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`EXHIBIT B
`U.S. Patent Nos. 5,555,190, and 6,505,131
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,555,190
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`Claims 1, 2, 18, 19, 35
`Claim 1. An apparatus for measuring mass flow rate of a material in a Coriolis mass flow meter having a flow tube and having first and second
`sensors associated with said flow tube for generating output signals indicative of the oscillatory movement of said flow tube, said apparatus
`comprising:
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`analog to digital converter means for periodically sampling said sensor output signals and for converting sampled sensor output signals to digital
`form to generate a sequence of discrete sampled values representative of said output signals, including any undesirable components, of each of said
`first and second sensors;
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`digital notch filtration means, responsive to the generation of said sequence of discrete sampled values, for generating a sequence of discrete
`enhanced values, each discrete enhanced value corresponding to a sample of said sequence of discrete sampled values with said undesirable
`components removed;
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`phase value determination means, responsive to the generation of said sequence of discrete enhanced values, for generating the phase values
`of the oscillatory movement of said flow tube indicated by said sequence of discrete enhanced values;
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`phase difference means, responsive to the generation of said phase values, for determining a phase difference between the output signals of
`said first and second sensors; and
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`mass flow measurement means, responsive to the determination of phase difference, for determining a mass flow rate value of the material
`flowing through the flow tube.
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`Claim 2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: notch adaptation means, cooperative with said digital notch filtration means, for altering
`filter parameters of said digital notch filtration means to affect the notch capability to reject undesirable components of the output signals of said
`first and second sensors.
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`Claim 18. In a Coriolis mass flow meter having a flow tube and having first and second sensors associated with the flow tube for generating output
`signals indicative of the oscillatory movement of the flow tube, a method for measuring the mass flow rate of a material flowing through said flow
`tube of said flow meter comprising the steps of:
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`periodically converting analog output signals generated by the first and second sensors into digital form to generate a sequence of discrete sampled
`values representative of said output signals, including any undesirable components, of each of said first and second sensors;
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`applying said sequence of discrete sampled values to digital notch filtration means to generate a sequence of discrete enhanced values, each
`discrete enhanced value corresponding to a sample of said sequence of discrete sampled values with signals representative of noise removed;
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`applying said sequence of discrete enhanced values to phase value determination means to determine phase values of the oscillatory movement of
`the flow tube indicated by said sequence of said discrete enhanced values;
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`applying said phase values to phase difference computation means to determine a phase difference between the output signals of said first and
`second sensors;
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`and determining the mass flow rate of the material flowing through said flow meter responsive to the determination of phase difference.
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`Claim 19. The method of claim 18 further comprising: altering filter parameters of said digital notch filtration means to adjust the digital notch
`filtration means to compensate for changes in the frequency of oscillations of the flow tube.
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`Claim 35. An apparatus for measuring the mass flow rate of a material in a Coriolis mass flow meter having a flow tube and having first and second
`sensors associated with the flow tube for generating output signals indicative of the oscillatory movement of said flow tube, said apparatus
`comprising:
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`analog to digital converter means for periodically sampling sensor output signals at a fixed rate and for converting sampled sensor output signals to
`digital form to generate a sequence of discrete sampled values representative of said output signals of each of said first and second sensors;
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`digital filtration means, responsive to the generation of said sequence of discrete sampled values, for generating a sequence of discrete enhanced
`values;
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`phase difference means, responsive to the generation of said sequence of discrete enhanced values, for determining a phase difference between said
`output signals of said first and second sensors; and
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`mass flow measurement means, responsive to the determination of said phase difference, for determining a mass flow rate value of the
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`EXHIBIT B
`U.S. Patent Nos. 5,555,190, and 6,505,131
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`material flowing through said flow tube.
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,505,131
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`Claims 1, 13, 26
`Claim 1. A method for processing signals received from a first pick-off sensor and a second pick-off sensor measuring vibrations of a conduit using a
`digital signal processor to output information about a material flowing through said conduit, said method comprising the steps of:
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`receiving samples of signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor at a first sample rate;
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`decimating said samples from said first sample rate to a desired sample rate;
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`determining a frequency of vibration for said conduit at said first pick-off sensor and at said second pick-off sensor from said samples of said signals
`at said desired sample rate;
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`calculating a normalized frequency of said signals; and
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`demodulating said signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor to translate said signals to a center frequency,
`wherein said step of demodulating comprises the steps of:
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`calculating a normalized pulsation of said normalized frequency of said signals; and
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`calculating dot products of said normalized pulsation and said signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor to
`translate said signals to said center frequency.
