UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`DELL INC., DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., HP INC., AND LENOVO (UNITED
`STATES) INC.,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`UNIVERSAL CONNECTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`DECLARATION OF STEVE VENUTI
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`Case No. IPR2024-01479
`U.S. Patent No. 9,232,265
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`I, Steve Venuti, do hereby declare and state:
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`1.
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`2.
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`I am a citizen of the United States, and reside in Milpitas, California.
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`I make the following statements in this declaration based on my
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`personal knowledge.
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`3.
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`I first joined HDMI Licensing, LLC (“HDMI Licensing”), which is
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`now HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc., in September 2002. I retired from HDMI
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`Licensing in March 2015. At the time of my retirement, I was serving as President
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`of HDMI Licensing, a role that I had been in since April 2008. Prior to being
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`President, from September 2005 to March 2008, I was the Vice President of
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`Marketing of HDMI Licensing. From September 2002 to September 2005, I did not
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`have an official title but worked in a marketing role to build a brand around HDMI
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`by marketing the HDMI Specification.
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`4.
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`This declaration relates to the publication and public accessibility of
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`versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, and 1.3a of the HDMI Specification (generally, the “HDMI
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`Specification”). A true and correct copy of versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, and 1.3a are
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`attached to this declaration as Attachments A, J, B, and C, respectively. The HDMI
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`Specification generally defines the features and functionality required to implement
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`HDMI-compliant interfaces.
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`5.
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`HDMI Licensing released the HDMI 1.0 Specification on December 9,
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`2002. This release was announced in a press release dated December 9, 2002. A
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`copy of that press release is contained in Attachment L (obtained from
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`https://hdmi.org/press/bodydetails/79). At that time, I was serving in the role of
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`marketing HDMI by marketing the HDMI specification for HDMI Licensing. The
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`HDMI 1.0 Specification generally relates to an interface for transmitting digital
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`audiovisual signals that can carry high quality multi-channel audio data, can carry
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`all standard and high definition consumer electronics video formats, and can also
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`carry control and status information in both directions.
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`6.
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`HDMI Licensing released the HDMI 1.1 Specification on May 20,
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`2004. At that time, I was continuing to serve in the role of marketing HDMI by
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`marketing the HDMI specification for HDMI Licensing. The HDMI 1.1
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`Specification generally relates to an interface for transmitting digital audiovisual
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`signals that can carry high quality multi-channel audio data, can carry all standard
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`and high definition consumer electronics video formats, and can also carry control
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`and status information in both directions.
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`7.
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`HDMI Licensing released the HDMI 1.3 Specification on June 22,
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`2006, and released the HDMI 1.3a Specification on November 10, 2006. At the time
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`of those releases, respectively, I was the Vice President of Marketing of HDMI
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`Licensing. The HDMI 1.3 Specification generally relates to an interface that
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`combines uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio, and data in a
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`single digital interface to provide crystal-clear digital quality over a single cable.
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`The HDMI 1.3a Specification includes minor updates to the HDMI 1.3
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`Specification. Attachment D supports, and is consistent with, my recollection that
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`version 1.3a of the HDMI Specification contains only minor revisions to version 1.3.
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`Attachment D is the Internet Archive WayBack Machine copy of the December 17,
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`2008, version of the hdmi.org FAQ page. Attachment D explains that “[f]or
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`consumers, there is no difference between HDMI version 1.3 and 1.3a….These
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`minor revisions to the specification typically relate to manufacturing or testing issues
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`and do not impact features or functionality.” Attachment D at 2.
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`8.
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`Since November 2002, HDMI Licensing has been the licensing agent
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`responsible for administering the licensing of the HDMI Specification, promoting
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`HDMI technology, and providing education on the benefits of the HDMI interface
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`to retailers and consumers.
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`9.
