U. S. PATENT NO. 8,533,860
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`Docket No. 1202549-0005
`Filed on behalf of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
`By: David M. Tennant, Reg. No. 48,362
`White & Case LLP
`701 Thirteenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`Tel: (202) 626-3684
`Email: dtennant@whitecase.com
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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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`American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`William Grecia
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. Unassigned
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,533,860
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 AND 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.1-.9-, 42.100-.123
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`Claims 1-30
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES ......................................................................... 1
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`A.
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`B.
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`Real Party-in-Interest ........................................................................ 1
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`Related Matters .................................................................................. 1
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`C. Notice of Counsel and Service Information ...................................... 3
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`III. CERTIFICATION OF GROUNDS FOR STANDING .............................. 3
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`IV. OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGE AND RELIEF REQUESTED ................ 4
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`A.
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`Prior Art ............................................................................................. 4
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`B. Grounds for Challenge ...................................................................... 5
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`V. OVERVIEW OF THE ’860 PATENT ........................................................ 5
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`A.
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`B.
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`Priority Date of the ’860 Patent......................................................... 5
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`The ’860 Patent ................................................................................. 6
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`VI. OVERVIEW OF THE PRIOR ART ........................................................... 7
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`A.
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`B.
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`Levy ................................................................................................... 7
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`SAML ..............................................................................................11
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`VII. PERSON HAVING ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART .........................11
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`VIII. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................12
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`A.
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`B.
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`“verified web service” .....................................................................13
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`“metadata of the digital content” .....................................................13
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`IX. SPECIFIC GROUNDS FOR PETITION ..................................................14
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`A. Ground I: Claims 1-30 are anticipated by Levy ..............................14
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`Claim 1 .................................................................................14
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`1.
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`(a)
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`Preamble: “A method for authorizing access to
`digital content using a cloud system, the cloud
`system comprising connected modules in
`operation as one or more of a cloud computing or
`a cloud storage in connection with devices and
`users, wherein the digital content is at least one
`of encrypted or not encrypted, the method
`facilitating access rights between a plurality of
`data processing devices, the method comprising” .... 14
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`(b) Element [1.A.1]: “receiving a digital content
`access request from at least one communications
`console of the plurality of data processing
`devices” ..................................................................... 19
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`(c) Element [1.A.2]: “[i] the access request being a
`read or write request of metadata of the digital
`content, [ii] wherein the read or write request of
`metadata is performed in connection with a
`combination of at least one device and the cloud
`system” ....................................................................... 22
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`(d) Element [1.A.3]: “the request comprising a
`verification token provided by a first user
`corresponding to the digital content, wherein the
`verification token is one or more of a password,
`e-mail address, payment system, credit card,
`authorize ready device, rights token, or one or
`more redeemable instruments of trade” .................... 22
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`(e) Element [1.B]: “authenticating the verification
`token” ........................................................................ 26
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`(f)
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`Element [1.C]: “establishing a connection with
`the at least one communications console wherein
`the communications console is a combination of a
`graphic user interface (GUI) and an Application
`Programmable Interface (API) protocol, wherein
`the API is related to a verified web service, the
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`verified web service capable of facilitating a two
`way data exchange session to complete a
`verification process wherein the data exchange
`session comprises at least one identification
`reference” .................................................................. 28
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`(g) Element [1.D]: “requesting the at least one
`identification reference from the at least one
`communications console, wherein the
`identification reference comprises one or more of
`a verified web service account identifier, letter,
`number, rights token, e-mail, password, access
`time, serial number, address, manufacturer
`identification, checksum, operating system
`version, browser version, credential, cookie, or
`key,” ........................................................................... 32
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`(h) Element [1.E]: “receiving the at least one
`identification reference from the at least one
`communications console,” ......................................... 35
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`(i)
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`Element [1.F]: “writing at least one of the
`verification token or the identification reference
`into the metadata.” .................................................... 35
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`2.
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`Claim 2 .................................................................................38
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`(a) Element [2.A]: “The method according to claim
`1, wherein the access request being a request
`from the first user through a data processing
`device of the plurality of data processing
`devices.” ..................................................................... 38
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`(b) Element [2.B]: “wherein the access request
`being a request from one or more secondary
`users in network to the first user; wherein the
`secondary users are validated by a membership
`web service.” .............................................................. 38
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`3.
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`4.
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`Claim 3 .................................................................................39
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`Claim 4 .................................................................................40
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`Claim 5 .................................................................................41
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`Claim 6 .................................................................................42
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`Claim 7 .................................................................................43
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`Claim 8 .................................................................................44
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`Claim 9 .................................................................................45
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`8.
