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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`SECURE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2026-00098
`Patent No. 11,995,685
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.1 et seq
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1
`II. STANDING CERTIFICATION ........................................................................ 6
`III. UNPATENTABILITY GROUNDS .................................................................. 6
`IV. ’685 PATENT .................................................................................................... 7
`A. Background .................................................................................................. 7
`B. Prosecution History ..................................................................................... 9
`C. POSITA ....................................................................................................... 9
`V. CLAIM INTERPRETATION ......................................................................... 10
`VI. GROUND 1: EAGLE IN VIEW OF BEHRENS AND OLKKONEN
`RENDERS OBVIOUS CLAIMS 1-8, 10, 12-16, 19, 22-23, 26-27, 31-
`41, 44-48, 52-54, 57-58, 60-64, 67-71, 73, 76-77, 79-81, 85-86 .................... 10
`A. Eagle (EX1005) ......................................................................................... 10
`B. Behrens (EX1006) ..................................................................................... 12
`C. Olkkonen (EX1007) .................................................................................. 12
`D. Eagle in view of Behrens, in further view of Olkkonen ............................ 14
`1. Receiving different identifying information from the same
`device ................................................................................................... 16
`2. Filtering beacon service identifiers ..................................................... 19
`3. Actions ................................................................................................. 24
`E. Mapping to Claims .................................................................................... 26
`1. Claim 1 ................................................................................................ 26
`a. [1.PRE] “A method comprising:” ............................................... 26
`b. [1.A.I] “causing processing, at a wireless device, of a first
`plurality of beacon transmissions received at the wireless
`device via a short range wireless protocol, each beacon
`transmission comprising three fields” ......................................... 27
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`c. [1.A.II] “(a) a MAC address,” .................................................... 30
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`d. [1.A.III] “(b) a unique identifier, wherein the unique
`identifier of each respective beacon transmission is a
`numeric value, and” .................................................................... 31
`e. [1.A.IV] “(c) a beacon service identifier, wherein the
`beacon service identifier of each respective beacon
`transmission identifies a wireless beacon service in which
`the unique identifier is relevant to stored information
`relating to an entity or object associated with a transmitter
`of a respective beacon transmission;” ......................................... 32
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`f. [1.B.I] “causing a transfer of the stored information
`between the wireless device and one or more servers via a
`second wireless protocol,” .......................................................... 34
`g. [1.B.II] “wherein at least a portion of the stored
`information relates to a particular entity or object
`associated with a first unique identifier, and” ............................. 35
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`h. [1.B.III] “wherein the second wireless protocol is different
`from the short range wireless protocol;” ..................................... 36
`i. [1.C] “causing selection of one or more of the unique
`identifiers from the first plurality of beacon transmissions,
`by filtering the beacon transmissions which include a
`particular beacon service identifier; and” ................................... 36
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`j. [1.D] “taking first further action relating to the stored
`information, if the first unique identifier is present among
`the selected one or more unique identifiers.” ............................. 38
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`2. Claim 2 ................................................................................................ 39
`a. [2.PRE] “The method of claim 1, wherein the processing
`of the first plurality of beacon transmissions occurs in a
`first time period, and” ................................................................. 39
`b. [2.A] “wherein the method further comprises, during a
`second time period:” ................................................................... 39
`c. [2.B.I] “causing processing, at the wireless device, of a
`second plurality of beacon transmissions received at the
`wireless device via the short range wireless protocol, each
`of the second plurality of beacon transmissions comprising
`three fields” ................................................................................. 40
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`d. [2.B.II] “(a) a MAC address,” ..................................................... 40
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`e. [2.B.III] “(b) a unique identifier, wherein the unique
`identifier of each respective beacon transmission is a
`numeric value, and” .................................................................... 41
`f. [2.B.IV] “(c) a beacon service identifier, wherein the
`beacon service identifier of each respective beacon
`transmission identifies a wireless beacon service in which
`the unique identifier is relevant to the stored information
`relating to an entity or object associated with a transmitter