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`Claim 13. A product for directing a processor controlling an apparatus that has a vibrating conduit for measuring properties of a material flowing
`through said conduit to process signals received from a first pick-off sensor and a second pick-off sensor connected to said conduit, said product
`comprising:
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`instructions operational to perform receiving samples of signals from said first and said second pick-off sensors at a first sample rate,
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`decimating said samples from said first sample rate to a desired sample rate, and
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`determining a frequency of vibration for said conduit at said first pick-off sensor and at said second pick-off sensor from said samples of said signals
`at said desired sample rate,
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`calculating a normalized frequency of said signals, and
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`demodulating said signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor to translate said signals to a center frequency,
`wherein said step of demodulating comprises the steps of:
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`calculating a normalized pulsation of said normalized frequency of said signals; and
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`calculating dot products of said normalized pulsation and said signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor to
`translate said signals to said center frequency; and a processor readable storage media for storing said instructions.
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`Claim 26. A transmitter for a Coriolis flowmeter comprising:
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`a processing unit;
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`a memory storage media readable by said processing unit; and
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`processor readable instructions stored in said storage media for directing said processing unit to perform receiving samples of signals from first and
`second pick-off sensors at a first sample rate,
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`decimating said samples from said first sample rate to a desired sample rate,
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`determining a frequency of vibration for said conduit at said first pick-off sensor and at said second pick-off sensor from said samples of said signals
`at said desired sample rate,
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`calculating a normalized frequency of said signals, and
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`demodulating said signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor to translate said signals to a center frequency,
`wherein said step of demodulating comprises the steps of:
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`calculating a normalized pulsation of said normalized frequency of said signals; and
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`calculating dot products of said normalized pulsation and said signals from said first pick-off sensor and said second pick-off sensor to
`translate said signals to said center frequency.
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`EXHIBIT B
`U.S. Patent Nos. 5,555,190, and 6,505,131
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`Court’s Construction
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`Terms, Phrases, or
`Clauses
`“digital notch
`filtration means,
`responsive to the
`generation of said
`sequence of discrete
`sampled values, for
`generating a sequence
`of discrete enhanced
`values”
`“phase value
`determination means,
`responsive to the
`generation of said
`sequence of discrete
`enhanced values, for
`generating the phase
`values of the
`oscillatory movement
`of said flow tube”
`
`“phase difference
`means, responsive to
`the generation of said
`phase values, for
`determining a phase
`difference between
`the output signals of
`said first and second
`sensors”
`
`Claim Nos.
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`Invensys’ Proposed Construction
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`’190: 1, 2,
`18, 19
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: generating a sequence of
`discrete enhanced values.
`
`Corresponding structure: Adaptive
`Notch Filters 204, 1300, 1302, and
`1310; 4:63-6:47; 22:12-24:23;
`39:45-41:62.
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`Micro Motion’s Proposed
`Construction
`Means-plus-function
`Function: generating a sequence of
`discrete enhanced values.
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`Corresponding structure: adaptive
`notch filter
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`’190: 1, 18 Means-plus-function
`Function: generating the phase
`values of the oscillatory movement
`of said flow tube.
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: generating the phase
`values of the oscillatory movement
`of said flow tube.
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`Corresponding structure: Phase
`computation element 206; 11:62-
`13:48; 35:16-61; 33:24-35:11.
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`Corresponding structure: “phase”
`block that determines the phase of
`the sinusoidal signals represented
`by the enhanced discrete sample
`signals applied to the phase block
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`’190: 1, 35 Means-plus-function
`Function: determining a phase
`difference between the output
`signals of said first and second
`sensors.
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: determining a phase
`difference between the output
`signals of said first and second
`sensors.
`
`Corresponding structure: Phase
`computation elements 206; 13:12-
`48; 33:24-35:11.
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`Corresponding structure: “Δt
`Calculation” block that receives
`phase information related to the
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`EXHIBIT B
`U.S. Patent Nos. 5,555,190, and 6,505,131
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`4.
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`Terms, Phrases, or
`Clauses
`
`“mass flow
`measurement means,
`responsive to the
`determination of
`phase difference, for
`determining a mass
`flow rate value of the
`material flowing
`through the flow
`tube”
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`“notch adaptation
`means, cooperative
`with said digital
`notch filtration
`means, for altering
`filter parameters of
`said digital notch
`filtration means”
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`5.
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`“phase difference
`computation means to
`determine a phase
`difference between
`the output signals of
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`Claim Nos.
