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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`Case No. 2:15-CV-1274-JRG-RSP
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`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., ET AL.,
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` Defendants.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART
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`In accordance with Patent Rule 4-5(d) and the Court’s Docket Control Order of January
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`8, 2016 (Dkt. 56), the parties to the above-captioned case provide the following Joint Claim
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`Construction Chart that includes the disputed claim terms and phrases, the parties’ respective
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`proposed claim constructions, and a column for the Court’s construction of the disputed claim
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`terms and phrases.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`Case No. 2:15-CV-1274-JRG-RSP
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`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., ET AL.,
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` Defendants.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION CHART
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`In accordance with Patent Rule 4-5(d) and the Court’s Docket Control Order of January
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`8, 2016 (Dkt. 56), the parties to the above-captioned case provide the following Joint Claim
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`Construction Chart that includes the disputed claim terms and phrases, the parties’ respective
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`proposed claim constructions, and a column for the Court’s construction of the disputed claim
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`terms and phrases.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 111 Filed 06/10/16 Page 2 of 72 PageID #: 2469
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`Dated: June 10, 2016
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`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
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` /s/ Peter Lambrianakos
`Alfred R. Fabricant
`Texas Bar No. 2219392
`Email: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
`Lawrence C. Drucker
`Email: ldrucker@brownrudnick.com
`Texas Bar No. 2303089
`Peter Lambrianakos
`Texas Bar No. 2894392
`Email: plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`Alessandra Carcaterra Messing
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`Email: amessing@brownrudnick.com
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 209-4800
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`Samuel F. Baxter
`Texas State Bar No. 01938000
`sbaxter@mckoolsmith.com
`Jennifer L. Truelove
`Texas State Bar No. 24012906
`jtruelove@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`104 E. Houston Street, Suite 300
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Telephone: (903) 923-9000
`Facsimile: (903) 923-9099
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF,
`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC
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`Dated: June 10, 2016
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`/s/ H. Albert Liou
`Joseph M. Beauchamp
`Texas State Bar No. 24012266
`Email: jmbeauchamp@jonesday.com
`H. Albert Liou
`Texas State Bar No. 24061608
`Email: aliou@jonesday.com
`Erin C. Dickerman 24087358
`Texas State Bar No.
`Email: edickerman@jonesday.com
`JONES DAY
`717 Texas Street, Suite 3300
`Houston, Texas 77002-2712
`Telephone: (832) 239-3939
`Facsimile: (832) 239-3600
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`Joseph Melnik
`California State Bar No. 255601
`Email: jmelnik@jonesday.com
`JONES DAY
`1755 Embarcadero Road
`Palo Alto, California 94303
`Telephone: (650) 739-3939
`Facsimile: (650) 739-3900
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`Randy Akin
`Texas State Bar No. 00954900
`Email: gra@randyakin.com
`G.R. (Randy) Akin, P.C.
`3400 W. Marshall Avenue, Suite 300
`Longview, Texas 75604
`Telephone: (903) 297-8929
`Facsimile: (903) 297-9046
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.;
`HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.;
`HONDA MANUFACTURING OF
`ALABAMA, LLC; AND HONDA
`MANUFACTURING OF INDIANA, LLC
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`/s/ Paul R. Steadman
`Paul R. Steadman
`Illinois Bar No. 6238160
`paul.steadman@dlapiper.com
`Matthew D. Satchwell
`Illinois Bar No. 6290672
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1900
`Chicago, IL 60601-1293
`Telephone: 312.368.2111
`Facsimile: 312.236.7516
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`Jeffrey L. Johnson
`Texas Bar No. 24029638
`jeffrey.johnson@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`1000 Louisiana, Suite 2800
`Houston, Texas 77002
`Telephone: (713) 425-8445
`Facsimile: (713) 300-6045
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`Patrick S. Park
`California Bar No. 246348
`patrick.park@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`20000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400
`North Tower
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Telephone: 310.595.3000
`Facsimile: 310.595.3300
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA,
`HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING
`ALABAMA, LLC, KIA MOTORS
`AMERICA, INC., and KIA MOTORS
`MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC.
