throbber
Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 1 of 43 PageID #: 1001
`
`
`
`EXHIBIT A
`
`Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 4-5(d), Slyde Analytics LLC and Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Inc. and Samsung
`
`Electronics America, Inc. hereby provide a Joint Claim Construction Chart containing the claim terms and phrases for the claims for
`
`U.S. Patent Nos. 9,804,678; 10,198,085; 8,588,033; and 9,651,922. In addition, the parties hereby identify the claim number(s) where
`
`the terms and phrases appear.
`
`Claim Language
`8. The wristwatch of
`claim 1, wherein said
`several available
`cards are organized in
`a virtual closed loop
`row or in a virtual
`closed loop column
`[sic.].
`
`21. The method of
`claim 9, wherein said
`several available
`cards are organized in
`a virtual closed loop
`row or in a virtual
`closed loop column
`[sic.].
`
`22. The method of
`claim 9, wherein said
`
`AGREED TERMS
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claim(s)
`
`Agreed Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`’922 Patent;
`Claims 8, 21, 22,
`24
`
`
`
`Claims 8 and 21: The cards
`are organized in a row or
`column such that continuing
`to scroll beyond the last card
`in the row or column will
`lead back to the first one and
`vice-versa.
`Claims 22 and 24: The cards
`are organized in a row and
`column such that continuing
`to scroll beyond the last card
`in the row and column will
`lead back to the first one and
`vice versa.
`
`“wherein said several
`available cards are
`organized in a virtual
`closed loop row or in
`a virtual closed loop
`column” (’922 Patent,
`Claim 8)
`“wherein said several
`available cards are
`organized in a virtual
`closed loop row or in
`a virtual closed loop
`column” (’922 Patent,
`Claim 21)
`“wherein said several
`available cards are
`organized in a virtual
`closed loop row and in
`
`1
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 2 of 43 PageID #: 1002
`
`Term
`a virtual closed loop
`column” (’922 Patent,
`Claim 22)
`“wherein said several
`available cards are
`organized in a virtual
`closed loop row and in
`a virtual closed loop
`column” (’922 Patent,
`Claim 24)
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`several available
`cards are organized in
`a virtual closed loop
`row and in a virtual
`closed loop column
`[sic.].
`
`24. A wristwatch
`having:
`a digital matrix
`display;
`a sheet of touch-
`sensitive glass;
`a processing circuit
`specifically laid out
`so as to interpret the
`signals from the
`touch-sensitive glass,
`for selecting a card
`from several available
`cards depending on
`these signals and for
`displaying said card
`on the entire digital
`matrix display;
`wherein said touch-
`sensitive glass is a
`two-dimensional
`glass for detecting a
`movement of at least
`
`AGREED TERMS
`
`Patent/Claim(s)
`
`Agreed Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`2
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 3 of 43 PageID #: 1003
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`one finger at any
`place on the touch-
`sensitive glass along
`at least two different
`directions;
`wherein said
`processing circuit is
`specifically laid out
`so as to cause cards to
`scroll past in order to
`lastingly replace the
`initially displayed
`card with a
`replacement card,
`wherein each card has
`a fixed or periodically
`refreshed image,
`wherein the size of
`the image
`corresponds to the
`size of said digital
`matrix display so that
`the displayed card
`occupies the whole of
`said digital matrix
`display
`wherein said
`processing circuit is
`further laid out so that
`the replacement card
`
`AGREED TERMS
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claim(s)
`
`Agreed Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`3
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 4 of 43 PageID #: 1004
`
`AGREED TERMS
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claim(s)
`
`Agreed Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`is dependent from the
`initially displayed
`card and from the
`direction of said
`movement and is
`independent from the
`starting point and end
`point of said
`movement on said
`digital matrix display;
`and
`wherein said several
`available cards are
`organized in a virtual
`closed loop row and
`in a virtual closed
`loop.
`
`
`
`
`
`4
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 5 of 43 PageID #: 1005
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`“A combination of
`two or more gears that
`transmit motion from
`one shaft to another”
`
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`“gear train”
`
`’033 Patent;
`Claims 1, 17,
`18
`
`1. Wristwatch comprising:
`a watchcase;
`an electronic display in said
`watchcase;
`a quartz oscillator,
`a microcontroller being
`arranged for reproducing on
`said electronic display the