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`In my marketing role for marketing the HDMI Specification at HDMI
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`Licensing, starting in September 2002, I was personally involved in promoting the
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`adoption of version 1.0 of the HDMI Specification, and thus I am personally
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`knowledgeable about the contents of this version. One of my responsibilities in that
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`role was to encourage the adoption of version 1.0 of the HDMI Specification by
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`consumer electronics and PC manufacturers worldwide, and I am personally
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`knowledgeable about those efforts.
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`To encourage adoption of version 1.0 of the HDMI Specification,
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`10.
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`HDMI Licensing made the announcement available everywhere informing
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`interested members of the public that version 1.0 was available to interested
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`members of the public by way of the website at http://hdmi.org as of its release date
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`of December 9, 2002. See Attachment L (“Parties interested in designing HDMI-
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`based products may access the HDMI 1.0 Specification at www.hdmi.org.”). I was
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`personally responsible for the promotion of the HDMI 1.0 Specification, including
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`by way of its distribution on the hdmi.org website, and thus have personal
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`knowledge that the HDMI 1.0 Specification was available on http://hdmi.org to
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`interested members of the public at least as of December 9, 2002.
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`11. Attachments E1 and E2 support, and are consistent with, my
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`recollection that the HDMI 1.0 Specification was accessible to the public as of its
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`December 9, 2002 release. Attachment E1 is the Internet Archive WayBack Machine
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`copy of the February 1, 2003, version of the hdmi.org download instructions page1
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`for the HDMI 1.0 Specification. Attachment E2 is the Internet Archive WayBack
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`Machine copy of the February 2, 2003, version of the hdmi.org download page2 that
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`1 This page is accessible at
`https://web.archive.org/web/20030201085002/http://www.hdmi.org/download/dow
`nload.asp
`2 This page is accessible at
`https://web.archive.org/web/20030202040735/http://www.hdmi.org/download/spe
`c.asp
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`was presented upon the user clicking on the “1.0 Spec” link shown in the download
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`instructions page in Attachment E1. As indicated in Attachment E1, dated February
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`1, 2003, “Version 1.0 of the HDMI specification is now available for download.
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`Follow the steps below to gain access to the spec.” As indicated in Attachment E1,
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`interested members of the public only needed to submit two signed copies of an
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`adopter agreement and make an annual fee payment to obtain a login name and
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`password from HDMI Licensing that would allow them to download the HDMI 1.0
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`Specification. There were no other restrictions imposed on members of the public
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`from accessing a copy of the HDMI 1.0 Specification. As indicated in Attachment
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`E2, dated February 2, 2003, users would then enter their login name and password
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`to download the HDMI 1.0 Specification from the website.
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`12. Attachment A contains a true and correct copy of version 1.0 of the
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`HDMI specification, as initially released on December 9, 2002, and is a copy that I
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`obtained from my archives that I maintained while I was employed by HDMI
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`Licensing.
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`13. As shown in Attachment A, the HDMI 1.0 Specification included a
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`“Confidential” footer at the time of its initial release. This footer was included
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`merely to indicate that the HDMI 1.0 Specification was not to be distributed to
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`individuals who had not signed the adopter agreement and paid the annual fee. As
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`discussed, there were no other restrictions imposed on availability of the HDMI 1.0
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`Specification to interested members of the public. And this “Confidential” footer
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`did not indicate that this was a confidential document internal to HDMI Licensing.
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`14.
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`In my marketing role for marketing the HDMI Specification at HDMI
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`Licensing, starting in September 2002, I was also personally involved in promoting
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`the adoption of version 1.1 of the HDMI Specification, and thus I am personally
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`knowledgeable about the contents of this version. One of my responsibilities in that
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`role was to encourage the adoption of version 1.1 of the HDMI Specification by
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`consumer electronics and PC manufacturers worldwide, and I am personally
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`knowledgeable about those efforts.
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`15.
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`To encourage adoption of version 1.1 of the HDMI Specification,
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`HDMI Licensing made the announcement available everywhere informing
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`interested members of the public that version 1.1 was available to interested
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`members of the public by way of the website at http://hdmi.org as of its release date
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`of May 20, 2004. I was personally responsible for the promotion of the HDMI 1.1
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`Specification, including by way of its distribution on the hdmi.org website, and thus
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`have personal knowledge that the HDMI 1.1 Specification was available on
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`http://hdmi.org to interested members of the public at least as of May 20, 2004.