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`Invensys’ Proposed Construction
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`’190: 1, 35 Means-plus-function
`Function: determining a mass flow
`rate value of the material flowing
`through the flow tube.
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`Corresponding structure: Mass
`Flow Computation Element 290;
`33:13-34:67; Calculation element
`208; 35:13-36:67.
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`Indefinite for failure to disclose an
`algorithm.
`[AGREED]
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`’190: 2
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`Micro Motion’s Proposed
`Construction
`sensor signals.
`Means-plus-function
`Function: determining a mass flow
`rate value of the material flowing
`through the flow tube.
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`Corresponding structure: “Mass
`Flow Computation” block that
`receives information related to
`phase difference from the “Δt
`Calculation” block.
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`[AGREED]
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`Court’s Construction
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`“Means-plus-function
`Function: altering filter
`parameters of said digital
`notch filtration means.
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`Corresponding structure:
`element 1806 of FIG. 18,
`which is operable to update
`the parameters of the notch
`filters.”
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`’190: 18
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: determining a phase
`difference between the output
`signals of said first and second
`sensors.
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: determining a phase
`difference between the output
`signals of said first and second
`sensors.
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`EXHIBIT B
`U.S. Patent Nos. 5,555,190, and 6,505,131
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`Terms, Phrases, or
`Clauses
`said first and second
`sensors”
`
`Claim Nos.
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`Invensys’ Proposed Construction
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`Micro Motion’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Court’s Construction
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`Corresponding structure: Phase
`computation elements 206; 13:12-
`48; 33:24-35:11.
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`Corresponding structure: “Δt
`Calculation” block that receives
`phase information related to the
`sensor signals.
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`6.
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`7.
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`8.
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`9.
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`“digital filtration
`means, responsive to
`the generation of said
`sequence of discrete
`sampled values, for
`generating a sequence
`of discrete enhanced
`values”
`“enhanced value[s]”
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`’190: 35
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: generating a sequence of
`discrete enhanced values.
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`Means-plus-function
`Function: generating a sequence of
`discrete enhanced values.
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`Corresponding structure: Adaptive
`Notch Filters 204, 1300, 1302, and
`1310; 4:63-6:47; 22:12-24:23;
`39:45-41:62.
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`Corresponding structure: digital
`filter with variable parameters.
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`“Values with virtually all noise
`signals eliminated”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`’190: 1, 18,
`35
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`“decimating said
`samples”
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`“calculating a
`normalized
`frequency”
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`[AGREED]
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`[AGREED]
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`’131: 1, 13,
`26
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`“dividing the determined
`frequency by the desired sampling
`rate”
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`“Normalizing the determined
`frequency using desired sample
`rate.”
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`“calculating a
`normalized
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`’131: 1, 13,
`26
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`“calculating the equation
`Fo=(1/2Π) arc cos(-a1/2)”
`“Calculating a parameter ωd using
`the formula ωd=2π(12×Fd)/Fs
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`“Converting the normalized
`frequency into angular form.”
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`“converting from a first
`number of samples to a
`lesser number of samples”
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`EXHIBIT B
`U.S. Patent Nos. 5,555,190, and 6,505,131
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`Claim Nos.
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`Invensys’ Proposed Construction
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`Micro Motion’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Court’s Construction
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`Terms, Phrases, or
`Clauses
`pulsation”
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`10.
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`11.
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`“demodulating … to
`a center frequency”
`“center frequency”
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`’131: 1, 13,
`26
`’131: 1, 13,
`26
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`“calculating [a] dot
`product”
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`(where Fd is the estimated
`frequency and Fs is frequency of
`the samples).”
`Indefinite as insolubly ambiguous.
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`“A frequency greater than zero
`frequency and less than the
`operating frequency.”
`[AGREED]
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`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`“A frequency less than the
`operating frequency.”
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`[AGREED]
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`“calculating a single number
`from two equal-length
`sequences of numbers by
`multiplying the
`corresponding components
`in each sequence and adding
`together the results”
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`’131: 1, 13,
`26
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`Indefinite as insolubly
`ambiguous.
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`12.
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`“calculating dot
`products of said
`normalized pulsation
`and said signals from
`said first pick-off
`sensor and said
`second pick-off
`sensor to translate
`said signals to said
`center frequency”
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`“Calculating dot products of a
`sequence of data representing the
`normalized pulsation and sequences
`of data representing said signals
`from said first pick off sensor and
`said second pick off sensor to shift
`the frequency content of the
`signals.”
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