Eastman v. Apple (Amended)

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10 DARREN EASTMAN, Case No. 4:18-CV-05929-JST
11 Plaintiff, FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT
12 v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
13 APPLE, INC., Judge: Hon. Jon S. Tigar
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION …………………………………...…………………….................................. 1
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LEGAL STANDARD
6 A. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) …………………………………………….. 2
7 C. Correction of Ownership and § 256 …………...…………………………….………... 4
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9 FACTUAL BACKGROUND OF INVENTIONS
A. Phone-finding Patents …...………………………………………………………...….. 7
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B. Passbook …...………………………………………………………………………… 16
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CAUSES OF ACTION
13 A. PATENT NONJOINDER
14 Count 1 ‘367 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device ……..….…...….. 22
15 Count 2 ‘310 System & Method for Remotely Initiating Lost Mode on Device ………. 32
Count 3 ‘896 Remotely Initiating Lost Mode on a Computing Device ……………....... 45
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Count 4 ‘32 Device Locator Disable Authentication ….….…………….....…….……... 59
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Count 5 ‘98 Bypassing Security Authentication on a Lost Device to Return to Owner .. 65
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Count 6 ‘776 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device ...……...……..… 71
19 Count 7 ‘530 Remotely Receiving and Communicating Commands to Mobile Device . 77
20 Count 8 ‘14 Location-Based Ticket Books ….…....…..…...…….....…………………... 92
21 Count 9 ’495 Location-Based Ticket Books ….…....…..…...…...………..…………... 108
22 Count 10 ‘513 System and Method for Providing Electronic Event Tickets …………. 114
Count 11 ‘530 Delivery of Push Notifications to an Inactive Computing Device …..... 117
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Count 12 ‘748 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device ……………… 121
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Count 13 ‘7530 Remotely Receiving & Communicating Commands to Device …...... 127
25 Count 14 ‘709 Bypassing Security Authentication on a Lost Device to Return Owner 131
26 Count 15 ‘839 Device Locator Disable Authentication ….….……………...….……... 138
27 Count 16 ‘974 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device ……………… 147
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
2 ARGUMENT Page
3 A. Nonjoinder Claims Are Factually Plausible ……………………….…...………...… 157

B. Plaintiffs’ Prior Disclosures Are Enablement ……………………….…………...… 159
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C. Laches Don’t Apply …....……...………………………………………...…………. 163
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D. Conception & Patent Inventorship …………………………………………………. 168
6 E. Reputational Injury Sufficient Alone for § 256 Correction .......................…………. 169
7 PRAYER FOR RELIEF ……………………….………………………………………..…… 172
8 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL ………………………………………….……………...…… 173
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1 TABLE OF EXHIBITS
2 Exhibit 1, Radar #6262545 detailing Find my iPhone invention dated October 1, 2008 ..…… 174
3 Exhibit 2, Email to Jeff Lemas discussing claims dated October 7, 2008 …………….……… 176
Exhibit 3, Email with Eddy Cue discussing claims dated January 27, 2009 …………………. 178
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Exhibit 4, Email with Scott Forstall discussing claims dated February 18, 2009 ……….…..... 180
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Exhibit 5, Email to Scott Forstall asking for patent protection dated March 8, 2009 ………… 182
6 Exhibit 6, Email to Apple PC asking for patent protection dated March 8, 2009
7 This exhibit’s under seal, as privileged communication. See ECF No. 19
8 Exhibit 7, Intellectual Property Agreement dated November 16, 2005 ………………………. 185
9 Exhibit 8, Plaintiff’s lab notebook dated August 28, 2008 ……………………..…………..… 187
Exhibit 9, Plaintiff’s lab notebook dated August 28, 2008 …………….………….………..… 189
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Exhibit 10, Plaintiff’s lab notebook dated August 28, 2008 ………….…………….………… 191
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Exhibit 11, Plaintiff’s lab notebook dated August 30, 2008 ……….………………….……… 193
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Exhibit 12, Plaintiff’s lab notebook dated August 30, 2008 ……………….………….……… 195
13 Exhibit 13, Demand Letter propounded on Apple dated November 2, 2016 ………….…….... 197
14 Exhibit 14, Letter from HR Director promising investigation dated November 17, 2016 ...…. 203
15 Exhibit 15, Screenshot from plaintiff of cloud server performance dated February 5, 2008 …. 205
Exhibit 16, Plaintiff diagnosis of celebrity issue using cloud server dated February 15, 2008 . 207
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Exhibit 17, Plaintiffs ticketing system notes written January 7, 2003 ………………...…….... 210
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19 Exhibit 20, Plaintiffs ticketing system notes dated January 7, 2003 …………...……...…….... 216
20 Exhibit 21, Plaintiffs ticketing system notes written January 7, 2003 ………………...…….... 218
21 Exhibit 22, Milwaukee event where plaintiff lost iPhone dated August 23, 2008 ..…………... 220
22 Exhibit 23, Counsels email to GC Bruce Sewell with read receipts dated Nov. 14, 2016 …… 222
Exhibit 24, Eleven Electronic read receipts ………………………………………………..…. 225
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Exhibit 25, Counsel email to plaintiff dated November 14, 2016 (six hours later) …………... 242
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Exhibit 26, Plaintiffs previous Apple patent award, received a year tardy …………………… 244
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1 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
2 CASES Page
3 A.C. Aukerman Company v. R.L. Chaides Construction Company
960 F.2d 1020, 1032-33 (Fed. Cir. 1992) …………………………………………..…….…… 163
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Advanced Cardiovascular v. Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
5 988 F.2d 1161, 1163 (Fed. Cir. 1993) ..…………….………………………………………….. 163
6 Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc.
7 No. 3:17-CV-00108 (S.D. Cal 2019) …………….……………………………………………. 148
8 Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) ………………………………………………………………………… 2
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Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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776 F.3d 837, 845 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ……………….………………………………………….... 166
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Bayer AG v. Schein Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12 301 F.3d 1306 (Fed. Cir. 2002) …………………………………………………………...…… 150
13 Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly

550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) ….……………………………………………………………………... 2
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15 Berry v. Webb
412 F.2d 261 (C.C.P.A. 1969) ………………………………………………………………… 6, 7
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Brader v. Schaeffer 193 USPQ 627, 631 (1976) …………………………………………………. 2
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Burroughs Wellcome Company v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
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40 F.3d 1223, 1227-28 (Fed. Cir. 1994) ……………………………………………………. 6, 166
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Callicrate v. Wadsworth Manufacturing, Inc.
20 427 F.3d 1361, 77 USPQ2d 1041 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ………………………………………….... 160
21 Caterpillar Inc. v. Sturman Industries
22 387 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2004) ………………………………………………………………... 168
23 Coda Dev. S.R.O. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

No. 5:15-CV-1572 (N.D. Ohio 2016) …………………………………………………………. 163
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Coleman v. Dines
25 754 F.2d 353, 224 (Fed. Cir. 1985) ………...……………………………………………..… 6, 167
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Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation v. Velan, Inc.
27 438 F.3d 1374, 1380 (Fed Cir. 2006) …………………………………………………………….. 3
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1 CASES (continued) Page
Doe v. Hillsboro Independent School District
2 81 F.3d 1395, 1401 (5th Cir. 1996) ……………………………………………………………. 170
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Ecolochem, Inc. v. Southern California Edison Company
4 227 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2000) …………………….………………………………………..... 159
5 Eli Lilly & Company v. Aradigm Corporation

376 F.3d 1352, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2004) ………………..………………………………..………. 165
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7 Ethicon Inc. v. United States Surgical Corporation
135 F.3d 1456, 1460-63 (Fed. Cir. 1998) ………………………….………………..… 5, 164, 165
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Falana v. Kent State University
9 669 F.3d 1349, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2012) …………………………………………………………..... 5
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Faryniarz v. Ramirez
11 No. 3:13-CV-01064-CSH (D. Conn 2015) ……….…………………………………………... 168
12 Filmtec Corporation v. Allied-Signal, Inc.