`simulation of a mechanical
`watch movement
`comprising a gear train,
`said simulation being visible
`so as to indicate the time,
`said microcontroller being
`further arranged for
`synchronizing the displayed
`time by said displayed
`mechanical movement with
`that of said quartz oscillator.
`
`16. Wristwatch comprising:
`a watchcase;
`an electronic display in said
`watchcase;
`a touch sensor associated
`with said display and
`enabling the displacement
`of at least one finger along
`
`5
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 6 of 43 PageID #: 1006
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`at least two different
`directions to be detected
`a quartz oscillator,
`a microcontroller being
`arranged for reproducing on
`said electronic display a
`simulation of a mechanical
`watch movement
`comprising a gear train
`visible so as to indicate the
`time and for synchronizing
`the displayed time by said
`displayed mechanical
`movement with that of said
`quartz oscillator, said
`microcontroller being
`further arranged for
`interpreting signals from the
`touch sensor, for selecting
`one screen from among
`several available screens
`depending on these signals,
`and for displaying this
`screen on the entirety of
`said display,
`said microcontroller being
`further specifically arranged
`so as to cause screens to
`scroll by in order to replace
`
`6
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 7 of 43 PageID #: 1007
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`durably the screen displayed
`initially by another screen,
`with the orientation and the
`direction of scrolling
`depending on the orientation
`and direction of said
`displacement,
`wherein at least two of said
`screens correspond to two
`distinct mechanical
`movements that can be
`selected by the user.
`
`17. Method for displaying
`time in a wristwatch,
`comprising
`displaying on an electronic
`display of a simulated
`mechanical watch
`movement comprising a
`gear train and of time
`indicators so as to simulate
`a mechanical watch,
`said method comprising a
`step of modifying a position
`of at least one component of
`said mechanical movement
`by detecting displacement
`of a finger on that
`
`7
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 8 of 43 PageID #: 1008
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`component with a touch
`sensor connected to said
`display.
`
`18. The method of claim 17,
`wherein:
`the angular position of at
`least one element of the
`gear train displayed on said
`display is modified by
`pressing on said
`element,
`a crown stem is displayed
`on said display opposite a
`crown on the outside of a
`case of the watch, the
`displayed position of said
`crown stem being modified
`when an actuation of said
`crown is detected, so as to
`simulate a direct action by
`said crown on said
`displayed crown stem;
`an element is displayed on
`said display opposite a
`pushbutton on the outside of
`the watchcase, the position
`of said element being
`modifiable by said
`
`8
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 9 of 43 PageID #: 1009
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`microcontroller when said
`microcontroller detects that
`said push-button
`has been actuated, so as to
`simulate a direct action by
`said push-button on said
`displayed element;
`the position of at least one
`element of said movement
`is modified according to the
`data from an accelerometer;
`the position of an oscillating
`mass displayed on the
`display depends on an
`output signal from said
`accelerometer;
`the position of a balance
`and/or tourbillon displayed
`on said display depends on
`an output signal from said
`accelerometer;
`the oscillations of a
`regulating organ displayed
`on said display are
`simulated taking into
`account the simulated mass
`of a simulated balance and
`the rigidity of a returning
`element displayed on said
`
`9
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 10 of 43 PageID #:
`1010
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`display, with the time
`displayed being dependent
`on said simulation;
`the running of said
`displayed regulating
`element is modified
`according to the
`accelerations to which the
`watch is subjected;
`the running of a quartz
`oscillator is synchronized
`periodically or upon request
`from the user with the time
`displayed by said
`mechanical movement;
`said displayed mechanical
`movement is displayed on
`the entire surface of the
`electronic display so as to
`occupy the position and the
`dimensions of a real
`mechanical movement;
`the user selects the
`mechanical movement
`displayed on said display
`from among several
`available mechanical
`movements to be chosen
`from.
`
`10
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 11 of 43 PageID #:
`1011
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`1. Wristwatch comprising:
