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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`VOCALIFE LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HARMAN INTERNATIONAL
`INDUSTRIES, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`VOCALIFE LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`GOOGLE LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 2:21-cv-00123-JRG
`(LEAD CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Case No. 2:21-cv-00124-JRG
`(MEMBER CASE)
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 4-3 and the Docket Control Order (Dkt. 46), Plaintiff
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`Vocalife LLC (“Vocalife”) and Defendant Google LLC (“Google”) hereby submit this Joint
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`Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement. In accordance with Patent Rule 4-2(c), the parties
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`met and conferred on several occasions for the purposes of narrowing the issues and finalizing
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`preparation of this Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement.
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`Agreed-Upon Constructions
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`The parties conducted meet-and-confers and have been able to reach agreement regarding
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`the construction of the claim terms/phrases in the Asserted Patents1 attached as Exhibit A.
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`B.
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`Disputed Claim Constructions
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`Exhibits B and C, attached hereto, identify the disputed claim terms.
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`Exhibit B provides Plaintiff’s identification of intrinsic and extrinsic evidence supporting
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`its proposed constructions, as required by P.R. 4-3(b).
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`Exhibit C provides Google’s identification of intrinsic and extrinsic evidence supporting
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`their proposed constructions, as required by P.R. 4-3(b).
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`C.
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`Anticipated Length of Time for the Claim Construction Hearing
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`The Parties anticipate that the Claim Construction Hearing will take no longer than six
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`hours, or an amount of time to be determined by the Court. The parties do not expect to present
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`live testimony.
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`D.
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`Identification of Witnesses
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`Statement by Plaintiff
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`Vocalife may rely on the testimony of Mr. Joseph C. McAlexander as an expert witness
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`regarding the proposed constructions or to address disputes or constructions raised by Defendant.
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`Such testimony could include, inter alia, an explanation of the meaning of claim terms in the
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`context of the subject matter disclosed in the Asserted Patents, a discussion and tutorial
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`regarding the state of the technology relating to the alleged inventions claimed in the Asserted
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`Patents, how a person of ordinary skill in the art would interpret the identified claim terms or
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`phrases at the time the applications for the Asserted Patents were filed in light of their
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`specifications, prosecution histories, and the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art, and an
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`explanation as to why certain terms or phrases are not indefinite. Pursuant to Local Patent Rule
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`1 The Asserted Patents are U.S. Patent Nos. RE47049 (the “’049 patent”) and RE48371 (the
`“’371 patent”).
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`4-3(d), a summary of each opinion to be offered by Mr. McAlexander is identified in the chart in
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`Exhibit A.
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`2.
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`Statement by Google
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`Google may rely on the testimony of Dr. Chris Kyriakakis as an expert witness regarding
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`the proposed constructions or to address disputes or constructions raised by Plaintiff. Such
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`testimony could include, inter alia, an explanation of the meaning of claim terms in the context
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`of the subject matter disclosed in the Asserted Patents, a discussion and tutorial regarding the
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`state of the technology relating to the alleged inventions claimed in the Asserted Patents, how a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art would interpret the identified claim terms or phrases at the time
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`the applications for the Asserted Patents were filed in light of their specifications, prosecution
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`histories, and the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art, and an explanation as to why
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`certain terms or phrases are indefinite. Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 4-3(d), a summary of each
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`opinion to be offered by Dr. Kyriakakis is identified in the charts in Exhibit B.
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`E.
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`Other Issues
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`At present, the Parties are unaware of any additional issues that would require the
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`scheduling of a pre-hearing conference.
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`F.
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`P.R. 4-3(b) Service of Expert Testimony
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`In accordance with Patent Rule 4-3(b) the parties will each, simultaneous with this filing,
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`serve a disclosure of expert testimony consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)(i)-(ii) or
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`26(a)(2)(C) for any expert on which it intends to rely to support its proposed claim construction
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`or indefiniteness position or to oppose any other party’s proposed claim construction or
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`indefiniteness position.