`of a respective beacon transmission;” ......................................... 41
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`g. [2.C] “causing selection of one or more of the unique
`identifiers from the second plurality of beacon
`transmissions, by filtering the beacon transmissions which
`include the same particular beacon service identifier; and” ....... 42
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`h. [2.D.I] “taking second further action relating to the stored
`information, if a second unique identifier is present among
`the one or more unique identifiers selected from the
`second plurality of beacon transmissions,” ................................. 43
`i. [2.D.II] “wherein the first unique identifier and the second
`unique identifier are both associated with the same
`particular entity or object, and wherein the second unique
`identifier is not equal to the first unique identifier, and
`further wherein the received beacon transmissions
`including the first and second unique identifiers are
`received from a same transmitting device.” ................................ 43
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`3. Claims 3/37 .......................................................................................... 44
`a. [3.A] “The method of claim 2 wherein the MAC address
`received in a beacon transmission including the second
`unique identifier is different from the MAC address
`received in a beacon transmission including the first
`unique identifier, but each such beacon transmission
`includes the same particular beacon service identifier, and” ...... 44
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`b. [3.B]/[37] “[cont. from 3.A][The mobile wireless device
`of claim 34] wherein a plurality of beacon transmissions
`including the particular beacon service identifier and the
`first unique identifier are received in the first time period,
`and no beacon transmissions including the same particular
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`beacon service identifier and the second unique identifier
`are received in the first time period.” .......................................... 46
`4. Claims 4/38/61: “[Claim 3][Claim 37][Claim 60] wherein the
`second further action is based upon a function currently being
`performed on a device associated with the wireless beacon
`service.” ............................................................................................... 47
`5. Claims 5/39/62: “[Claim 4][Claim 38][Claim 61] wherein the
`function is related to a current phone call.” ........................................ 49
`6. Claims 6/26/80: “[Claim 2][Claim 1][Claim 60] wherein the
`first [or the second] further action is related to receiving
`advertising information for presentation to a user of the wireless
`device, based upon the first [or the second] unique
`[identifier][identifiers], or information derived from the first [or
`second] unique identifier.” .................................................................. 50
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`7. Claims 7/27/40/63/81: “[Claim 2][Claim 1][Claim 37][Claim
`60][Claim 60] wherein [one or more of] the first further action
`[and the second further action] includes receiving content from
`a server based upon information derived from [either] the first
`unique identifier [or the second unique identifier].” ........................... 51
`8. Claims 8/41/64: “[Claim 2][Claim 37][Claim 60], wherein the
`first or second further action includes sending a message to
`another device associated with an account related to the first
`and the second unique identifiers.” ..................................................... 52
`9. Claim 10: “[Claim 2] wherein the second further action
`includes preventing sending of the second unique identifier or
`information derived from the second unique identifier by the
`wireless device to at least one of the one or more servers.” ............... 53
`10. Claims 12/44/67: “[Claim 2][Claim 37][Claim 60] wherein the
`[taking] first further action [further] includes causing the
`wireless device[,] to: send the first unique identifier or
`information derived from the first unique identifier to at least
`one of the one or more servers, and receive the stored
`information in response.” .................................................................... 53
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`11. Claims 13/14/45/46/68/69: “[Claim 2][Claim 37][Claim
`39][Claim 60][Claim 62] wherein the stored information is
`received at the wireless device from at least one of the one or
`more servers prior to [the taking of the first][performing the
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`second][performing one or more of the first and the second]
`further action.” ..................................................................................... 54
`12. Claims 15/47/70: “[Claim 1][Claim 45][Claim 68] further
`comprising: using the stored information to determine if the
`first unique identifier is present among the first selected one or
`more unique identifiers.” ..................................................................... 54
`13. Claims 16/48/71: “[Claim 2][Claim 37][Claim 60] wherein all
`beacon transmitter devices participating in the particular
`wireless beacon service have the same particular beacon service
`identifier.” ............................................................................................ 56
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`14. Claims 19/31/73: “[Claim 2][Claim 1][Claim 60] wherein the
`[second][first] further action is related to either a product tied to
`a location or an advertisement tied to a location.” .............................. 56
`15. Claims 22/52/76: “[Claim 2][Claim 37][Claim 60] wherein the
`second further action includes allowing a user associated with
`the wireless device to be provided access to an object or device
`associated with the wireless beacon service.” ..................................... 57
`16. Claims 23/32/53/57/77/85 ................................................................... 58
`a. Claims [23.A][32][53.A][57][77.A][85]: “[Claim 3][Claim
