UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VIZIO, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`IPR2024-00694
`U.S. Patent No. 9,510,040
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 312 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.104
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT LIST ............................................................................... 5
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 6
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`II. GROUNDS FOR STANDING ........................................................................ 6
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`III. NOTE ............................................................................................................... 6
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`IV. SUMMARY OF THE ’040 PATENT ............................................................. 6
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`A. Overview of the ’040 Patent .................................................................. 6
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`B.
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`Prosecution History ............................................................................... 7
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`V.
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`LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ............................................. 8
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`VI. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................. 9
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`“at least one” ......................................................................................... 9
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`VII. RELIEF REQUESTED AND THE REASONS FOR THE
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`VIII. IDENTIFICATION OF HOW THE CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE .... 10
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`A. Challenged Claims and Statutory Grounds for Challenge ................... 10
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`B. Ground 1: Claims 1-5, 11-15, and 21 are obvious under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 103(a) over Kim in view of Lee-1 and Choi .................................... 11
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`Summary of Kim ....................................................................... 11
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`Summary of Lee-1 ..................................................................... 12
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`Summary of Choi ...................................................................... 12
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`Reasons to Combine Kim and Lee-1 ......................................... 12
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`Reasons to Combine Choi and Kim .......................................... 13
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`Claim 1 ...................................................................................... 15
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`Claim 2 ...................................................................................... 56
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`Claim 3 ...................................................................................... 60
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`Claim 4 ...................................................................................... 61
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`10. Claim 5 ...................................................................................... 69
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`11. Claim 11 .................................................................................... 72
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`12. Claim 12 .................................................................................... 73
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`13. Claim 13 .................................................................................... 73
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`14. Claim 14 .................................................................................... 73
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`15. Claim 15 .................................................................................... 73
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`16. Claim 21 .................................................................................... 75
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`C. Ground 2: Claims 2-3, 6, 12-13, 16, and 22 are obvious under 35
`U.S.C. § 103(a) over Kim in view of Lee-1, Choi, and Lee-2 ............ 76
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`Summary of Lee-2 ..................................................................... 76
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`Reasons to Combine Kim and Lee-2 ......................................... 77
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`Claim 2 ...................................................................................... 78
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`Claim 3 ...................................................................................... 83
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`Claim 6 ...................................................................................... 84
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`Claim 12 .................................................................................... 91
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`Claim 13 .................................................................................... 92
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`Claim 16 .................................................................................... 92
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`Claim 22 .................................................................................... 92
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`IX. DISCRETIONARY DENIAL WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE ................. 93
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`A. Discretionary denial under the Fintiv factors is not appropriate ......... 93
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`B. Discretionary denial under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) is not appropriate ...... 93
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`X. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 93
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`XI. MANDATORY NOTICES ............................................................................ 95
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest ........................................................................... 95
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`Related Matters .................................................................................... 95
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`Lead and Back-up Counsel and Service Information .......................... 95
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`XII. CLAIMS APPENDIX .................................................................................... 97
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`CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT .................................................................... 104
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE .............................................................................. 104
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT LIST
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,510,040 to Selim et al.
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`Prosecution History of U.S. 9,510,040
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`Declaration of Dr. Andrew Lippman under 37 C.F.R. § 1.68
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`Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Lippman
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`U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2012/0054794 to Kim et al. (“Kim”)
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,008,190 to Lee et al. (“Lee-1”)
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`U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2013/0057764 to Choi et al. (“Choi”)
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`Infringement Contentions, Appx E_US 9510040
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`PCMAG Encyclopedia
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,398,339 to Lee et al. (“Lee-2”),
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`U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2013/0176415
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`Microcomputer
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`Chapter 1, Overview of Microprocessors
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`Ex.1001
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`Ex.1002
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`Ex.1003
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`Ex.1004
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`Ex.1005
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`Ex.1006
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`Ex.1007
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`Ex.1008
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`Ex.1009
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`Ex.1010
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`Ex.1011
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 311, 314(a), and 37 C.F.R. § 42.100, VIZIO, Inc.
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`(“Petitioner”) respectfully requests that the Board review and cancel as
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`unpatentable under (pre-AIA) 35 U.S.C. §103(a) claims 1-6, 11-16, and 21-22 (the
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`“Challenged Claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 9,510,040 (“’040 patent,” Ex.1001).