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`Dated: October 29, 2021
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`/s/ Vincent J. Rubino, III
`Alfred R. Fabricant
`NY Bar No. 2219392
`Email: ffabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos
`NY Bar No. 2894392
`Email: plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III
`NY Bar No. 4557435
`Email: vrubino@fabricantllp.com
`FABRICANT LLP
`411 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite 206 South
`Rye, NY 10580
`Telephone: (212) 257-5797
`Facsimile: (212) 257-5796
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`Samuel F. Baxter
`Texas State Bar No. 01938000
`Email: sbaxter@mckoolsmith.com
`Jennifer L. Truelove
`Texas State Bar No. 24012906
`Email: jtruelove@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`104 East Houston Street, Suite 300
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Telephone: (903) 923-9000
`Facsimile: (903) 923-9099
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`VOCALIFE LLC
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Heather E. Takahashi (with permission)
`Michael E. Jones
`Texas Bar No. 10929400
`POTTER MINTON, PC
`110 North College, Suite 500
`Tyler, TX 75702
`Telephone: (903) 597-8311
`Facsimile: (903) 993-0846
`mikejones@potterminton.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Zachary M. Briers (pro hac vice)
`Heather E. Takahashi (pro hac vice)
`Ashley Aull (pro hac vice)
`Mica L. Moore (pro hac vice)
`Abraham R. Oved (pro hac vice)
`MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
`350 South Grand Avenue, Fiftieth Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90071-3426
`Telephone: (213) 683-9100
`Facsimile: (213) 687-3702
`zachary.briers@mto.com
`heather.takahashi@mto.com
`ashley.aull@mto.com
`mica.moore@mto.com
`avi.oved@mto.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
`GOOGLE LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`I hereby certify that counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Google have conferred
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`regarding the foregoing Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement.
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`Dated: October 29, 2021
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`/s/ Vincent J. Rubino, III
` Vincent J. Rubino, III
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`By:
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, on October 29, 2021, all counsel of record who are
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`deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via
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`the Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3).
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`Dated: October 29, 2021
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`/s/ Vincent J. Rubino, III
` Vincent J. Rubino, III
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`By:
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`EXHIBIT A - Plaintiff Vocalife LLC and Defendant Google LLC
`Agreed Claim Constructions
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`Claim Term
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`Patent Claims
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`Construction
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`’049 patent: claims 1-21
`’371 patent: claims 22-37, 40, 41
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`for said array of sound sensors in a
`plurality of geometric layouts of the sound
`sensors
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`sound signal from a desired or target
`sound source
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`a beamforming process where the
`directivity pattern of the microphone array
`is capable of being adaptively steered in
`the direction of a target sound signal
`emitted by a target sound source in
`motion
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`when said target sound source that emits
`said target sound signal is treated as if it is
`in the same two dimensional plane as the
`sound sensors
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`when said target sound source that emits
`said target sound signal is not treated as if
`it is in the same two dimensional plane as
`the sound sensors
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`microprocessor that is specialized for
`mathematical processing of digital signals
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`for said array of sound sensors in a
`plurality of configurations (’049 patent)
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`for said array of [said] sound sensors in a
`plurality of configurations (’371 patent)
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`target sound signal
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`adaptive beamforming
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`’049 patent: All claims
`’371 patent: All claims
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`’049 patent: claims 1-21, 25, 28
`’371 patent: claims 22-37, 40, 41
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`when said target sound source that emits
`said target sound signal is in a two
`dimensional plane
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`’049 patent: 1, 9, 22, 26
`’371 patent: 22, 30
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`when said target sound source that emits
`said target sound signal is in a three
`dimensional plane
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`’049 patent: 20, 21, 30, 31
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`digital signal processor
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`’049 patent: All claims
`’371 patent: All claims
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`1
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`EXHIBIT B – Plaintiff Vocalife LLC’s Proposed Constructions
`to Defendant Google LLC
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`No. Claim Term/Phrase Patent/Claims
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`1. determining a delay . . .
