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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 1 of 10
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`JAWBONE INNOVATIONS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`Case No. 6:21-cv-00984-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 2 of 10
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`In accordance with the Scheduling Order (Dkt. 23), Plaintiff Jawbone Innovations, LLC
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`(“Jawbone”) and Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) submit this Joint Claim Construction Statement.
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`Pursuant to the Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.1 – Patent Cases, an editable copy
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`of this statement is being emailed to the Court’s law clerks.
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`The Asserted Patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 7,246,058 (“the ’058 patent”), 8,019,091 (“the
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`’091 patent”), 8,280,072 (“the ’072 patent”), 8,321,213 (“the ’213 patent”), 8,326,611 (“the ’611
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`patent”), 8,467,543 (“the ’543 patent”), 8,503,691 (“the ’691 patent”), 10,779,080 (“the ’080
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`patent”), and 11,122,357 (“the ’357 patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”).
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`I.
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`AGREED CONSTRUCTIONS
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`Term
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`Agreed Construction
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`“acoustic microphone”
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`“physical microphone”
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`’091 Patent
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`“virtual microphone”
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`’072 Patent
`’213 Patent
`’611 Patent
`’080 Patent
`’357 Patent
`’691 Patent
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`“microphone constructed using two or more
`omnidirectional microphones and associated
`signal processing”
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`“voice activity”
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`“user speech”
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`‘213 Patent
`‘611 Patent
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`“null”
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`’691 Patent
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`“a zero or minima in the spatial response of a
`physical or virtual directional microphone”
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`The parties request that the Court enter the above agreed constructions.
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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 3 of 10
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`II.
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`DISPUTED TERMS
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`The parties provide the following list of disputed terms for construction.
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`Term
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`Jawbone’s Construction
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`Apple’s Construction
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`Plain and ordinary meaning; no
`construction necessary
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`Plain and ordinary meaning,
`which is “physical microphone”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning; no
`construction necessary
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`Indefinite
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`“a mathematical expression that
`specifies the relationship between
`an output signal and an input
`signal”
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“microphone”
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`’058 Patent, claim 1
`’543 Patent, claims 1,
`8, 19, 20, 26
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`Proposed by Apple
`“the acoustic signals”
`/ “the acoustic signal
`received at the one
`receiver” / “the
`acoustic signals
`received at each of
`the two receivers”
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`’058 Patent, claim 1
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`Proposed by Apple
`“transfer function”
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`’091 Patent, claims 1,
`2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 15
`’357 Patent, claims 1,
`15
`’080 Patent, claims 1,
`14
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`Proposed by Jawbone
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`2
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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 4 of 10
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`Term
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`Jawbone’s Construction
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`Apple’s Construction
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`No construction necessary except
`for “transfer function[s]”
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`Indefinite
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`Plain and ordinary meaning.
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`Alternatively: “group of two or
`more virtual microphones”
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`“unwanted environmental acoustic
`noise”
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`“two or more virtual microphones
`used together, each virtual
`microphone is constructed using
`two or more physical
`omnidirectional microphones and
`associated signal processing,
`wherein at least one physical
`omnidirectional microphone is
`common to all of the virtual
`microphones”
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`“less unwanted environmental
`acoustic noise”
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`Indefinite
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`“generating one
`transfer function of
`the at least two
`transfer functions . . .
`when the VAD
`indicates that user
`voice activity is
`present”
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`’091 Patent, claim 2
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`Proposed by Apple
`“virtual microphone
`array”
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`’072 Patent, claim 1
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`Proposed by Apple
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`“acoustic noise”
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`’072 Patent, claims 1,
`2, 9
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`Proposed by Jawbone
`“less acoustic noise”
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`’072 Patent, claims 1,
`2, 9
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`Proposed by Apple
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`3
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`Term
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`Jawbone’s Construction
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`Apple’s Construction
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`Plain and ordinary meaning; no
`construction necessary
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`Indefinite
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`Plain and ordinary meaning; no
`construction necessary
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`Indefinite
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`Plain and ordinary meaning; no
`construction necessary
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`Indefinite
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`4
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`“approximately
`similar” /
`“approximately,
`dissimilar” /
`“approximately
`dissimilar”
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`’213 Patent, claims 2,
`37, 38
`’611 Patent, claim 3, 4,
`30*
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`Proposed by Apple
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` The parties’
`respective claim
`construction briefs
`mistakenly listed claim
`29 of the ’611 Patent
`(instead of claim 30) as
`containing this term. In
`the ’611 Patent, the
`term is recited only in
`claims 3, 4, and 30; it is
`not recited in claim 29
`“a relationship for
`speech”
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`’213 Patent claims 14,
`42
`’611 Patent claim 1
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`Proposed by Apple
`“. . . substantially
`similar/dissimilar. . .”
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`’691 Patent, claims 1,
`23, 27, 28, 29, 41
`’080 Patent, claims 1,
`14
`’357 Patent, claims 1,
`15
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`Proposed by Apple
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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 6 of 10
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`Term
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`Jawbone’s Construction
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`Apple’s Construction
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`Plain and ordinary meaning; no
`construction necessary
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`“calculate a linear transfer
`function using the first and the
`second microphone signals to
`apply the transfer function to a
`microphone signal”
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`“apply a varying
`linear transfer
`function between the
`first and second
`microphone signals”
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`’357 Patent, claims 1,
`15
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`Proposed by Apple
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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 7 of 10
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`Dated: July 18, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ Raymond W. Mort, III
`Raymond W. Mort, III
`Texas State Bar No. 00791308
`Email: raymort@austinlaw.com
`THE MORT LAW FIRM, PLLC
`100 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Tel/Fax: 512-865-7950
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Alfred R. Fabricant (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 2219392
`Email: ffabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 2894392
`Email: plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 4557435
`Email: vrubino@fabricantllp.com
`Richard M. Cowell (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`NY Bar No. 4617759
`Email: rcowell@fabricantllp.com
`FABRICANT LLP
`411 Theodore Fremd Avenue,
`Suite 206 South
`Rye, New York 10580
`Telephone: (212) 257-5797
`Facsimile: (212) 257-5796
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`JAWBONE INNOVATIONS, LLC
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`Case 6:21-cv-00984-ADA Document 75 Filed 07/18/22 Page 8 of 10
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`/s/ Ricardo J. Bonilla (with permission)
`J. Stephen Ravel
`Texas State Bar No. 16584975
`steve.ravel@kellyhart.com
`KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP
`303 Colorado, Suite 2000
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Telephone: (512) 495-6429
`Facsimile: (512) 495-6401
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`Ricardo J. Bonilla
`Texas Bar No. 24082704
`rbonilla@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 747-5070
`Facsimile: (214) 747-2091
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`Benjamin C. Elacqua
`Texas Bar No. 24055443
`elacqua@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2800
`Houston, Texas 77010
`Telephone: (713) 654-5300
`Facsimile: (713) 652-0109
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`Betty H. Chen
`Texas Bar No. 24056720
`bchen@fr.com
`Katherine D. Prescott
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`CA Bar No. 215496
`prescott@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`500 Arguello Street, Suite 400
`Redwood City, CA 94063
`Telephone: (650) 839-5067
`Facsimile: (650) 839-5071
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`Daniel R. Gopenko
`DC Bar No. 1018019
`gopenko@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue, SW, Suite 1000
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`Washington, DC 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT APPLE INC.
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