`37][Claim 60] wherein the taking second further action
`additionally comprises: controlling further
`communications between the wireless device and at least
`one device or server associated with an entity [or object]
`in proximity to the wireless device[.][, and]” ............................. 58
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`b. Claims [23.B]/[53.B]/[77.B]: “wherein the stored
`information includes contact information of the entity in
`proximity utilized to determine the presence of the second
`unique identifier prior to taking the second further action.” ...... 59
`17. Claims 33/54/58/79/86: “[Claim 2][Claim 37][Claim 37][Claim
`60][Claim 60] further comprising: using the stored information
`to determine if the second unique identifier is present among
`the selected one or more of the unique identifiers from the
`second plurality of beacon transmissions.” ......................................... 60
`18. Claim 34 .............................................................................................. 60
`a. [34.PRE] “A mobile wireless device comprising:” .................... 61
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`b. [34.A] “one or more radios for providing reception and
`transmission for each of a Bluetooth wireless protocol and
`a second wireless protocol;” ....................................................... 61
`c. [34.B] “one or more processors; and” ......................................... 61
`d. [34.C] “one or more memory devices coupled to the one or
`more processors, the one or more memory devices storing
`a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more
`processors cause the one or more processors to perform
`operations including:” ................................................................. 62
`e. [34.D] “receiving from a beacon transmitter… a first
`plurality of beacon transmissions during a first time
`period…” ..................................................................................... 62
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`f. [34.E] “transferring… stor ed information…;” ........................... 62
`g. [34.F] “selecting one or more unique identifiers… by
`filtering the beacon transmissions…;” ........................................ 63
`h. [34.G] “taking first further action… if the first unique
`identifier is present…;” ............................................................... 63
`i. [34.H] “receiving… during a second time period, a second
`plurality of beacon transmissions…;” ......................................... 63
`j. [34.I] “selecting one or more of the unique identifiers…
`by filtering the beacon transmissions…;” ................................... 63
`k. [34.J] “taking second further action… if a second unique
`identifier is present…, wherein the second unique
`identifier is associated with the same entity or object, and
`wherein the second unique identifier is not equal to the
`first unique identifier, and further wherein the received
`beacon transmissions including the first and second unique
`identifiers are received from a same transmitting device;
`and” ............................................................................................. 63
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`l. [34.K] “wherein the [second beacon transmission] MAC
`address… is different from the [first beacon transmission]
`MAC address…, but each… incl udes the same particular
`beacon service identifier.” ........................................................... 63
`19. Claim 35 .............................................................................................. 64
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`a. [35.PRE] “A computer program product for installation in
`a non-volatile memory in a wireless device, the computer
`program product comprising computer program
`instructions that, when read from the non-volatile memory,
`and then executed by one or more processors in the
`wireless device, cause the wireless device to:” ........................... 64
`b. [35.A] “process a first plurality of beacon transmissions…,
`each beacon transmission comprising three fields…;” ............... 65
`c. [35.B] “transfer stored information…;” ...................................... 65
`d. [35.C] “select one or more of the unique identifiers… by
`filtering the beacon transmissions…; and” ................................. 65
`e. [35.D] “perform a first further action… if the first unique
`identifier is present….” ............................................................... 65
`20. Claim 36 .............................................................................................. 65
`a. [36.PRE] “[Claim 35] wherein the computer program
`instructions, when executed by the one or more processors
`in the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:” ................. 65
`b. [36.A] “during a first time period: process the first
`plurality of beacon transmissions…, and” .................................. 65
`c. [36.B] “during a second time period:” ........................................ 66
`d. [36.C] “process a second plurality of beacon
`transmissions…, each beacon transmission comprising
`three fields…;” ............................................................................ 66
`e. [36.D] “select one or more of the unique identifiers… by
`filtering the beacon transmissions which include the same
`particular beacon service identifier; and” ................................... 66
`f. [36.E] “perform a second further action… if a second
`unique identifier is present….” ................................................... 66
`21. Claim 60: “[Claim 36] wherein the [first and second beacon
`transmission] MAC address [are different], but each… beacon
`transmission includes the same particular beacon service
`identifier, and… no beacon transmissions including the same
`particular beacon service identifier and the second unique
`identifier are received in the first time period.” .................................. 66
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`VII. GROUND 2: EAGLE IN VIEW OF BEHRENS, OLKKONEN, AND