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`/s/ Sean N. Hsu
`Jeffrey S. Patterson
`Texas Bar No. 15596700
`jpatterson@hdbdlaw.com
`Sean N. Hsu
`Texas Bar No. 24056952
`shsu@hdbdlaw.com
`HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER
`LLP
`8750 North Central Expressway
`Suite 1600
`Dallas, Texas 75231
`Telephone: (214) 369-2100
`Facsimile: (214) 369-2118
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. and
`NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
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`/s/ William H. Mandir
`J. Thad Heartfield
`Texas Bar No. 09346800
`thad@heartfieldlawfirm.com
`THE HEARTFIELD LAW FIRM
`2195 Dowlen Road
`Beaumont, TX 77706
`Telephone: (409) 866-3318
`Facsimile: (409) 866-5789
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`William H. Mandir (pro hac vice)
`wmandir@sughrue.com
`John F. Rabena (pro hac vice)
`jrabena@sughrue.com
`Brian K. Shelton (pro hac vice)
`bshelton@sughrue.com
`Fadi N. Kiblawi (pro hac vice)
`fkiblawi@sughrue.com
`Margaret M. Welsh (pro hac vice)
`mwelsh@sughrue.com
`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20037
`Telephone: (202) 293-7600
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION,
`TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A., INC.,
`TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING,
`TEXAS, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR
`MANUFACTURING KENTUCKY, INC.,
`and TOYOTA MOTOR
`MANUFACTURING MISSISSIPPI, INC.
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`/s/ Sheila Mortazavi
`Deron R. Dacus
`Texas State Bar No. 00790553
`Peter A. Kerr
`Texas State Bar No. 24076478
`THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop 323
`Suite 430
`Tyler, TX 75701
`Telephone: (903) 705-1117
`Facsimile: (903) 705-1117
`Email: ddacus@dacusfirm.com
`Email: pkerr@dacusfirm.com
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`Michael J. Lennon (admitted pro hac vice)
`Sheila Mortazavi (admitted pro hac vice)
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Telephone: (212) 425-7200
`Facsimile: (212) 425-5288
`Email: mlennon@kenyon.com
`Email: smortazavi@kenyon.com
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`Susan A. Smith (admitted pro hac vice)
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`1500 K Street, N.W.
`Washington D.C. 20005
`Telephone: (202) 220-4200
`Facsimile: (202) 220-4201
`Email: ssmith@kenyon.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA,
`INC. AND VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA CHATTANOOGA
`OPERATIONS, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that all counsel of record who have consented to electronic
`service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF system per
`Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on this 10th day of June, 2016.
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`Peter Lambrianakos
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 111 Filed 06/10/16 Page 9 of 72 PageID #: 2476
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`Claim 12. An audio
`device integration system
`comprising:
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`“integration” /
`“integrating”
`Claims 1, 5, 57
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`[AGREED]
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`[AGREED]
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`“Connecting one or more
`external devices or inputs to
`an existing car radio or stereo
`via an interface, processing
`and handling signals and
`audio channels, allowing a
`user to control the devices via
`the car stereo, and displaying
`data from the devices on the
`radio.”
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`a first connector
`electrically connectable
`to a car stereo;
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`“connector
`electrically
`connectable to”
`Claim 1
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`Plain Meaning
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`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
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`1 Unless otherwise noted, “Defendants” include Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, and Toyota. Volkswagen joins Defendants’ constructions of “interface”
`and “car stereo” only and does not propose constructions for the remainder of the disputed terms.
`2 Claims 1, 60, and 64 of the ’786 patent are not asserted by Blitzsafe, but other asserted claims are dependent upon these claims, and thus the parties
`request construction of certain claim terms appearing in these claims.
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
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`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
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`a second connector
`electrically connectable
`to an after-market audio
`device external to the car
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`“connector
`electrically
`connectable to”
`Claim 1
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`Plain Meaning
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`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
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`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`stereo;
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`“external”
`Claims 1, 57
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`“a device that is outside and
`alien to the environment of an
`OEM or after-market stereo
`system but for the inclusion of
`an interface”
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`“an after-market device that is
`outside and alien to the
`environment of an OEM or after-
`market stereo system”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
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`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
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`a third connector
`electrically connectable
`to one or more auxiliary
`input sources external to
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`“connector
`electrically
`connectable to”
`Claims 1
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`Plain Meaning
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`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
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`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`the car stereo and the
`after-market audio device; “auxiliary input
`source”
`Claims 1, 14
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`[AGREED]
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`[AGREED]
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`“a device that outputs audio
`by headphone jack or other
`connector”
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`“external”
`Claims 1, 57
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`“a device that is outside and
`alien to the environment of an
`OEM or after-market stereo
`system but for the inclusion of
`an interface”
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`“an after-market device that is
`outside and alien to the
`environment of an OEM or after-
`market stereo system”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
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`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
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`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“interface”
`Claims 1, 5, 6, 10,
`14, 57, 64
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`“a device configured to
`integrate an external device
`with a car stereo”
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`an interface connected