939 F.2d 1568 (Fed. Cir. 1991) ………………….……………………………………..………… 5
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Fina Oil & Chemical Company v. Ewen
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123 F.3d 1466, 1471 (Fed. Cir. 1997) ………………………………………………………….… 4
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Forest Laboratories, Inc. v. Pillsbury Company
16 452 F.2d. 621, 625 (7th Cir. 1971) ……………………………………………………………… 50
17 General Electric Company v. Wilkins
750 F.3d 1324, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ………………………………………….…………….... 167
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19 Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Rehrig Pacific Company
No. 1:11-CV-01273 (E.D. Cal. 2012) ……………………………………….………………….... 3
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Graham v. John Deere Company of Kansas City
21 383 U.S. 1, 17-18 (1966) ………………………………………………………………………. 159
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Great Plains Trust Company v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
23 313 F.3d 305, 312 (5th Cir. 2002) ……………………………………………………………... 158
24 Hess v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

106 F.3d 976, 980 (Fed.Cir.1997) ……………………………………………………………..…. 4
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26 High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation
5:11-cv-02509 LHK (N.D. Cal. 2015) ..………………………………………………………...... 2
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Holmwood v. Sugavanam
28 948 F. 2d 1236 (Federal Circuit 1991) ………………………………………………………….... 6
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Hor v. Chu
2 No. 11-1540 (2012) ………………………………………………….………..……………….. 163
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In re Angstadt
4 537 F.2d 498, 503 (C.C.P.A. 1976) ………………………………...…...……...…………...… 161
5 In re Brandstadter
484 F.2d 1395, 1406-07 (C.C.P.A. 1973) ………………………………………...…………… 163
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7 In re DeBaun
687 F.2d 459, 462 (C.C.P.A. 1982) ………………………………………………………….... 164
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In re Fisher
9 427 F.2d 833, 838 (C.C.P.A. 1970) ………………………………………..………………..… 163
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In re Reuter
11 670 F.2d 1015 (C.C.P.A. 1981) …………………………………………………………….. 6, 169
12 In re VerHoef
888 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2018) ………………….………………………………… 164, 165
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In re Wands
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858 F.2d 736 (Fed. Cir. 1988) …………………………………………………………..... 160-163
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Iowa State University Research Foundation v. Honeywell Inc.
16 444 F.2d 406 (4th Cir. 1971) …...………………………………………………………………. 168
17 Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. Procter & Gamble Distribution Company
973 F.2d 911, 917 (1992) ……………………………………………………………………….... 6
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19 Knievel v. ESPN
393 F.3d 1068, 1071 (9th Cir. 2005) …………………………………………................................ 3
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Lariscey v. United States
21 949 F.2d 1137, 1141 (Fed. Cir. 1991) ………............................................................................... 50
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Lindemann Maschinenfabrik GMBH v. American Hoist and Derrick Company
23 730 F.2d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1984) …………...………………………............……….………….. 158
24 Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard

79 F.3d 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1996) ………………….…………………………………………... 6, 167
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26 Mann v. Adams Realty Company
556 F.2d 288, 293 (5th Cir. 1977) …………………………………………………………...… 158
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Minerals Separation Ltd. v. Hyde
28 242 U.S. 261, 270 (1916) …………………………………………………………………….... 160
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Mueller Brass Company v. Reading Industries, Inc.
2 352 F. Supp. 1357, 1372 (E.D. Pa. 1972) ……………………………………………………..…. 7
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Pannu v. Iolab Corporation
4 155 F.3d 1344 (Fed. Cir. 1998) …………….……………………….…………………. 6, 159, 165
5 PerSeptive Biosystems Inc. v. Pharmacia Biotech, Inc.

225 F.3d 1315, 1322-23 (Fed. Cir. 2000) ……………………………………………………..…. 5
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7 Popescu v. Apple Inc.
H040508 Cal.App.4th (2016) ……………………………………………………………...…... 169
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Price v. Symsek
9 988 F.2d 1187, 1195 (Fed. Cir. 1993) …………………….………………………………… 6, 167
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R2 Investments LDC v. Phillips
11 401 F.3d 638, 642 (5th Cir. 2005) ……………………………………………………………... 158
12 Roberts v. Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz

57 Cal.App.3d 104 (2nd Dist. 1976) ………………………………………………………….… 16
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SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC
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No. 15-927 580 U.S. (2017) …………………………………………………………………… 164
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Sewall v. Walters
16 21 F.3d 411, 415 (Fed. Cir.1994) ………………………………………………………………… 4
17 Shukh v. Seagate Technology, LLC
803 F. 3d 659 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ………….………...………………………………… 2, 7, 169, 171
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19 St. Joseph Solutions, LLC v. Microtek Medical, Inc.
No. 1:11-CV-388 (S.D. Ohio 2011) …………………………………………………………….... 3
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Stark v. Advanced Magnetics Inc.
21 119 F.3d 1551, 1556 (Fed. Cir. 1997) …………………............................................................. 159
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Tate Engineering, Inc. v. United States
23 477 F.2d 1336, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 1973) …………………….………………………………….... 159
24 Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Company

649 F.3d 1276, 1292 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (en banc) …………………………………………………. 4
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26 Trovan, Ltd. v. Sokymat SA, Irori
299 F.3d 1292, 1301 (Fed. Cir. 2002) ………………………….…………………………… 5, 164
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Tucker v. Naito
28 188 USPQ 260, 263 (1975) …………………………………………………………………..... 164
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United States v. Telectronics, Inc.
2 857 F.2d 778, 785 (Fed. Cir. 1988) ………………………...………………………………….. 160
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University of Colorado Foundation v. American Cyanamid Company
4 105 F. Supp. 2d 1164 (2000) ……………………………………………………………………... 6
5 Vapor Point LLC v. Moorhead

832 F.3d 1343, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2016) ………………….…………………………………….... 165
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7 Vaupel Textilmaschinen KG v. Meccanica Euro Italia SPA
944 F.2d 870 (Fed. Cir. 1991) ….…….……………………………………………………...… 163
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Yeda v. ImClone Systems Inc.
9 443 F. Supp. 2d 570, 630 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) …………….…..…….……………………………. 159
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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
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U.S. Constitution, Article I, § 8 ………………………………………………...……………....… 5
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13 STATUTES
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15 35 USC § 101 ……………………...…………………………………………………………... 133
28 U.S.C. § 1331 …………...………….…………………………………………………………. 1
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28 U.S.C. § 1338 …………………………………………………………………………………. 1
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28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(c) …………..…….…………………………………………………………. 1
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28 U.S.C. § 1441(c)(2) …………………...………………………………………………………. 1
19 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) ……………...…………………………………………………... 150, 160, 163
20 35 U.S.C. § 116 …………………..………………………………………………………….... 165
21 35 U.S.C. § 256 …………...……………………………………………. 1-5, 7, 159, 163-166, 169
22 35 U.S.C. § 261 …………...……………………………………………………………………… 5

35 U.S.C. § 285 …………...…………………………………………………………………… 172
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MPEP § 2164.01(a) ………...………………………………………………………………….. 161
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MPEP § 2164.02 ………...…………………………………………………………………….. 162
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26 MPEP § 2164.05(a) …………..……………………………………………………………...... 162
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RULES
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) …………………………………………………………. 2
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) ……………………………………………………...… 2
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8 PTO REFERENCES
‘631 Detection of System Battery Errors
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‘367 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device
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11 ‘310 Remotely Initiating Lost Mode on a Computing Device
12 ‘896 System & Method for Remotely Initiating Lost Mode on Computing Device
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’098 Bypassing Security Authentication on a Lost Device to Return the Device to the Owner
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‘530 Remotely Receiving and Communicating Commands to a Mobile Device For Execution
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’014 Location-Based Ticket Books
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19 ’495 Location-Based Ticket Books
20 ‘513 System and Method for Providing Electronic Event Tickets

21 ‘530 Remotely Receiving & Communicating Commands to Mobile Device
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‘7530 Delivery of Push Notifications to an Inactive Computing Device
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‘709 Bypassing Security Authentication on a Lost Device to Return Owner
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27 ‘974 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device
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1 COMPLAINT FOR PATENT NONJOINDER
2 Plaintiff Darren Eastman files this complaint for patent nonjoinder, reputational damages
3 and a demand for jury trial against Apple, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants” or “Apple”) and
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1. Darren Eastman’s an individual based at the address on the complaint.
6 2. Apple Inc. is a California corporation with its principal place of business at One
7 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014. Apple may be served through its agent for service
8 process CT Corporation System at 818 West Seventh Street, Suite 930, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
9 JURISDICTION AND VENUE

