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Apple Inc. v. LBT IP I LLC

Docket IPR2020-01190, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (July 22, 2020)
John Hudalla, Juliet Mitchell Dirba, Sheila McShane, presiding
Case TypeInter Partes Review
Patent
8542113
Patent Owner LBT IP I LLC
Petitioner Apple Inc.
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44 Other other court decision: Other other court decision

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 44 Other other court decision - Other other court decision (P.T.A.B. Nov. 6, 2023)
Whenthe strength of the device’s GPS signal is below a predetermined threshold value—for example, when the de- vice’s access to GPSsatellites is partially or fully blocked— portions of the location tracking circuitry may be deac- tivated to conserve battery power.
In his deposition, for example, Mr. Andrews repeatedly used qualifying language such as “presumably,” “maybe,” and “might” when he explained that although the GPSre- ceiver is deactivated when in the stop-position mode, a skilled artisan would understand Sakamoto turns on com- ponents of the GPSreceiverto cyclically measure the signal level.
The fact that Document: 39 Page:9 Filed: 06/09/2023 LBT IPI LLC v. APPLE INC. the GPS receiver cannot automatically transition out of stop-position mode in the cycle set in advance embodiment does not render Sakamoto’s device useless becausethe re- ceiver can be turned on manually.
In concluding otherwise, the Board relied on the following passage: “Advantageously as com- pared to conventional tracking devices, user input request 430 adjusts value 419 to select an appropriate update set Document: 39 Page:12 Filed: 06/09/2023 LBT IPI LLC v. APPLE INC. of network communication signaling protocols to achieve a desired user defined battery operating environment, e.g., obtain optimal battery life, obtain optimal update rate, tradeoffs between them.” Id. at 11:58—67 (emphasis added).
As relevant on appeal, the Board found Apple’s pro- posed combination of Miranda-Knapp and Miller discloses the claim limitation reciting “a battery power monitor con- figured to activate and deactivate at least one portion of signaling circuitry in response to the accelerometer cir- cuitry detecting a substantially stationary position of the electronic tracking device.” ‘619 Decision, at *8—-12.
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45 Other Fed Circuit mandate: Other Fed Circuit mandate

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 45 Other Fed Circuit mandate - Other Fed Circuit mandate (P.T.A.B. Nov. 6, 2023)

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42 Final Written Decision original: Final Written Decision Judgment Final Written Decision

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 42 Final Written Decision original - Final Written Decision Judgment Final Written Decision (P.T.A.B. Mar. 2, 2022)
Petitioner contends that modifying the accelerometer in the combined Sakamoto–Gotoh system to perform Levi’s dead reckoning steps uses a known technique in a similar device to obtain a predictable result, namely, “determining position via acceleration measurements when GPS is unavailable.” Id. at 49–50 (citing Ex. 1003 ¶ 202).
In light of these teachings, we are persuaded that an ordinarily skilled artisan would have known to associate an attenuated signal below a predetermined threshold value (as discussed in claim 1) with antenna shading due to being in a partially or substantially enclosed structure.
For the “primary location tracking circuitry consumes at least reduced power,” Petitioner cites Gronemeyer’s teaching of shutting down certain components during sleep mode, including oscillator 204, radio 202, clocks generator 216, and GPS signal processors 208.
We are persuaded that an ordinarily skilled artisan would have expected success in making this modification based on Mr. Andrews’s uncontested testimony and because Gronemeyer itself states that the low power time keeping circuit components were “commercially available and relatively inexpensive.” Ex. 1077, 12:62–64; Ex. 1080 ¶¶ 37–39.
Specifically, Petitioner establishes that Gronemeyer teaches a sleep mode where “low power time keeping circuit 200 ‘remains on’ even when ‘[s]elected components residing on the GPS receiver unit’ are ‘shut down (deactivated) to conserve power.’” MTA Opp.
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41 Other Hearing transcript: Other Hearing transcript

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 41 Other Hearing transcript - Other Hearing transcript (P.T.A.B. Feb. 4, 2022)

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38 Order Other: Order Granting Requests for Oral Argument 37 CFR § 4270a

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 38 Order Other - Order Granting Requests for Oral Argument 37 CFR § 4270a (P.T.A.B. Nov. 24, 2021)

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32 Order Other: Order Revised Scheduling Order

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 32 Order Other - Order Revised Scheduling Order (P.T.A.B. Oct. 13, 2021)

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28 Notice Other: Notice Other

Document IPR2020-01190, No. 28 Notice Other - Notice Other (P.T.A.B. Sep. 24, 2021)

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