`between said first and
`second electrical
`connectors for
`channeling audio signals
`to the car stereo from the
`after-market audio device,
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`“a microcontroller that is a
`functionally and structurally
`separate component from the car
`stereo, which integrates an
`aftermarket device with a car
`stereo”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
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`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
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`Plain Meaning
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`“electrical
`connector”
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`Claims 1, 5, 57
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`“channeling audio
`signals” / “audio
`signals … are
`selectively
`channeled”
`Claims 1, 14
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`[AGREED]
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`[AGREED]
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`“receiving and transmitting
`audio”
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
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`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
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`
`
`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“interface”
`Claims 1, 5, 6, 10,
`14, 57, 64
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`“a device configured to
`integrate an external device
`with a car stereo”
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`said interface including a
`microcontroller in
`electrical communication
`with said first and second
`electrical connectors,
`said microcontroller pre-
`programmed to execute:
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`“electrical
`connector”
`Claims 1, 5, 57
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`“pre-programmed”
`Claims 1, 7, 8, 57,
`60
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`a first pre-programmed
`code portion for remotely
`controlling the after-
`market audio device using
`the car stereo by
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`“pre-programmed”
`Claims 1, 7, 8, 57,
`60
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`Plain Meaning
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`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “programmed prior to its
`use”
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`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “programmed prior to its
`use”
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`“a microcontroller that is a
`functionally and structurally
`separate component from the car
`stereo, which integrates an
`aftermarket device with a car
`stereo”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
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`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
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`“programmed prior to its use in
`the normal course”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
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`“programmed prior to its use in
`the normal course”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
`
`receiving a control
`command from the car
`stereo through said first
`connector in a format
`incompatible with the
`after-market audio
`device, processing the
`received control command
`into a formatted command
`compatible with the after-
`market audio device, and
`transmitting the formatted
`command to the after-
`market audio device
`through said second
`connector for execution
`by the after-market audio
`device;
`
`
`
`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
`
`-18-
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`Plain Meaning
`
`“format
`incompatible with
`the [after-market
`audio device,
`portable device,
`MP3 player]”
`Claims 1, 57
`
`a second pre-
`programmed code
`portion for receiving data
`from the after-market
`audio device through said
`
`“pre-programmed”
`Claims 1, 7, 8, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “programmed prior to its
`use”
`
`Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, and
`Toyota’s Proposed Construction:
`“a format that the OEM or
`factory-installed car stereo was
`not designed to use when
`communicating with an
`aftermarket device”
`Honda’s Proposed Construction:
`“format alien to and inoperable
`with the [after-market audio
`device, MP3 player, portable
`device]”
`
`“programmed prior to its use in
`the normal course”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`
`
`
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`Plain Meaning
`
`“format
`incompatible with
`the [car stereo, car
`audio/video
`system]”
`Claims 1, 60
`
`second connector in a
`format incompatible
`with the car stereo,
`processing the received
`data into formatted data
`compatible with the car
`stereo, and transmitting
`the formatted data to the
`car stereo through said
`first connector for display
`by the car stereo; and
`
`
`
`Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, and
`Toyota’s Proposed Construction:
`“a format that the OEM or
`factory-installed car stereo was
`not designed to use when
`communicating with an
`aftermarket device”
`Honda’s Proposed Construction:
` “format alien to and inoperable
`with an existing [car stereo, car
`audio/video system]”
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`-20-
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
`
`
`
`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
`
`-21-
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`a third pre-programmed
`code portion for switching
`to one or more auxiliary
`input sources connected
`to said third electrical
`connector.
`
`“pre-programmed”
`Claims 1, 7, 8, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “programmed prior to its
`use”
`
`“programmed prior to its use in
`the normal course”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`
`
`[AGREED]
`
`[AGREED]
`
`“a device that outputs audio
`by headphone jack or other
`connector”
`
`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
`
`“a microcontroller that is a
`functionally and structurally
`separate component from the car
`stereo, which integrates an
`aftermarket device with a car
`stereo”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`“auxiliary input
`source”
`Claims 1, 14
`
`“electrical
`connector”
`Claims 1, 5, 57
`
`Plain Meaning
`
`Claim 5. The apparatus of
`claim 1, wherein said
`interface further
`comprises a plug-and-play
`mode for automatically
`detecting a device type of
`the after-market audio
`device connected to said
`second electrical
`connector and
`integrating the after-
`market audio device based
`
`“interface”
`Claims 1, 5, 6, 10,
`14, 57
`
`“a device configured to
`integrate an external device
`with a car stereo”
`
`“electrical
`connector”
`Claims 1, 5, 57
`
`Plain Meaning
`
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`upon the device type.
`
`“integration” /
`“integrating”
`Claims 1, 5, 57
`
`[AGREED]
`
`[AGREED]
`
`“Connecting one or more
`external devices or inputs to
`an existing car radio or stereo
`via an interface, processing
`and handling signals and
`audio channels, allowing a
`user to control the devices via
`the car stereo, and displaying
`data from the devices on the
`radio.”
`
`“interface”
`Claims 1, 5, 6, 10,
`14, 57, 64
`
`“a device configured to
`integrate an external device
`with a car stereo”
`
`Claim 6. The apparatus of
`claim 1, wherein said
`interface generates a
`device presence signal
`for maintaining the car
`stereo in a state
`responsive to processed
`data and audio signals.