3. This action arises under 35 U.S.C. § 256. This Court has original jurisdiction over
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this controversy pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and § 1338.
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4. Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and (c) and/or 28
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U.S.C. § 1400(b).
13 5. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Apple; who regularly and continuously
14 do business in this District. Upon information and belief, Apple maintains an office within this
15 District (Cupertino, California). Upon information and belief, Apple’s office in Cupertino is a
regular and established place of business. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Apple;
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because minimum contacts have been established with the forum, and, the exercise of jurisdiction
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would not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.
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INTRODUCTION
19 6. This case concerns multiple patent misjoinder and nonjoinder.
20 7. After being filed as a FAC in Superior Court (solely to add needed forms on
21 August 22, 2018 but without changing brief content) Apple moved the case to this Court on
22 September 27, 2018. The Court severed and remanded wrongful conversion of property and
termination causes of action to the Superior Court on November 14, 2018, citing 28 U.S.C. §
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1441(c)(2) and granting leave to file a SAC; to unify evidence and attach relevant patent claims.
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8. Leave was granted on April 10, 2019 to file a TAC—to state the correlations
25 between plaintiff’s conception and inventions not deemed previous art against the patent claims.
26 9. Plaintiff is the true and original, putative inventor of the “Find my iPhone” feature:
27 which utilizes 13 utility patents filed misjoinder and nonjoinder by Apple. This innovative feature
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1 10. Plaintiff also declared a novel process for redemption of virtual tickets using a
2 mobile device in his 2006 Intellectual Property Agreement (IPA), which matches a ‘14 patent
3 Apple was granted for their “Passbook” application, along with both a ‘495 and ‘513 patents.
Plaintiff is a co-inventor and was misjoinder 3 utility patents.
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11. Plaintiff only discovered being nonjoinder in re the ticketing patents after his
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wrongful termination; while researching previous nonjoinder patents—showing a demonstrated
6 and repeated pattern of discrimination by Apple; including, but not limited to its executives and
7 legal group. While clearly not evident herein, when there’s no apparent disagreement, “as
8 between inventors their word is normally taken as to who are the actual inventors." Brader v.
9 Schaeffer 193 USPQ 627, 631 (1976). A § 256 dispute herein exists between Apple and plaintiff
for both phone-finding and electronic ticketing patents.
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12. Severe reputational damage occurred to plaintiff from both his nonjoinder on
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sixteen patents, and, subsequent wrongful termination.
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13. Apple intentionally caused plaintiff to be unable to secure jobs before and after his
13 wrongful termination at similar companies he was qualified; with strong interest in plaintiff
14 existing at Google and Pixar. This began from Apple’s wrongful “anti-poaching” collusion
15 behavior. High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal. 2015) but continued after his
wrongful termination.
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14. This § 256 case is nearly identical to Shukh v. Seagate Technology, LLC 803 F. 3d
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659 (Fed. Cir. 2015), with the exception Shukh was given an award for his nonjoinder patents and
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told they’d be filed, whereas Apple intentionally concealed patent filings from plaintiff; while
19 still employed by them. This is despite plaintiff reaching out to executives and patent counsel
20 seeking patent protection; both before the feature was ever officially developed, and, after his
21 initial reduction to practice.
22 LEGAL STANDARD
A. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)
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15. 8(a)(2) requires that a complaint contain, “a short and plain statement of the claim
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showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” While a complaint need not contain detailed factual
25 allegations, facts pleaded by a plaintiff must be, “enough to raise a right to relief above the
26 speculative level.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007). Surviving a Rule
27 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss requires sufficient factual matter that, when accepted as true, states a
28 claim that is plausible on its face. Ashcroft v. Iqbal (2009) 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) “A claim has
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1 facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the
2 reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Id. While this
3 standard is not a probability requirement, “where a complaint pleads facts that are merely
consistent with a defendant’s liability, it stops short of the line between possibility and
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plausibility of entitlement to relief.” Id. (internal citation omitted). In determining whether a
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plaintiff has met this plausibility standard, the Court must “accept all factual allegations in the
6 complaint as true and construe the pleadings in the light most favorable” to the plaintiff. Knievel
7 v. ESPN (2005) 393 F.3d 1068, 1071 (9th Cir. 2005).
8 16. In cases denying motions to dismiss §256 claims, plaintiffs identified specific
9 theories the Court could reasonably assess for plausibility. Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Rehrig Pac.
Co. No. 1:11-CV-01273 LJO, 2012 WL 691758, at *3 (E.D. Cal. 2012) (finding that allegations
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plausibly suggested that plaintiff “conceived the distinct wall construction as part of his work on
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the Harvest Tote and this distinct construction was incorporated in the claims of the ‘293
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Patent”); St. Joseph Sols., LLC v. Microtek Med., Inc. No. 1:11-CV-388, 2011 WL 5914010, at
13 *12 (S.D. Ohio 2011) (identifying “connected sleeves” as an element of specific claim of patent
14 that plaintiff allegedly demonstrated to patentee). The plaintiffs distinct work on remotely
15 communicating with a lost device and redeeming virtual tickets is not unlike the Harvest Tote.
17. Herein, plaintiff demonstrates how his work to solve the longstanding problem of
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reliably retrieving a lost computing device was both novel, and, addressed the problem squarely
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enough that permutations such as whether an honest finder or thief may find a lost device before
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the true owner are also solved (or, methods to prevent the device from being erased or
19 repurposed, methods to restrict usage of the device until unlocked by the true owner, methods to
20 see where the device had travelled over time, and, methods to provide messaging for an honest
21 finder to contact the true owner) as identified against the patent claims. Using a cloud server to
22 initiate and manage a computing device when declared lost by the true owner is a further example
of subproblems plaintiff also solved to achieve his successful invention. In re the Passbook
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patents, plaintiff declared a novel method to redeem virtual tickets by generating a barcode on the
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display surface of a mobile device. This declaration was made in his pre-employment Intellectual
25 Property Agreement (IPA) a decade before Apple filed a patent with matching claims.
26 18. Both dependent and independent claims of the sixteen patents in-question are
27 identified using the plaintiffs demonstrated evidence of conception and inventorship, however,
28 “the presumption that an independent claim should not be construed as requiring a limitation
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1 added by a dependent claim” herein exists. Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. v. Velan, Inc. 438
2 F.3d 1374, 1380 (Fed Cir. 2006).
3 B. Correction of Ownership and §256

