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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`FEDEX CORP.
`Petitioner
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,494,581
`TITLE: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE
`FIELD ASSETS VIA WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICES
`Issue Date: July 23, 2013
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`DECLARATION OF JACOB SHARONY, Ph.D., MBA
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`II. 
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 3 
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`BASES FOR OPINIONS ................................................................................ 3 
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`III.  MATERIALS REVIEWED ............................................................................ 4 
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`IV.  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE ............................................................... 4 
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`A.  Overview Of Education And Experience .............................................. 4 
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`Experience With Location Tracking Technologies .............................. 7 
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`LEGAL STANDARDS ................................................................................... 8 
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`VI.  LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ........................................... 11 
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`VII.  OPINIONS ABOUT BERNARD’S GPS CAPABILITIES .......................... 12 
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`VIII.  APPENDIX A: THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS OF THE ’581
`PATENT ........................................................................................................ 18 
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`IX.  APPENDIX B: CV ........................................................................................ 19 
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`X.  APPENDIX C: PRESENTATION ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR
`ENTERPRISE MOBILITY AND EMPOWERING THE MOBILE
`WORKFORCE. ............................................................................................. 25 
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`I.
`INTRODUCTION
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`I, Jacob Sharony, a resident of Dix Hills, New York, over 18 years of age,
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`hereby declare as follows:
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`I have personal knowledge of all of the matters about which I testify
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`in this declaration.
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`2.
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`Desmarais LLP retained me on behalf of Intellectual Ventures II LLC
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`(“Intellectual Ventures”) to provide my technical opinions and testimony about
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`claims 18-20 and 24 of U.S. Patent Number 8,494,581 to Barbosa et al. (“the ’581
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`patent”). I refer to these claims as the “challenged claims.” The full text of the
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`challenged claims appears in Appendix A to my declaration.
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`3.
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`I am being compensated for my work in this proceeding and am
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`receiving reimbursement for expenses incurred in the course of my work. My
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`compensation is not contingent in any way on either the opinions I have reached or
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`the outcome of this case.
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`II. BASES FOR OPINIONS
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`I have reviewed and considered the documents and other materials
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`listed below in Section III in light of my specialized knowledge provided by my
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`education, training, research, and experience, as summarized in Section IV and
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`described in detail in my CV, which is attached hereto as Appendix B. My
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`analysis of those materials, combined with the specialized knowledge that I have
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`obtained over the course of my education and career, form the bases for my
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`opinions in this declaration.
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`III. MATERIALS REVIEWED
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`I have reviewed and analyzed the ’581 patent (Ex. 1001) and its file
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`history; the Petition and the exhibits cited by the Petitioner in this proceeding,
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`including U.S. Patent No. 6,125,356 to Brockman et al. (Ex. 1002, “Brockman”);
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,497,339 to Bernard (Ex. 1003, “Bernard”); U.S. Patent No.
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`6,633,900 to Khalessi et al. (Ex. 1004, “Khalessi”); and the Declaration of Tal
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`Lavian (Ex. 1005). I have also reviewed and analyzed the exhibits cited in this
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`declaration.
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`IV. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
`A. Overview Of Education And Experience
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`6.
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`I have 25 years of experience working in mobile and wireless
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`technology, which has resulted in over 50 issued patents and numerous
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`publications in scientific journals and conferences. I have also served on various
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`government expert panels, including for the National Science Foundation and
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`National Institutes of Health.
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`7.
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`Since 2010, I have been an Adjunct Professor in Electrical
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`Engineering at Columbia University, teaching graduate level courses on advanced
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`wireless technologies including in the areas of wireless sensing technology,
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`systems.
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`I received a Bachelor’s Degree (1979) and Master’s Degree (1984) in
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`Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University. I have M.Phil. (1991) and Ph.D.
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`(1993) Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University. I also have
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`an MBA Degree (1989) from Tel Aviv University.
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`9.
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`I have been
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`involved with mobile and wireless networking
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`technologies since the mid-1990s working as a researcher, developer and educator
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`on wide and local area networks infrastructure and mobile devices. Over these two
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`decades I have witnessed the change from voice-centric to data-centric networks,
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`and have worked on enterprise mobility products and solutions as early as the late
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`1990s.