`wherein said
`determination of said
`delay enables
`beamforming
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`’049:All
`Claims
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`’371:22-37, 40,
`41
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`Vocalife’s Proposed
`Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`’049:1-19, 20-
`29, 30-34
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`’371:22-37, 40,
`41
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`2. azimuth angle between
`said reference axis and
`said target sound signal
`(’049 and ’371 Patent)
`/ azimuth angle
`between said first
`reference axis and said
`target sound signal
`(’049 Patent)
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`3. said delay is
`represented in terms of
`number of samples
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`’049:1-31
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`’371:22-37, 40,
`41
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Additional Intrinsic
`Evidence
`ʼ049 Patent, Figs. 6A, 7A-
`7C, 8, and 19A-F and
`corresponding descriptions;
`2:42-64; 7:58-12:17;
`20:48-21:24; Claims 1-35.
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`’371 Patent, Figs. 6A, 7A-
`7C, 8, and 19A-F and
`corresponding descriptions;
`2:49-3:4; 7:65-12:17;
`20:48-21:24; Claims 22-41.
`’049 Patent at 2:42-64;
`8:23-58; 9:31-56; 10:11-
`26; 19:1-64; Figs. 7A-7C;
`Figs. 17B-17I.
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`’371 Patent at 2:49-3:4;
`8:48-65; 9:39-10:35; 19:1-
`64; Figs. 7A-7C; Figs.
`17B-17I.
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`’049 Patent at 2:42-64;
`7:57-8:22; 8:41-58; 8:59-
`9:6; 9:7-11:22; 20:48-21:7;
`Figs. 6A-6B; Fig. 7B; Fig.
`8; Figs. 19A-19F.
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`’371 Patent at 2:49-3:4;
`7:65-8:29; 8:48-65; 8:66-
`11:22; 20:48-21:7; Figs.
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`Extrinsic Support
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`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
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`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
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`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
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`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
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`1
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`EXHIBIT B – Plaintiff Vocalife LLC’s Proposed Constructions
`to Defendant Google LLC
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`No. Claim Term/Phrase Patent/Claims
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`Vocalife’s Proposed
`Construction
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`4. sound source
`localization unit
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`5. noise reduction unit
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`’049:All
`Claims
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`’371:All
`Claims
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`’049:All
`Claims
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`’371:All
`Claims
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Additional Intrinsic
`Evidence
`6A-6B; Fig. 7B; Fig. 8;
`Figs. 19A-19F.
`ʼ049 Patent, Abstract, Figs.
`1-19F and corresponding
`descriptions; 1:30-52; 2:5-
`3:12; 3:45-54; 4:21-34;
`5:26-21:25; Claims 1-35.
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`’371 Patent, Abstract, Figs.
`3-7C and 14-19F and
`corresponding descriptions;
`1:31-65; 2:4-3:20; 3:52-60;
`5:34-21:24; Claims 22-41.
`’049 Patent at 2:5-29;
`2:39-41; 3:34-44; 5:30-42;
`6:24-53; 7:9-14; 13:31-35;
`14:27-61; 20:19-47; Figs.
`1-2; Fig. 11; Fig. 13; Figs.
`18D-18G.
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`’371 Patent at 2:12-46;
`2:46-68; 3:41-51; 4:34-51;
`6:32-61; 7:17-22; 13:25-
`35; 14:27-61; 20:19-47;
`Figs. 1-2; Fig. 11; Fig. 13;
`Figs. 18D-18G.
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`Extrinsic Support
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`connection with this claim
`term.
`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
`
`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
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`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
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`EXHIBIT B – Plaintiff Vocalife LLC’s Proposed Constructions
`to Defendant Google LLC
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`No. Claim Term/Phrase Patent/Claims
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`6. beamforming unit
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`’049:22-35
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`’371:38, 39
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`Vocalife’s Proposed
`Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`7. echo cancellation unit
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`’371:All
`Claims
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Additional Intrinsic
`Evidence
`’049 Patent at 2:5-29; 2:33-
`41; 2:65-3:44; 5:26-43;
`6:13-53; 6:60-7:14; 7:33-
`8:7; 10:27-11:24; 12:18-
`14:18; 14:27-61; 17:14-
`18:5; Figs. 1-2, 4, 10-11,
`13, 16C-16D.