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`16. Attachment K is consistent with my recollection that the HDMI 1.1
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`Specification was accessible to the public as of its May 20, 2004 release. Attachment
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`K is the Internet Archive WayBack Machine copy of the June 12, 2004, version of
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`the hdmi.org download instructions page3 for the HDMI 1.1 Specification. As
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`indicated in Attachment K, dated June 12, 2004, “Version 1.1 of the HDMI
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`Specification [is] available for download. In order to gain access to either of these
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`specifications please register by filling out the form below.” As shown in
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`Attachment K, all interested members of the public had to do to be able to download
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`the HDMI 1.1 Specification as of its release was to complete a form requesting
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`biographical information from the user, such as name, title, phone number, email
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`address, company, job function, etc. As Attachment K also indicates, once users
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`submitted the form, they were able to download the HDMI 1.1 Specification for free.
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`Attachment K (“Once you submit your completed form, you will be able to choose
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`to download [] Version 1.1 of the HDMI Specification (FREE DOWNLOAD) . . .
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`.”). There were no other restrictions imposed on members of the public from
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`accessing a copy of the HDMI 1.1 Specification. It merely required entry of basic
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`information identifying the downloader. Activating the submit button would then
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`provide a link from which the HDMI Specification could be directly downloaded. I
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`was personally responsible for coordinating the development of this download
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`functionality.
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`3 This page is accessible at
`https://web.archive.org/web/20040612170926/http:/www.hdmi.org:80/download/d
`ownload.asp
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`17. Attachment J contains a true and correct copy of version 1.1 of the
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`HDMI specification, as initially released on May 20, 2004, and is a copy that I
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`obtained from my archives that I maintained while I was employed by HDMI
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`Licensing.
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`18.
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`In my role as Vice President of Marketing of HDMI Licensing from
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`September 2005 through March 2008, I was personally involved in promoting the
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`adoption of versions 1.3 and 1.3a of the HDMI Specification, and thus I am
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`personally knowledgeable about the contents of these versions. One of my
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`responsibilities in that role was to encourage the adoption of versions 1.3 and 1.3a
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`of the HDMI Specification by consumer electronics and PC manufacturers
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`worldwide, and I am personally knowledgeable about those efforts.
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`19.
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`To encourage adoption of versions 1.3 and 1.3a of the HDMI
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`Specification, HDMI Licensing made these versions freely available by way of the
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`website at http://hdmi.org. I was personally responsible for the promotion of the
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`HDMI 1.3 and 1.3a Specifications by way of their distribution on the hdmi.org
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`website, and thus have personal knowledge that the HDMI 1.3 Specification was
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`available on that website at least as of June 22, 2006 (when that version was
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`released), and the HDMI 1.3a Specification was available on that website at least as
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`of November 10, 2006 (when that version was released).
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`20. Attachment F supports, and is consistent with, my recollection that the
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`HDMI 1.3 Specification was accessible to the public as of June 22, 2006. Attachment
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`F is the Internet Archive WayBack Machine copy of the July 1, 2006, version of the
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`hdmi.org download page4 for the HDMI Specification. As noted above, by that time,
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`the current version of the HDMI Specification was 1.3 and that version was available
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`for download from the hdmi.org download page. Attachment F explains that “[t]he
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`HDMI technical specification is available to HD device, display, component, and
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`test equipment manufacturers at no charge.” With respect to version 1.3, that
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`statement is accurate, and was accurate as of June 22, 2006, when the HDMI 1.3
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`Specification was released. All that interested members of the public had to do to
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`be able to download the HDMI 1.3 Specification was to complete the form
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`requesting biographical information about the user, as indicated in Attachment F.
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`There were no other restrictions on download. Activating the submit button would
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`then provide a link from which the HDMI Specification could be directly
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`downloaded. I was personally responsible for coordinating the development of this
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`download functionality.