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`10. After obtaining my Ph.D., I led the advanced mobile networking
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`group at BAE Systems, developing tactical mesh-based wireless network systems
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`for the Department of Defense. I also conducted research and development in
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`advanced mobile and wireless networks. My work resulted in several issued
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`patents including patents such as U.S. Patent No. 5,652,751 titled “Architecture for
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`mobile radio networks with dynamically changing topology using virtual subnets,”
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`and U.S. Patent No. 5,742,593 titled “On-line distributed TDMA/FDMA/CDMA
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`link assignment in mobile radio networks with flexible directivity.”
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`11. From 1997-2005, I held various positions at Symbol Technologies
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`(acquired by Motorola Solutions). While working at Motorola/Symbol I gained
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`substantial experience in application-specific mobile devices, and wireless
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`networking and architecture solutions in several vertical applications, e.g.,
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`transportation and logistics, healthcare, warehousing, retail, education, among
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`others. As Senior Director, Research and Development, I initiated and led several
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`research and development programs in wireless LAN technologies including
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`mobile device management and security. As Senior Director, Technology Strategy
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`and Development, I was responsible for the research and development of new
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`mobile applications for delivering multimedia-rich content to mobile devices
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`connected over heterogeneous networks. That work resulted in several U.S.
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`patents, including U.S. Patent No. 7,778,649 titled “System and method for asset
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`location in wireless networks” and U.S. Patent No. 6,925,094 titled “System and
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`method for wireless network channel management.”
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`12.
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`In 2004, I founded Mobius Consulting, a consulting firm providing
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`professional services in mobile wireless strategy, technologies, systems, and
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`applications, including enterprise mobility, wireless communication networks,
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`mobile embedded devices, device management, and mobile applications and
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`services. In this capacity, I have worked with many companies in the mobile and
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`wireless ecosystem including service providers and operators, equipment vendors,
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`with many enterprises interested in deploying mobile and wireless solutions in
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`order to become more productive, efficient, and cost effective. These solutions
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`spanned numerous industry sectors and involved various mobile and wireless
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`technologies including 3G/4G Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and RFID.
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`13.
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`In addition to the summary I have provided here, I describe my
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`education and experience in greater detail in my CV attached as Appendix B.
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`14. For further technical background, I have also attached as Appendix C
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`a presentation that I gave in 2009 that summarizes technologies for enterprise
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`mobility and empowering the mobile workforce.
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`B.
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`Experience With Location Tracking Technologies
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`15. While at Symbol Technologies I was involved in research and
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`development of various location tracking technologies for value added location
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`based services. The intent was to locate end users and provide them with relevant
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`targeted marketing based on their current indoor/outdoor location.
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`16. One of the location tracking technologies I worked on at Symbol
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`Technologies was a personal shopping solution consisting of a store handheld
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`device that let users scan the barcode of the product they want to buy as they walk
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`along the supermarket aisles. For example, a shopper in a supermarket that is near
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`the beverages aisle would get a coupon for buying a 6-pack of Pepsi, and a person
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`that just bought meat would get a coupon for a bottle of red wine.
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`17. Another location tracking technology I was involved in researching
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`and developing at Symbol Technologies operated in an outdoor environment. One
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`application of that technology is that a user carrying a handheld device with GPS
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`capabilities can be offered various incentives based on his location (e.g., discount
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`to local restaurants).
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`18. As part of the research and development of location tracking
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`technologies we considered various trilateration/triangulation methods based on
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`Time of Arrival (ToA), Angle of Arrival (AoA), Time Difference of Arrival
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`(TDOA) and Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) to locate handheld
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`devices. GPS technology, used in outdoor applications, is a form of a TOA method
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`based on measuring the time of signal arrival from several satellites.
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`V. LEGAL STANDARDS
`19.
`Intellectual Ventures’ attorneys have informed me that Petitioner in
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`this proceeding is asserting that the challenged claims are unpatentable because of
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`obviousness. Intellectual Ventures’ attorneys have explained to me the legal
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`standards that apply to Petitioner’s obviousness challenge. My understanding of
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`those standards is described below. I am not an attorney, and I do not have formal
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`training in the law regarding patents. I have used my understanding of the
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`following legal principles set forth in this section in reaching my opinions.
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`20.
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`I understand that a claim is unpatentable as obvious if the differences
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`between the claim and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole
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`would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having
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`ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains at the time of the
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`invention.
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`21.
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`I understand that obviousness is a question of law based on underlying
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`factual issues. Those factual issues are (1) the scope and content of the prior art;
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`(2) differences between the prior art and the claimed invention as a whole; (3) the
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`level of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made; and (4)
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`objective indicia of non-obviousness.
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`22.