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`’371 Patent at 2:12-36;
`2:40-48; 3:2-51; 5:34-51;
`6:21-46; 7:1-22; 7:41-8:14;
`10:35-11:24; 12:18-14:18;
`14:27-61; 17:14-18:5; Figs.
`1-2, 4, 10-11, 13, 16C-
`16D.
`’371 Patent at 2:12-48;
`3:41-51; 5:34-51; 6:32-61;
`7:17-22; 13:31-35; 13:51-
`67; 14:27-61; 14:62-15:61;
`16:21-38; 16:21-38; 20:19-
`47; Figs. 1-2, 13, 18D-
`18G.
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`Extrinsic Support
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`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
`
`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
`
`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
`
`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
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`EXHIBIT B – Plaintiff Vocalife LLC’s Proposed Constructions
`to Defendant Google LLC
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`No. Claim Term/Phrase Patent/Claims
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`8. (Order of steps)
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`’049:All
`Claims
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`’371:All
`Claims
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`Vocalife’s Proposed
`Construction
`Plain and ordinary meaning
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`Additional Intrinsic
`Evidence
`’049 Patent at 2:42-64;
`7:58-12:7; 20:48-21:7;
`Figs. 3-7C, 14-19F.
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`’371 Patent at 2:49-3:4;
`7:65-12:7; 20:48-21:7;
`Figs. 3-7C; 14-19F.
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`Extrinsic Support
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`Vocalife LLC v. Amazon.com,
`Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00123-JRG,
`Dkt. 83 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6,
`2020) and all associated
`briefing and filings.
`
`Vocalife may rely on the
`expert testimony of Mr.
`Joseph C. McAlexander III in
`connection with this claim
`term.
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`EXHIBIT C
`GOOGLE’S PROPOSED CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS
`DISPUTED TERMS
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`Claim Term
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`Patent/Claims
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`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
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`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
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`’049 patent:
`claims 1-34.
`’371 patent:
`claims 22-37,
`40, 41
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`azimuth angle between
`said reference axis and
`the previously received
`target sound signal
`/
`azimuth angle between
`said first reference axis
`and the previously
`received target sound
`signal
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`1 azimuth angle
`between said
`reference axis
`and said target
`sound signal
`(’049 and ’371
`patent)
`/
`azimuth angle
`between said first
`reference axis
`and said target
`sound signal
`(’049 patent)
`
`The ’049 and ’371 patents
`in their entirety, including
`without limitation: ’049
`patent at 1:29-33, 1:39-58,
`1:59-62; 2:5-11, 2:36-38,
`2:42-64, 2:66-3:4, 3:64-
`4:34, 5:26-34, 5:50-6:64,
`7:33-50, 8:3-7, 8:8-10:25,
`11:25-28, 11:33-45,
`12:23-38, 12:42-47,
`13:11-21, 17:9-13, 17:27,
`18:63-67, 24:27-36, and
`all Figures and their
`corresponding
`descriptions.1
`The ’756, ’049, and ’371
`patent file histories in
`their entirety, including
`without limitation:
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`Claim Construction Order, Dkt.
`83, Amazon I (Apr. 6, 2020),
`including at least pages 38-41.
`Claim Construction Hearing
`Transcript, Amazon I (Mar. 24,
`2020), including at least pages
`70-78.
`Vocalife’s Opening Claim
`Construction Brief, Dkt. 68,
`Amazon I (Feb. 12, 2020),
`including at least pages 18-20.
`Dr. Richard Stern’s Expert Report
`on Claim Construction, Dkt. 68-5,
`Amazon I (Feb. 12, 2020),
`including at least pages 31-33.
`Amazon’s Responsive Claim
`Construction Brief, Dkt. 69,
`Amazon I (Feb. 26, 2020),
`including at least page 18-20.
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`1 Citations to one patent should be understood to include identical language from the specification of the other patent. For example,
`citations to the ’049 patent specification apply equally to corresponding text in the ’371 patent.
