Rockstar Consortium US LP et al v. Google Inc

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CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF filed by NetStar Technologies LLC, Rockstar Consortium US LP. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix A, # 2 Exhibit 1 - 969 patent, # 3 Exhibit 2 - 245 patent, # 4 Exhibit 3 - 970 patent, # 5 Exhibit 4 - 178 patent, # 6 Exhibit 5 - 183 patent, # 7 Exhibit 6 - 883 patent, # 8 Exhibit 7 - Barron's 5th ed. - client and server, # 9 Exhibit 8 - Webster's 8th ed. - client, # 10 Exhibit 9 - Newton's Telecom - client and server, # 11 Exhibit 10 - Webster's College 1999 - interface, # 12 Exhibit 11 - Federal Standard 1037C - link, # 13 Exhibit 12 - NTC Am English Learners - correlate and match, # 14 Exhibit 13 - Webster's College 1999 - database, # 15 Exhibit 14 - Newton's Telecom - database, # 16 Exhibit 15 - Modern Dictionary of Electronics - database, # 17 Exhibit 16 Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms - database, # 18 Exhibit 17 Webster's Third Intl - refine, # 19 Exhibit 18 Webster's College 1999 - refine, # 20 Exhibit 19 - IBM Dictionary - sort, # 21 Exhibit 20 - Roget's Thesaurus - change and update)(Tribble, Max)