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`I understand that an obviousness case based on modifying or
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`combining one or more prior art references requires the petitioner to show that a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art would have had a reason to modify or combine
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`those prior art references to achieve the claimed invention.
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`23.
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`I understand that example reasons to combine or modify prior art
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`references that may support a conclusion of obviousness include combining prior
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`art elements according to known methods to yield predictable results, simple
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`substitution of one known element for another to obtain predictable results; use of
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`a known technique to improve similar techniques; combining elements in a way
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`that would be “obvious to try” where there exists a finite number of identified,
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`predictable solutions and a reasonable expectation of success; design incentives or
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`market forces that would prompt variations of known work if those variations were
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`predictable to a person of ordinary skill in the art; a teaching, suggestion, or
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`motivation in the prior art to combine or modify prior art references to arrive at the
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`claimed subject matter; and optimization of a recognized result-effective variable
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`by a person of ordinary skill in the art if that optimization would be routine.
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`24.
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`I understand that there are also reasons that would prevent a person of
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`ordinary skill in the art from modifying or combining prior art references.
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`Examples of prior art references that a person of ordinary skill in the art would not
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`combine or modify to achieve the claimed invention include prior art references
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`that teach away from one another; prior art references that teach away from the
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`claimed invention; prior art references whose combination or modification would
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`change the principle of operation of either prior art reference; and prior art
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`references whose combination or modification would render them inoperable or
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`unsuitable for their intended purpose.
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`25.
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`I understand that in determining whether a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art would combine or modify prior art references, the entire contents of each
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`would suggest against the proposed combination or modification.
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`VI. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`I have been informed by Intellectual Ventures’ attorneys that
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`obviousness is considered from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art at the time of the invention.
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`27.
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`I understand that several factors are considered in determining the
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`level of ordinary skill in the art, including the educational level of active workers
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`in the field, the types of problems encountered in the art, the nature of prior art
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`solutions to those problems, prior art patents and publications, the activities of
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`others, the sophistication of the technology involved, and the rapidity of
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`innovations in the field.
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`28.
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`I have been informed by Intellectual Ventures’ attorneys that the ’581
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`patent has an effective filing date of September 18, 2000. Accordingly, my
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`analysis in this case is based on the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the
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`art as of that date. My analysis herein would not change if the effective filing date
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`of the ’581 patent is considered to be September 17, 2001.
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`29.
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`I understand that Petitioner has asserted that a person of ordinary skill
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`at the time of the invention of the ’581 patent would have held at least a Bachelor’s
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`Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or
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`communications, or the academic equivalent thereof. Petitioner has asserted that
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`such a person would have been familiar with the components, methods, and
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`protocols used at the time of the invention to communicate between handheld
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`devices and a server.
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`30.
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`I do not make any assertions regarding whether Petitioner’s asserted
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`level of skill in the art is correct. Rather, solely for purposes of this declaration, I
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`have adopted Petitioner’s proposed level of skill in the art.
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`31.
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`I had sufficient education and experience to at least qualify as a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art as of September 18, 2000.
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`VII. OPINIONS ABOUT BERNARD’S GPS CAPABILITIES
`32. The Bernard patent issued on March 5, 1996, from a patent
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`application filed on August 2, 1994. Bernard states that it is a continuation-in-part
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`application of a patent application filed on November 15, 1993. (Ex. 1003,
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`at Cover.)
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`33. Bernard generally describes a device that can connect to a personal
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`digital assistant (PDA), allegedly to increase the functional capabilities of the
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`PDA. (Ex. 1003, at 1:39-57.) That device is depicted in Bernard’s Figure 2,
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`which, as shown below, is a cradle into which a PDA can be inserted.
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`34. Bernard’s device with a PDA connected to it is depicted in Bernard
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`3:35-40.)
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`35. One of the capabilities that Bernard claims its device provides is the
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`ability “to obtain three-dimensional location data from the Global Positioning
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`System (GPS).” (Ex. 1003, at 1:39-57.) In Bernard’s device, “[t]he GPS engine
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`120 comprises a Rockwell NavCore® VI Microtracker Global Positioning System
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`circuit card.” (Id. at 10:5-6.)
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`36. Bernard states that its device includes a GPS interface that controls a
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`GPS engine in order to determine the location of the PDA and the device “to
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`within 25 meters.” (Ex. 1003, at 22:43-45.) That means that the actual location of
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`the device may differ by as much as 25 meters in any direction from the location
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`determined by Bernard’s device.