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`9.
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`(a)
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`Preamble: “A system [i] for authorizing access
`to digital content using a worldwide cloud system
`infrastructure, the worldwide cloud system
`infrastructure comprising connected modules in
`operation as computing and storage, the
`computing and storage comprising a server, a
`database, devices and users, wherein the digital
`content is at least one of encrypted or not
`encrypted, the system facilitating access rights
`between a plurality of data processing devices,
`[ii] the system working as a front-end agent for
`access rights authentication between the plurality
`of data processing devices, the system further
`comprising” ................................................................ 45
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`(b) Element [9.A.1]: “a first receipt module, the first
`receipt module receiving a digital content access
`request from at least one communications console
`of the plurality of data processing devices” .............. 46
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`(c) Element [9.A.2]: “the access request being a
`read or write request of metadata of the digital
`content, wherein the read or write request of
`metadata is performed in connection with a
`combination of a device, the server, the database
`and the cloud system, the metadata further
`comprises one or more of a software or contents
`of a web page” ........................................................... 47
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`(d) Element [9.A.3]: “the request comprising a
`verification token provided by a user
`corresponding to the digital content, wherein the
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`verification token is one or more of a password,
`e-mail address, payment system, credit card,
`authorize ready device, rights token, or one or
`more redeemable instruments of trade” .................... 47
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`(e) Element [9.B]: “an authentication module, the
`authentication module authenticating the
`verification token” ..................................................... 47
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`(f)
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`Element [9.C]: “a connection module, the
`connection module establishing a connection with
`the at least one communications console, wherein
`the communications console is a combination of a
`graphic user interface (GUI) and an Application
`Programmable Interface (API) wherein the API is
`related to a verified web service, the web service
`capable of facilitating a two way data exchange
`session to complete a verification process
`wherein the data exchange session comprises at
`least one identification reference” ............................. 48
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`(g) Element [9.D]: “a request module, the request
`module requesting the at least one identification
`reference from the at least one communications
`console, wherein the identification reference
`comprises one or more of a verified web service
`account identifier, letter, number, rights token, e-
`mail, password, access time, serial number,
`address, manufacturer identification, checksum,
`operating system version, browser version,
`credential, cookie, or key,” ........................................ 49
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`(h) Element [9.E]: “a secondary receipt module, the
`secondary receipt module receiving the at least
`one identification reference from the at least one
`communications console,” ......................................... 51
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`(i)
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`Element [9.F]: “a branding module, the branding
`module writing at least one of the verification
`token or the identification reference into the
`metadata.” .................................................................. 52
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`10. Claim 10 ...............................................................................53
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`11. Claim 11 ...............................................................................54
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`(a)
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`Preamble: “[i] A non-transitory computer
`medium comprising a program code, the program
`code being a part of an operating system software
`or downloaded in sections from a web server, the
`operating system software program coupled with
`a user executing [ii] a method for authorizing
`access to digital content wherein the program
`code, when executed in a processor for
`facilitating access rights between a plurality of
`data processing devices, performs the following
`steps of” ..................................................................... 54
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`(b) Element [11.A.1]: “receiving a digital content
`request from at least one communications console
`of the plurality of data processing devices” .............. 54
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`(c) Element [11.A.2]: “the access request being a
`read or write request of metadata of the digital
`content, wherein the read or write request of
`metadata is performed in connection with a
`combination of the operating system software
`program and a cloud system” ................................... 55
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`(d) Element [11.A.3]: “the request comprising a
`verification token provided by the user
`corresponding to the digital content, wherein the
`verification token is one or more of a password,
`e-mail address, payment system, credit card,
`authorize ready device, rights token, key, file, or
`one or more redeemable instruments of trade” ........ 55
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`(e) Element [11.B]: “authenticating the verification
`token” ........................................................................ 55
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`(f)
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`Element [11.C]: “establishing a connection with
`the at least one communications console, wherein
`the communications console is a combination of a
`graphic user interface (GUI) and an Application
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`Programmable Interface (API) wherein the API is
`related to a verified web service, the web service
`capable of facilitating a two way data exchange
`session to complete a verification process
`wherein the data exchange session comprises at
`least one identification reference” ............................. 55
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`(g) Element [11.D]: “requesting the at least one
`identification reference from the at least one
`communications console, wherein the
`identification reference is one or more of a
`verified web service account identifier, letter,
`number, rights token, e-mail, password, access
`time, serial number, address, manufacturer
`identification, checksum, operating system
`version, browser version, credential, cookie, or
`key,” ........................................................................... 56
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`(h) Element [11.E]: “receiving the at least one
`identification reference from the at least one
`communications console,” ......................................... 56
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`(i)