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`II. GROUNDS FOR STANDING
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`Petitioner certifies that the ’040 patent is eligible for IPR and that Petitioner
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`is not barred or estopped from requesting IPR. 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a).
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`III. NOTE
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`Petitioner cites to exhibits’ original page numbers. Emphasis in quoted
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`material has been added.
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`IV. SUMMARY OF THE ’040 PATENT
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`A. Overview of the ’040 Patent
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`The ’040 patent is directed to “methods and systems of displaying content
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`on a television.” Ex.1001, Abstract. The ’040 patent discloses a global panel with a
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`listing of content sources and descriptive text (e.g., 1504A-1504F), as shown
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`below at Figure 15C. Ex.1001, 30:32-64.
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`Ex.1001, Fig. 15C.
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`Prosecution History
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`In response to the Examiner rejecting the claims over various references, the
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`Applicant then amended all three independent claims, exemplified by the amended
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`to independent claim 23 shown below:
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`The Applicant then argued that the prior art fails to disclose more than two
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`content sources. Ex. 1002, 120-136. The Examiner allowed the claims based on
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`this distinction. Ex. 1002, 84-86. However, for the reasons explained below, a
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`global panel including all five sources of content, as well as the other claim
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`limitations of the ’040 patent, were well-known in the art. Ex.1003, ¶¶30-33.
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`V. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`A Person of Ordinary Skill in The Art (“POSITA”) in August of 2012 would
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`have been someone knowledgeable and familiar with the interactive media guide
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`arts that are pertinent to the ’040 patent. A POSITA would have had a bachelor’s
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`degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering,
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`or equivalent training, and approximately two years of experience working in the
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`field of television systems and networking, human-computer interaction, or related
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`technologies. Lack of professional experience can be remedied by additional
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`education, and vice versa. Ex.1003, ¶¶18-20.
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`VI. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
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`Claim terms in IPR are construed according to their “ordinary and customary
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`meaning” to those of skill in the art. 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b). Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
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`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc). Petitioner submits that, for the purposes
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`of this proceeding and the grounds presented herein, no claim term requires
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`express construction. Nidec Motor Corp. v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co.,
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`868 F.3d 1013, 1017 (Fed. Cir. 2017). Petitioner further notes that some claim
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`terms are provided with explicit definitions in the specification (Ex.1001, 3:49-
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`10:3&), and example is outlined below.
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`“at least one”
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`Claims 1, 6, 11, 21, 22 each recite the phrase “at least one.” The phrasing of
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`“at least one of A, B, and C” and “at least one of A, B, or C” includes “A alone, B
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`alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A, B and
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`C together.” Ex.1001, 3:49-56; Ex.1003, ¶¶34-39.
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`VII. RELIEF REQUESTED AND THE REASONS FOR THE
`REQUESTED RELIEF
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`Petitioner asks that the Board institute a trial for IPR and cancel the
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`Challenged Claims in view of the analysis below. Petitioner challenges the claims
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`VIII. IDENTIFICATION OF HOW THE CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE
`A. Challenged Claims and Statutory Grounds for Challenge1
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`Grounds
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`Claims
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`Basis
`35 U.S.C. § 103 over Kim, Lee-1, and Choi
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`35 U.S.C. § 103 over Kim, Lee-1, Choi, and Lee-2
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2012/0054794 to Kim et al. (Ex.1005, “Kim”),
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`which was filed on March 9, 2011, claims priority to Provisional No. 61/379,369,
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`filed on September 1, 2010, and published on March 1, 2012. U.S. Patent No.
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`9,008,190 to Lee et al. (Ex.1006, “Lee-1”) was filed on January 4, 2010 and issued
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`on April 14, 2015. U.S. Patent Publication No. 9,008,190 to Choi et al. (Ex.1007,
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`“Choi”) was filed on June 28, 2012, and was published on March 7, 2013. U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,398,339 to Lee et al. (Ex.1010, “Lee-2”) was filed on December 16,
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`1 For the combination presented herein, Petitioner relies on the teachings, and not
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`on a physical incorporation of elements. See In re Mouttet, 686 F.3d 1322, 1332
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`(Fed. Cir. 2012); In re Etter, 756 F.2d 852, 859 (Fed. Cir. 1985); Ex.1003, ¶¶54,
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`2010, claims priority to Provisional Nos. 61/379,363, 61/379,367, and 61/379,372,
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`filed on September 1, and issued on July 19, 2016. Kim, Lee-1, Lee-2, and Choi
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`are all prior art under (pre-AIA) 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) and/or (e).
