`
`Microsoft hereby makes the following disclosure of preliminary claim constructions,
`along with intrinsic and extrinsic evidence. These preliminary constructions are based on
`Microsoft’s current understanding of Hypermedia’s contentions. Microsoft reserves the right to
`modify these proposed constructions throughout the claim construction process.
`
`Term
`
`Patent(s)/Claim(s)
`
`’155 Claim 1
`
`’323 Claim 28
`
`’170 Claim 14
`
`“instructions for …
`creating a linear Web
`tour …”
`
`“instructions for …
`selecting a plurality
`of video media
`elements for
`presentation to the
`subscriber station…”
`
`“instructions for …
`providing a
`hypermedia resource
`program …”
`
`“linear Web tour”
`
`“linear Web
`program”
`
`“hypermedia resource
`program”
`
`“linear program”
`
`‘155 Claim 1
`‘523 Claim 6, 11-12
`‘170 Claim 14
`‘672 Claim 14, 18-19
`‘814 Claim 14, 17-
`18, 20
`‘575 All Claims
`
`Preliminary
`Construction
`Subject to 35
`U.S.C. § 112(f).
`
`Function:
` “creating a
`linear Web
`tour”
` “selecting a
`plurality of
`video media
`elements for
`presentation to
`the subscriber
`station”
` “providing a
`hypermedia
`resource
`program”
`
`
`Corresponding
`structure:
` None
`
`
`“a selected group
`of media elements
`that are associated
`by a series of
`exclusive forward
`and backward
`links”
`
`Intrinsic & Extrinsic
`Evidence
`‘323 Patent1 at 6:45-
`8:43, 9:3-19
`
`‘323 Patent at 3:13-4:17,
`Figs. 3-4, 6:1-30, 8:44-
`9:2
`
`1 While citations to the ‘323 Patent are provided herein, it should be understood that the same or
`similar disclosure can be found in the other asserted patents.
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`Page 1 of 3
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`
`
`“map area”
`
`“icon”
`
`‘323 Claims 10, 28
`‘324 Claim 1
`‘144 Claims 40, 44,
`46, 49
`‘830 Claim 1, 12, 15,
`24
`‘170 Claim 14,
`‘173 Claim 1, 15, 24
`‘672 Claim 14,
`‘814 Claim 14
`‘575 Claim 1, 10, 20
`‘323 Claim 10, 28
`‘324 Claim 1
`‘830 Claim 1, 12, 15,
`24
`‘173 Claim 1, 15, 24
`‘672 Claim 14
`‘814 Claim 14
`‘575 Claim 11
`
`“preview
`of a first video media
`element”
`
`‘173 Claim 1
`
`“a part of the user
`interface that
`displays at least a
`portion of a linear
`Web program”
`
`Docket 19, Ex. A
`
`‘323 Patent at Figs. 4, 6,
`3:61-4:5, 4:67-5:14
`
`
`
`A graphical
`symbol that
`represents, by
`analogy, a function
`performed by
`software. Text, or
`a graphical
`depiction of an
`image or video, are
`not “icons.”
`
`a showing of
`scenes from the
`first video media
`element
`
`‘323 Patent, 3:65-4:2
`
`‘672 Patent Claims 4, 5,
`10, 14
`
`‘814 Patent Claims 4, 5,
`10, 14
`
`‘575 Patent Claim 11
`
`McGraw Hill 1997
`
`Webster’s New World
`College Dictionary 1997
`
`
`
`
`None
`
`’324 Claim 2
`
`Indefinite
`
`“each of the first
`plurality of
`video media elements
`and the
`second plurality of
`video media
`elements are
`associated with the
`Web site”
`“linear linked-
`sequence”
`
`“search criteria”
`
`None
`
`‘155 Claim 1
`‘323 Claims 11, 12,
`29, 30
`‘324 Claims 1, 4
`
`This term should
`not be construed
`since it appears in
`no asserted claims
`No construction
`required
`
`n/a
`
`‘323 Patent, 7:20-8:25
`
`Page 2 of 3
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`
`
`‘830 Claim 2, 3, 5, 16
`‘173 Claim 7, 9, 15,
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Claim Terms Lacking Antecedent Basis
`
`
`Term
`“the plurality
`elements”
`“the first media element”
`
` of media
`
`“the plurality of second video
`media”
`“the plurality of video media
`elements”
`“the plurality of second video
`media [elements]”
`“the
`plurality
`elements”
`“the plurality of video media
`elements”
`
`video
`
`of
`
`Patent/Claim
`‘144 claim 47
`
`‘173 claim 2
`
`‘173 claim 6
`
`‘173 claim 11
`
`‘173 claim 20
`
`‘323 claim 28
`
`‘830 claim 7 & 18
`
`Proposed Construction
`Indefinite
`
`video media
`
`first
`“the
`element”
`“the plurality of second video
`media elements”
`“the plurality of second video
`media elements”
`Indefinite
`
`“the plurality of video media
`elements”
`“the plurality of second video
`media elements”
`
`
`
`
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