19. 35 U.S.C. § 256 authorizes District Courts to issue an order directing that a patent
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be corrected to properly reflect inventorship, when necessary. Inventors not properly listed on a
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patent may present important ramifications for the assignee in enforcement. If a patent doesn’t
6 properly list all inventors, the claims can be held invalid, the patent rendered unenforceable, or,
7 litigation related to such enforcement dismissed—based on failure to properly join all inventors.
8 The Federal Circuit has construed §256 to, “provide a cause of action to interested parties to have
9 the inventorship of a patent changed to reflect the true inventors of the subject matter claimed in
the patent.” Fina Oil & Chem. Co. v. Ewen 123 F.3d 1466, 1471 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Further,
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“inventorship is a question of law that we review without deference.” Sewall v. Walters 21 F.3d
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411, 415 (Fed. Cir.1994). “We review the underlying findings of fact for clear error.” Hess v.
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Advanced Cardiovascular Sys., Inc. 106 F.3d 976, 980 (Fed.Cir.1997).
13 20. Here, Apple committed intentional falsehoods by submitting sixteen misjoinder
14 patent applications, which contain plaintiff’s novel and unique invention disclosures. The
15 Passbook patents are a misrepresentation; as other legitimate inventors contributed to plaintiff’s
original invention, but, he was nonjoinder. This resulted from Apple’s gross negligence in not
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honoring its own pre-employment IPA.
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21. Omissions occurred in all sixteen patents, as the putative inventor was nonjoinder;
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especially given Apple had long known the phone finding patents he’d solicited patent counsel
19 and two executives help patenting before Apple’s later filings were intentionally filed misjoinder
20 in other employees’ names. As such, Apple’s actions here constitute inequitable conduct based on
21 incorrect inventorship—these sixteen patents are likely unenforceable.
22 22. Patent applicants who intentionally falsify inventorship to the PTO risk
invalidation of any issued patent based on inequitable conduct. ”Inequitable conduct renders an
23
entire patent (or even a patent family) unenforceable . . . .” Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson
24
& Co. 649 F.3d 1276, 1292 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (en banc). “To prevail on a claim of inequitable
25 conduct, the accused infringer must prove that the patentee acted with the specific intent to
26 deceive the PTO.” Id. at 1290. Accused infringers may allege inequitable conduct as a defense in
27 patent litigations. In light of the particularly strong written evidence plaintiff cites, one could
28 therefore infringe on any of the sixteen patents herein; since Apple deceived the PTO.
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1 23. For example, in 2000, the Federal Circuit found that the District of Massachusetts
2 did not abuse its discretion in holding the asserted patents unenforceable for inequitable conduct,
3 based on incorrect inventorship. PerSeptive Biosys., Inc. v. Pharmacia Biotech, Inc. 225 F.3d
1315, 1322-23 (Fed. Cir. 2000). The Federal Circuit found no clear error in the District Court’s
4
finding that there were, “at least five specific instances of intentional falsehoods,
5
misrepresentations, and omissions” directed to the material issue of inventorship. Id. at 1322.
6 24. Such nonjoinder risks stem from the Constitution, which provides, “The Congress
7 shall have power . . . To promote the progress of science and useful arts by, securing for limited
8 times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.”
9 U.S. Const. Art. I, § 8. Since the Constitution requires that patent rights are to be granted to
“inventors,” this means that those rights can only be granted to individuals and cannot be granted
10
to business entities. Since corporations and business entities cannot take actions without people
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acting on their behalf, only people can conceive of and contribute to patentable inventions.
12
25. Reflecting the common law, 35 U.S.C. § 261 states that, “subject to the provisions
13 of [the 1952 Patent Act], patents shall have the attributes of personal property.” Plaintiffs interest
14 in the patents in-question is supported by binding precedent. Filmtec Corp. v. Allied-Signal, Inc.
15 939 F.2d 1568 (Fed. Cir. 1991).
26. In § 256 determinations, the Court must begin, “with a construction of each
16
asserted claim to determine the subject matter encompassed thereby.” Trovan Ltd. v. Sokymat SA,
17
Irori 299 F.3d 1292, 1301 (Fed. Cir. 2002). After defining the invention, the Court, “is then to
18
compare the alleged contributions of each asserted co-inventor with the subject matter of the
19 properly construed claim to then determine whether the correct were named.” Ethicon, Inc. v. US
20 Surgical Corp. 135 F.3d 1456, 1460-63 (Fed. Cir. 1998). For example, the Federal Circuit in
21 1998 affirmed that an electronics technician was a joint inventor with a medical doctor on a
22 patent for a surgical instrument; based on the technician’s conception of several features of it.
Ethicon, 135 F.3d at 1462-64.
23
27. In 2012, the Federal Circuit affirmed that a scientist’s development of a method of
24
making the genus of claimed chemical compounds was, “enough of a contribution to conception
25 to pass the threshold required for joint inventorship.” Falana v. Kent State Univ. 669 F.3d 1349,
26 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2012). “Where the method requires more than the exercise of ordinary skill . . .
27 the discovery of that method is as much a contribution to the compound as the discovery of the
28 compound itself.’’ Id. at 1358. Plaintiff demonstrates his conception and inventorship by a
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1 significant enough threshold to demonstrate eligibility for joint inventorship of each patent.
2 28. In all inventorship disputes, conception must be proven by the rightful inventor.
3 “Conception is the touchstone of inventorship, the completion of the mental part of invention.”
Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. 40 F.3d 1223, 1227-28 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
4
Inventors listed on a patent aren’t entitled to remain on them if they cannot submit corroborating
5
evidence. University of Colo. Found. v. American Cyanamid Co., 105 F. Supp. 2d 1164 (2000).
6 The Federal Circuit requires evidence to corroborate a purported inventor’s testimony, in order to
7 avoid temptation to remember facts favorable to their case by the lure of protecting their patent,
8 or, defeating another patent. Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard, Inc. 79 F.3d 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1996).
9 29. Further, named inventors cannot be joint inventors without, “some element of joint
behavior, such as collaboration or working under common direction; one inventor seeking a
10
relevant report and building upon it, or, hearing another’s suggestions at a meeting.” Kimberly-
11
Clark Corp. v. Procter & Gamble Distrib. Co., 973 F.2d 911, 917 (1992). Therefore, named
12
inventors, “must contribute in some significant manner to the conception or reduction to practice
13 of the invention.” Pannu v. Iolab Corp. 155 F.3d 1344 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
14 30. The Federal Circuit previously applied a “rule of reason” analysis in order to
15 determine whether a putative inventor has sufficiently corroborated his claim of prior conception.
Price v. Symsek 988 F.2d 1187, 1195 (Fed. Cir. 1993). A "rule of reason" analysis is applied to
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determine whether the inventor's prior conception testimony has been corroborated. Coleman
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v. Dines 754 F.2d 353 (Fed. Cir. 1985). See also Holmwood v. Sugavanam 948 F.2d 1236, 1238,
18
20 USPQ2d 1712, 1714 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (applied in reduction to practice determination) and
19 Berry v. Webb 412 F.2d 261, 266, 162 USPQ 170, 174 (CCPA 1969) "There is no single formula
20 that must be followed in proving corroboration.". An evaluation of all pertinent evidence must be
21 made so that a sound determination of the credibility of the inventor's story may be reached.
22 Coleman, 754 F.2d at 360, 224 USPQ at 862. Factors bearing on the inventor's credibility and on
whether the inventor's testimony has been adequately corroborated are:
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(1) delay between the event and the trial, (2) interest of corroborating witnesses, (3)
24
contradiction or impeachment, (4) corroboration, (5) the corroborating witnesses'
25 familiarity with details of alleged prior structure, (6) improbability of prior use
26 considering state of the art, (7) impact of the invention on the industry, and (8)
27 relationship between witness and alleged prior user.
28 In re Reuter 670 F.2d at 1021 n. 9, 210 USPQ at 255. Notwithstanding this list of factors, case
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1 law clearly mandates some type of corroborating evidence to support an inventor's testimony.
2 Coleman, 754 F.2d at 360, 224 USPQ at 862.
3 31. Joint inventorship has been described as “one of the muddiest concepts” of U.S.
patent law. Mueller Brass Co. v. Reading Indus., Inc. 352 F. Supp. 1357, 1372 (E.D. Pa. 1972),
4
however, the plurality of undisputed facts here may provide District Courts a clearer precedent
5
than Shukh v. Seagate Technology, LLC 803 F. 3d 659 (Fed. Cir. 2015); when applying a “rule of
6 reason” test. Shukh helped establish that a putative true inventor may seek a correction of
7 ownership when reputational damage has clearly occurred. This case may clarify future § 256
8 cases; by reinforcing the necessary link between patent nonjoinder and reputational damage. A
9 plurality of evidence supporting conception and inventorship should prevail; the “rule of reason”
test shouldn’t require such insurmountable burden an honest inventor cannot reasonably prevail.
10
In other words, the corroboration requirement of the “rule of reason” test shouldn’t be extended
11
past reasonable bounds—this “formula” is poorly defined since Berry in 1969.
12
FACTUAL BACKGROUND OF INVENTIONS
13 A. Phone-finding Patents
14 32. Plaintiff was awarded a ‘631 patent for battery firmware technology he solely
15 invented during the development of the MacBook Air computer at Apple. This allowed the
practical sustainability of a product design where the laptop battery is permanently attached (not
16
user serviceable) and thus increased plaintiff’s credibility and value at Apple.
17
33. After plaintiff lost his original iPhone in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2008, he
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invented a novel method and apparatus for locating a lost smartphone or computing device; which
19 solves the longstanding problem of an honest finder not being able to return the device—as well
20 as the true owner reliably finding the device, and, proving it rightfully belongs to them.
21 34. After conducting a basic reduction to practice, plaintiff detailed his invention in a
22 Radar application ticket to begin implementation (which is date/time stamped and unchangeable)
before “shopping” the new feature internally to decision-makers at Apple.
23
35. The market advantage predicated Apple should allow users to retrieve their lost
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devices using its cloud services; which allow for solving the longstanding problem of reliably
25 retrieving a lost smartphone—which may be found by either an honest finder, or, a thief.