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dastard to dawn
das•tard (das/tard), n. a mean, sneaking coward. [1400-50; late ME,
akin to ME dasard term of contempt, perh. der. of dasen DAZE]
das•tard.ly (das/tard le), adj. cowardly; meanly base; sneaking: a
d.astardly act. [1560-70] -das/tard.li.ness, n.
DAT, digital audiotape.
dat., dative.
da.ta (da/ta, dat/a, da/ta), n. 1. a pl. of DATUM. 2. (used with a pl. v.)
individual facts, statistics, or items of information. 3. (used with a
sing. v.) a body or collection of facts or particulars; information.
-Usage. DATA is a plural of DATUM, orig. a Latin noun meaning "a
thing given." Today, DATA iS used in English both as a plural noun
meaning "facts or pieces of information" (These data are described
fully on page 8) and as a singular mass noun meaning "information":
The data has been entered in the computer. It is almost always treated
as a plural in scientific and academic writing, as a singular or plural
elsewhere depending on the context. The singular DATUM meaning "a
piece of information" occurs most frequently in academic or scientific
writing.
da/ta bank/ or da/ta.bank/, n. DATABASE. [1965-70]
da/ta•base/ or da/ta base', n. a collection of organized, related
data, esp. one in electronic form that can be accessed and manipulated by specialized computer software. [1965-70]
dalta high/way, n. INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.
data proc/essing, n. the automated processing of information, esp.
by computers. [1950-55] -datta proc/essor, n.
dat•cha (da/cha), n., pl. -chas. DACHA.
date' (dat), n., v., dat.ed, dat.ing. -n. 1. a particular month, day,
and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776
is an important date in American history. 2. the day of the month: Is
today's date the 8th? 3. an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that
shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, etc. 4. period
in general: at a late date. 5. duration: Childhood has so short a date.
6. an appointment for a particular time, esp. a social engagement arranged beforehand. 7. a person with.whom one has such an appointment. 8. an engagement to perform. 9. dates, the birth and death
dates, usu. in years, of a person: Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321.
-v.i. 10. to have or bear a date: The letter dates from 1873. 11. to belong to a particular period: The architecture dates as far back as 1830.
12. to reckon from some point in time: The custom dates from the Victorian era. 13. to go out socially on dates. -v.t. 14. to furnish with a
date. 15. to ascertain the period or point in time of: to date the archaeological ruins. 16. to show to be old-fashioned. 17. to go out on
dates with: He's dating his best friend's sister. -Idiom. 18. to date,
until now. 19. up to date, in accord with the latest styles, information, or technology. [1275-1325; ME < MF < LL data, der. of dare to
give), from the phrase data (Romae) written, given (at Rome)] -datfa.ble, datefa.ble, adj. -dat/er, n.
date2 (dat), n. the oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm. [1250-1300;
ME < AF; OF dade, date < ML datil(1) us, L dactylus; see DACTYL]
date•book (clat/beibk/), n. a notebook for listing appointments, making entries of events, etc., usu. for the period of a year. [1960-65]
dat.ed (cla/tid), adj. 1. having or showing a date. 2. out-of-date; oldfashioned; outmoded. [1580-90] -datfed.ness, n.
date.less (clat/lis), adj. 1. lacking a date; undated. 2. endless; limitless. 3. so old as to be undatable. 4. of permanent interest regardless
of age. 5. having no social engagement. [1585-95]
date/ line/, n. INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. [1875-80]
date.line (clat/lin/), n., v., -lined, -lin.ing. -n. 1. a line at the beginning of a news dispatch, giving the place of origin and usu. the date.
-v.t. 2. to furnish (a news story) with a dateline. [1885-90]
date/
n. any tall date-bearing palm of the genus Phoenix, esp.
P. dactylifera, topped by pinnate leaves. [1830-40]
date/ rape', n. sexual intercourse forced by a man upon the woman
with whom he has a date. [1980-85]
dat/ing bar', n. SINGLES BAR. (1965-70]
da.tive (da/tiv), adj. 1. of or designating a grammatical case that typically indicates the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain
prepositions. -n. 2. the dative case. 3. a word or other form in the
dative case. [1400-50; datif < L datfvus (casus) dative (case) <
dat(us) given (see DATE')] -da.ti/val (41/val), adj. -dative.ly, adv.
Da.tong (cid/tong') also Tatung, n. a city in N Shanxi province, in
NE China. 1,110,000.
da•turo (cla/tam, dat/am, dd/tam), n., pl. da.ta (da/ta, dat/a, da/ta).
1. a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of
data. 2. any proposition assumed or given, from which conclusions
may be drawn. [1640-50; < L: a thing given, neut. ptp. of dare to
give] - Usage. See DATA.
da.tu•ra (da toor/a, -tyder/a), n. -ras. any plant of the genus Datura,
of the nightshade family, usu. having tubular flowers and prickly
pods: a source of hallucinogenic alkaloids. Compare JIMSONWEED.
[ 16 55 - 65; <
NL < Hindi dhatilra jimsonweed < Skt dhattfiral -da.
tufric, adj.
dau., daughter.
daub (dOb), v.t. 1. to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as
plaster, paint, or mud. 2. to smear, soil, or defile. 3. to apply unskillfully, as paint or colors. -v.i. 4. to daub something. 5. to paint unskillfully. -n. 6. material for daubing walls. 7. something daubed on.
B. an act of daubing. 9. a crude painting. [1275-1325; ME < AF, OF
dauber to whiten, Paint] -claub/er, n. -daubing.ly, adv.
d aube (deb)
, n. a stew of meat, esp. beef, slowly braised in red wine
with vegetables and seasonings. [1715-25; < F < It dobba]

