Elan Microelectronics Corporation v. Apple, Inc.

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Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement filed by Apple, Inc., Elan Microelectronics Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(Reines, Edward) (Filed on 2/5/2010) Modified on 2/8/2010 (bw, COURT STAFF).

Elan Microelectronics Corporation v. Apple, Inc.

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Exhibit D - US Patent No. 7,495,659 Agreed Constructions

Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause "Cartesian coordinates" (claims 6, 8) "relative mode" (claim 12) "absolute mode" (claims 10, 12)

Agreed Construction "x and y axis coordinate system" "reporting an object's position relative to its prior position" "reporting an object's position with respect to the coordinate system"

Disputed Constructions

Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause "sensors configured to map the touchpad surface into native sensor coordinates" (claim 1)

Apple's Proposed Construction "sensors configured to map the touchpad surface into the sensor coordinates of the touchpad"

Intrinsic Evidence Claim 1; 2:2940; 2:57-3:1; 3:23-33; 5:3860; 6:51-64; 9:49-57; 14:2531; 16:27-37; 20:6-67

Elan's Proposed Construction Apple may sensors provide expert configured to produce signals testimony regarding how indicating native one skilled in the sensor art would have coordinates read and understood the disputed claim terms.

Extrinsic Evidence

Intrinsic Evidence `659 patent cols. 2:7-3:19, 5:306:3, 13:63-14:31; Figs. 1, 3-5, 11 and 12-15 and corresponding text; Claims 1, 67, 15-16, 20-21, 28, and 32-33. `659 patent prosecution history including

Extrinsic Evidence Mr. Dezmelyk is expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms. U.S. Patent No.
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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence the 6/2/2006 office action pp.6-8, the 10/2/2006 response pp. 611, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8, 10-12, the 12/13/2007 response pp. 2, 5-6, 8 and 1112, the 1/30/2008 office action pp. 3-5 and 11-13, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp. 2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11, the 12/4/2008

Extrinsic Evidence 4,293,734 to Pepper (Bates. No. ELN16884900) ("Pepper"), U.S. Patent No. 4,293,734 to Prosenko (Bates. No. ELN016564-78) ("Prosenko"), U.S. Patent No. 6,610,936 to Gillespie (Bates. No. ELN016145201) ("Gillespie `936"), U.S. Patent No. 5,768,492 to Gillespie (Bates. No. ELN015862901) ("Gillespie `492"), Summagraphics CR1212 Graphics Tablet Technical Reference (Bates Nos.

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence Examiner's Amendment; and references cited therein.

Extrinsic Evidence ELN016258310) ("Summagraphic s"), Elographics and Elo TouchSystems references disclosed with Elan's Invalidity Contentions (Bates Nos. ELN016311538) ("Elographics"), and Logitech Firmware Engineering Specification (Bates Nos. ELN016539-63) ("Logitech") as cited in Elan's Invalidity Contentions. IEEE 100: The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, 7th ed. (c) 2000, ("IEEE

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

"native sensor coordinates" (claims 1, 6)

"the sensor coordinates of a touchpad"

Claim 1; Claim 6; 2:29-40; 3:2333; 5:28-60; 6:51-64; 9:4957; 10:8-24; 10:39-45; 14:2531; 16:27-37

Apple may provide expert testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms.

coordinates indicating the absolute position of an object on or near the touch pad

Dictionary" pp.664-65 (Bates Nos. ELN017225-31). `659 patent cols. Mr. Dezmelyk is 2:7-3:19, 5:30expected to 6:3, 13:63-14:31; provide Figs. 1, 3-5, 11 testimony and 12-15 and regarding how corresponding one skilled in the text; Claims 1, 6- art would have 7, 15- 16, 20-21, read and 28, and 32-33. understood the `659 patent disputed claim prosecution terms. history including Pepper, the 6/2/2006 Prosenko, office action Gillespie `936, pp.6-8, the Gillespie `492, 10/2/2006 Elographics and response pp. 6Logitech.as cited 11, the in Elan's 12/12/2006 Invalidity office action pp. Contentions. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8,

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence 10-12, the 12/13/2007 response pp. 2, 5-6, 8 and 1112, the 1/30/2008 office action pp. 3-5 and 11-13, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp. 2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11, the 12/4/2008 Examiner's Amendment; and references cited therein. `659 patent cols. 2:7-4:8, 6:48:14, 9:58-10:45, 13:31-18:67; Figs. 2, 3-15 and corresponding text; Claims 1, 21, 23, 28, and 32-33. `659 patent

Extrinsic Evidence

"new values associated with logical device units" (claim 1)