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`21. Attachment B contains a true and correct copy of version 1.1 of the
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`HDMI specification, as initially released on June 22, 2006, and is a copy that I
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`4 This page is accessible at:
`https://web.archive.org/web/20060701221246/http://www.hdmi.org:80/manufactur
`er/specification.asp
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`obtained from my archives that I maintained while I was employed by HDMI
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`Licensing.
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`22. Attachment G supports, and is consistent with, my recollection that the
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`HDMI 1.3a Specification was accessible to the public as of November 10, 2006.
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`Attachment G is the Internet Archive WayBack Machine copy of the December 11,
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`2006, version of the hdmi.org download page5 for the HDMI Specification. As noted
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`above, by that time, the current version of the HDMI Specification was 1.3a and that
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`version was available for download from the hdmi.org download page. Attachment
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`G explains that “[t]he HDMI technical specification is available to HD device,
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`display, component, and test equipment manufacturers at no charge.” With respect
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`to version 1.3a, that statement is accurate, and was accurate as of November 10,
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`2006, when the HDMI 1.3a Specification was released. All that interested members
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`of the public had to do to be able to download the HDMI 1.3a Specification was to
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`complete the form requesting biographical information about the user, as indicated
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`in Attachment G. There were no other restrictions on download. Activating the
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`submit button would then provide a link from which the HDMI Specification could
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`be directly downloaded. I was personally responsible for coordinating the
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`development of this download functionality.
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`5 This page is accessible at:
`https://web.archive.org/web/20061211204205/http://www.hdmi.org:80/manufactur
`er/specification.asp
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`23. Attachment C contains a true and correct copy of version 1.3a of the
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`HDMI specification, as initially released on November 10, 2006, and is a copy that
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`I obtained from my archives that I maintained while I was employed by HDMI
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`Licensing.
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`24.
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`To encourage the adoption of the HDMI 1.0, 1.1, 1.3 and 1.3a
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`Specifications, HDMI Licensing allowed the public, as of December 9, 2002, May
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`20, 2004, June 22, 2006, and November 10, 2006, respectively, to access the HDMI
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`1.0, 1.1, 1.3, and 1.3a Specifications via that website and download a copy. HDMI
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`Licensing intended for the HDMI 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, and 1.3a Specifications to be
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`distributed as widely as possible and thus placed no restrictions on such downloading
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`or on the redistribution of the specification other than those specifically listed above.
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`25.
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`Part of my responsibilities at HDMI Licensing was to make the relevant
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`public aware of versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, and 1.3a of the HDMI Specification and their
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`availability. We did this through several mechanisms—for example, through a tab
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`on the hdmi.org website, through press releases, and through promotion of the
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`availability of the versions of the HDMI Specification at industry events such as
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`CES and DisplaySearch, as well as at HDMI Licensing press events.
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`26.
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`In my role of encouraging the adoption of versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, and
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`1.3a of the HDMI Specification, I communicated with representatives from
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`consumer electronics and personal computer manufacturers who were interested in
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`using the HDMI Specification to implement audiovisual interfaces in their products.
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`27. Around the time that versions 1.3 and 1.3a of the HDMI specification
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`were released, there were already hundreds of HDMI adopters. Attachments H and
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`I support, and are consistent with, my recollection concerning the number of HDMI
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`adopters in the 2006 timeframe. Attachments H and I are Internet Archive WayBack
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`Machine copies of the July 1, 2006, and November 29, 2006, versions of the
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`hdmi.org adopters and founders page. As of July 1, 2006, this page listed 425
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`adopters. Attachment H. By November 29, 2006, this page listed 485 adopters,
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`including many prominent consumer electronics manufacturers. Attachment I.
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`28.