`
`“device presence
`signal”
`Claims 6, 57
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “a signal indicating an
`audio device is present”
`
`-23-
`
`“a microcontroller that is a
`functionally and structurally
`separate component from the car
`stereo, which integrates an
`aftermarket device with a car
`stereo”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`“a continuous signal indicating
`an audio device is present”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`
`
`
`
`
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“maintaining . . . in
`a state responsive”
`Claim 6
`
`Plain Meaning
`
`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
`
`
`
`
`
`“preventing the car stereo from
`shutting off, entering a sleep
`mode, or otherwise being
`unresponsive to signals and/or
`data from an external source”
`
`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
`
`-24-
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`
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`Claim 7. The apparatus of
`claim 1, wherein said
`second pre-programmed
`code portion processes
`data generated by the
`after-market audio device
`including track and time
`information.
`
`Claim 8. The apparatus of
`claim 1, wherein said
`second pre-programmed
`code portion processes
`data generated by the
`after-market audio device
`including song title and
`artist information.
`
`Claim 10. The apparatus
`of claim 1, wherein said
`interface processes video
`information generated by
`the after-market audio
`device.
`
`“pre-programmed”
`Claims 1, 7, 8, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “programmed prior to its
`use”
`
`“programmed prior to its use in
`the normal course”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`“pre-programmed”
`Claims 1, 7, 8, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “programmed prior to its
`use”
`
`“programmed prior to its use in
`the normal course”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`“interface”
`Claims 1, 5, 6, 10,
`14, 57, 64
`
`“a device configured to
`integrate an external device
`with a car stereo”
`
`“a microcontroller that is a
`functionally and structurally
`separate component from the car
`stereo, which integrates an
`aftermarket device with a car
`stereo”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`-25-
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`Claim 14. The apparatus
`of claim 1, wherein audio
`signals from the one or
`more auxiliary input
`sources are selectively
`channeled to the car
`stereo by said interface.
`
`“video information”
`Claim 10
`
`“channeling audio
`signals” / “audio
`signals … are
`selectively
`channeled”
`Claims 1, 14
`
`“auxiliary input
`source”
`Claims 1, 14
`
`Plain Meaning
`
`“moving visual images”
`
`
`
`[AGREED]
`
`[AGREED]
`
`“receiving and transmitting
`audio”
`
`[AGREED]
`
`[AGREED]
`
`“a device that outputs audio
`by headphone jack or other
`connector”
`
`-26-
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
`
`
`
`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was agreed
`by the parties in Ford.]
`
`-27-
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`
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“interface”
`Claims 1, 5, 6, 10,
`14, 57, 64
`
`“a device configured to
`integrate an external device
`with a car stereo”
`
`
`
`“a microcontroller that is a
`functionally and structurally
`separate component from the car
`stereo, which integrates an
`aftermarket device with a car
`stereo”
`[This is the Ford court’s
`construction.]
`
`Claim 57. An audio
`device integration system
`comprising:
`
`“integration”
`Claims 1, 5, 44, 57
`
`[AGREED]
`
`[AGREED]
`
`“Connecting one or more
`external devices or inputs to
`an existing car radio or stereo
`via an interface, processing
`and handling signals and
`audio channels, allowing a
`user to control the devices via
`the car stereo, and displaying
`data from the devices on the
`radio.”
`
`a first electrical
`connector connectable to
`a car stereo;
`
`“electrical
`connector”
`Claims 1, 5, 57
`“connectable”
`Claim 57
`
`Plain Meaning
`
`
`
`“connector capable of being
`physically and electrically
`connectable”
`For connectable: “able to be
`disconnected and connected”
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`-28-
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`ASSERTED CLAIM(S)
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`DISPUTED TERM
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`BLITZSAFE’S CONSTRUCTION DEFENDANTS’ CONSTRUCTION1
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`COURT’S CONSTRUCTION
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`P.R. 4-5(d) DISCLOSURES FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,489,786
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`“car stereo”
`Claims 1, 6, 14, 57,
`60
`
`Plain Meaning
`Or if the Court believes that
`this term requires construction,
`then: “components that process
`audio signals and produce
`audible output in a car”
`
`
`
`“All presently existing car
`stereos and radios, such as
`physical devices that are present
`at any location within a vehicle,
`in addition to software and/or
`graphically-or display-driven
`receivers. An example of such a
`receiver is a software-driven
`receiver that operates on a
`universal LCD panel within a
`vehicle and is operable by a user
`via a graphical user interface
`displayed on the universal LCD
`panel. Further, any future
`receiver, whether a hardwired or
`a software/graphical receiver
`operable on one or more
`displays, is considered within the
`definition of the terms ‘car
`stereo’ and ‘car radio.’”
`[This construction was a
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