26 36. Plaintiff knew prior art existed for finding (only) the static location of a lost
27 smartphone, but, realized that even if he’d had a Blackberry instead of an original iPhone, such
28 prior art still would’ve been of little use in helping him retrieve his device. Plaintiff knew that his
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1 iPhone was somewhere in Miller Park during a Milwaukee Brewers game, but, he had no way to
2 signal to the eventual honest finder (a stadium employee) that it was actually his phone and not
3 another patrons, no way of determining if or when the phone may have been taken outside the
stadium, no way to continue tracking the phones location over time as the battery depleted, no
4
way to inform an honest finder that the phone was lost, and finally, no method to allow an honest
5
finder to contact the plaintiff (or somebody he knew) to notify him of its whereabouts.
6 37. Lastly, no way to signal the device so that it could be found if it’d become “lost”
7 but was still in the owner’s proximity existed; such as under a sofa cushion, or in the original case
8 depicted herein…falling under the plaintiff’s stadium seat.
9 38. Plaintiff had several volunteers helping him search for his iPhone during the MLB
baseball game. Since vanishing after plaintiff had held open a heavy door for an elderly patron, it
10
was unknown if a thief had removed it from the nearby ground, or, if it’d been lost at an earlier
11
point travelling to his seat.
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39. Plaintiffs iPhone was recovered by a stadium employee in a nearby concourse. The
13 employee took the device to the lost and found desk, whereupon plaintiff similarly was inquiring
14 about it. Plaintiff realized he had no method of proving his iPhone was in-fact his and was lucky
15 that very few iPhones were then in-use by the public. While plaintiff offered to unlock the phone
to prove that it was his, this is often not possible, or, the device may not have a passcode.
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40. Numerous other factors have contributed to this problem as smartphones have
17
become more common; with many lost devices being found, but never retrieved from the
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resulting found property custodian (or police station) because of the standing problem of proving
19 the device truly belongs to the owner claiming it.
20 41. Determining a device’s physical location once statically (as in previous art) is not
21 always very helpful as the only method of returning the device to its rightful owner.
22 42. Plaintiff realized that if he’d had a lost “discovery” mode on his iPhone, he could
have actuated it with one of his wife’s devices. This would have given the honest Miller Park
23
employee who found it clear instruction as to how to contact the true owner. When arriving at the
24
lost and found desk, plaintiff could have explained that his lost message and wife’s phone number
25 were on the display screen when the home button was pressed. This proves beyond doubt that the
26 device belonged to the true owner—and not an opportunist thief.
27 43. Later at Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport, the magnitude and regularity
28 of lost devices became evident to plaintiff, as loudspeaker messages were played for several items
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1 of value which travelers had mistakenly left at the security checkpoint, including mobile phones.
2 This caused plaintiff to reason that police had a stricter definition of discerning whether an
3 expensive smartphone belonged to one inquiring about it. The simple problem of having
recovered devices of similar models or colors makes authenticating lost property in large public
4
locations much harder. An additional burden exists of not mistakenly giving a lost smartphone to
5
the wrong owner in good faith—since it’s easy for multiple persons to be looking for lost
6 smartphones, many of which look very similar to each other, and, all of which were lost in the
7 same area. Even when honest finders are exclusively involved in finding and attempting to return
8 lost electronic devices, many problems still existed. Again, observing that an iPhone was lost in
9 an airport statically on a map does nothing to help the true owner either recover it, or, prove that
it’s rightfully their device once found and not another customer.
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44. Plaintiff realized that if he lost his iPhone in the airport, even if the other barriers
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to identifying him as the owner didn’t exist, he’d still have difficulty recovering it without the
12
ability to send a custom notice to the phone that any user could see; without requiring a passcode,
13 or, knowledge of how to specifically operate a smartphone. Eventually, we all must leave on a
14 flight, so, it becomes much harder to contact the owner while they’re in transit skyward, and now,
15 without a phone to be reached at. Sending a smartphone messaging to call the airline or a family
member becomes increasingly valuable. Even when arriving at a final destination, most people do
16
not have another telephony device. Even if one has a secondary mobile phone, there’s no method
17
to learn about the lost device—without an honest finder being given the means to communicate
18
with the true owner.
19 45. Plaintiff realized device security needed to be guaranteed for such functionality; so
20 that only a registered user could activate or deactivate a lost “discovery” mode; else it could be
21 compromised, manipulated or accidentally used without the true owner’s knowledge, or, in some
22 cases, used to wrongfully track an individual’s movements. The solution to this problem was to
have only one user account allowed to operate the feature, and, it needed to be used with the same
23
credentials on a second device—which also authenticates with a cloud server.
24
46. Plaintiff realized using such a server allowed for an honest and secure way of
25 independently verifying that the true owner of the smartphone had properly vetted credentials.
26 This helps prevent a third party from intercepting (or otherwise assuming) the authority of the
27 true owner without their knowledge.
28 47. Plaintiff further realized that using a cloud server also provided an easy method to
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1 help manage the device check-ins, and, dynamic location information requests themselves from
2 being used or accidentally being made available to a third party. A secure connection can thus be
3 made in both directions; irrespective of whether the communication mediums a cellular network,
or, a switched network providing wireless Internet access.
4
48. Plaintiff determined Apple already had such a cloud infrastructure to manage
5
secure connections to its devices, even if it was a computer and not a smartphone. A reduction to
6 practice could occur completely on Apple’s demark, without requiring a third-party.
7 49. Plaintiff was granted privileged access in 2007 to Apple’s cloud servers, as a result
8 of his work on the “Back to my Mac” networking feature built into Mac computers; which allows
9 one to connect to other Macs they owned, when connected using a uPnP or NAT-PMP compliant
network connection. 1 Plaintiff had the ability to not only run queries to determine reachability
10
statistics of a registered device, he could also “watch” to see if a device had registered for use—a
11
vital part of his reduction to practice with a cloud-based, user account. Plaintiffs work on Back to
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my Mac saw him involved in the development and support of the feature, as well as its
13 documentation. Moreover, he worked with a small team of network engineers who used Apple’s
14 cloud servers to manage the features usage and supportability when issues arose.
15 50. An example screenshot taken of the cloud server operating from the console on
February 5, 2008 is presented by plaintiff in Exhibit 15.
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51. As a result of performing expert, high-level engineering diagnosis and
17
troubleshooting when supporting and validating unreachable computers and routers, or, bugs in
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the product itself, plaintiff knew how to manipulate network location data; which, in-turn would
19 produce the approximate geographic location.
20 52. Rush Limbaugh famously complained on his nationally syndicated radio show,
21 when Back to my Mac didn’t allow him to see or connect to his Florida-based Macs. After the
22 logs and other info necessary were given to plaintiff, he diagnosed the issue as a connectivity bug
affecting computers with the same host name, which was then fixed in an update. Plaintiff used
23
his exclusive access (which most engineers did not have) to the cloud severs to validate Mr.
24
25 1
With Back to My Mac, you can connect to your other Macs securely over the Internet.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204618
26 Ironically, plaintiff wrote the original version of this article, which now has a significant error. It states the minimum
version of OS X required is 10.7.5, but, the recommended earliest version is actually 10.5.7. Otherwise, Mr.
27 Limbaugh would never have been able to use the feature; which debuted in the initial 10.5.0 “Leopard” release.
Apple issued a number of connectivity fixes in 10.5.7 resolving all known support issues plaintiff had identified.
28 Further, plaintiff recommended 10.5.7 as the minimum supported version, which was done with that updates release.
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1 Limbaugh’s case, and, later verified that his computers successfully connected after supplying
2 him a test fix—later incorporated in the public Mac update. Plaintiff also arranged to have a
3 Knowledge Base article written by the .Mac support team to provide a temporary workaround,
until such time as the software update was released. See Exhibit 16.
4
53. Mr. Limbaugh was thrilled, stating on air he was appreciative of Apple’s
5
troubleshooting response and instructed his IT assistant not to reveal plaintiffs name, or, anyone
6 at Apple involved; for fear of them suffering reputational damage, as later reported in Fortune
7 magazine. 2 Note this Huffington Post story explains that the plaintiff was assigned to investigate
8 (mainly) his Back to my Mac issue with Mac OS X Leopard. 3 This occurred initially at the
9 request of the Office of the CEO. Mr. Limbaugh had experienced a Leopard software bug, having
previously well-understood how to use his computers.
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54. Plaintiff couldn’t have imagined his novel method to reliably retrieve a lost
11
smartphone or computing device would end up much later causing him reputational damage from
12
his own employer; who’s CEO Mr. Limbaugh had appealed to for assistance, and, who’d
13 previously mentored the plaintiff before recruiting him to join Apple.
14 55. In retrospect, Mr. Limbaugh seemed to predict and protect the plaintiff from
15 unreasonableness by Apple for his diligence in helping him; a work habit ultimately causing his
later untimely and wrongful termination. The multiple innovations plaintiff generated which’re
16
eligible for patent protection may have additionally caused his demise (through no fault of his
17
own) from engineers and management who felt somehow upstaged; particularly his own manager.
18
56. Plaintiff completed a successful reduction to practice a few weeks before
19 submitting a Radar ticket for development consideration, and, date/timestamping for Apple’s
20 patent counsel to use in prosecuting IP. Plaintiff attached his lab notebook entries (which are
21 contained as exhibits) as well as sharing them with several employees.
22 57. Plaintiff had simulated making and receiving a request to initiate a lost
“discovery” mode by manipulating and observing the cloud server for the corresponding user