(do da/, de-), n. 1. Alphonse, 1840-97, French writer. 2. his
son, Leon, 1867-1942, French writer.
Dau•ga•va (doll/0 va/), n. Latvian name of DVINA.
Dau.gav.pils (dou/gaf pels/), n. a city in SE Latvia, on the Dvina.
128,200. Russian, Dvinsk.
daugheter (de/tar), n. 1. a girl or woman in relation to her parents.
2. any female descendant. 3. a person related as if by the ties binding
daughter to parent: a daughter of the church. 4. anything personified
as female and considered with respect to its origin. 5. an isotope
formed by radioactive decay of another isotope. -adj. 6. pertaining to
a cell or other structure arising from division or replication: daughter
cell; daughter DNA. [bef. 950; ME doughter, OE dohtor, c. OS dohtar,
OHG tochter, ON deittir, Go dauhtar, Gk thygdter, Skt duhird]
daugh/ter-in-law/, n., pl. daugh.ters-in-law. the wife of one's son.
[1350-1400]
daugh.ter•ly (de/tar le), adj. pertaining to, befitting, or like a daughter. [1525 35] -daugh/ter.li.ness, rt.
Dau.rnier (do mya/), n. Honoré, 1808-79, French painter, cartoonist,
and lithographer.
daunt (dent, dant), v.t. 1. intimidate. 2. to dishearten: Don't be
daunted by the work. [1250-1300; OF danter < L domitdre to tame]
--dauntfing.ly, adv. -daunt/ing.ness, n.
daunt.less (dent/lis, clant/r), adj. not to be daunted or intimidated;
fearless. [1585 95] -daunt/less.ly, adv. -daunt/less.ness, n.
dau.phin (de/fin, do faN/), n. the eldest son of a king of France, used
as a title from 1349 to 1830. [1475-85; < F; MF dalphin]
dau.phine (cle/f en, clo-), n. the wife of a dauphin. [1860-65; < F;
MF dalfine, fern, of dalphin DAUPHIN]
Dau.phi•né (de f e na/), n. a historical region and former province of
SE France.
D.A.V. or DAV, Disabled American Veterans.
Da.vao (cla you', da/vou), n. a seaport on SE Mindanao, in the S
Philippines. 1,007,000.
Davao/ Gulf', n. a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
da.ven or do.ven (da/van), ui. to recite the Jewish prayers. [ <
Yiddish davnen, dovnen]
D'Av.e.nant or Dav.e.nant (dav/a nant), n. Sir William, 1606-68,
English poet, playwright, and producer: poet laureate 1638-68:
dav.en•port (day/an pert', -port°, n. 1. a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed. 2. Chiefly Brit. a small writing desk. [1850-55;
(def. 2) allegedly after a Captain Davenport, who first commissioned
it]
Dav•en.port (dav/an pert', -pert°, n. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River. 97,140.
Da•vid (da/vid for 1, 2; Fr. dA ved/ for 3), n. 1. died c970 B.c., the
second king of Israel, reigned c1010-c970, successor to Saul. 2. Saint,
A.D. c510-601?, Welsh bishop: patron saint of Wales. 3. Jacques
Louis, 1748-1825, French painter.
Da•vid I (a/yid), n. 1084-1153, king of Scotland 1124-53.
Da.vid.ic (da vidlik), adj. of or pertaining to the Biblical David or his
descendants. [1820-30]
Da.vid.son (cla/vid san), n. Jo (j6), 1883-1952, U.S. sculptor.
Da•vies (da/vez), n. Arthur Bowen, 1862-1928, U.S. painter.
da Vin•ci (da vin/che, da), n. Leonardo, LEONARDO DA VINCI.
Da.vis (cla/vis), n. 1. Bet.te (bet/e), (Ruth Elizabeth Davis), 1908-89,
U.S. film actress. 2. Jefferson, 1808-89, president of the Confederate
States of America 1861-65. 3. Miles (Dewey, Jr.), 1926-91, U.S. jazz
trumpeter. 4. Sammy, Jr., 1925-90, U.S. singer and entertainer. 5.
Stuart, 1894-1964, U.S. painter and illustrator.
Da/vis Strait', n. a strait between Canada and Greenland, connecting Baffin Bay and the Atlantic. 200-500 mi. (320-800 km) wide.
dav.it (dav/it, cla/vit), n. any of various cranelike devices used on a
ship for supporting, raising, and lowering boats, anchors, etc. [132575; ME daviot < AF, appar. dim. of Davi David]
Dau•det

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Da•vy ((Wye), n. Sir Humphry, 1778-1829, English chemist.
Da/vy Jones/ ( jenz), n. the personification of the sea. [1745-55]
Da/vy Jones/'s lock/er ( jen/ziz, jenz), n. the bottom of the ocean,

esp. when regarded as the grave of all who perish at sea. [1770-80]

claw (do), n. JACKDAW. [1400-50; late ME dawe; cf. OHG taha]
daw•dle (ded/l), v., -died, -dling. -v.i. 1. to waste time; idle; trifle;

loiter. 2. to saunter. -v.t. 3. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling
(usu. fol. by away): We dawdled away the whole morning. [1650-60;
var. of daddle to toddle] -claw/tiler, n. -Syn. See LOITER.
Dawes (dOz), n. Charles Gates, 1865-1951, vice president of the U.S.
1925-29: Nobel peace prize 1925.
dawn (d8n), n. 1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning;