Rockstar Consortium US LP et al v. Google Inc

Filing 121

NOTICE by Google Inc, NetStar Technologies LLC, Rockstar Consortium US LP PR 4-3 Submission of the Parties (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -- Rockstar's Proposals, # 2 Exhibit B -- Google's Proposals)(Sistos, Antonio)

Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support

“advertisement database” /
“database having advertisement
information”

’969 (22)
’245 (1, 9, 18)
’970 (1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15,
17, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31)
’178 (1)
’183 (1, 14)
’883 (1, 10, 11, 20, 28)

“database of advertisements or
advertisement-related information”

2:65-671
4:29-35
4:51-55
4:59-5:5
5:18-21

“advertising machine”

’969 (17-21, 22-23)
’245 (1, 9, 12-18, 2223, 25)
’970 (1, 2-6, 8, 10, 1115, 17, 18-22, 24, 26,
27-29, 31)
’178 (1, 12, 17-18)
’183 (1, 9, 11-12, 14,
15, 17-20)
’883 (1, 3, 11, 17, 20,
21-26, 28)

“one or more computers configured to
provide advertisements”

Abstract
1:66 – 2:1
4:5-8
’969 claim 1
Figs 1 and 2

“associative search engine” /
“associate search engine”

’969 (16, 17, 18, 22, 23)
’245 (9, 14-15)
’970 (1, 8, 10, 11, 15,
33, 41, 47)
’183 (14)
’883 (20, 22-23, 26)

“a search engine that selects an
1:37-39
advertisement relevant to the need of the 4:24 – 5:15
end user”
5:16-26
5:39-48
6:7-14
6:18-22
6:37-44
’969 File History, June 2,

1

All citations are to the specification of the ’969 Patent. Plaintiffs also reserve the right to rely on for their benefit any and all intrinsic and extrinsic evidence
cited by Defendant.

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support
2005 Corrected Reply Brief at
6-8
’970 File History, June 25,
2009 Response to Office
Action at 16-17

“client/client computer”

’969 (8, 14, 16, 17, 22)

“a computer that sends and receives
information from a server”

“a computer that receives
services from another
computer, or (on multitasking
operating systems) a process
that receives services from
another process. The machine
or process that is supplying
the services is called the
server.”2
“1. In an Internet service, a
program that can
communicate with a server
located on the Internet to
exchange data of a certain
type, such as a Web document
or an e-mail message. A web
browser is a client for
accessing information
available on Web servers. 2.
In a client/server network, a
program that is designed to

2

Barron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (1996).

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support
request information from a
server.”3

“communications interface”

’245 (9)
’970 (1, 10, 33, 34, 41,
42)
’183 (12, 14)
’883 (20, 23)

“software operable to allow interaction
between the advertising machine and
another computer or computers”

“communications link”

’245 (1, 5, 8, 9, 14, 17,
18, 22, 23, 25)
’970 (1, 10, 11, 14, 17,
23, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34)
’178 (1, 12, 17, 18)
’183 (1, 5, 9, 11, 14, 18)
’883 (1, 11, 20)

“the network connection between the
data processing device and the
advertising machine”

“[correlating/correlates] the
received search argument to a
particular advertisement”

’969 (1, 8, 14, 17, 22)

“identifying a relevant advertisement
from a plurality of possible
advertisements based on the received
search argument”

3
4

3:63-65
4:1-5
“computer hardware or
software designed to
communicate information
between hardware devices,
between software programs,
between devices and
programs, or between a
computer and a user.”4
3:63-65

1:37-39
4:24 – 5:15
5:16-26
5:39-48
6:7-14
6:18-22
6:37-44

Webster’s New World Dictionary of Computer Terms (2000).
Random House Webster’s College Dictionary (1999).

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support
’969 File History, June 2,
2005 Corrected Reply Brief at
10-11

“data network related
information”

’969 (1, 8, 17, 22)
’883 (1, 10, 11, 20, 28)

“information derived from a data
network used to generate search results”

Abstract
1:52-53
2:5-6

“database”

’969 (1, 8, 14-16, 17,
22)
’245 (1, 9, 17, 18)
’970 (1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15,
17, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31,
33, 39, 41)
’178 (1)
’183 (1, 14)
’883 (1, 3, 10, 11, 19,
20, 22, 28)

“an organized collection of data stored
on one or more computers”

“a collection of organized,
related data, esp. one in
electronic form that can be
accessed and manipulated by
specialized computer
software”5

“database search engine”

’969 (16, 17, 22)
’245 (9, 17)
’970 (1, 10, 33, 39, 41)
’183 (14)
’883 (20)

“one or more interconnected computers
that receive a search argument and
search a first database to generate search
results”

4:12-24
4:39-40
4:59-65

“data processing device [of a/the
user]”

’969 (6, 13)
’245 (1, 5, 8, 9, 14, 17,
18)
’970 (1, 3, 10, 11, 14,

“a device [of a/the user] supporting
functionality for communications over
the Internet”

3:65 – 4:5
6:1-6

5

Random House Webster’s College Dictionary (1999)

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support

“information sought for by the user”

1:37-39

Plain and ordinary meaning.