"new values associated with the one or more areas of the touch pad that can be actuated by a user"

Claim 1; 3:2333; 6:51-64; 8:412; 10:39-60; 13:45-62; 14:1931; 659 FH 0146

Apple may provide expert testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms.

new values indicating logical device units

Mr. Dezmelyk is expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence prosecution history including the 6/2/2006 office action pp.6-8,, the 10/2/2006 response pp.6-9, 10-11, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8, 10-12, the 11/13/2007 Interview Summary Continuation Sheet, the 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11-12, the 1/30/2008 office action pp.3-6 and 1113, the 9/29/2008 RCE

Extrinsic Evidence terms. Pepper, Prosenko, Gillespie `936, Gillespie `492, Summagraphics, Elographics, Logitech, U.S. Patent App. 2003/0117380 by Kanzaki (Bates Nos. ELN015419-27) ("Kanzaki") and U.S. Patent No. 5,189,732 to Kondo (Bates Nos. ELN015385-94) ("Kondo") as cited in Elan's Invalidity Contentions. IEEE Dictionary, p.56 (Bates Nos. ELN017225-31).

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11, and the 12/4/2008 Examiner's Amendment; and references cited therein. `659 patent cols. 2:7-4:8, 3:224:8, 9:58-10:45, 13:31-18:67; Figs. 1-3, 5-15 and corresponding text; Claims 1, 5, 21, 28-30, and 32-36. `659 patent prosecution history including but not limited to the 6/2/2006 office action pp.6-8, the 10/2/2006 response pp. 6-

Extrinsic Evidence

"one or more logical device units" (claims 1, 8, 10, 12, 13)

"one or more actuation zones representing one or more areas of the track pad encompassing native sensor coordinates"

Claim 1; Claim 8; Claim 10; Claim 12; Claim 13; 3:23-33; 6:29-50; 6:657:21; 10:8-60; 14:19-31; 659 FH 0146

Apple may provide expert testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms.

discrete user actuation zones representing areas of the touch pad encompassing groups of native sensor coordinates

Mr. Dezmelyk is expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms. Pepper, Prosenko, Gillespie `936, Gillespie `492, Summagraphics, Elographics, Logitech ,

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence 11, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-7, 912, the 11/13/2007 Interview Summary Continuation Sheet, the 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11-12, the 1/30/2008 office action pp.3-5 and 1013, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, and the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11; and

Extrinsic Evidence IEEE Dictionary, p.638 (Bates Nos. ELN017225-31).

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

"adjust the native values" (claim 1)

No construction necessary.

Claim 1; 3:2333; 6:29-50; 6:65-7:21; 8:412; 13:45-62; 14:19-31

references cited therein.. The controller, `659 patent cols. after receiving 2:7-4:8, 6:4the native 8:14, 9:58-10:45, values, adjusts 13:31-18:67; the form of Figs. 2, 3-15 and native values corresponding This may include text; Claims 1, converting 21, 23, 28, and multiple native 32-33. values into a `659 patent single native prosecution value. history including the 6/2/2006 office action pp.6-8, the 10/2/2006 response pp.6-9, 10-11, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8, 10-12, the 11/13/2007

Mr. Dezmelyk is expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms. Pepper, Prosenko, Gillespie `936, Gillespie `492, Summagraphics, Elographics, Logitech, Kanzaki and Kondo.

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence Interview Summary Continuation Sheet, the 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11-12, the 1/30/2008 office action pp.3-6 and 1113, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11, and the 12/4/2008 Examiner's Amendment; and references cited therein. `659 patent cols. 2:7-4:8, 6:48:14, 9:5810:45, 13:3118:67; Figs. 2, 315 and corresponding

Extrinsic Evidence

"associated with areas of the touchpad" (claim 1)

No construction necessary.

Claim 1; 3:2333; 6:29-50; 6:65-7:21; 10:860; 14:19-31

associated with discrete user actuation zones within the touchpad

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence text; Claims 1, 21, 23, 28, and 32-33. `659 patent prosecution history including the 6/2/2006 office action pp.6-8, the 10/2/2006 response pp.6-9, 10-11, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8, 10-12, the 11/13/2007 Interview Summary Continuation Sheet, the 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11-12, the 1/30/2008

Extrinsic Evidence read and understood the disputed claim terms. Pepper, Prosenko, Gillespie `936, Gillespie `492, Summagraphics, Elographics, Logitech, Kanzaki Kondo..