23
account. Plaintiff was able to verify that he could get lookup information on-demand every time
24
he ran his test script. Log entries and database records showed that the privileged user account
25
26 2
Rush Limbaugh gets special treatment from Apple.
http://fortune.com/2008/03/12/rush-limbaugh-gets-special-treatment-from-apple/
27 3
Rush Limbaugh Pleads to Steve Jobs on Air: Help Fix My Mac!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rush-limbaugh-pleads-to-s_n_91866
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1 logged in on both the iPhone and the cloud server were successful. Plaintiff further proved the
2 communications were happening with encryption; which meant the queries between the “lost”
3 iPhone and the cloud server weren’t susceptible to interception or third-party manipulation.
Plaintiff thus declared a successful reduction to practice.
4
58. Plaintiff began exploring the problem of a lost iPhone still needing communication
5
when the battery was depleting each day; even without an honest finder or thief intervention.
6 Push communication for email is commonly used to update changes in the background, and, can
7 also be used for some third-party applications which synchronize data. Plaintiff found that it was
8 possible to selectively engage “Airport Mode” as a workaround to suppress network instructions
9 or queries; which greatly extended the battery life, while allowing only a cellular connection.
59. In the same method wireless network drivers are put into a low power state mode
10
to save energy and activated when needed in computers, plaintiff discovered the baseband
11
connection to the cellular network could be managed in a similar way; by setting a preference that
12
only one user could execute. This would allow iPhone to be sent the remote command instruction
13 to begin conserving the battery energy when it reached a defined threshold. It also allowed this
14 instruction to not be abused by another person if they were to use their phone briefly, as this
15 instruction would only be activated remotely from the cloud server.
60. Plaintiff determined after his initial reduction to practice that the power savings
16
threshold could be set to a lower value, like 50% of total charge; to prevent other applications’
17
instruction sets updating in the background, if the device was lost in one’s home, for instance.
18
61. Plaintiff deduced the usage case of customers losing a device and enabling lost
19 “discovery” mode when it’d just fell under their sofa cushion, was likely quite high. While the
20 phone may have a message on it to call your spouse’s phone if found, and, will appear as being at
21 one’s residence on a map, it still doesn’t help one locate the device inside the already known area.
22 62. It occurred to plaintiff that playing a sound, or, even speaking something using a
recorded message (in whatever language the device was setup) would accomplish this task using
23
the same internal remote messaging already being used. Playing beeps and explosions from a
24
sound effects soundtrack on plaintiffs iPhone (while it was placed under a sofa cushion) proved
25 this reality, and, constituted another reduction to practice. Plaintiff further knew how to disable
26 sleep on Mac computers when the display is closed and latched, which isn’t available as a
27 customer setting; for obvious reasons. Despite the speakers now being located under a closed
28 display bezel while in-use, plaintiff found that a Mac placed under a blanket (or large beanbag
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1 chair) was still audible enough to be heard; even with just simple beeps, such as Morse code.
2 63. Determining a threshold for when to begin power savings when the device had
3 been declared lost was another consideration plaintiff contemplated. If several email accounts
were using push and/or applications were updating in the background, it would be premature to
4
stop this if their phone was found in another room of their home or office 15 minutes later. One
5
would certainly want to confirm the iPhone was lost someplace nearby; which causes the initial
6 lost “discovery” mode to start, however, they’d take comfort knowing the device wasn’t in danger
7 of being stolen and continue using it a few minutes later, after retrieval. Every other previous time
8 plaintiff had lost his personal mobile devices, root cause from falling out of a pocket, a belt
9 device, or, a failure of the belt device. If the owner was at home or work, the device presumably
will be found rather quickly. Even if it took an hour to find a lost phone in a large home or office,
10
it may not be prudent to cause the phone to be effectively “turned off” and require manual update;
11
for operations which normally would occur asynchronously without user direction. It also
12
occurred to plaintiff that the distinctive noises used when incoming email and text messages
13 arrive may function as a supplemental aide; when attempting to find a mobile phone that’s fallen
14 under the couch, or, is buried in a laundry basket, for example.
15 64. Realizing this feature would require the use of the cloud server infrastructure to
implement his claims, plaintiff contacted VP Eddy Cue on January 27, 2009. Mr. Cue oversaw
16
Apple’s cloud services and replied that it was a good idea and now, “something we have on our
17
list to consider.”
18
65. Plaintiffs assertion about the necessity of Mr. Cue’s cloud server team being
19 necessary for implementation is a fine example of him already conducting a reduction to practice,
20 otherwise, it’d be premature speculation to solicit input for an iOS feature from another, unrelated
21 team. iOS could easily open a map or gather network information without the necessity of a cloud
22 server. Plaintiff had deduced that a privileged cloud-based user account must be used in order to
solve this longstanding problem; otherwise an existing AppleID credential could’ve been used.
23
For convenience after implementation, AppleID’s could by synchronized with a cloud-server
24
account to inherit such a role, but, it wasn’t possible at that time.
25 66. Plaintiff had discovered that a server connection could audit, parse and otherwise
26 manage conditional responses on a lost device when logic was necessary; which a typical
27 AppleID account cannot do, and, was widely adopted at the time for exclusively using Apple’s
28 services. An Apple cloud-based account was only used at this time to send and receive email. No
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1 predetermined logic was available with either such accounts; which is necessary to accomplish
2 the novel tasks needed to implement this feature. This will be discussed further in the claims.
3 67. Instead of exclusively providing push email service, plaintiff determined that
cloud-based user account usage at Apple would need amending to allow the intelligent responses
4
he needed to properly authenticate and provision a lost device “discovery” mode; which runs like
5
an application on a remote server—managing the user-defined parameters of the features
6 functionality, and, ensuring that several predetermined factors are enforced, as well as providing
7 real-time updating of the devices current state and location. Prior art doesn’t accomplish this.
8 68. If the lost device was moved ten miles, for example, previous art wouldn’t be able
9 to produce a movement path while it occurred, or, otherwise display a waypoint the device had
previously travelled. Previous art only showed a device in the location it resided when the
10
discovery request was made. It offered no autonomous or asynchronous ability to dynamically
11
update the user when something changed with the device, after the owner declared it lost.
12
69. A thief could steal a smartphone at a train station and the user could see it was at
13 the station, but, couldn’t discern if the device was then suddenly taken on a train. The same
14 location would show if the owner than searched a few minutes later, but, the network connection
15 was unavailable or slow; especially if the device was powered-off. While the owner was still
frantically checking the public areas of the train station, the thief is now many miles away.
16
70. A thief could thus disguise their “tracks” and present location of the phone by than
17
changing the SIM card and turning the phone back on. The plaintiff’s invention allows this to be
18
combated by the cloud server account taking over the mobile devices management until it’s been
19 deactivated. Even if the battery was fully depleted and then recharged by a thief, the iPhone
20 would remain in lost “discovery” mode until deactivated.
21 71. This has the additional side-benefit of discouraging theft, as the stolen device
22 instead becomes a liability and cannot be used; thus, its expensive cash value is no longer
realizable for a thief. As long as the application session for the lost phone continues running on
23
the cloud server under the direction of the true owner, it cannot be defeated on the device itself.
24
72. Using a .Mac email account could not populate a devices location on a map as
25 previous art does; which is clear to those unskilled in the art of networking or programming.
26 Whereas Apple’s struggled to understand this, a jury most decidedly won’t. Why the plaintiff
27 would recruit a busy cloud and music executive in re an iOS feature for a smartphone and then
28 attempt patent protection for Apple is clear indication that the existing problems facing lost
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1 computing devices had been overcome solely by plaintiff.
2 73. Plaintiff emailed VP Scott Forstall (of iOS) on February 18, 2009 and explained
3 his new feature; along with his necessary, previous exchange with Mr. Cue. Mr. Forstall
responded that, “it was a good suggestion.”
4
74. Before the June 15, 2010 release of the “Find my iPhone” feature, plaintiff emailed
5
Mr. Forstall on March 8, 2009; asking if patent protection should be sought, but never received
6 another response from him. Voicemails left for Mr. Forstall were not returned.
7 75. Plaintiff was then unsuccessful soliciting Apple’s patent counsel, whom he
8 emailed on March 24, 2009. PC acknowledged plaintiffs’ message less than an hour later, but
9 never responded further. See ECF No. 19 for sealed Exhibit 6. Despite being the sole inventor of
this novel method and apparatus to locate a mobile device, plaintiff was nonjoinder from thirteen
10
patent applications; later filed in 2012 and 2013, and, subsequently granted by the PTO.
11
76. After plaintiff discovered he was wrongfully terminated while sick at home
12
working on an issue at the CEOs request, his subsequent investigation with counsel found
13 multiple patent misjoinder and nonjoinder.
14 77. Plaintiff’s counsel sent a demand letter to Apple, see Exhibit 13. After promising
15 an investigation by an Apple Director which never occurred (see Exhibit 14) talks broke down
and Apple didn’t respond further—even after CEO Tim Cook asked legal to follow-up.
16
78. Severe medical issues affecting plaintiff and his counsel, coupled with
17
unemployment since Apple wrongfully terminated him and damaged his reputation, has caused
18
his pro se status. Apple’s unclean hands continue gifting plaintiff, years after his departure.
19 79. It’s obvious to those unskilled in the art that plaintiff’s novel method and apparatus
20 to find a lost smartphone is not previous art; else the commanding market advantage for such
21 functionality would’ve been realized long ago by other competitors, or, third-party software
22 developers. It explains best why the PTO even granted Apple the phone-finding patents.
80. Plaintiff developed several novel solutions for the longstanding problem of
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reliably retrieving a lost smartphone, especially if discovered by an honest finder. Experiments
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and work product plaintiff disclosed to others at Apple was stolen and used to implement
25 plaintiffs enabling invention; misjoinder patents were then intentionally prosecuted by Apple for
