Netflix, Inc. v. Blockbuster, Inc.
Filing
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Attachment 5
NOTICE by Blockbuster, Inc.
Final Invalidity Contentions for U.S. Patent No. 6,584,450 (Attachments: #
1 Exhibit A#
2 Exhibit B#
3 Exhibit C#
4 Exhibit D#
5 Exhibit E#
6 Exhibit F#
7 Exhibit G#
8 Exhibit H#
9 Exhibit I#
10 Exhibit J#
11 Exhibit K#
12 Exhibit L#
13 Exhibit M#
14 Exhibit N)(Chen, Tony) (Filed on 4/11/2007)
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etflix, Inc. v. Blockbuster, Inc.
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION
APRIL 11, 2007 U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1
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Short Name 1.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
Classification1
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
In Combination with
Yoshida Kuriyama Koya Crooks Isobe and/or and/or and/or and/or
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with computer implemented video rental kiosk machines to improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar"
Dockets.Justia.com
1 2
A reference classified under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is one which Blockbuster contends to render one or more claims of United States Patent No. 6,584,450 B1 obvious. See also the motivations listed in Exhibit F.
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008587-88, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
2.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Reference Guide Functional Requirements Maxcess Sirsi
and/or and/or and/or and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with library practices having computer implemented subscription based no late fee booklending programs to improve item rental business.
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Campus Video
Classification1
In Combination with
Auto Librarian
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
3.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campu Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
NCR
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with computer implemented method for ordering and downloading resources/contents based on searching their digital profiles/attributes over a telecommunication network to improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior
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Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000855051, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.)
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.)
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
4.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Burks Hironori Subler
and/or and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with computer systems having memory devices and micro-controllers and computer readable medium to improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000855051, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.)
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
5.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Leason Cook Video Vendor
and/or and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with user friendly features for allowing a user to make and update a list of desired and/or reserved items to improve item rental business Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000855051, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities,
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
6.
Multi Video Pop*Card
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or
Stein Herz
and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with user friendly features for
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video and/or and/or
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
allowing a user to automatically select desired items based on item selection criteria to improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items.
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media.
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
7.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
McMullan Bakoglu
and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with methods of renting, distributing and delivering games to improve game rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.)
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.)
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
8.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Avis
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with computer implemented online car rental technologies to improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet.
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.)
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
9.
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Bradley Fein TiVo
and/or and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with video content storage, distribution and selection technologies used in TV broadcast systems to improve improve item rental business.
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet
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Page 31 of 248
925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
10. Multi Video
Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
AudioQueue BTCC BTL BVS TBW BOT
and/or and/or and/or and/or and/or
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with subscription based no late fee practices utilized in audio book and tape rental business to improve improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566,
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.)
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for
EXHIBIT E: CLASSIFICATIONS, COMBINATIONS AND MOTIVATIONS (Part 2)
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
11. Multi Video
Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Netflix
Combine conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice with Netflix's prior online DVD rental services to improve improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-
EXHIBIT E: CLASSIFICATIONS, COMBINATIONS AND MOTIVATIONS (Part 2)
Page 35 of 248
925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
mortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555,
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
12. Yoshida
Kuriyama Koya Crooks Isobe
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
Multi Video Pop*Card Video Hit Cine Club Campus Video
and/or and/or and/or and/or
Combine video rental technology of using computer implemented video rental kiosk machines with conventional brick and mortar video store rental practice to improve improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities,
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental service's receipt of returned items. Inconvenience and frustration from limiting customers' ability to list on the same site visit when they are identified. Customer dissatisfaction with a subscription service if there are delays providing further items. Applying methods and technologies used for rental of other items to rental of videos. Applying methods
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
and technologies used for rental of audio tapes or other audio materials to rental of videos. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between audio and video rental businesses and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB0000858788, 00008970-71.) Applying methods and technologies used for libraries to rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between libraries and audio and video rental and sales and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008961-62, 00008966-69.) Applying methods and technologies used for subscription video services provided electronically to online subscription with delivery of discs or other physical media by mail or otherwise. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between electronic transmission of video content and delivery of video content on discs or other physical media. Use of standard computer hardware and digital media for computerized business operations and Internet business. Using PCs over the Internet to perform functions of retail kiosks.
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BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name 13. Yoshida
Kuriyama Koya Crooks Isobe
Classification1
and/or 35 U.S.C. § 103 and/or and/or and/or
In Combination with
Reference Guide Functional Requirements Maxcess Sirsi Auto Librarian and/or and/or and/or and/or
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
Combine video rental technology of using computer implemented video rental kiosk machines with library practice having subscription based no late fee book-lending programs to improve improve item rental business. Applying computer technology to make retail or rental operations more efficient and capable. Using the Internet to perform functions of computer networks, including networks referred to in the NCR patents. Transformation and expansion of "brick-and-mortar" businesses into "dot-com" businesses. Conducting existing pre-Internet businesses on the Internet. Adaptation of brick-and-mortar retail and rental businesses to the Internet. Adaptation of brick-andmortar video rental businesses to the Internet. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between brick-and-mortar video rental businesses (e.g., Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar business) and Internet video rental (e.g., Netflix's prior-art online rental business) and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008563-64, 00008566, 00008558-60, 00008970-71, 00008590-91, 00008592-93.) Taking advantage of increased suitability of DVD format for mail delivery or other shipment in response to Internet orders and lower cost of mailing or delivering DVDs in comparison to
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
videotapes. (E.g., BB00008531-32.) Use of features of Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses for DVD rental. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between Internet retail sites and ecommerce businesses (e.g., Amazon.com) and DVD rental and combined discussions of them in prior art. (E.g., BB00008550-51, 00008558-60.) Adding or substituting subscription programs to or for pay-per-item rental services. Similarities, relationships, and overlaps between subscription and pay-per-item rental services and combined discussions of them in prior art. Advantages of subscription programs for online rentals. Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-per-item basis by time required for delivery and return of items and related uncertainties. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008550-51, 00008555, 00008559, 00008563-64.) Problems and competitive disadvantages caused for online rental on a pay-peritem basis by cost of delivery and return of items by mail or of other delivery and return of items. (E.g., BB00008541-42, 00008563-64, 00008969-71.) Obvious need for computerized or online rental system to determine what to ship to customer. Obvious need for subscription service to determine, on return of an item, what to ship next. Impracticality of requiring customers to time
EXHIBIT E: CLASSIFICATIONS, COMBINATIONS AND MOTIVATIONS (Part 2)
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925459_2.DOC
BLOCKBUSTER'S FINAL INVALIDITY CONTENTION (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,584,450 B1)
Short Name
Classification1
In Combination with
Motivation for Combination or Modification2
identification of additional desired items to coincide with rental
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