`KALLIO RENDERS OBVIOUS CLAIMS 25, 55, AND 78 ......................... 67
`VIII. GROUND 3: EAGLE IN VIEW OF BEHRENS, OLKKONEN, AND
`JONES RENDERS OBVIOUS CLAIMS 53 AND 59 ................................... 69
`A. Interpretation ............................................................................................. 69
`B. Eagle-Behrens-Olkkonen-Jones ................................................................ 71
`IX. GROUND 4: EAGLE IN VIEW OF BEHRENS, OLKKONEN,
`KALLIO, AND JONES RENDERS OBVIOUS CLAIM 87 .......................... 76
`X. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 76
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
`CASES
`Apple Inc. v. FastVDO LLC,
`IPR2016-01203, Paper 39, 9-10 (Dec. 11, 2017) ................................................. 71
`Google Inc. v. Spring Ventures Ltd.,
`IPR2017-01653, Paper 68 (Jan. 15, 2019) ........................................................... 71
`K/S HIMPP v. III Holdings 4, LLC,
`IPR2017-00782, Paper 8 (Jul. 27, 2017) .............................................................. 71
`KSR Int’l v. Teleflex,
`550 U.S. 398, 417 (2007) ............................................................................. passim
`Ohio Willow Wood Co. v. Alps South, LLC,
`735 F.3d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2013) .............................................................................. 5
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`EXHIBIT LIST
`Exhibit Description
`1001 U.S. Patent No. 11,995,685
`1002 Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,995,685
`1003 Declaration of Mark Lannin g
`1004 Curriculum Vitae of Mark Lannin g
`1005 U.S. Patent Applica tion No. 2005/0250552 (“Eagle”)
`1006 U.S. Patent Application Publ ication No. 2010/0138481 (“Behrens”)
`1007 U.S. Patent No. 7,590,086 (“Olkkonen”)
`1008 Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Bluetooth Core Specification Version
`2.1 + EDR (July 26, 2007)
`1009 Bluetooth Special Interest Gr oup, Assigned Numbers (December 14,
`2002)
`(https://web.archive.org/web/20021214114356/http://www.bluetooth.or
`g/assigned-numbers/baseband.htm)
`1010 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0131445
`1011 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0174364
`1012 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0164717
`1013 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0165100
`1014 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00903, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 8, 2020)
`1015 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00903, Paper
`31 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 8, 2021)
`1016 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00904, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 8, 2020)
`1017 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00904, Paper
`30 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 8, 2021)
`1018 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00931, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 15, 2020)
`1019 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00931, Paper
`30 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 8, 2021)
`1020 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00932, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 15, 2020)
`1021 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00932, Paper
`30 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 8, 2021)
`1022 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00933, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 15, 2020)
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`Exhibit Description
`1023 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00933, Paper
`30 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 8, 2021)
`1024 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00934, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 27, 2020)
`1025 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00934, Paper
`31 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 30, 2021)
`1026 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00977, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B May 27, 2020)
`1027 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00977, Paper
`31 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 30, 2021)
`1028 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00978, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B. June 1, 2020)
`1029 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00978, Paper
`10 (Decision Denying Institution) (P.T.A.B. Dec. 4, 2020)
`1030 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00979, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B. June 1, 2020)
`1031 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00979, Paper
`33 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 30, 2021)
`1032 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00980, Paper
`2 (Petition for Inter Partes Review) (P.T.A.B June 1, 2020)
`1033 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, IPR2020-00980, Paper
`32 (Final Written Decision) (P.T.A.B Nov. 30, 2021)
`1034 Target Corporation v. Proxicom Wireless, LLC, Nos. 2022-1282, 2022-
`1283, 2022-1338, 2022-1339, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 24861 (Fed. Cir.
`Sep. 20, 2023) (nonprecedential)
`1035 Apple Inc., iPhone 3G Technical Specifications
`(https://web.archive.org/web/20080725084414/http://www.apple.com/ip
`hone/specs.html)
`1036 Apple Inc., iPhone User Guid e for iPhone OS 3.1 Software
`(https://cdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/user/ma616_iphone_ios3
`_1_user_guide.pdf)
`1037 [RESERVED]
`1038 U.S. Patent Application Publ ication No. 2007/0264991 (“Jones”)
`1039-
`1046
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`1047 U.S. Patent Application Publ ication No. 2003/0224756 (“Kallio”)
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`MANDATORY NOTICES
`A. Real Party-In-Interest
`Petitioner Google LLC1 is a real party-in-interest to this proceeding under 37
`C.F.R. §42.8(b)(1).
`B. Related Matters
`A decision in this proceeding could affect or be affected by the following.
