Case 6:21-cv-00165-ADA Document 76 Filed 02/10/22 Page 1 of 4
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`CPC PATENT TECHNOLOGIES PTY
`LTD,
` Plaintiff
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`APPLE INC.,
` Defendant
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`CASE NO. 6:21-CV-00165-ADA
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`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
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`The Court provides the following claim constructions for U.S. Patent Nos. 9,269,208
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`(“’208 Patent); 8,620,039 (“’039 Patent”); and 9,665,705 (“’705 Patent”) after considering the
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`parties’ briefs and oral argument held February 10, 2022. Dkt. Nos. 46, 49, 52. The Court enters
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`its final constructions for each term:
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`NO.
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`Claim Term
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`Court’s
`Final Construction
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`1
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`2
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`3
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`“biometric card pointer
`system”
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`’039 Patent Cls. 1, 19
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`“biometric card pointer
`enrollment system”
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`’039 Patent Cl. 13
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`Nonlimiting preamble term with no patentable weight.
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`Nonlimiting preamble term with no patentable weight.
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`for defining,
`“means
`dependent
`upon
`the
`received
`card
`information, a memory
`location
`in
`a
`local
`memory external to the
`card”
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`Means plus function language pursuant to section 112.
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`The function of this limitation is “defining, dependent upon
`the received card information, a memory location in a local
`memory external to the card.”
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`Structure corresponding to the claimed means is a
`computer system with a processor executing an application
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`’039 Patent, Cl. 13
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`“means for storing, if the
`memory
`location
`is
`unoccupied,
`the
`biometric signature at the
`defined
`memory
`location”
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`characterized
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`“being
`according
`to/determining/determine
`at least one of the number
`of said entries and a
`duration of each said
`entry”
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`’208 Patent Cls. 1, 9, 10
`’705 Patent Cls. 1, 10, 11,
`14, 15, 16, 17
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`“biometric signature”
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`’208 Patent, Cls. 1, 9, 11;
`’705 Patent, Cls. 1, 11,
`12, 14, 15, 17
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`that uses any segment of card information 605 from a card
`601 (1) as a memory reference as shown in Fig. 4 or (2) to
`determine a group of associated memory references or 3)
`all equivalents of (1) and (2). Structure is found in ’039
`Patent, col. 6, line 66 – col. 7, line 23; col. 7, lines 31-35,
`39-42, 47-48; col. 8, lines 44-46; col. 11, lines 29-37; col.
`12, lines 1-9; Fig. 4.
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`Means plus function language pursuant to section 112.
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`Function: storing, if the memory location is unoccupied,
`the biometric signature at the defined memory location.
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`Structure: a computer system with a processor unit 105
`running software process(es) 401 and at least one of: a
`storage device 109 or memory 106. Structure is found in
`’039 Patent, col. 6, line 66 – col. 7, line 23; col. 5, lines 13-
`18 & lines 19-22 & 23-30; Fig. 7, step 401.
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`“being characterized according to/determining/determine”
`is given its plain and ordinary meaning. The Court rejects
`the proposal to construe these words as “identifying and
`storing…”
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`“at least” modifies “one of the number of said entries.” The
`claim additionally requires “a duration of each said entry.”1
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`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`“accessibility attribute”
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`’208 Patent, Cls. 1, 9, 10;
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`“attribute that establishes whether and under which
`conditions access to the controlled item should be granted
`to a user”
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`5
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`6
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`7
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`1 Both parties’ arguments found support in case law and in and the specification, but Apple’s
`argument found further support in the prosecution history.
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`’705 Patent, Cls. 1, 10,
`11, 14, 15, 16, 17
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`“collocated”
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`’705 Patent, Cl. 9
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`“means for mapping said
`series into an instruction”
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`’208 Patent, Cls. 1, 9
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`9
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`10
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`11
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`“means for populating
`the database of biometric
`signatures”
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`’208 Patent, Cls. 1, 9
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`“means for populating
`the database according to
`the instruction”
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`’208 Patent, Cls. 1, 9
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`Plain and ordinary meaning (which is not “occurring in
`conjunction with”).
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`Means plus function language pursuant to section 112.
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`The function of this limitation is “mapping said series into
`an instruction.”
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`Structure corresponding to the claimed means is a
`computer program product having a computer readable
`medium having a computer program recorded therein, with
`code for mapping said series into an instruction. Structure
`is found in ’208 Patent, col. 4, lines 25-31 & 37; col. 5 line
`50 – col. 6 line 27; col. 10 line 45 – col. 11 line 2; col. 12
`lines 55-59; col. 12 line 67 – col. 13 line 3; Figure 2, items
`103, 107, 121.
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`Means plus function language pursuant to section 112.
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`The function of this limitation is “populating the database
`of biometric signatures.”
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`Structure corresponding to the claimed means is (1) the
`database and (2) a computer program product having a
`computer readable medium having a computer program
`recorded therein, with code for storing biometric signatures
`to the database. Structure is found in ’208 Patent, col. 4,
`lines 25-31 & 38-39; col. 10 line 57 – col. 11 line 2; col. 12
`lines 43-45; col. 13 lines 9-11, 15-19.
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`Means plus function language pursuant to section 112.
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`The function of this limitation is “populating the database
`according to the instruction.”
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`Structure corresponding to the claimed means is (1) the
`database and (2) a computer program product having a
`computer readable medium having a computer program
`recorded therein, with code for populating the database
`according to the instruction. Structure is found in ’208
`Patent, col. 4, lines 25-31 & 38-39; col. 10 lines 32-34; col.
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`“means for matching the
`biometric signal against
`members of the database
`of biometric signatures
`to thereby output an
`accessibility attribute”
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`10 line 57 – col. 11 line 2; col. 12 lines 43-45; col. 13 lines
`9-11, 15-19.
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`Means plus function language pursuant to section 112.
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`The function of this limitation is “means for matching the
`biometric signal against members of the database of
`biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility
`attribute.”
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`Structure corresponding to the claimed means is a database
`and a computer program product having a computer
`readable medium having a computer program recorded
`therein, with code for matching the biometric signal against
`members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby
`output an accessibility attribute. Structure is found in ʼ208
`Patent, col. 4, lines 8-13, 15-17, 40-45 & 47-49; col. 5,
`lines 50-67; col. 6 line 56 – col. 7 line 2; col. 7 line 65 –
`col. 8 line 10; col. 8, line 67 – col. 9, line 5; col. 14 lines
`10-42; Figure 2, items 103, 105; figure 3, item 202.
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`SIGNED this 10th day of February, 2022.
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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