`a watchcase;
`an electronic display in said
`watchcase;
`a quartz oscillator,
`a microcontroller being
`arranged for reproducing on
`said electronic display the
`simulation of a mechanical
`watch movement
`comprising a gear train,
`said simulation being
`visible so as to indicate the
`time, said microcontroller
`being further arranged for
`synchronizing the displayed
`time by said displayed
`mechanical movement with
`that of said quartz oscillator.
`17. Method for displaying
`time in a wristwatch,
`comprising
`displaying on an electronic
`display of a simulated
`mechanical watch
`movement comprising a
`gear train and of time
`indicators so as to
`
`“simulation of a
`mechanical watch
`movement
`comprising a gear
`train, said
`simulation being
`visible so as to
`indicate the time”
`
`“an electronic
`display of a
`simulated
`mechanical watch
`movement
`comprising a gear
`train and of time
`indicators so as to
`simulate a
`
`’033 Patent;
`Claim 1
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`’033 Patent;
`Claim 17
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`11
`
`
`
`
`
`“A simulation of a
`mechanical watch with
`a gear train where the
`positions of the
`internal components
`and the resulting time
`are calculated and
`displayed according to
`the components’
`interactions”
`
`“an electronic display
`of a simulation of a
`mechanical watch with
`a gear train where the
`positions
`of
`the
`internal
`components
`and the resulting time
`are
`calculated
`and
`displayed according to
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 12 of 43 PageID #:
`1012
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`mechanical
`watch”
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`components’
`the
`interactions”
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`simulate a mechanical
`watch,
`said method comprising a
`step of modifying a position
`of at least one component of
`said mechanical movement
`by detecting displacement
`of a finger on that
`component with a touch
`sensor connected to said
`display.
`
`1. Wristwatch comprising:
`a watchcase;
`an electronic display in said
`watchcase;
`a quartz oscillator,
`a microcontroller being
`arranged for reproducing on
`said electronic display the
`simulation of a mechanical
`watch movement
`comprising a gear train, said
`simulation being visible so
`as to indicate the time, said
`microcontroller being
`further arranged for
`synchronizing the displayed
`
`“mechanical
`watch”
`
`’033 Patent;
`Claims 1, 17
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`“Watch that keeps time
`by mechanical means”
`
`
`
`12
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 13 of 43 PageID #:
`1013
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`time by said displayed
`mechanical movement with
`that of said quartz oscillator.
`
`
`17. Method for displaying
`time in a wristwatch,
`comprising
`displaying on an electronic
`display of a simulated
`mechanical watch
`movement comprising a
`gear train and of time
`indicators so as to simulate
`a mechanical watch,
`said method comprising a
`step of modifying a position
`of at least one component of
`said mechanical movement
`by detecting displacement
`of a finger on that
`component with a touch
`sensor connected to said
`display.
`
`1. Wristwatch comprising:
`a watchcase;
`
`“synchronizing
`the displayed time
`
`’033 Patent;
`Claim 1
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`“adjusting the
`displayed time of the
`
`
`
`13
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 14 of 43 PageID #:
`1014
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`by said displayed
`mechanical
`movement with
`that of said quartz
`oscillator”
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`simulated mechanical
`watch movement to
`show the time
`determined by the
`quartz oscillator”
`
`an electronic display in said
`watchcase;
`a quartz oscillator,
`a microcontroller being
`arranged for reproducing on
`said electronic display the
`simulation of a mechanical
`watch movement
`comprising a gear train, said
`simulation being visible so
`as to indicate the time, said
`microcontroller being
`further arranged for
`synchronizing the
`displayed time by said
`displayed mechanical
`movement with that of
`said quartz oscillator.
`
`
`1. A wristwatch having:
`a digital matrix display;
`a sheet of touch-sensitive
`glass;
`a processing circuit
`specifically laid out so as to
`interpret the signals from
`the touch-sensitive glass, for
`
`“cause said
`several available
`cards to scroll
`past”
`
`’922 Patent;
`Claim 1
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`
`“to scroll more than
`one card across the
`display in response to
`one movement of at
`least one finger”
`
`14
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 15 of 43 PageID #:
`1015
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`selecting a card from