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`37. Because the actual location of the PDA and device may differ by as
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`much as 25 meters in any direction from the location determined by Bernard’s
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`device, the actual location of the device may lie anywhere within a 25-meter (82-
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`foot)1 radius of the location determined by the GPS capabilities of Bernard’s
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`device, as shown in the below diagram, in which the light blue area represents the
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`area where the device’s actual location may be, and the dot at the center of the
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`circle represents the location of the device determined by the GPS capabilities of
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`Bernard’s device.
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`1 One meter is approximately equal to 3.3 feet.
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` The area of the circle shown above is given by the well-known
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`formula relating the area A of a circle to its radius r: A = πr2. The area of a circle
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`whose radius is 25 meters is 1,963 square meters. Stated in feet, the area of a
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`circle whose radius is 82 feet is 21,124 square feet.
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`39. Thus, when Bernard’s GPS “determines” that the device is located at
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`the blue dot in the above diagram, Bernard’s device may actually be located
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`anywhere in the 1,963 m2 (square meter) / 21,124 ft2 (square foot) area indicated in
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`light blue in the below diagram.
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`40. Given the ambiguity of Bernard’s GPS—“to within 25 meters”—it
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`18. An apparatus, comprising:
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`means for establishing a two-way communication channel between a server
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`means for accessing a program stored at the server to enable an assessment
`at the field using the at least one handheld device;
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`means for managing data collected at the field using the at least one
`handheld device responsive to program; means for determining a geographic
`location of the at least one handheld device; and
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`means for enabling communicating the data collected at the field and the
`geographic location of the at least one handheld device between the at least one
`handheld device and other devices or the server.
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`19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising means for tracking a location
`of the at least one handheld device.
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`20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising means for enabling updating
`field operation assignments for each of the at least one handheld device.
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`24. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:
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`means for providing data to the server for analysis; and
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`means for retrieving enhanced data from the server for use in conducting the
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`JACOB SHARONY, PhD, MBA
`jacob@wirelessexpertconsulting.com
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`Dix Hills, New York 11746
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`+1 (631) 546-5840
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`Seasoned professional with over 25 years experience and expertise in wireless networks, mobile
`devices/applications and information technologies; visionary, creative and innovative with strong technology
`and business skills.
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`EXPERIENCE
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`2004 –
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`MOBIUS CONSULTING, Huntington Station, NY
`Founder, Principal Consultant
`• Professional consulting services in mobile wireless strategy, technologies, systems and applications.
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`“Trusted Advisor” role facing large clients in telecom, vertical enterprises and government, building trust
`and relationships.
`• Expertise includes WiFi, 4G LTE and 5G, WiMAX, picocell/femtocell, DAS, mesh networking, Internet of
`Things (IoT), M2M, RFID, RTLS, smart antennas, cloud computing, mobile crowd sourcing/sensing,
`enterprise mobility, security protocols, mobile embedded devices, device management, mobile
`applications/services, LBS, VoIP, video streaming, Zigbee, sensor networks, RTLS, smart grid, m-health,
`m-learning, smart home networking.
`• System and network protocol analysis, modeling and simulations of wireless systems (e.g., WiFi, LTE) for
`network performance assessment and optimization.
`• Participated in a lead role in several medium-large projects in various vertical, enterprise and
`government/military markets, e.g., smart grid, mobile health, WiFi and 4G deployments.
`• Selected consulting engagements are listed below: Powerwave Technologies, Time Warner Cable, and
`Corning-MobileAccess.
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`COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
`Adjunct Professor
`• Professor of Electrical Engineering. Teaching graduate courses on advanced wireless technologies:
`mmWave Wireless Communications and Applications for 5G, Wireless Sensing and IoT (RFID, RTLS,
`M2M communications, smart grid/energy, smart infrastructure, intelligent transportation, m-health).
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`LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR, Sunnyvale, CA
`CTO Office Senior Advisor
`Developing 5G solutions using mmWave and Phased Array Antenna technologies. Applications include
`‘wireless fiber’ backhaul/front-haul, connected cars, in-home connectivity.
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`2014 – 2016
`SIBEAM, Silicon Valley
`Technology Strategy Senior Consultant
`Developing intelligent millimeter wave (60 GHz) technologies for wireless communications (802.11ad).
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`RADIUS NETWORKS, Washington DC
`2011 – 2015
`Member of Advisory Board
`Radius Networks is a leading provider of mobile proximity and IoT technologies.