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`I am also personally aware of a number of people outside of HDMI
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`Licensing, including at various manufacturers, who were aware of the availability of
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`version 1.0 of the HDMI Specification on the hdmi.org website in the late 2002 and
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`early 2003 timeframe after its release and who actually downloaded the HDMI
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`Specification from the website. I am also personally aware of a number of people
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`outside of HDMI Licensing, including at various manufacturers, who were aware of
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`the availability of version 1.1 of the HDMI Specification on the hdmi.org website
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`May 2004 timeframe after its release and who actually downloaded the HDMI
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`Specification from the website. I am also personally aware of a number of people
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`outside of HDMI Licensing, including at various manufacturers, who were aware of
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`the availability of versions 1.3 and 1.3a of the HDMI Specification on the hdmi.org
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`website in the 2006 timeframe and who actually downloaded the HDMI
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`Specification from the website.
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`29.
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`Sometime in 2007, I personally made a request within HDMI Licensing
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`for the number of downloads of the HDMI Specification from the hdmi.org website
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`and learned that there had been more than 30,000 downloads of the HDMI 1.0-1.3a
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`specifications as of that time in 2007.
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`30. As I discuss above, I was employed by HDMI Licensing until March
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`2015. In March 2015, I retired from my role as president of HDMI Licensing—a
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`role I had held since April 2008. As president of HDMI Licensing, I would have
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`viewed a dispute between Universal Connectivity Technologies, Inc. and HP, Dell,
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`and Lenovo as a neutral event, and, as a matter of policy, would not have become
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`involved without being issued a Court subpoena or similar legal document. At that
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`time, I would not have provided, nor would I have authorized another HDMI
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`Licensing employee to provide, a declaration such as this one.
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`31.
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`I understand that in the current proceeding I may be deposed on the
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`contents of this declaration, if requested, and I am willing to sit for any such
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`deposition. I am being paid a flat fee of $2,500 for my time in connection with
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`preparing this declaration, and an hourly fee of $500/hour for my time in connection
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`with participating in any deposition in this proceeding. My compensation is in no
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`way dependent on the content of this declaration, nor is it dependent on the outcome
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`of this proceeding.
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`32.
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`I, Steve Venuti, declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and that these statements were made with the knowledge that
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`willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: September 30, 2024
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`Steve Venuti
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`High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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`Specification Version 1.0
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`Hitachi, Ltd.
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`Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
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`Philips Consumer Electronics, International B.V.
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`Silicon Image, Inc.
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`Sony Corporation
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`Thomson Inc.
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`Toshiba Corporation
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`CONFIDENTIAL
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`High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification
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`Version 1.0
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`Preface
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`Notice
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`THIS SPECIFICATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER,
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`EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO WARRANTIES OF
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`MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
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`ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION, OR
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`SAMPLE.
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`Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Philips Consumer Electronics International
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`B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Inc., Toshiba Corporation and HDMI
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`Licensing, LLC. disclaim all liability, including liability for infringement of any proprietary rights,
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`relating to use of information in this specification.
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`Copyright ¯ 2001-2002 by Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Philips Consumer
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`Electronics International, B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Inc., and Toshiba
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`Corporation. All rights reserved. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any
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`intellectual property rights is granted herein. Unauthorized use or duplication prohibited. “HDMI”
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`and all associated logos are trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC. Third-party trademarks and
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`servicemarks are property of their respective owners.
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`Document Revision History
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`1.0
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`2002/12/09
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`Initial Release
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`Confidential
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`Intellectual Property Statement
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`Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Philips Consumer Electronics International,
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`B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Inc., and Toshiba Corporation each may
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`have patents and/or patent applications related to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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`Specification. These companies intend to make available to the industry an Adopter Agreement
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`that will include a limited, reciprocal patent license to certain of the electrical interfaces,
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`mechanical interfaces, signals, signaling and coding protocols, and bus protocols described in the
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`mandatory portions of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Release 1.0
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`published by HDMI Licensing, LLC.
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`Contact Information
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`The URL for the HDMI Founders web site is: http://www.HDMI.org.
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`Contribution
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`Silicon Image, Inc has made a significant contribution to this standard by editing the specification
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`and developing the core technologies upon which this specification is based; including Transition
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`Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS·) technology.