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`Element [11.F]: “writing at least one of the
`verification token or the identification reference
`into the metadata.” .................................................... 56
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`12. Claim 12 ...............................................................................56
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`13. Claim 13 ...............................................................................58
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`14. Claim 14 ...............................................................................58
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`15. Claim 15 ...............................................................................60
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`16. Claim 16 ...............................................................................60
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`17. Claim 17 ...............................................................................61
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`18. Claim 18 ...............................................................................61
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`19. Claim 19 ...............................................................................62
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`20. Claim 20 ...............................................................................63
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`21. Claim 21 ...............................................................................64
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`(a)
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`Preamble: “A computer product comprising a
`memory, a CPU, a communications console and
`a non-transitory computer usable medium, the
`computer usable medium having an operating
`system stored therein, the computer product
`further comprising a customization module, the
`computer product authorizing access to digital
`content, wherein the digital content is at least one
`of an application, a video, or a video game,
`wherein the digital content is at least one of
`encrypted or not encrypted, the computer product
`configured to perform the steps of” ........................... 64
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`(b) Element [21.A.1]: “receiving a digital content
`access request from the communications
`console,” .................................................................... 65
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`(c) Element [21.A.2]: “the access request being a
`read or write request of metadata of the digital
`content, the metadata of the digital content being
`one or more of a database or storage in
`connection to the computer product” ........................ 66
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`(d) Element [21.A.3]: “the request comprising a
`verification token corresponding to the digital
`content, the verification token is handled by a
`user as a redeemable instrument, wherein the
`verification token comprises at least one of a
`purchase permission, a rental permission, or a
`membership permission, wherein the at least one
`of purchase permission, rental permission, or
`membership permission being represented by one
`or more of a tag, a letter, a number, a
`combination of letters and numbers, a successful
`payment, a rights token, a phrase, a name, a
`membership credential, an image, a logo, a
`service name, an authorization, a list, an
`interface button, a downloadable program, or the
`redeemable instrument” ............................................ 66
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`(e) Element [21.B]: “authenticating the verification
`token” ........................................................................ 66
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`(f)
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`Element [21.C]: “establishing a connection with
`the at least one communications console, wherein
`the communications console is a combination of a
`graphic user interface (GUI) and an Application
`Programmable Interface (API) wherein the API is
`related to a verified web service, the web service
`capable of facilitating a two way data exchange
`session to complete a verification process
`wherein the data exchange session comprises at
`least one identification reference” ............................. 67
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`(g) Element [21.D]: “requesting the at least one
`identification reference from the at least one
`communications console, wherein the
`identification reference is one or more of a
`verified web service account identifier, letter,
`number, rights token, e-mail, password, access
`time, serial number, address, manufacturer
`identification, checksum, operating system
`version, browser version, credential, cookie, or
`key,” ........................................................................... 67
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`(h) Element [21.E]: “receiving the at least one
`identification reference from the at least one
`communications console,” ......................................... 67
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`(i)
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`Element [21.F]: “writing at least one of the
`verification token or the identification reference
`into the metadata.” .................................................... 67
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`22. Claim 22 ...............................................................................68
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`23. Claim 23 ...............................................................................70
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`24. Claim 24 ...............................................................................71
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`25. Claim 25 ...............................................................................72
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`26. Claim 26 ...............................................................................73
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`27. Claim 27 ...............................................................................74
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`28. Claim 28 ...............................................................................75
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`29. Claim 29 ...............................................................................75
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`30. Claim 30 ...............................................................................76
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`B. Ground II: Claims 1-20 are rendered obvious by Levy in view of
`SAML ..............................................................................................76
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`2.
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`3.
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`Claim 1 .................................................................................76
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`Claim 8 .................................................................................78
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`Claims 2-7, 9-20 ...................................................................78
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`X.