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`POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, Santa Ana, CA
`CTO Office Senior Consultant
`• Leading innovation, strategy and development of HetNets, DAS and small cells (picocell) solutions using
`4G LTE and WiFi technologies to enhance coverage and capacity of wireless network infrastructure.
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` 2011 – 2013
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`2014 – 2016
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`CENTER OF EXELLENCE IN WIRELESS & IT, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
`Director, Network Technologies Research Division
`• Leading network technologies research, development and commercialization efforts
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`Industry liaison, working on smart energy, wireless healthcare and intelligent transportation solutions.
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`2006 – 2010
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`2007 –2008
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`2006 –2008
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`• Deployed mobile WiMAX pico/femto solution as part of the 4G-campus initiative.
`• Key contributor to the Long Island Broadband Wireless Access Initiative using WiFi and 4G.
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`TIME WARNER CABLE, Stamford, CT
`Wireless Strategy & Development Senior Consultant
`• Worked on a large wireless project involving WiFi, WiMAX and 3G with advanced mobile devices.
`• Developed concept and product requirements documents, architecture and RF design, and test plans.
`• Supported the business development group on femtocells models, MVNO’s models and services, etc.
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`MOBILE-ACCESS (Acquired by Corning), Vienna, VA
`CTO Office DAS Strategy & Development Senior Consultant
`• Worked with the CTO and senior engineers to develop WiFi DAS systems.
`• Developed detailed analysis and novel method to support MIMO (802.11n) in DAS systems.
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`1997 – 2005
`MOTOROLA (formerly Symbol Technologies), Holtsville, NY
`Senior Director, Technology Strategy and Development
`2003 – 2005
`• Served as “the eyes of the company” – Charter was to identify and evaluate emerging/disruptive
`technologies, and conduct technology/business due diligence of possible partners/acquisitions. Team leader.
`• Guided the company technology roadmap by generating Technology Position Statements (TPS). Selected
`topics include: 802.11a/b/g migration strategy, 802.11e (QoS), Broadband Wireless Access - 802.16d/e
`fixed and mobile WiMAX, mesh networks, RFID, RTLS, and MIMO. These TPS were fact based and relied
`on results obtained through modeling, analysis and simulations.
`• Explored a new family of products based on multi-point MIMO architecture in mesh wireless networks.
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`Investigated VoIP capacity in 802.11a/b/g networks and initiated work on admission control
`algorithms/policies.
`• Researched and developed new mobile applications delivering multimedia-rich content to heterogeneous
`networked mobile devices.
`• Developed strategic alliances and led technology initiatives with technology/business partners.
`• Participated actively in IEEE 802.11, 802.15 and 802.16 standards meetings.
`• Awarded several patents.
`Senior Director, Research and Development
`1997 – 2003
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`Initiated and led several R&D programs in wireless LAN technologies: intelligent access point, reliable
` multicast video streaming, mobile device management/security and spatial wireless switching.
`• Conceived, investigated and developed a novel wireless switching architecture based on MIMO technology.
`• Conducted innovative research in WLAN QoS, Bluetooth interference mitigation, multicast video
`streaming, mobile security, RFID, RTLS - location tracking (RSSI/TDOA), VoIP and smart antennas.
`• Participated in strategic planning and impacted the technology/business direction of the company.
`• Awarded several patents.
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`BAE SYSTEMS, Greenlawn, NY
`Research Scientist
`• Led the advanced mobile networking group.
`• Developed tactical mesh-based wireless network systems for DoD.
`• Worked on advanced antenna techniques including beam steering/switching.
`• Awarded several patents.
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`NEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Princeton, NJ
`Research Fellow
`• Worked on optical interconnects for parallel processing.
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`Investigated multi-dimensional switches using wavelength, space and time.
`• Designed a wavelength router/switch using free-space optics.
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`1992 – 1994
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`1994 – 1997
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`1990 – 1992
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`1984 – 1989
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`IBM RESEARCH CENTER, Hawthorne, NY
`Research Associate
`• Developed and prototyped a gigabit switch.
`• Built a testbed of multi-wavelength optical network.
`• Developed algorithms for WDMA using AO tunable filters.
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`ISRAEL PRODUCT RESEARCH CO. (ISPRA) LTD., Herzliya, Israel
`Head of Fiber-optics Systems Engineering
`• Pioneered security products using fiber optic sensors.
`• Conducted research & development in fiber optic sensors.
`• Co-developed and deployed a large fiber optic data communications network.
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`EDUCATION
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`COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
`• PhD, Electrical Engineering, 1993.