’969 File History, June 2,
2005 Corrected Reply Brief at
2
6:48-53

17, 19, 23, 26, 27, 30,
33, 34, 36, 41, 42, 44)
’178 (1, 8, 12)
’183 (1, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14,
18)
’883 (1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 20,
23)
“desired information”

’969 (22)

“direct[ing] the data processing
device to a website
corresponding to the selection of
the advertisement”

’970 (3, 19, 36, 44)

“determining whether the
advertisement was successful”

’969 (22)

“determining whether a user clicked on
(selected) a particular advertisement
when presented”

4:59 – 5:15
6:31-36
6:48-53

“display[ing] in the [first/second]
display portion of a display of
the data processing device”

’183 (1, 9, 14)

Plain and ordinary meaning.

6:38-44

“distinct differing databases”

’883 (10, 28)

“different databases”

Claims 10 and 28 of ’883

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In the alternative, “directing the data
processing device to a website related to
the advertiser or seller”

5

Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support

“extract a toll based upon the fee
record”

’970 (2, 35)

“determine an amount to be paid based
on the fee record”

5:6-15
6:48-53

“generate a fee record” / “the fee
record”

’970 (1, 2, 18, 34, 35,
43)

“[generate] a record reflecting that an
advertisement has been clicked on
(selected)”

5:6-15
6:48-53

“included in a web page”

’970 (7, 14, 23, 30, 38,
46)
’183 (5, 11, 18)

“included in a page, file or document for 4:15-20
display on the data processing device”

“interacting with the advertising
machine via the communications
link to provide information used
to create user profile data for the
user”

’883 (11)

Plain and ordinary meaning.

“modified search results”

’245 (22, 23)
’178 (1, 12)

“particular advertisement”/
“advertisement”/ “the at least
one advertisement”

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In the alternative, “communicating with
the advertising machine via the
communications link to provide
information used to create user profile
data for the user”

’969 (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13,
14, 17, 18, 22, 23)
’245 (1, 9, 18, 22, 23)
’970 (1, 3-6, 8, 10, 11-

Plain and ordinary meaning.

“a relevant advertisement from a
plurality of possible advertisements”

1:60-63
2:42-48
2:53-61
2:62-67

Claims 22 and 23 of ’245
Claims 1 and 12 of ’178
’178 File History, Sept. 23,
2009 Response to Office
Action at 12
1:37-39
4:24 – 5:15
5:16-26
5:39-48
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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support
6:7-14
6:18-22
6:37-44
’970 File History, June 25,
2009 Response to Office
Action at 16-17
’178 File History, Sept. 23,
2009 Response to Office
Action at 10-11
5:16-20

15, 17, 19-24, 26, 27-31,
33, 34, 36-39, 41, 42,
44-47)
’178 (1, 7-9, 12, 16-18)
’183 (1, 2, 4-5, 8, 9, 1011, 13, 14, 15, 17-18)
’883 (1, 10, 11, 19, 20,
28)
“prior searching history / prior
search history”

’245 (7, 16, 24)
’883 (5, 14, 24)

“a user’s previous search arguments”

“receiv[e/ing] a response from
the data processing device via
the communications link that
indicates non-selection of the at
least one advertisement”

’970 (10, 26)

“receiving a response from the user’s
data processing device via the
communications link that indicates that
the user did not click on (or select) a
particular advertisement when
presented”

4:59 – 5:15
6:31-36

“refining the search results”/
“[refining/refine] the search
results based upon the search
refinement input”/ “refined
search results”/

’245 (8, 17, 25)

“modifying search results based on
search refinement input from the user” /
“search results produced after receiving
search refinement input from the user”

4:56-58
4:61 – 5:5
6:28-30

“search argument” / “the
received search argument”

’969 (1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 17,
18, 22, 23)
’245 (1, 9, 18, 22, 23)
’970 (1, 8, 10, 15, 17,
24, 26, 31, 33, 39, 41,

“the text or strings received from the
data processing device”

4:12-15
4:39-40
5:16-21
5:59-66
6:4-6

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

47)
’178 (1, 5, 12, 14)
’183 (1, 9, 14)
’883 (1, 7, 10, 11, 16,
20, 26)

“search refinement input”