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`B. Ground 1: Claims 1-5, 11-15, and 21 are obvious under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 103(a) over Kim in view of Lee-1 and Choi.
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`Summary of Kim
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`Kim discloses a method of controlling an “image display apparatus 100,”
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`such as “a smart TV,” to display content to a user. Ex.1005, [0037]-[0038],
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`Abstract. Kim’s smart TV 100 home screen displays card objects arranged
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`according to content sources. Ex.1005, [0060], [0137], [0192]-[0217], Fig. 19;
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`Ex.1003, ¶¶42-47.
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`Ex.1005, Fig. 19.
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`Summary of Lee-1
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`Kim cites to and incorporates by reference Lee-1’s “[e]xamples of
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`thumbnails and methods of using the same.” Ex.1005, [0106]. Regarding methods
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`of using thumbnails, Lee-1 discloses that a “displayed thumbnail image may be
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`a…previously stored image.” Ex.1006, 12:65-67; Ex.1003, ¶49.
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`Summary of Choi
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`Choi discloses that devices externally connected to an input port of the
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`television may be represented by icons with specific symbols 830a, 830b and 830c
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`to distinguish devices connected to an input port, as shown below at Figure 11.
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`Ex.1007, [0250]; Ex.1003, ¶¶50-52.
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`Ex.1007, Fig. 11.
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`Reasons to Combine Kim and Lee-1
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`A POSITA when considering Kim would have also considered and applied
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`Lee-1’s incorporated by reference thumbnail teachings to successfully implement
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`Kim’s system and method thereof, which uses thumbnails. Ex.1005, [0106]. It
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`would have been obvious to a POSITA, to apply the thumbnail teachings of Lee-1
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`because they provide implementation details directly applicable to successfully
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`implementing Kim’s system and method. This reason is sufficient to explain why a
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`POSITA would have sought and combined the identified disclosures of Lee-1 and
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`Kim. Nevertheless, additional reasons for combining the relevant teachings are
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`provided in the claim analysis below. Ex.1003, ¶¶53-54.
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`Reasons to Combine Choi and Kim
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`A POSITA would have also considered Choi’s analogous methods and
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`systems of displaying content on a television, including addressing the problem of
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`connecting external devices to an input port of the television. Ex.1005, [0038];
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`Ex.1007, [0002]-[0004], [0077], [0099], [0196], [0205]-[0211]; Ex.1003, ¶55.
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`A POSITA would have combined the teachings of Choi with Kim to obtain
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`beneficial and predictable results. Ex.1003, ¶56.
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`Kim discloses that its home screen includes an EXTERNAL DEVICE card
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`object 1380 with a list of external devices (e.g., “Gaming box,” “DVD player,”
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`“Computer”) that may be connected to the image display apparatus 100 via an
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`input port such as HDMI port, USB port, etc. Ex.1005, [0077], [0196], [0205]-
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`[0210], Fig. 19. Choi complements Kim’s disclosure by teaching that external
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`connected to an input port such as HDMI port, USB port, etc. Ex.1007, [0099],
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`It would have been obvious to a POSITA to implement Kim’s EXTERNAL
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`DEVICE card object 1380, which provides a list of external devices which may be
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`connected to the image display apparatus 100, to include icons representing
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`external devices and specific symbols representing an input port connection. This
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`would inform the user as to which external device is connected to an input port of
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`the display apparatus 100 and which external device is not connected. The
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`information would also be beneficial because it would allow the user, in certain
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`instances, to determine if there is a problem with a connected external device. For
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`example, in an instance where an external device has a specific symbol indicating
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`an input port connection, but the external device is not providing an input signal,
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`the user would understand that the port connection is not the problem. On the other
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`hand, if the external device has no specific symbol, then the user would understand
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`that it needs to be plugged in. Ex.1003, ¶58
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`The combination of Choi with Kim is merely combining prior art limitations
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`(an external device icon with a specific symbol, per Choi, with Kim’s EXTERNAL
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`DEVICE card object 1380, which provides a list of external devices) according to
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`known methods (Choi describes exemplary methods and it was known how to
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`generate thumbnails), as evidenced by Kim) to yield predictable results (allow the
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`user to be informed which external device is presently connected to the image
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`display apparatus 100 via an input port such as HDMI port, USB port, etc.).