26 individuals with no role whatsoever in developing a solution now adored and used by millions.
27 81. Worse, Apple’s patent counsel was disclosed with this invention over two years
28 earlier. The overwhelming dated, written evidence suggests that Apple not only had unclean
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1 hands, but, intended to intentionally defraud plaintiff from the very beginning. In criminal
2 matters, this is known as mens rea. Apple than ignored plaintiff’s counsel for over a year before
3 he filed litigation. Now that Apple’s compelled, they argue plaintiffs novel work was previous
art; demonstrating they cannot interpret basic block diagrams, descriptions or drawings. Apple
4
thus argues it doesn’t understand basic authentication, batteries, networking or programming;
5
despite all being necessary for its products to operate. This ignorance proves Apple’s malicious
6 intent, else they would not sell hundreds of millions of devices per year. The question of legal
7 ethics must also be raised, with Apple’s patent counsel intentionally deceiving its client.
8 82. The Court could identify the plaintiffs unique work product from examining his
9 lab notebook, yet the assignee (Apple) of the patents in-question has been unable. Even if Apple’s
prior art regurgitation under the best light is selective presentation of incomplete facts, it’s still
10
incorrect. Roberts v. Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz, 57 Cal.App.3d 104 (2nd Dist. 1976).
11
B. Passbook
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83. Plaintiff previously worked for Cal State Fullerton; in an IT role oriented (but not
13 limited) towards Mac users. He thus supported the Cultural Affairs department; who’s tasked
14 with the universities box office, which includes performing arts ticketing for hundreds of events
15 per year. Plaintiff also supported Titan Athletics, including its baseball broadcasting operation.
84. Plaintiff regularly interfaced with a third-party who made expensive software for
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managing a box office operation, which ran on a Macintosh AppleShare IP Server. The software
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offerings in the ticketing area were unreliable, and, didn’t solve the several problems institutions
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who cannot afford Ticketmaster had; which included issuing free tickets and not being able to sell
19 tickets online. Redeeming tickets not sold directly from a box office can be impossible, with most
20 usage cases herein not being able to sell tickets online. Patrons still had to call or visit the box
21 office to purchase tickets, as “print at home” ticketing didn’t exist yet.
22 85. Plaintiff identified the problem of ticket redemption as the hurdle in solving this
longstanding problem, and, it represented a challenge existing outside the ticket issuing authority.
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This is why third-party software capable of selling event tickets was unable to solve this problem,
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making it a necessarily incomplete solution. At the very least, human labor was heavily required
25 at multiple tiers to support paper tickets; being in use for over a century and still needing to be
26 printed—even if they were sold with software at the box office or other point-of-sale.
27 86. Selling free or reduced-price tickets was impossible with Ticketmaster, as it costs
28 the hosting entity to process each transaction; which isn’t cost-effective for education and
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1 nonprofits. While Ticketmaster can reliably sell tickets online, they couldn’t be redeemed without
2 a human to audit and interpret their authenticity. As a result, while Ticketmaster offered a
3 convenient solution for patrons to choose and purchase tickets online, it still failed to solve the
longstanding problems inherent with redemption; as either paper tickets were issued in the mail,
4
or, were made available at the event box office, aka as Will Call. Any labor savings derived from
5
online sales was thus replaced with delivery and redemption, making it inefficient for the venue.
6 87. One problem ticket redemption ushers face in education and nonprofits is being a
7 dedicated function not suitable for internship credit. It’s a paid or volunteer job, despite not being
8 able to also accomplish other related tasks, like helping patrons find their seats. For free and
9 reduced-price events, such cost can be prohibitive enough to limit numbers of performances
which might otherwise occur.
10
88. The combined cost of providing reliable ticket sales and redemption is prohibitive
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without also paying Ticketmaster to offer online sales and physical delivery; which require
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barcode scanners and a standing contract, as well as additional training.
13 89. In addition to such issues, the ability to make changes to a venue seating plan
14 based on performance was not easy and cost prohibitive. Box office software relied upon standard
15 templates, which would upset the order of the corresponding database if overly manipulated. The
result of trying to change the seating plan for one event dynamically could later threaten the later
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stability of the system; causing the software to then fail at the worst possible time—often when
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the box office was open. Flexibility was impossible to manage with reliability, while also creating
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an unruly amount of labor for the ticket administrator; to make one seating plan change.
19 90. In 2002, plaintiff began charting possible solutions for these varied problems,
20 usually after intervening when the University ticketing operation suddenly failed. Plaintiff
21 interviewed many persons associated with managing and producing ticketed performances,
22 including professors who taught courses with live performance requirements. The number of
events potentially offered for the community was hindered by the standing problem of no solution
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existing for education, nonprofit or small civic ticketing outside Ticketmaster; which still didn’t
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additionally solve the longstanding problem of virtual ticket redemption.
25 91. Worse, even if entities could afford Ticketmaster, they still had the extra costs
26 associated with physically redeeming paper tickets—as well as still needing box office staff to
27 handle transactions before and during the event. Having one person responsible for the box office
28 (as in such situations) means its impractical to expect them to work seven days a week. Lastly, the
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1 need to handle cash meant existing students already working on the production in some capacity
2 couldn’t be tasked to handle managing the box office for an hour or two. The public expects a box
3 office to sell other tickets than just the current event occurring, which also introduces training and
security access issues for the student volunteer who’s helping with makeup, etc.
4
92. Independent ticket management represents such a tangible point for education and
5
nonprofits it often precludes them from selling tickets outside their own distribution means—the
6 cost exceeds any profit. The innovations in the Passbook patent affords a method to escape
7 paying such fees, irrespective of whether it’s exercised by merchants. This proves beyond doubt
8 plaintiff’s disclosures in his IPA wasn’t prior art; else it’d been implemented much earlier. Digital
9 redemption allowed the second prong of online ticket sales to thus succeed for the first time.
93. Creating a method and apparatus to solve these longstanding ticketing problems
10
required plaintiff to explore different methods of solving them with app and web technology;
11
which uses a locally owned and controlled server to than communicate and audit transactional
12
detail when a patron arrives to redeem their ticket, change their ticket on-demand for different
13 performance or time, or, requests a refund. The ability to dynamically change a seating plan also
14 required using a database for experimentation and reduction to practice with a lasting solution.
15 94. The ability of redeeming tickets with an electronic device (such as a computer or
PDA) or printed at-home avoided the problem of needing dedicated, paid staff to take tickets;
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allowing event ushers to instead focus on helping patrons find their seats and answering questions
17
about the performance. Event security could even listen for a beep from University equipment in
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entrance lanes, which would indicate a valid ticket had been presented to the authorization reader
19 at the entrance. So many computers and PDAs used then (and even now) in academia meant it
20 was reasonable for bringing along to a campus event. Most faculty, staff and students are
21 regularly instructed to not leave their electronic devices in their vehicles for theft reasons, so,
22 such devices are regularly silenced or otherwise powered down in backpacks, or, under seats.
95. Using mobile devices to redeem tickets which were also purchased online wasn’t
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just a novel convenience itself; it meant one person could reliably manage the operation of taking
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and validating patrons’ tickets, instead of 5-6. For events which utilized event security, one guard
25 at the entrance could alternatively handle such duties themselves, freeing up valuable financial
26 and time resources for nonprofits. This also helps combat the problem of having two ticketed
27 performances occurring with overlap in two different venues on-campus; as it only requires two
28 persons, instead of ten. Scaling the size of the performance or venues upwards for sporting events
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1 or local touring events causes an even higher level of efficiency in needed resources. Using
2 automated ticket redemption means one person can manage both automated entry lanes, and also,
3 a single line for exception cases. Such efficiency means less ushers; especially for events which
aren’t sold-out. Since ticket sales are known before the event, it allows academia and nonprofits
4
to not overwork their usher staff, some of which may be volunteers, or, may comprise the bulk of
5
their paid, hourly event staff. Overall, digital ticket redemption means local communities can
6 enjoy more performing arts than could otherwise be staged.
7 96. Some of the raw methods/tools plaintiff used to prototype his innovation appear in
8 the two sentences of approximate space plaintiff was given to declare his previous art in his
9 Intellectual Property Agreement; which Apple HR required him to complete during orientation on
his first day of employment—explaining he otherwise couldn’t be paid or start his position, as
10
expected. Plaintiff asked for more paper and more time, both of which were declined by Apple’s
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HR. Plaintiff assumed he could amend his IPA later, since the central premise of developing a
12
complete ticketing solution was listed. The plaintiff’s recruiter had no guidance or ability to affect
13 an IPA amendment, either. Given plaintiff had relocated and was in temporary housing without
14 his possessions, losing his new position was of particular concern.
15 97. In the same sense one cannot object to concrete and heavy machinery being used
to erect a new building, its similarly obtrusive to expect a software creation not to be created