`1. United States Patent & Trademark Office
`U.S. Patent No. 11,995,685 issued from application no. 18/204,528, filed
`2023-06-01, and claims priority to the following applications:
`Application No. Filing Date
`17/942,197 2022-09-12
`17/366,826 2021-07-02
`16/817,896 2020-03-13
`15/271,410 2016-09-21
`14/861,563 2015-09-22
`14/472,477 2014-08-29
`13/775,435 2013-02-25
`13/212,723 2011-08-18
`12/364,828 2009-02-03
`61/095,359 2008-09-09
`61/095,001 2008-09-08
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`1 Google LLC is a subsidiary of XXVI Holdings Inc., which is a subsidiary of
`Alphabet Inc. XXVI Holdings Inc. and Alphabet Inc. are not real parties-in-interest
`to this proceeding.
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`The following patent applications claim priority to U.S. Patent No.
`11,995,685 and application no. 18/204,528:
`Application No. Filing Date
`19/027,075 (pending) 2025-01-17
`19/027,020 (pending) 2025-01-17
`18/437,306 2024-02-09
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`Petitioner recently filed petitions for inter partes review of U.S. Patent Nos.
`11,687,971 (application 17/942,197; IPR2025-01183), 11,443,344 (application
`17/366,826; IPR2025-01182), and 11,344,918 (application 15/217,410; IPR2025-
`01181), and recommends assigning this case to the same panel.
`2. United States District Court
`a. Western District of Texas
`Secure Communication Technologies, LLC. v. Google LLC, No. 1:25-cv-
`01207 (W.D. Tex.), filed 2025-08-04. U.S. Patent No. 11,995,685 was added to
`this district court case in an amended complaint filed 2025-09-08.
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`C. Counsel and Service Information - §§42.8(b)(3) and (4)
`Lead Counsel Scott A. McKeown, Reg. No. 42,866
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`Backup Counsel Elizabeth A. DiMarco (pro hac vice forthcoming)
`Victor Cheung, Reg. No. 66,229
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`Petitioner requests inter partes review (IPR) and cancellation of claims 1-8,
`10, 12-16, 19, 22-23, 25-27, 31-41, 44-48, 52-55, 57-64, 67-71, 73, 76-81, 85-87
`(“Challenged Claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 11,995,685 (EX1001, the “’685”).
`I. INTRODUCTION
`The ’685 is directed to a mobile communication architecture for “facilitating
`the exchange of information” between two wireless devices, each device
`employing short-range communication (e.g., Bluetooth) and long-range
`communication (e.g., cellular) wireless capabilities. EX1001, 1:5-24, 1:49-2:63. A
`first device may detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in short-
`range proximity and sends information identifying the second device to a server
`via long-range communications. EX1001, 1:49-2:4, 5:25-34, 5:57-67. Based on
`policy information stored at the server, the server may alert the first device to the
`second device’s presence with, e.g., the second device’s contact information.
`EX1001, 2:5-14, 6:7-14, 6:41-59, 6:60-7:8.
`This architecture of exchanging information between nearby devices and
`servers was claimed in earlier patents within the ’685’s family (all claiming
`priority to the same provisional applications) and previously cancelled by the
`PTAB as known in the art. Shown in the diagram below, a majority of the family’s
`earlier patents were challenged before the PTAB, and claims directed to the
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`device-server architecture were found unpatentable in all but one proceeding.2 See
`EX1014-EX1033 (Petitions and Decisions in those IPRs). Unpatentability was
`further confirmed in the only two IPR proceedings appealed to the CAFC (from
`IPR2020-00931 and IPR2020-00933). See EX1034.
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`2 IPR2020-00978 was denied institution for reasons/limitations not relevant to the
`’685 claims. EX1029, 15-18.
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`The ’685 claims were prosecuted while the above-described IPRs were
`pending and follow a similar structure to its parents that issued during that time
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`(e.g., US 11,687,971), by including three overall concepts: (1) the short-range and
`long-range communications architecture described above and found to be squarely
`in the prior art; (2) changing device identifiers over time, also found to be in the
`prior art; and (3) filtering based on short-range service identifiers. The PTAB
`already determined that the first two features, in combination, were well-known
`based on Eagle (EX1005) and Behrens (EX1006).3 Likewise, the PTAB has
`previously found that criteria-based filtering of short-range communicated
`identifiers was also known.4 Patent Owner is estopped from challenging here the
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`3 See EX1015, 7-8 and 15-34 (PTAB determining that Eagle anticipated claims
`including a server receiving a unique identifier from a wireless device over a “wide
`area link,” where that wireless device received the unique identifier from another
`wireless device over a “local wireless link,” and transmitting information back to
`the wireless device based on a policy); EX1031, 46-49 (PTAB acknowledging that
`Behrens teaches using “a combination of UIDs” and that users may “exercise
`control over which or how many UIDs are transmitted”).