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence office action pp.3-6 and 1113, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11, and the 12/4/2008 Examiner's Amendment; and references cited therein. `659 patent cols. 2:7-4:8, 5:306:3, 7:23- 8:30, 8:61-9:57, 12:62-18:67; Figs. 1, 3-5, 11 and corresponding text; Claims 1, 13 28, and 3233. `659 patent prosecution history including the 6/2/2006

Extrinsic Evidence

"actuated by a user" (claim 1)

No construction necessary.

Claim 1; 3:2333; 7:12-20; 7:32-47; 15:6216:2; 16:38-39; 16:50-62; 17:25; 17:17-28; 19:62-20:4

actuated by contact with the user's finger or object controlled by the user

Mr. Dezmelyk is expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms. Pepper, Prosenko, Gillespie `936,

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence office action p.68, the 10/2/2006 response pp.6-7 and 10-11, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-7, 912, the 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11- 12, the 1/30/2008 office action pp.3-5 and 1113, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11; and references cited therein. `659 patent cols.

Extrinsic Evidence Gillespie `492, Elographics, Logitech and Kanzaki as cited in Elan's Invalidity Contentions. IEEE Dictionary , p.15 (Bates Nos. ELN017225-31). The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, 8th ed. (c) 2001 ("Illustrated Dictionary"), p. 13 (Bates Nos. ELN017225-31).

"filtering"

No construction

Claim 1; Claim

Deciding

Mr. Dezmelyk is

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause (claims 1, 2)

Apple's Proposed Construction necessary.

Intrinsic Evidence 2; Fig. 5; 3:3456; 5:19-27; 6:428; 8:59-9:3; 9:3-11; 9:28-36; 9:58-10:38; 10:8-38; 11:710; 659 FH 0149; 659 FH 0207-08; 659 FH 0230; 659 FH 0276; 659 FH 0288; 659 FH 0406

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction whether to report the new values to the host device based on the native values

Intrinsic Evidence 3:33-43, 6:48:14; Figs. 5-7 and corresponding text; Claims 1-5, 21, 26-27, 28, and 32-33. `659 patent prosecution history including the 6/2/2006 office action pp.6-9, the 10/2/2006 response pp.911, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8, 10-12, the 11/13/2007 Interview Summary Continuation Sheet, the

Extrinsic Evidence expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms. Pepper, Prosenko, Gillespie `936, Gillespie `492, Summagraphics, Elographics, Logitech, U.S. Patent No. 7,030,860 to Hsu (Bates No. ELN016202-17) ("Hsu"), U.S. Patent No. 7,292,229 to Morag (Bates No. ELN016226-57) ("Morag") and U.S. Patent No.

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11-12, the 1/30/2008 office action pp.3-5 and 1013, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, and the 10/27/2008 Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11; and references cited therein. `659 patent cols. 3:33-43, 6:48:14; Figs. 5-7 and corresponding text; Claims 1-5, 21, 26-27, 28, and 32-33. `659 patent prosecution history including the 6/2/2006 office action

Extrinsic Evidence 5,305,017 to Gerpheide (Bates No. ELN015395418) ("Gerpheide") as cited in Elan's Invalidity Contentions. Illustrated Dictionary, p. 284 (Bates Nos. ELN017240-48).

"removing redundant or non-essential data" (claim 2)

"eliminating data that is redundant or not essential to the processing of touch inputs"

Claim 2; Fig. 5; 3:44-56; 5:1927; 6:7-28; 7:598:3; 9:7-11; 9:58-10:38; 11:7-9

Apple may provide expert testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms.

not reporting redundant or non-essential data to the host device

Mr. Dezmelyk is expected to provide testimony regarding how one skilled in the art would have read and understood the disputed claim terms. Pepper, Prosenko,

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Claim Term, Phrase, or Clause

Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence pp.6-9, the 10/2/2006 response pp.911, the 12/12/2006 office action pp. 2-4, 6-8, 10, the 4/12/2007 response pp.2, 58, 10, the 7/13/2007 office action pp.5-8, 10-12, the 11/13/2007 Interview Summary Continuation Sheet, the 12/13/2007 response pp.2, 56, 8 and 11-12, the 1/30/2008 office action pp.3-5 and 1013, the 9/29/2008 RCE Request pp.2, 5, 7-8 and 11-13, and the 10/27/2008

Extrinsic Evidence Gillespie `936, Gillespie `492, Summagraphics, Elographics, Logitech, Hsu, Morag and Gerpheide as cited in Elan's Invalidity Contentions.

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Apple's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence

Extrinsic Evidence

Elan's Proposed Construction

Intrinsic Evidence Amendments & Remarks pp. 2, 7, 10-11; and references cited therein.

Extrinsic Evidence

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