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`#
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`Claim Term
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`Patent/Claims
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`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`’756 File History,
`5/9/2014 Response to
`Office Action.
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`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Pretrial Conference Transcript,
`Amazon I (Sept. 24, 2020),
`including at least pages 64-65.
`Trial Transcripts, Amazon I, (Oct.
`1-8, 2020), including at least
`pages 440-44, 458-459, 478-479,
`481-482, 561- 562, 613, 616-622,
`623-624, 630, 633, 666-668, 671-
`672, 681-682, 689-690, 695-696,
`718-719, 728, 911-912, 723-725,
`1000, 1005, 1078-1079, 1214-
`1223.
`Dep. Tr. of Joseph C.
`McAlexander (Jan. 27, 2020),
`including at least pages 96-101.
`Dep. Tr. of Joseph C.
`McAlexander (Jun. 10, 2020),
`including at least pages 100-108,
`131, 243.
`Zhu Deposition Transcript (April
`17, 2020), Amazon I, including at
`least pages 98-102.
`Vocalife’s Technical Tutorial
`(February 12, 2020) in Amazon I.
`Harry L. Van Trees, Optimum
`Array Processing (1st ed. 2002)
`(GOOGLE-PA-VL-00005304).
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`#
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`Claim Term
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`Patent/Claims
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`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
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`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
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`2 said delay is
`represented in
`terms of number
`of samples
`
`’049 patent:
`claims 1-31
`
`said delay is a number
`measuring a quantity of
`samples
`
`The ’049 and ’371 patents
`in their entirety, including
`without limitation: ’049
`patent at 1:29-33, 1:39-58,
`1:59-62; 2:5-11, 2:36-38,
`
`
`
`
`
`C-3
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Michael Brandstein, Microphone
`Arrays: Signal Processing
`Techniques and Applications
`(Springer 2001) (GOOGLE-PA-
`VL-00004886).
`Jacek Dmochowski et al.,
`“Direction of Arrival Estimation
`Using a Parameterized Spatial
`Correlation Matrix,” 15 IEEE
`Transactions on Audio, Speech,
`and Language Processing 4 (May
`2007) (GOOGLE-PA-VL-
`00009174).
`Ivan Tashev, Sound Capture and
`Processing: Practical
`Approaches (2009) (GOOGLE-
`PA-VL-00010318).
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`Trial Transcripts, Amazon I, (Oct.
`1-8, 2020), including at least
`pages 625-627, 679-680, 706,
`739, 1001.
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`#
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`Claim Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`’371 patent:
`claims 22-37,
`40, 41
`
`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`2:42-64, 2:66-3:4, 3:64-
`4:34, 5:26-34, 5:50-6:64,
`7:33-50, 8:3-7, 8:8-10:25,
`11:25-28, 11:33-45,
`12:23-38, 12:42-47,
`13:11-21, 17:9-13, 17:27,
`18:63-67, 24:27-36, and
`all Figures and their
`corresponding
`descriptions.
`The ’756, ’049, and ’371
`patent file histories in
`their entirety, including
`without limitation:
`’756 File History,
`5/9/2014 Response to
`Office Action.
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Dep. Tr. of Joseph C.
`McAlexander (Jun. 10, 2020),
`including at least pages 261-262.
`Li Deposition Transcript (April
`23, 2020), Amazon I, including at
`least pages 223-225.
`Li Deposition Transcript (April
`24, 2020), Amazon I, including at
`least pages 509-510.
`Harry L. Van Trees, Optimum
`Array Processing (1st ed. 2002)
`(GOOGLE-PA-VL-00005304).
`Michael Brandstein, Microphone
`Arrays: Signal Processing
`Techniques and Applications
`(Springer 2001) (GOOGLE-PA-
`VL-00004886).
`Jacek Dmochowski et al.,
`“Direction of Arrival Estimation
`Using a Parameterized Spatial
`Correlation Matrix,” 15 IEEE
`Transactions on Audio, Speech,
`and Language Processing 4 (May
`2007) (GOOGLE-PA-VL-
`00009174).
