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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`IGT and IGT CANADA
`SOLUTIONS ULC,
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` Plaintiffs,
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`ZYNGA, INC.,
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` Defendant.
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`Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00331-ADA
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`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
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`The Court construes the terms of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,168,089 (“the ’089 patent”), 7,303,473
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`(“the ’473 patent”), 8,266,212 (“the ’212 patent”), 8,708,791 (“the ’791 patent”), and 9,159,189
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`(“the ’189 patent”) as follows:
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`Disputed Term
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`Court’s Final Construction
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`software authorization agent
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`(’089 Patent)
`gaming software
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`(’089 Patent)
`gaming machine
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`(’089 Patent)
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`a device that authorizes (that is approves or rejects) specific
`transfers of gaming software based on applicable rules, and
`monitors (that is tracks) these transfers
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Note: data alone is not gaming software.
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Case 6:21-cv-00331-ADA Document 64 Filed 03/08/22 Page 2 of 3
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`website server
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`(’473 Patent)
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`first gaming server
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`(’473 Patent)
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`second gaming server
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`(’473 Patent)
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`publishing
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`(’212 Patent)
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`high-level function
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`(’212 Patent)
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`node
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`(’212 Patent)
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Note: the website server, first gaming server, and second
`gaming server are separate devices.
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Note: the website server, first gaming server, and second
`gaming server are separate devices.
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
`Note: the website server, first gaming server, and second
`gaming server are separate devices.
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`a device that is connected as part of a computing network.
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`determine instances of
`probable collusion between
`players
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`(’791 Patent)
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`Case 6:21-cv-00331-ADA Document 64 Filed 03/08/22 Page 3 of 3
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` Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`“establishing” and “re-
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`“communications link”
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`(’189 Patent)
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`SIGNED this 8th day of March, 2022.
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
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