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`CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................78
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`FEDERAL CASES
`Facebook, Inc. v. Pramatus AV LLC,
`2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 17678 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ................................................. 13
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`In re Cuozzo Speed Techs., LLC,
`778 F.3d 1271 (Fed. Cir. 2015) .......................................................................... 12
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`In re Kelley,
`49 C.C.P.A. 1359, 305 F.2d 909 (1962) ............................................................. 36
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`Intellectual Prop. Dev., Inc. v. UA-Columbia Cablevision of
`Westchester, Inc.,
`336 F.3d 1308 (Fed. Cir. 2003) .......................................................................... 36
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`Kustom Signals, Inc. v. Applied Concepts, Inc.,
`264 F. 3d 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2001) ................................................................... 17, 35
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp,
`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) .......................................................................... 13
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`FEDERAL STATUTES
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`35 U.S.C. § 102(b) ..................................................................................................... 4
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`35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319................................................................................................. 1
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`35 U.S.C. § 314(a) ..................................................................................................... 6
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`FEDERAL RULES
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.1-.80 ................................................................................................ 1
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) ................................................................................................ 3
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) .................................................................................................. 3
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.22(a)(1) ........................................................................................... 4
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.100-.123 ........................................................................................... 1
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b) .............................................................................................. 12
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a) ................................................................................................. 3
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(1)-(2) ...................................................................................... 4
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4)-(5) .................................................................................... 15
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 and 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.1-.80, 42.100-.123,
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`Petitioner American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“Petitioner”)
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`hereby petitions for inter partes review of claims 1-30 (“Challenged Claims”) of
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,533,860 (the “’860 patent”) and cancellation of those claims as
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`unpatentable.
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES
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` Real Party-in-Interest A.
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`American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. is owned by
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`American Express Company. The real parties-in-interest are American Express
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`Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and American Express Company.
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` Related Matters B.
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`Petitioner has filed, or will file, concurrently with the present petition,
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`petitions for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,402,555 (“’555 patent”) and
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,887,308 (“’308 patent”).
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`On November 23, 2015, Patent Owner filed a patent infringement suit
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`asserting the ’555, ’308, and ’860 patents originally against American Express
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`Company in Southern District of New York (1:15-cv-09217) and served the
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`complaint on January 28, 2016. On May 11, 2016, Patent Owner filed an amended
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`Related Services Company, Inc. as the defendant.
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`Patent Owner filed patent infringement suits against other parties. On Dec.
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`6, 2013, Patent Owner filed patent infringement suits naming Microsoft, Google,
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`Sony, and Apple that alleged infringement of the ’860 patent. Between Feb. 20,
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`2014 and Dec. 15, 2016, Grecia filed patent infringement suits against the
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`following for infringement of different combinations of the ’555, ’860, and ’308
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`patents: Adobe, Visa, MasterCard, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable,
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`AT&T, DirecTV, WideOpenWest Finance, RCN, Charter Communications, Time
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`Warner Cable, Comcast, DISH Network, Amazon.com, Samsung, Vudu,
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`McDonald, Cox Communication, Neiman Marcus, J. Crew, BestBuy, Adorama
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`Camera, Starz Entertainment, NFL Network, Fox Entertainment, Cablevision, Big
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`Ten Network, and Target.
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`In addition, on December 14, 2014, Sony Network Entertainment
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`International LLC filed a petition for inter partes (“Sony IPR”) review of the ’555
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`patent that was subsequently terminated by request of the parties. See IPR2015–
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`00422. On March 22, 2016, Unified Patents filed a petition for inter partes review
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`of the ’555 patent, and on Nov. 29, 2016, the Board denied institution. On Feb. 17,
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`2016, Unified Patents filed a Petition for inter partes review of the ’860 patent, and
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`on Oct. 13, 2016, the Board denied institution. On Mar. 3, 2016, Unified Patents
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`filed a Petition for inter partes review of the ’308 patent, and on Nov. 22, 2016, the
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`Board denied institution. On July 29, 2016, DISH Network LLC filed a Petition
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`for inter partes review of the ’308 patent, and on January 19, 2017, the Board
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`denied institution.
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` Notice of Counsel and Service Information C.
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`Petitioner’s counsel are:
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`Lead Counsel
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`David M. Tennant
`Registration No. 48,362
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`701 Thirteenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20005-3807
`202-626-3600 (phone)
`202-639-9355 (fax)
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Shamita Etienne-Cummings
`Registration No. 46,072
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`701 Thirteenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20005-3807
`202-626-3600 (phone)
`202-639-9355 (fax)
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`A Power of Attorney is being filed concurrently herewith in accordance with
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b). Petitioner consents to electronic service. Pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), all services and communication to the above attorneys can be
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`sent to WCAMEXIPRTeam@whitecase.com.