`Ivan Tashev, Sound Capture and
`Processing: Practical
`
`
`
`
`
`C-4
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`#
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`Claim Term
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`Patent/Claims
`
`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`
`3 noise reduction
`unit
`
`’049 patent: All
`claims
`’371 patent: All
`claims2
`
`35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6
`Function - suppressing
`ambient noise signals for
`further enhancing said
`target sound signal.
`Structure - a digital
`signal processor
`implementing a Wiener-
`filter based noise
`reduction algorithm, a
`spectral subtraction
`noise reduction
`algorithm, an auditory
`transform based noise
`
`The ’049 and ’371 patents
`in their entirety, including
`without limitation: ’049
`patent at 2:11-14, 2:39-41,
`3:33-44, 5:30-37, 6:24-31,
`6:39-42, 7:9-14, 13:25-35,
`13:60-67, 14:27-61,
`15:27-29, 15:45-49,
`16:29-38, 20:19-47, and
`all Figures and their
`corresponding
`descriptions.
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Approaches (2009) (GOOGLE-
`PA-VL-00009174).
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`
`2 Google contends that the disputed term “noise reduction unit” in dependent claims 7 and 15 of the ’049 patent and dependent claims
`28 and 36 of the ’371 patent is not subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6, because these claims specify the algorithms that should be used to
`perform the claimed “noise reduction unit” function, namely “a Wiener-filter based noise reduction algorithm [or unit], a spectral
`subtraction noise reduction algorithm [or unit], an auditory transform based noise reduction algorithm [or unit], and a model based
`noise reduction algorithm [or unit].”
`
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`Construction
`reduction algorithm, or a
`model based noise
`reduction algorithm.
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`The ’756, ’049, and ’371
`patent file histories in
`their entirety.
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`#
`
`Claim Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`4 beamforming
`unit
`
`’049 patent:
`claims 22-35
`’371 patent:
`claims 38, 39
`
`35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6
`Function - enhances the
`target sound signal and
`partially suppresses
`ambient noise.
`Structure - a digital
`signal executing the
`algorithm described in
`the ’049 patent at 12:39-
`13:21 in connection with
`Fig. 10.
`
`The ’049 and ’371 patents
`in their entirety, including
`without limitation: ’049
`patent at 2:11-17, 2:33-38,
`2:65-3:13, 3:26-32, 5:30-
`43, 5:65-6:2, 6:13-23,
`6:32-43, 6:60-7:8, 7:33-
`8:7, 10:11-11:24, 12:39-
`13:21, 15:27-29, 15:45-
`49, 16:29-38, and all
`Figures and their
`corresponding
`descriptions.
`The ’756, ’049, and ’371
`patent file histories in
`their entirety.
`
`The ’049 and ’371 patents
`in their entirety, including
`without limitation: ’049
`patent at 2:30-33, 4:31-34,
`
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`Claim Construction Order, Dkt.
`83, Amazon I (Apr. 6, 2020).
`
`5 sound source
`localization unit3
`
`’049 patent: 1,
`3-9, 11-35
`
`35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6
`Function - estimating a
`spatial location of said
`
`
`3 Google contends that the disputed term “sound source localization unit” in dependent claims 2 and 10 of the ’049 patent and
`dependent claims 23 and 31 of the ’371 patent is not subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6, because these claims specify the algorithms to be
`used to perform the claimed “sound source localization unit” function, namely “a steered response power-phase transform” (i.e., SRP-
`PHAT).
`
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`#
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`Claim Term
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`Patent/Claims
`’371 patent: 22,
`24-30, 32-41
`
`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
`target sound signal from
`said received sound
`signals
`Structure - digital
`signal processor
`executing the steered
`response power-phase
`transform algorithm
`described in the ʼ049
`patent at 11:55-12:6 in
`connection with Figure 8
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`6:6-12, 6:56-59, 8:3-7,
`9:19-23, 11:25-12:6,
`15:27-29, 15:45-49,
`16:29-38, and all Figures
`and their corresponding
`descriptions.