`4 See EX1015, 17, 24 (PTAB finding that Eagle discloses determining which
`unique identifiers to send to the server); EX1033, 18-23 (PTAB determining that
`prior art systems disclosed suppressing/filtering communications to servers where
`unique identifiers were previously encountered).
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`PTAB’s findings regarding the same prior art teachings. Ohio Willow Wood Co. v.
`Alps South, LLC, 735 F.3d 1333, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (“Collateral estoppel
`protects a party from having to litigate issues that have been fully and fairly tried in
`a previous action and adversely resolved against a party-opponent.”).
`As Patent Owner’s claims were being cancelled in previous IPRs,
`continuation patents were pursued to switch its filtering criteria to a newly claimed
`but existing parameter (service identifier) of Bluetooth communications taken from
`the prior art. The addition of filtering for known Bluetooth service identifiers to the
`claims cannot confer patentability because the reception of service identifiers and
`their use in filtering search results was known in the prior art, as Olkkonen
`(EX1007) illustrates.
`Ground 1 explains how Eagle in view of Behrens renders obvious most of
`the challenged claims reciting the same short-range/long-range architecture and
`changing identifiers previously presented to the PTAB—and Olkkonen renders
`obvious the “new” but trivial feature of using a service identifier for filtering.
`Ground 2 explains how Kallio (EX1047) further renders obvious dependent
`claims reciting MAC-address-formatted numbers as identifiers.
`Grounds 3-4 explain how Jones (EX1038) further renders obvious
`dependent claims reciting the selection of an image in a user interface.
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`Accordingly, Petitioner requests that the Board institute IPR and cancel the
`Challenged Claims.
`II. STANDING CERTIFICATION
`Petitioner certifies that the ’685 is available for IPR and that Petitioner is
`neither barred nor estopped from requesting IPR of the Challenged Claims. 37
`C.F.R. §42.104(a).
`III. UNPATENTABILITY GROUNDS
`The Challenged Claims are unpatentable as follows:
`Ground References Claims Pre-AIA Basis
`1 Eagle in view of
`Behrens and
`Olkkonen
`1-8, 10, 12-16, 19, 22-23, 26-27,
`31-41, 44-48, 52-54, 57-58, 60-64,
`67-71, 73, 76-77, 79-81, 85-86
`§103
`2 Eagle in view of
`Behrens,
`Olkkonen, and
`Kallio
`25, 55, 78
`3 Eagle in view of
`Behrens,
`Olkkonen, and
`Jones
`53, 59
`4 Eagle in view of
`Behrens,
`Olkkonen,
`Kallio, and
`Jones
`87
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`The ’685’s earliest possible effective filing date is 2008-09-08. EX1001,
`code (60). Each relied-upon reference is pre-AIA §102(b) and/or (e) prior art even
`under the earliest 2008 filing date.
`Name Filing Date Issue/Publication Date
`Eagle (EX1005) 2005-05-05 2005-11-10
`Behrens (EX1006) 2008-04-30 (PCT) 2010-06-03
`Olkkonen (EX1007) 2004-11-03 2009-09-15
`Kallio (EX1047) 2002-05-30 2003-12-04
`Jones (EX1038) 2006-05-15 2007-11-15
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`The Declaration of Mark Lanning (EX1003, ¶¶1-315; “Lanning”) describes
`the prior art’s scope and content at the time of the ’685.
`IV. ’685 PATENT5
`A. Background
`The ’685 is directed to the exchange of information between two wireless
`devices using short-range communications (e.g., Bluetooth), with the aid of a
`remote server using long-range communications (e.g., cellular). EX1001, 1:5-24,
`1:49-2:63.
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`5 Unless otherwise noted, all emphasis in the Petition (including figure annotations)
`is added.
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`Fig. 2 (below) shows one implementation with devices 202 and 204 in short-
`range communication, and device 202 and server 100 in long-range
`communication. EX1001, 5:25-34.
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`Device 204 is associated with a museum exhibit that “transmits identifying
`information [to device 202] using s