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`III. CERTIFICATION OF GROUNDS FOR STANDING
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`Petitioner certifies pursuant to Rule 42.104(a) that the patent for which
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`review is sought is available for inter partes review and that Petitioner is not
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`barred or estopped from requesting an inter partes review challenging the patent
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`claims on the grounds identified in this Petition. Petitioner files this Petition
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`within one year of Petitioner or a Real Party-in-Interest of the ’860 patent first
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`being served with a complaint for patent infringement.
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`IV. OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGE AND RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Pursuant to Rules 42.22(a)(1) and 42.104(b)(1)-(2), Petitioner challenges
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`claims 1-30 of the ’860 patent.
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`A.
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`Prior Art1
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`The following references are pertinent to the grounds of unpatentability
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`explained below:
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`1.
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0156726 to Levy
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`(EX1005, “Levy”), published July 5, 2007, is prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
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`2.
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`Assertions and Protocols for the Security Asserting Markup Language
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`(SAML) V2.0 (EX1007, “SAML”), published May 17, 2005, is prior art under 35
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`U.S.C. § 102(b).2
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`1 The prior art was not cited in any other inter partes review petitions filed by other
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`parties.
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`2 SAML was publicly available as of May 17, 2005 from OASIS through the
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`OASIS website having the following URL: http://docs.oasis-
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`open.org/security/saml/v2.0/saml-core-2.0-os.pdf, as confirmed by the affidavit of
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`Mr. Scott McGrath, Chief Operating Officer of OASIS. See EX1013. Christopher
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`This Petition, supported by the declaration of Richard Kramer (“Kramer”
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`prevail with respect to at least one of the Challenged Claims and that each of the
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`Challenged Claims are not patentable. See 35 U.S.C. § 314(a). Petitioner requests
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`cancellation of challenged claims 1-30 under the following statutory grounds:
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`Ground 1: Claims 1-30 are anticipated by Levy.
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`Ground 2: Claims 1-20 are rendered obvious by Levy in view of
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`V. OVERVIEW OF THE ’860 PATENT
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`A.
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`Priority Date of the ’860 Patent
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`March 21, 2010 is earliest application filing date to which the ’860 patent
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`claims priority. In the 11-27-2012 response in the prosecution history of the ’555
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`patent (to which the ’860 patent claims priority), Patent Owner acknowledged that
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`it did not claim the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/303,292, filed Feb.
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`10, 2010. See EX1003 [’555FH] (11/27/2012 Response to Office Action).
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`Butler, Office Manager at the Internet Archive confirmed that SAML was publicly
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`available at least as of May 17, 2006 from OASIS through the above website. See
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`B.
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`The ’860 Patent
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`The ’860 patent describes a way to access media based on a membership, as
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`opposed to a specific machine ID, with a membership token being written into the
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`metadata corresponding to the requested media, as shown by the flow chart of Fig.
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`3 of the ’860 patent, reproduced below.
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`Levy discloses a system that connects consumers of digital content and
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`associated metadata to managed metadata databases for the content and other
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`digital resources. See EX1005[Levy], [Abstract]. The Levy system allows users to
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`access such content and the associated metadata with a user console via a routing
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`system. See id., Figs. 3, 9; EX1002[Kramer], ¶¶47-48.
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`Below is a side-by-side illustration of Levy Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 2 is “a flow
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`diagram illustrating interaction between a reader and a directory system to link a
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`content object with a metadata source,” and Fig. 3 is “a system diagram illustrating
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`a directory system and its interaction with ID providers for registration of content
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`IDs and readers for resolution of content IDs.” See EX1005[Levy], [0047]-[0048].
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`As seen in Figs. 2 and 3, reader 216 extracts (step 110) a content identifier
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`(CID) of a requested content object and sends (step 112) the CID to the directory
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`system 204. See EX1005[Levy], [0062]. The directory system 204 combines (step
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`114) the CID into a GUI (global unique identifier) and requests (step 116) source
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`information for the metadata for the content object from the Database System 208.
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`See id., [0064]. Upon receiving the metadata source information, referred to as the
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`Metadata Source ID 212, the directory system 204 sends (arrow from step 116 to
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`216 to retrieve metadata and further permit access to the associated content object.
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`See id., [0065]; EX1002[Kramer], ¶¶46-47.
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`Levy’s Resolution Interface 224 and router system brands metadata by
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`writing the Metadata Source ID including the user’s registered identity for
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`accessing content. See id., [0069], [0187], [0326], [0005]; EX1002[Kramer], ¶¶46-
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`47.
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`In addition, Levy authenticates e