’245 (8, 17, 25)
’178 (1, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15)

Support
6:19-22

“input from the user refining a search
request”

’969 File History, June 2,
2005 Corrected Reply Brief at
9-10
’178 File History, Sept. 23,
2009 Response to Office
Action at 10-11
4:56-58
4:61 – 5:5
6:28-30
’178 File History, Sept. 23,
2009 Response to Office
Action at 12, 15-16
’178 File History, Sept. 29,
2010 Response to Office
Action at 12-13

“search result[s]”

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’969 (1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13,
17, 20, 22)
’245 (1, 3, 8, 9, 17, 18,
20, 22, 23, 25)
’970 (1, 10, 14, 17, 23,
26, 30, 33, 38, 41, 46)
’178 (1, 10, 12)
’183 (1, 5, 9, 11, 14, 18)
’883 (1, 9, 10, 11, 18,
19, 20)

Plain and ordinary meaning.

4:41-50
6:7-11

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support

“select[ing] at least one differing
advertisement based upon the
non-selection of the at least one
advertisement”

’970 (11, 27)

“selecting at least one different
advertisement based on a response from
the user’s data processing device that
indicates that the user did not click on
(or select) a particular advertisement or
advertisements when presented”

4:59 – 5:15
6:31-36

“server/[the] server computer”

’969 (8, 16, 17, 22)
’970 (33, 34-39, 41, 4245, 47)

“a computer that provides services to a
client computer”

“a computer that provides
services to another computer
(called the client)”6

“sort[ing] the search results / the
search results have been sorted”

’883 (9, 18)

Plain and ordinary meaning.

2:42-52
’969 File History, Mar. 28,
2007 Comments on Statement
of Reasons for Allowance

“subsequent advertisement
selection operations”
“the at least one advertisement
obtained from at least one
database having advertisement
information based upon the
search argument and the user
preference data”
“update[e|ing] the advertisement
database based upon the [non-]
selection of the advertisement”

6

’183 (8, 13)

Plain and ordinary meaning.

’245 (18)

“at least one advertisement selected
from a plurality of possible
advertisements to be provided to the
user based upon the search argument
and user preference data”

4:39 – 5:5
6:4-36

’970 (5, 13, 21, 29)

“modify[ing] the advertisement
database based upon the [non-] selection
of the advertisement”

4:65 – 5:5
6:37-44

Barron’s Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (1996).

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Term

Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

Support

“updating advertisements
provided to the data processing
device based upon a
determination that the user does
not select the at least one
advertisement”
“used to create user preference
data by the advertising machine”

’178 (8)

“modifying the advertisements provided
to the data processing device based
upon a determination that the user does
not select the at least one
advertisement”

4:65 – 5:5
6:37-44

’245 (18)

Plain and ordinary meaning.

5:16-27

“user”

’969 (1-6, 8-13, 17-23)
’245 (1, 3-9, 12-18, 2024)
’970 (1, 4, 10, 12, 17,
20, 26, 28, 33, 37, 45)
’178 (1, 8-10, 12, 17,
18)
’183 (1, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13,
14, 20)
’883 (1-18, 20-26)

“a person or individual operating a data 4:16
processing device”
4:20
4:36-40
5:3-5
6:1-6

“user preference data”/
“preference data for the user” /
[creating] user preference data”

’245 (1, 3-7, 9, 12-16,
18, 20, 21, 24)
’970 (4, 12, 20, 28, 37,
45)
’178 (9, 10)
’183 (12)

“[creating] data regarding a user’s
preferences”

“user preference edit input”

’245 (5, 14, 22)

“input from a user to edit his or her
preferences”

2:47-67

“user preference input”

’245 (1, 4, 9, 13, 18, 22,

“input from user regarding his or her

2:47-67

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2:47-67
’245 File History, June 26,
2008 Response to Office
Action at 11, 13

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Exhibit A: Plaintiffs’ Proposed Constructions
Patent (claims)

Plaintiffs’ Proposed Construction

23)

Term

preferences”

Support
’245 File History, June 26,
2008 Response to Office
Action at 11, 13
2:47-67

“user preference re-prioritization
input”

’245 (6, 15, 23)

“input from a user to re-prioritize
preferences”

“[the] user profile data”

’969 (2-5, 9-12, 18-21,
23)
’178 (9, 10)
’183 (7, 20)
’883 (1-18, 20-26, 28)

“data in a profile about the user”

5:18-26
5:63-66
6:14-22

“user specified preferences”

’969 (5, 12, 21)

“data regarding a user’s preferences
specified by the user”

2:47-67

“web page data format”

’183 (1, 14)

“format compatible for use on a web
page”

2:15-23
5:55-59

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