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`Ex.1003, ¶59.
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`Additionally, the combination is nothing more than applying a known
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`technique (e.g., using an external device icon with a specific symbol to indicate
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`that an external device is connected to an input port, per Choi) to improve the
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`similar system of Kim (e.g., inform the user of Kim that an external device listed in
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`the EXTERNAL DEVICE card object 1380 is connected to an input port, e.g.,
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`HDMI port, USB port, etc.). Ex.1003, ¶60.
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`The results would have been predictable and there would have been a
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`reasonable expectation of success in the combination given that both Choi and Kim
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`illustrate similar televisions, and both provide external devices connected via an
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`input port, e.g., HDMI port, USB port, etc. A POSITA would have been able to
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`successfully implement a Kim with thumbnail icons that have specific symbols
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`representing input ports, per Choi, as a matter of routine software programming.
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`Ex.1003, ¶61.
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`Claim 1
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`[1.0] A method of displaying content on a television, comprising:
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`First, Kim discloses an “image display apparatus [that] may be
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`configured as…a smart TV” and a “method of controlling the same” to
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`“display various types of content including still or video images as well as
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`multimedia content.” Ex.1005, [0282]-[0284]; see also Ex.1005, [00285]-[0289];
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`Ex.1003, ¶63.. Kim’s image display apparatus 100 (e.g., a smart TV) is illustrated
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`Smart TV 100
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`Ex.1005, Fig. 9 (annotated).
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`Furthermore, Kim’s Figure 19 illustrates that the smart TV 100 displays
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`various exemplary content, including a broadcast image (1315), Netcast content
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`(1320), and APP Store content (1330). Ex.1005, [0193]-[0202]:
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`Additional content that Kim’s display apparatus 100 (smart TV) displays will be
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`discussed in the analysis below. Ex.1005, Figs. 19-21. Thus, Kim renders obvious
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`the preamble. Ex.1003, ¶¶64-65.
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`[1.1] receiving, by a processor, an indication associated with a selection by a
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`First, Kim teaches “a processor” by disclosing a “controller 170” to
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`“provide overall control to the image display apparatus 100.” Ex.1005, [0089]. The
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`controller 170 includes “a video processor…an audio processor and a data
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`processor” and may also include an “additional application processor.” Ex.1005,
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`[0085], [0133], [0166]. Kim’s controller 170 utilizes a software platform with
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`operating system (“OS”) to perform display apparatus operations. Ex.1005, [0145],
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`[0166], Figs. 11, 12. A POSITA would have understood that the controller 170
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`corresponds to multiple processors (e.g., video processor, audio processor, data
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`processor, application processor) that execute OS-based software, among other
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`software, to implement the operations of the image display apparatus 100 (smart
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`TV). Ex.1003, ¶¶66.
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`Kim’s controller 170 (including one or more processor, e.g., a video
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`processor, an audio processor, a data processor, and an application processor)
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`corresponds to a “processor,” as claimed. Kim’s disclosure is consistent with the
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`’040 patent, which states that a processor “may include multiple virtual processors
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`... [or] multiple physical processors.” Ex.1001, 17:5-9; Ex.1003, ¶¶67-71.
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`Kim’s controller 170 (“processor”) is illustrated at Figure 6, reproduced
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`The Petition will primarily refer to controller 170 as the “processor.”
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`However, a POSITA would have understood that Kim’s teaching that “the
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`controller 170, or any other processor” (Ex.1005, [0166]) may perform functions
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`for controlling the image display apparatus, contemplates that a single processor
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`may be used instead. In such an implementation, the controller 170 would be
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`replaced by the “other processor” (e.g., a single processor) that performs the
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`controlling functions. In such an alternative implementation, the other processor
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`would correspond to claimed “processor.” Ex.1003, ¶72.