`several available cards
`depending on these signals
`and for displaying said card
`on the entire digital matrix
`display;
`wherein said touch-sensitive
`glass is a two-dimensional
`glass for detecting a
`movement of at least one
`finger at any place on the
`touch-sensitive glass along
`at least two different
`directions;
`wherein said processing
`circuit is specifically laid
`out so as to cause said
`several available cards to
`scroll past in order to
`lastingly replace the initially
`displayed card with a
`replacement card selected
`between said several
`available cards, wherein
`each card of said several
`available cards has a distinct
`fixed or periodically
`refreshed image,
`
`15
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 16 of 43 PageID #:
`1016
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`wherein the size of the
`image corresponds to the
`size of said digital matrix
`display so that the displayed
`card occupies the whole of
`said digital matrix display;
`wherein one card of said
`several available cards and
`occupying the entire digital
`matrix display is
`immediately and without
`further user intervention
`replaced after the scrolling
`by a different card of said
`several available cards that
`occupies the entire digital
`matrix display;
`wherein said processing
`circuit is further laid out so
`that the replacement card is
`dependent from the initially
`displayed card and from the
`direction of said movement
`and is independent from the
`starting point and end point
`of said movement on said
`digital matrix display.
`
`
`
`16
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 17 of 43 PageID #:
`1017
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`“scrolling on a
`digital matrix
`display of several
`available cards”
`
`’922 Patent;
`Claim 9
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`
`
`“scrolling more than
`one card across the
`display in response to
`one movement of at
`least one finger”
`
`9. A method for replacing
`an initially displayed card
`displayed by a wristwatch
`by a replacement card, the
`method having the
`following steps:
`detecting a direction of a
`movement of at least one
`finger at any place and
`along at least two different
`directions on a two-
`dimensional touch-sensitive
`glass;
`scrolling on a digital
`matrix display of several
`available cards so as for
`said scrolling to stop of
`itself so as to align an edge
`of the replacement card with
`an edge of the matrix
`display, wherein one card of
`said several available cards
`and occupying the entire
`digital matrix display is
`replaced after the scrolling,
`immediately and without
`further user intervention, by
`a different card selected
`between said several
`
`17
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 18 of 43 PageID #:
`1018
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`available cards and
`occupying the entire digital
`matrix display; and wherein
`the scrolling direction
`depends only on the
`direction of said movement
`so that said replacement
`card is dependent from the
`initially displayed card and
`from the direction of said
`movement and is
`independent from the
`starting point and end point
`of said movement on said
`digital matrix display;
`lastingly displaying the
`replacement card on the
`whole of said digital matrix
`display, wherein each card
`of said several available
`cards has a distinct fixed or
`periodically refreshed
`image, the size of the
`images corresponding to the
`size of said digital matrix
`display.
`9. A method for replacing
`an initially displayed card
`
`“A method for
`replacing an
`
`’922 Patent;
`Claim 9
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`Limiting
`
`
`
`18
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 19 of 43 PageID #:
`1019
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`Preamble is not
`limiting.
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`initially displayed
`card displayed by
`a wristwatch by a
`replacement card,
`the method
`having the
`following steps:”
`
`displayed by a wristwatch
`by a replacement card, the
`method having the
`following steps:
`detecting a direction of a
`movement of at least one
`finger at any place and
`along at least two different
`directions on a two-
`dimensional touch-sensitive
`glass;
`scrolling on a digital matrix
`display of several available
`cards so as for said scrolling
`to stop of itself so as to
`align an edge of the
`replacement card with an
`edge of the matrix display,
`wherein one card of said
`several available cards and
`occupying the entire digital
`matrix display is replaced
`after the scrolling,
`immediately and without
`further user intervention, by
`a different card selected
`between said several
`available cards and
`occupying the entire digital
`
`19