`The ’756, ’049, and ’371
`patent file histories in
`their entirety, including
`without limitation:
`’049 patent file history,
`10/5/2017 Office Action
`at 3-7.
`’049 patent file history,
`1/29/2018 Response to
`Office Action, at 23-24.
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Vocalife’s Opening Claim
`Construction Brief, Dkt. 68,
`Amazon I (Feb. 12, 2020).
`Dr. Richard Stern’s Expert Report
`on Claim Construction, Dkt. 68-5,
`Amazon I (Feb. 12, 2020).
`Amazon’s Responsive Claim
`Construction Brief, Dkt. 69,
`Amazon I (Feb. 26, 2020).
`Vocalife’s Reply Claim
`Construction Brief, Dkt. 75,
`Amazon I (Mar. 5, 2020).
`Claim Construction Hearing
`Transcript, Amazon I (Mar. 24,
`2020).
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`6 echo cancellation
`unit
`
`’371 patent: All
`claims
`
`35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6
`Function - performing
`echo cancellation for
`further enhancing said
`target sound signal.
`
`The ’049 and ’371 patents
`in their entirety, including
`without limitation: ’371
`patent at 15:27-29, 15:45-
`49, 16:21-39, and all
`Figures and their
`
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
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`#
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`Claim Term
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`Patent/Claims
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`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
`Structure - Indefinite.
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`corresponding
`descriptions.
`The ’756, ’049, and ’371
`patent file histories in
`their entirety, including
`without limitation:
`’371 patent file history,
`8/2/2018 Reissue
`Application Declaration
`by Inventor.
`’371 patent file history,
`8/2/2018 Applicant
`Remarks.
`
`7 (order of steps)
`
`8 determining a
`delay
`[between each of
`said sound
`sensors and [an
`origin] / [a
`reference point]]
`
`’049 patent: All
`claims
`’371 patent: All
`claims
`
`The target sound signal
`must be received before
`the delay is determined
`as a function of the
`azimuth angle of the
`target sound signal.
`
`’049 patent: All
`claims
`’371 patent:
`claims 22-41
`
`calculating the
`difference in time,
`measured in number of
`samples, for a target
`sound signal to travel
`
`
`
`
`
`C-8
`
`See intrinsic evidence for
`term 1 (“azimuth angle”).
`
`See extrinsic evidence for term 1
`(“azimuth angle”).
`
`See intrinsic evidence for
`terms 1 (“azimuth angle”),
`2 (“said delay is
`represented in terms of
`number of samples”), and
`7 (order of steps).
`
`See extrinsic evidence for terms 1
`(“azimuth angle”), 2 (“said delay
`is represented in terms of number
`of samples”), and 7 (order of
`steps).
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`#
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`Claim Term
`
`Patent/Claims
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Intrinsic Evidence
`
`Google’s Proposed
`Construction
`[’049 patent, claims 1-
`31; ’371 patent, claims
`22-37, 40, and 41]
`or
`calculating the
`difference in time for a
`target sound signal to
`travel
`[’049 patent, claims 32-
`35; ’371 patent, claims
`38-39]
`
`[between each of said
`sound sensors and [an
`origin] / [a reference
`point]]
`
`Google’s Supporting
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Harry L. Van Trees, Optimum
`Array Processing (1st ed. 2002)
`(GOOGLE-PA-VL-00005304).
`Michael Brandstein, Microphone
`Arrays: Signal Processing
`Techniques and Applications
`(Springer 2001) (GOOGLE-PA-
`VL-00004886).
`Jacek Dmochowski et al.,
`“Direction of Arrival Estimation
`Using a Parameterized Spatial
`Correlation Matrix,” 15 IEEE
`Transactions on Audio, Speech,
`and Language Processing 4 (May
`2007) (GOOGLE-PA-VL-
`00009174).
`Ivan Tashev, Sound Capture and
`Processing: Practical
`Approaches (2009) (GOOGLE-
`PA-VL-00009174).
`Expert testimony from Dr. Chris
`Kyriakakis as to how a person of
`ordinary skill in the art would
`understand this term based on a
`review of the intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
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