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`Acknowledgement
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`HDMI founders acknowledge the concerted efforts of employees of Japan Aviation Electronics
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`Industry, Limited and Molex Japan, who have made a significant contribution to this standard by
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`developing the connector technology and the mechanical and electrical specifications for the
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`Table of Contents
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`PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................ II
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`NOTICE........................................................................................................................................... II
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`DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY ....................................................................................................... II
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`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STATEMENT............................................................................................ III
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`CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. III
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`CONTRIBUTION .............................................................................................................................. III
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`ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... III
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`1
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`INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................1
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`1.1
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`1.2
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`1.3
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`1.4
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`1.5
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`PURPOSE AND SCOPE ..........................................................................................................1
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`NORMATIVE REFERENCES ....................................................................................................1
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`INFORMATIVE REFERENCES ..................................................................................................2
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`ORGANIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT.......................................................................................2
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`USAGES AND CONVENTIONS .................................................................................................3
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`2 DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................4
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`2.1
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`2.2
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`2.3
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`CONFORMANCE LEVELS .......................................................................................................4
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`GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..........................................................................................................4
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`ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..........................................................................................6
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`3 OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................8
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`4
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`PHYSICAL LAYER.................................................................................................................10
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`4.1
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`CONNECTORS AND CABLES ................................................................................................10
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`4.1.1
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`Overview of Connectors ...........................................................................................10
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`4.1.2
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`Connector Support Requirements ............................................................................10
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`4.1.3
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`Dual-Link...................................................................................................................10
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`4.1.4
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`Connector Pin Assignments .....................................................................................11
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`4.1.5
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`Contact sequence.....................................................................................................12
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`4.1.6
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`Connector Mechanical Performance ........................................................................13
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`4.1.7
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`Connector Electrical Characteristics.........................................................................15
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`Connector Environmental Characteristics ................................................................17
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`4.1.9
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`Connector Drawings .................................................................................................19
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`4.1.10 Cable Adapter Specification .....................................................................................25
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`4.2
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`ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION ...............................................................................................29
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`4.2.1
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`Overview...................................................................................................................29
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`4.2.2
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`System Operating Conditions...................................................................................30
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`4.2.3
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`Jitter and Eye Measurements: Ideal Recovery Clock...............................................30
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`4.2.4
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`HDMI Source TMDS Characteristics ........................................................................31
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`4.2.5
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`HDMI Sink TMDS Characteristics ............................................................................34
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`4.2.6
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`Cable Assembly........................................................................................................36
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`4.2.7
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`+5V Power Signal .....................................................................................................37
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`4.2.8
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`DDC ..........................................................................................................................38
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`4.2.9
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`Hot Plug Detect Signal (HPD) ..................................................................................38
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`4.2.10 CEC Line ..................................................................................................................39
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`4.2.11 Robustness Requirements .......................................................................................39
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`SIGNALING AND ENCODING ...............................................................................................40
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`5.1
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`OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................................40
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`5.1.1
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`Link Architecture .......................................................................................................40
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`5.1.2
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`Operating Modes Overview ......................................................................................41
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`5.2
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`OPERATING MODES............................................................................................................42
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`5.2.1
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`Control Period...........................................................................................................42
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`5.2.2
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`Video Data Period.....................................................................................................44
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`5.2.3
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`Data Island Period ....................................................................................................44
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`5.3
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`DATA ISLAND PACKET DEFINITIONS .....................................................................................48
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`5.3.1
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`Packet Header ..........................................................................................................48
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`5.3.2
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`Null Packet................................................................................................................49
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`5.3.3
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`Audio Clock Regeneration Packet............................................................................49
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`5.3.4
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`Audio Sample Packet ...............................................................................................50
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`5.3.5
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`InfoFrame Packet .....................................................................................................51
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`5.3.6
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`General Control Packet ............................................................................................52
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`5.4
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`ENCODING .........................................................................................................................53
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`5.4.1
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`Serialization ..................