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`Second, Kim teaches “a selection by a user” by disclosing that a user
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`provides an input selection (e.g., home screen selection) via “various types of input
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`devices,” including “remote controller 200.” Ex.1005, [0187]; see also Ex.1005,
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`[0167]-[0171]-[0175], Fig. 14. For example, Kim discloses that a “home screen
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`apparatus 100 or a home key on the remote controller 200 is selected.” Ex.1005,
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`[0192]; see also Ex.1005, [0094] (…a go-to-home screen input ... ”). “The remote
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`controller 200 may transmit a user input to the user input interface 150.” Ex.1005,
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`Kim at Figure 6 illustrates that the user makes a selection (e.g., home screen
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`selection) with a remote controller 200 that is sent to a user input interface 150:
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`Kim’s disclosure of a user making a selection (e.g., home screen selection)
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`via an input device (e.g., remote controller 200) corresponds to “a selection by a
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`user.” Ex.1003, ¶¶74-75.
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`Third, Kim discloses “receiving, by a processor, an indication associated”
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`with the user selection. For example, Kim discloses that user input interface 150,
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`which receives the user selection signal (e.g., “input signals or control signals”)
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`from the remote controller 200, “transmits a signal received from the user to the
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`controller 170.” Ex.1005, [0086]; see also Ex.1005, [0087] (“[T]he user input
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`Additionally, Kim discloses that “upon receipt of a go-to-home screen input, the
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`controller 170 may control display of the home screen on the display 180.”
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`Ex.1005, [0094]; see also Ex.1005, [0090]; Ex.1003, ¶¶76-77.
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`Kim’s Figure 6 illustrates that controller 170 arrow receives a signal
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`Thus, Kim discloses that controller 170 (or “other processor”) receives a
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`input device (e.g., user pressing the home key on remote controller 200), which
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`renders obvious this limitation. Ex.1003, ¶79.
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`[1.2] determining, by the processor, based on the received indication, a global
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`First, as discussed at [1.0], Kim discloses a smart TV 100 (“the television”).
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`As discussed at [1.1], Kim discloses that controller 170 (“the processor”) receives
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`a signal (e.g., home screen selection signal) (“received indication”) associated with
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`a user selection. Ex.1003, ¶80.
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`Second, Kim discloses “determining, by the processor, based on the
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`received indication, a global panel to display via the television.” Specifically, Kim
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`discloses that “upon receipt of a go-to-home screen input, the controller 170
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`100. ” Kim’s home screen “may include a plurality of card objects classified
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`according to content sources.” Ex.1005, [0094]; see also Ex.1005, [0192];
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`Kim’s home screen, for example, “may include at least one card object
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`representing a thumbnail list of broadcast channels, a card object representing a
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`connected to the image display apparatus 100. The card objects may further
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`devices or a card object representing a call-associated list. The home screen may
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`further include an application menu with at least one application that can be
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`executed.” Ex.1005, [0094]; Ex.1003, ¶¶81-82.
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`Kim’s Figure 6 illustrates that controller 170 sends a signal (illustrated as an
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`home screen 1300 and hidden area 1301 (that may be scrolled to be viewable on
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`the display), which collectively will be referred to as the “home screen” and which
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`It would have been obvious to a POSITA for controller 170 (which
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`“provide[s] overall control”) to “determine,” based on the received signal (e.g.,
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`home screen selection signal), a corresponding home screen to transmit to display
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`180 so that it can be seen by the user on the smart TV 100. Ex.1005, [0089]; see
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`The ’040 patent’s “global panel” is similarly referred to as a “home panel.”
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`Ex.1001, 29:58-59. Additionally, the ’040 patent provides that “[i]f there is too
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`Thus, Kim discloses determining by the controller 170, based on the
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`via the smart TV 100, which renders obvious this limitation. Ex.1003, ¶86.
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`[1.3] retrieving, by the processor, from memory, a first content information for
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`First, as discussed in connection with limitations [1.1]-[1.2], Kim discloses
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`panel”) to display on the television. Ex.1003, ¶87.