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 20 of 43 PageID #:
`1020
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`matrix display; and wherein
`the scrolling direction
`depends only on the
`direction of said movement
`so that said replacement
`card is dependent from the
`initially displayed card and
`from the direction of said
`movement and is
`independent from the
`starting point and end point
`of said movement on said
`digital matrix display;
`lastingly displaying the
`replacement card on the
`whole of said digital matrix
`display, wherein each card
`of said several available
`cards has a distinct fixed or
`periodically refreshed
`image, the size of the
`images corresponding to the
`size of said digital matrix
`display.
`1. A wristwatch having:
`a digital matrix display;
`a sheet of touch-sensitive
`glass;
`
`“A wristwatch”
`
`’922 Patent;
`Claim 1
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`
`Limiting
`
`
`
`20
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 21 of 43 PageID #:
`1021
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`Preamble is not
`limiting.
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`a processing circuit
`specifically laid out so as to
`interpret the signals from
`the touch-sensitive glass, for
`selecting a card from
`several available cards
`depending on these signals
`and for displaying said card
`on the entire digital matrix
`display;
`wherein said touch-sensitive
`glass is a two-dimensional
`glass for detecting a
`movement of at least one
`finger at any place on the
`touch-sensitive glass along
`at least two different
`directions;
`wherein said processing
`circuit is specifically laid
`out so as to cause said
`several available cards to
`scroll past in order to
`lastingly replace the initially
`displayed card with a
`replacement card selected
`between said several
`available cards, wherein
`each card of said several
`
`21
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 22 of 43 PageID #:
`1022
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`available cards has a distinct
`fixed or periodically
`refreshed image,
`wherein the size of the
`image corresponds to the
`size of said digital matrix
`display so that the displayed
`card occupies the whole of
`said digital matrix display;
`wherein one card of said
`several available cards and
`occupying the entire digital
`matrix display is
`immediately and without
`further user intervention
`replaced after the scrolling
`by a different card of said
`several available cards that
`occupies the entire digital
`matrix display;
`wherein said processing
`circuit is further laid out so
`that the replacement card is
`dependent from the initially
`displayed card and from the
`direction of said movement
`and is independent from the
`starting point and end point
`
`22
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 23 of 43 PageID #:
`1023
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Limiting
`
`
`
`’678 Patent;
`Claim 1
`
`of said movement on said
`digital matrix display.
`
`1. A method combining
`gesture detection by an
`inertial sensor and gesture
`detection with a touch
`panel for switching a
`wristwatch from a first
`power mode to a second
`power mode, wherein the
`inertial sensor comprises
`an accelerometer and a
`processor and/or other
`processing means, and
`wherein the wristwatch
`comprises a
`microcontroller
`controlling a display of
`indication on a digital
`matrix display of the
`wristwatch and a touch
`controller for interpreting
`touch signal provided by a
`touch panel underneath a
`cover glass and for
`converting said signals
`into command signal, the
`
`“A method
`combining
`gesture detection
`by an inertial
`sensor and
`gesture detection
`with a touch
`panel for
`switching a
`wristwatch from a
`first power mode
`to a second power
`mode, wherein
`the inertial sensor
`comprises an
`accelerometer and
`a processor and/or
`other processing
`means, and
`wherein the
`wristwatch
`comprises a
`microcontroller
`controlling a
`display of
`
`Plain and ordinary
`meaning
`Only preamble terms
`“wherein the inertial
`sensor comprises an
`accelerometer and a
`processor and/or
`other processing
`means” and “wherein
`the wristwatch
`comprises a
`microcontroller
`controlling a display
`of indication on a
`digital matrix display
`of the wristwatch and
`a touch controller for
`interpreting touch
`signal provided by a
`touch panel
`underneath a cover
`glass and for
`covering said signals
`
`23
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 24 of 43 PageID #:
`1024
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`into command signal”
`are limiting
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`indication on a
`digital matrix
`display of the
`wristwatch and a
`touch controller
`for interpreting
`touch signal
`provided by a
`touch panel
`underneath a
`cover glass and
`for converting
