movement, such as the natural movement of lifting the arm upwards
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`from a resting position (i.e., from the side of the body or from in front of the lower
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`end of the torso) and tilting the [watch/recorder] towards the mouth to activate
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`audio recording.” Ex-1005 ¶47. And “recorder controller 48 can be designed to
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`activate an audio-recorder function … only after audio recorder remains 30 in a
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`static position for a predetermined period of time after a predetermined wrist and
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`arm movement pattern has been detected.” Id. ¶52.
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`B. Ruiz (Ex-1006)
`Ruiz (U.S. Patent No. 8,228,292) was filed September 30, 2011, is a
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`continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/770,325, filed April 29, 2010, and
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`prior art under at le