`• M.Phil, Electrical Engineering, 1991.
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`TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, Tel Aviv, Israel
`• MBA, Recanati Business School, Finance and Marketing, 1989.
`• BSc./MSc., magna cum laude, Electrical Engineering, 1984.
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`PUBLICATIONS / PATENTS / OTHER
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` Numerous publications in proceedings and conference papers.
`• Numerous US and international patents issued or pending
`• Served on several government agencies expert panels (NSF, NIH).
`• Featured speaker on several industry sponsored webinars.
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`RECENT EXPERT CONSULTING
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` 2016: Bascom v. AT&T
`• 2016: Ericsson (licensor) – HTC (licensee) FRAN analysis
`• 2016: Toshiba v. Quanta
`• 2016: TCL v. Ericsson
`• 2015: NXP v. Dell (ITC Investigation)
`• 2015: Ericsson v. Huawei
`• 2015: Sharp (licensor) – HTC (licensee) FRAN analysis
`• 2015: MLR v. YiFang USA, E-FUN
`• 2015: Cisco (pre IPR research and analysis)
`• 2015: InterDigital (licensor) – HTC (licensee) FRAN analysis
`• 2014: MLR v. Dell
`• 2014: MLR v. HP
`• 2014: Softbank/Sprint – T-Mobile (pre-Antitrust FCC/DoJ)
`• 2014: ReefEdge v. Cisco / Meraki
`• 2014: Intellectual Ventures I/II v. AT&T Mobility / Cricket Communications
`• 2014: NSN (licensor) – HTC (licensee) FRAN analysis
`• 2013: MLR v. Lenovo
`• 2013: MLR v. Acer
`• 2012: Intellectual Ventures I&II v. T-Mobile
`• 2012: McWane Global – Evaluating M2M patent portfolio for target acquisition (Synapse-Wireless)
`• 2011: RF Micro Devices – Evaluating wireless patent portfolio
`• 2009: Wi-LAN – Evaluating RFID patent portfolio for target acquisitions
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`ADDENDUM
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`List of Publications
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`J. Sharony, V. Ramanna, "Self Learning Real Time Location Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks,"
`Accepted to WiCOM, The 5th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and
`Mobile Computing, China, 2009.
`J. Sharony, M. Sen: "Bandwidth management in 802.11 wireless LANs," ICC 2004 - IEEE International
`Conference on Communications, vol. 27, no. 1, Paris, France, June 2004 pp. 3837-3843.
`• L-T.Cheok, J.Sharony and A.Eleftheriadis, "A SMIL-enabled Mobile Shopping Mall Application,"
`SMILEurope Conference, Paris, France, February 2003.
`• L-T.Cheok, J.Sharony and A.Eleftheriadis, "Symshop: A Mobile Shopping Mall Application," International
`Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM), Oulu, Finland, December 2002.
`J. Sharony, "Effective Throughput of 802.11 Wireless LAN with Interference from Nearby Cells," Proc. of
`Mobile Multimedia Communications (MoMuC), 7th International Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 2000.
`J. Sharony: "An Architecture for Mobile Radio Networks With Dynamically Changing Topology Using
`Virtual Subnets," Mobile Networks & Applications, vol. 1, no. 1, 1996 pp. 75-86.
`J. Sharony, "A Multi-Star Optical Backbone Network Suitable for Distributed Microcellular Wireless
`Systems," Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'96, London, UK, November, 1996.
`J. Sharony, A. C. Sevdinoglou: "On-line distributed TDMA/FDMA/CDMA Link Assignment in Mobile
`Radio Networks with Flexible Directivity," Hazeltine Technical Bulletin, 1996.
`• Y. Li, T. Wang, Z. G. Pan, J. Sharony: "Minimum-Complexity Free-Space Optical Nonblocking Networks
`for Multicast Interconnect Applications," Optical Letters, vol. 19, no. 8, April 1994 pp. 515-517.
`• Y. Li, T. Wang, Z. G. Pan, J. Sharony: "Complexity-Minimized Optical Non-Blocking Interconnects for
`Multicast Computer Communications," Proceedings of the SPIE - Advances in Optical Information
`Processing VI 2240:192-204, 1994.
`• Y. Li, T. Wang, J. Sharony, "Free-Space Optical Interconnects Using Connectivity-Enhanced Mesh-Based
`Networks," Optical Engineering, vol. 33, no. 5, 1994 pp. 1532-1542.
`• Y. Li, T. Wang, Z. G. Pan, J. Sharony: "Free