`said signals into
`command signal”
`
`method comprising:
`using the accelerometer of
`the inertial sensor for
`generating an acceleration
`signal used for detecting a
`gesture on the cover glass of
`said wristwatch, while the
`microcontroller and the
`touch controller are in a
`sleep power mode;
`using the processor and/or
`other processing means of
`the inertial sensor for
`discriminating between
`gesture and no gesture
`based on a direction of said
`acceleration signal and on a
`slope or frequency of said
`acceleration signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer being a three
`dimensional accelerometer,
`in response to a detection of
`a gesture by said inertial
`sensor, waking up the touch
`controller;
`using the touch controller
`for detecting a tap gesture
`
`24
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 25 of 43 PageID #:
`1025
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`on the cover glass with the
`touch panel;
`waking up the
`microcontroller in said
`wristwatch upon detection
`of a tap gesture by said
`touch controller,
`using said microcontroller
`for detecting said gesture
`and for discriminating
`between gesture and no
`gesture based at least on
`signals from the touch
`panel.
`
`1. A method combining
`gesture detection by an
`inertial sensor and gesture
`detection with a touch panel
`for switching a wristwatch
`from a first power mode to a
`second power mode,
`wherein the inertial sensor
`comprises an accelerometer
`and a processor and/or other
`processing means, and
`wherein the wristwatch
`comprises a microcontroller
`
`’678 Patent;
`Claim 1
`
`“other processing
`means of the
`inertial sensor for
`discriminating
`between gesture
`and no gesture
`based on a
`direction of said
`acceleration
`signal and on a
`slope or
`frequency of said
`acceleration
`
`Not governed by 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
`In the alternative, to
`the extent the Court
`finds this term is
`governed by 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6):
`Function:
`“discriminating
`between gesture and
`no gesture based on a
`direction of said
`
`
`
`Mean-plus-function
`under §112, ¶6.
`Function:
`“discriminating
`between gesture and
`no gesture based on a
`direction of said
`acceleration signal and
`on a slope or
`frequency of said
`acceleration signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer being a
`
`25
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 26 of 43 PageID #:
`1026
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`three dimensional
`accelerometer”
`Structure: None
`disclosed in the
`specification,
`rendering the term
`indefinite
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`acceleration signal
`and on a scope or
`frequency of said
`acceleration signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer being a
`three dimensional
`accelerometer”
`Structure: “inertial
`sensor, touch
`controller,
`microcontroller,
`dedicated circuit,
`processor or any
`combination thereof”
`or equivalents thereof
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer
`being a three
`dimensional
`accelerometer”
`
`controlling a display of
`indication on a digital
`matrix display of the
`wristwatch and a touch
`controller for interpreting
`touch signal provided by a
`touch panel underneath a
`cover glass and for
`converting said signals into
`command signal, the
`method comprising:
`using the accelerometer of
`the inertial sensor for
`generating an acceleration
`signal used for detecting a
`gesture on the cover glass of
`said wristwatch, while the
`microcontroller and the
`touch controller are in a
`sleep power mode;
`using the processor and/or
`other processing means of
`the inertial sensor for
`discriminating between
`gesture and no gesture
`based on a direction of
`said acceleration signal
`and on a slope or
`frequency of said
`
`26
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 27 of 43 PageID #:
`1027
`
`
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`acceleration signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer being a
`three dimensional
`accelerometer,
`in response to a detection of
`a gesture by said inertial
`sensor, waking up the touch
`controller;
`using the touch controller
`for detecting a tap gesture
`on the cover glass with the
`touch panel;
`waking up the
`microcontroller in said
`wristwatch upon detection
`of a tap gesture by said
`touch controller,
`using said microcontroller
`for detecting said gesture
`and for discriminating
`between gesture and no
`gesture based at least on
`signals from the touch
`panel.
`14. A wristwatch which can
`be operated in a plurality of
`power modes including a
`
`“other processing
`means being
`
`’678 Patent;
`Claim 14
`
`Not governed by 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6).
`
`Mean-plus-function
`under §112, ¶6.
`
`
`
`27
`
`

`

`Case 2:23-cv-00083-RWS-RSP Document 83-1 Filed 08/02/24 Page 28 of 43 PageID #:
`1028
`
`
`
`DISPUTED TERMS
`
`Court’s Construction
`
`Claim Language
`
`Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`arranged for
`discriminating
`between gesture
`and no gesture
`based on a
`direction of said
`acceleration
`signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer
`being a three
`dimensional
`accelerometer,
`and on a slope or
`frequency of said
`acceleration
`signal, while the
`microcontroller
`and the touch
`controller are in a
`sleep power
`mode”
`
`first power mode and a
`second power mode,
`comprising:
`a display;
`a microcontroller;
`a touch panel underneath a
`cover glass of said
`wristwatch for detecting a
`gesture on said cover glass;
`a touch controller for
`interpreting touch signal
`provided by the touch panel
`and for converting said
`signals into command
`signal;
`an inertial sensor
`comprising an
`accelerometer and a
`processor and/or other
`processing means, said
`accelerometer being
`arranged for generating an
`acceleration signal and the
`processor and/or other
`processing means being
`arranged for
`discriminating between
`gesture and no gesture
`based on a direction of
`
`Defendants’
`Construction
`Function:
`“discriminating
`between gesture and
`no gesture based on a
`direction of said
`acceleration signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer being a
`three dimensional
`accelerometer, and on
`a slope or frequency of
`said acceleration
`signal, while the
`microcontroller and
`the touch controller
`are in a sleep power
`mode”
`Structure: None
`disclosed in the
`specification,
`rendering the term
`indefinite
`
`Plaintiff’s
`Construction
`In the alternative, to
`the extent the Court
`finds this term is
`governed by 35
`U.S.C. § 112(6):
`Function:
`“discriminating
`between gesture and
`no gesture on a
`direction of said
`acceleration signal as
`measured by said
`accelerometer being a
`three dimensional
`accelerometer, and on
`a slope or frequency
`of said acceleration
`signal, while the
`microcontroller and
`the touch controller
`are in a sleep power
`mode”
`Structure: “inert

This document is available on Docket Alarm but you must sign up to view it.


Or .

Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.

After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.

Accept $ Charge
throbber

Still Working On It

This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.

Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.

throbber

A few More Minutes ... Still Working

It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.

Thank you for your continued patience.

This document could not be displayed.

We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.

Your account does not support viewing this document.

You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.

Your account does not support viewing this document.

Set your membership status to view this document.

With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll get a whole lot more, including:

  • Up-to-date information for this case.
  • Email alerts whenever there is an update.
  • Full text search for other cases.
  • Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.

Become a Member

One Moment Please

The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.

Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.

Your document is on its way!

If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.

Sealed Document

We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.

If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.


Access Government Site

We are redirecting you
to a mobile optimized page.





Document Unreadable or Corrupt

Refresh this Document
Go to the Docket

We are unable to display this document.

Refresh this Document
Go to the Docket