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`Second, Kim discloses the two different types of content information for
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`display in objects on the home screen: (1) descriptive text (e.g., such as application
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`names, video genre, video title, and audio/visual indicator), and (2) thumbnails.
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`Ex.1003, ¶88.
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`(1) descriptive text: “a first content information”
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`Kim at Figure 21, reproduced below, illustrates that the home screen objects
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`1330, 1360, and 1370 have descriptive text informing the user of available content.
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`Ex.1005, [0137], [0208]. One or more of the descriptive texts in a card object
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`For example, card object 1330 descriptive text “Angry Birds” and
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`“Bejeweled 2” corresponds to a “title” or “name” of application available to the
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`user. Kim’s disclosure is within the scope of the ’040 patent. Ex.1001, 25:41-49,
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`“Evening News,” “Daily Drama,” and “34 Season 1” correspond to content
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`information in the ’040 patent, such as “title” “genre” or “name” of content.
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`Ex.1001, 25:41-49, 27:23-30; Ex.1003, ¶92.
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`such as “title” “name” or “audio/visual indicator” of content. Ex.1001, 25:41-49,
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`Accordingly, Kim’s descriptive text in one or more the above noted card
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`objects corresponds to the claimed “first content information.” Ex.1003, ¶94.
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`(2) thumbnails: “a first content information”
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`Kim’s home screen card objects also include “thumbnails” (e.g., “icons,”
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`“images,” “moving pictures”) that are “related to the corresponding content” or
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`Kim at Figures 19 to 21, of which Figure 21 is reproduced below, illustrates that
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`each of the APP STORE card object 1330, the RESERVATION/REC card object
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`1360, and the MY MEDIA card object 1370, include thumbnails informing the
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`In the above figure, the APP STORE card object 1330 displays various
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`thumbnails, each of which informs the user of applications available. Ex.1005,
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`[0084], [0208]. For example, the thumbnail image
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`application “Angry Birds” is available. Kim’s example of content information is
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`Bird” for Application 1504D. Ex.1001, Fig. 15C; Ex.1003, ¶¶95-97.
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`Similarly, as another example, the thumbnail images in the CHANNEL
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`BROWSER card object 1340 informs the user of available pre-stored favorites
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`channels that may be selected for display. Ex.1005, [0206]. Ex.1003, ¶98.
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`MEDIA card object 1370 informs the user that a video pertaining to “Love is.” is
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`available. Kim’s audio/video moving pictures or images is within the scope of the
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`indicator.” Ex.1001, 25:41-49; Ex.1003, ¶100.
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`Accordingly, Kim’s thumbnails in one or more the above noted card objects
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`corresponds to the claimed “first content information.” Ex.1003, ¶101.
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`Second, Kim discloses “retrieving, by the processor, from memory” the
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`noted content information “for display in the global panel.” For example, Kim’s
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`the memory 140 (e.g. video files, still image files, music files, text files, or
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`application files)” and that “the controller 170 may control display of the home
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`screen on the display 180.” Ex.1005, [0085], [0094]; see also Ex.1005, [0084]-
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`As already noted, Kim’s controller 170 “provide[s] overall control to the
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`image display apparatus 100.” Ex.1005, [0089]. It would have been obvious to a
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`descriptive text that is reproduced in the card objects of the home screen, as
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`displayed at Kim’s Figures 19 to 23. Ex.1003, ¶103.
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`For example, it would have been obvious to a POSITA for the displayed
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`application listing of card object 1330, e.g., “Bejeweled 2,” “AngryBirds,” etc., to
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`correspond to the “list of applications” stored in memory 140. See Ex.1005,
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`[0084]-[0085] (“The memory 140 may store applications or a list of
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`applications…The image display apparatus 100 may reproduce content stored in
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`the memory 140.”). The same applies to all of the other descriptive text in each
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`card object 1360 and 1370, which correspond to content in memory 140. Because
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`Kim reproduces content stored in memory 140, and the descriptive text is
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`reproduced on the display 180, it would have been obvious to a POSITA to retrieve
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`the descriptive text from memory 140 so that it may be reproduced on the
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`displayed card objects of the home screen. See infra [1.4]. This is consistent with
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`arrange a display order of the card objects), and display the card objects.”
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