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using databases and programming. The tools plaintiff used for creating such an important
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invention cannot be used against him; to deny his patent eligibility. A patent for a new kind of
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concrete, for example, would still need to be mixed and transported with existing construction
19 equipment while being developed. It’s fundamentally impossible to use an application on any
20 device which handles ticket redemption without a database. For any responsible scale, it’s
21 necessary for two databases to exist—one for the local device the patron uses to buy and redeem
22 the ticket, and yet another to manage the overall server for the venue using the invention.
98. Steve Jobs mentored plaintiff previous to his start date at Apple, being particularly
23
impressed with his acute problem-solving ability and attention to detail. In 2006, plaintiff
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disclosed the ticketing problems and his solution; as it represented a tangible profit opportunity
25 for Apple. One solution plaintiff explored with Mr. Jobs was simply adding ticketing services to a
26 dedicated section of the iTunes application, or, creating a new application dedicated to ticketing.
27 This would allow education and nonprofits to sell tickets for free, while charging a modest fee for
28 all others. The fact commissions weren’t paid by everybody would be offset by selling more
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1 Macs, as iPhone didn’t exist yet, however, Mr. Jobs and plaintiff did discuss ways of redeeming
2 tickets sold by Apple with a Palm Treo 650; which is the smartphone Mr. Jobs was using at that
3 time. Plaintiff was using a Blackberry. Discussion loomed over whether it was reliable to use
third-party devices; as opposed to offering digital redemption only on Apple devices, which could
4
be strictly controlled.
5
99. This prompted the thought experiment of attending a concert at nearby Shoreline
6 Amphitheater; redeeming tickets using a Palm Treo 650, a PowerBook, and, a printed barcode on
7 paper. The use of paper was deemed not environmentally sound and inconvenient compared to a
8 device you carry most of the time anyway, one of which Apple currently made. Taking a
9 notebook computer to a commercial concert or sporting event is impractical and might conflict
with local security restrictions. Mr. Jobs and plaintiff agreed that the Palm Treo 650 was the most
10
logical redemption method, overall.
11
100. Since iPhone was under development for several years before its announcement
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without most employee’s knowledge at Apple, it’s unclear if Mr. Jobs was already considering
13 the later suitability of iPhone for redeeming tickets, or, if his discussions with plaintiff helped
14 convince him that an Apple phone project was worth the risk. In the same manner Mr. Jobs
15 flushed out the problems of ticket redemption with plaintiff; he later did this with other
employees in re iPhone’s multitouch interface…by using a finger for all operations. This is why
16
Mr. Jobs indicated that this feature should be tabled until smaller Apple devices were available.
17
101. Plaintiff was concerned about HRs shortcomings with his IPA and mentioned this
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at a meeting a few months later with Mr. Jobs, who indicated that nobody would challenge his
19 authority in this area—he’d ensure plaintiff was included in patents. Mr. Jobs than whimsically
20 stated that it didn’t matter, “because [plaintiff] was always going to work for me and that neither
21 of us are going anywhere.” He then mentioned the monopoly Ticketmaster had could further be in
22 jeopardy, and, that he was proud of plaintiff for his diligence in solving the problem for education
and nonprofit; while still making it profitable now for Apple.
23
102. One example plaintiff had mentioned in this area with Mr. Jobs was his idea of
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adding a ticket sales field to participating artist pages on iTunes. This would allow tickets to be
25 purchased directly from iTunes for concerts, while offering an opportunity to sell customers
26 digital music from that artist at the same time. Concerts seemed like an ideal trial for Apple to
27 enter the online ticketing marketplace; as the element of risk was manageable with a box-office to
28 intervene if a technical problem occurred. The impetus also existed, Mr. Jobs reasoned, for bands
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1 who weren’t selling their music on iTunes to begin doing so; as a result of the vastly more
2 favorable ticketing offering Apple could offer them that competitors couldn’t. The corresponding
3 result was Apple standing to profit from their iTunes music sales; in return for providing free or
deeply discounted ticket sales, which could be redeemed digitally for convenience. Mr. Jobs
4
theorized if Paul McCartney was touring, it was a great opportunity to also offer Beatles albums
5
on iTunes. Plaintiff agreed and stated that the benefit afforded to lesser-known artists was
6 significant and still represented a tangible profit center for selling their music on iTunes. Trying
7 to find a cost-effective way to sell tickets for lesser-known artists would help them discover the
8 equality they’d enjoy; selling their music alongside major recording labels in the same place.
9 103. It was clear Mr. Jobs saw the potential for Apple to offer a more compelling
solution than Ticketmaster; since they could do no better than using paper as a redemption model,
10
and, would lose revenue simultaneously to larger accounts who simply wanted to pay less fees,
11
while offering patrons a more elegant redemption model than Ticketmaster. In the last mention of
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this topic, plaintiff voiced his concern to Mr. Jobs that Ticketmaster would somehow steal (or
13 later develop through parallel innovation) his idea. Plaintiff never expected his own company
14 would finally start development and then leave him off the patent; despite having originally made
15 an IPA declaration before his Apple employment.
104. Unlike the phone-finding patents, the Passbook patent involves additional claims
16
not undertaken by plaintiff, however, his initial discoveries, trial and error, discussions with Mr.
17
Jobs, IPA and his notes represent enabling technology—without which, the rest of the invention
18
couldn’t exist, or, have purpose. The significant amount of time which plaintiff spent working on a
19 solution for this longstanding problem before he even worked at Apple, and, nearly a decade
20 before Apple pursued it carries considerable weight.
21 105. Apple filed for the Passbook patent nonjoinder of plaintiff on June 9, 2013. Apple
22 never disclosed its development or patent disclosures to plaintiff, despite being the originator of
the novel idea and having an IPA on-file that legal could examine anytime.
23
106. Mr. Jobs death on October 5, 2011 may explain Apple’s failure to join all
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inventors, however, it’s clear Apple doesn’t consult employee IPAs before new patent filings, else
25 this wouldn’t have occurred, and, plaintiff would’ve been contacted by PC for his disclosures—as
26 Apple’s obligated to perform; given the Constitutions strict guidance patents are only for
27 individual inventors to be named and not entities.
28 107. In re the three Passbook patents, Steve Jobs was also nonjoinder. Mr. Jobs helped
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1 plaintiff flush out the eventual claims stemming from his innovation and had suggested that
2 mobile devices should be later used exclusively for redemption. This patent relies on a mobile
3 phone to operate the ticket books. As principal inventor, plaintiff feels Mr. Jobs should also be
added as a co-inventor; despite his being deceased.
4
108. The careless and offensive method Apple uses to decide inventors doesn’t account
5
for who actually participated in the claims, who previously declared IP before employment, or,
6 even during their Apple employment. Given the co-founder of Apple is also nonjoinder on the
7 three Passbook patents proves such negligence. Plaintiff is hopeful the Court may order Mr. Jobs
8 also be named as a co-inventor of said patent in a corresponding certificate of correction.
9 CAUSES OF ACTION
A. Patent Nonjoinder Claims
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COUNT 1 Patent 8,666,367
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Remotely locating and commanding a mobile device
12
109. The ‘367 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically 1, 4,
13 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 28 as listed below. Evidence is supported by
14 Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit
15 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
110. Claim 1. A computer-implemented method performed by a mobile device, the
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method comprising: accessing, by the mobile device, a notification service on a server separate
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from the mobile device, the notification service hosting a plurality of command collection topics,
18
where a distinct mobile device is subscribed to each command collection topic; accessing, by the
19 mobile device, a command collection topic hosted on the notification service and subscribed to by
20 the mobile device; polling, by the mobile device, the command collection topic subscribed to by
21 the mobile device to determine that one or more new remote command messages have been
22 received by the command collection topic subscribed to by the mobile device; retrieving, by the
mobile device, in response to the determining that one or more new remote command messages
23
have been received by the command collection topic, at least one of the one or more new remote
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command messages included in the command collection topic subscribed to by the mobile device,
25 wherein the one or more new remote command messages identify commands to be executed by
26 the mobile device; determining, by the mobile device, whether the command identified by the
27 retrieved remote command message can be executed by the mobile device; publishing, by the
28 mobile device, a result message associated with the command to a result topic hosted on the
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1 notification service; and selectively executing, by the mobile device, the command based on a
2 result of the determining.
3 111. The principal embodiment and feature of both this claim and patent necessarily
concern the cloud server; particularly as depicted by plaintiff in his design notes. The cloud server
4
in plaintiff’s embodiment matches the plurality of services the notification service (or server)
5
provide herein. Plaintiffs first mention of the server appears in Exhibit 8, where he discloses,
6 “location data sent to Apple” as the third process step; followed by a discussion of
7 communicating predetermined power state changes actuated from the server, along with,
8 “display[ing] lost message on phone using device privilege mode, if user wishes to do so.” This
9 implies the usage of the server hosting a plurality of command collection topics, such as placing
the lost device into lost “discovery” mode, displaying a message on the lost device, playing a
10
sound on the device, or, finding its location on a geographical map. The lost device is subscribed
11
to receiving notifications from the server as a result of the true owner declaring it lost and logging
12
into the cloud server, whereby placing said device into lost “discovery” mode; so, functionality of
13 the lost device is reduced to limited operations as may be issued using remote command
14 messages. The interpretation and receiving of multiple remote commands are simply part of the
15 overall embodiment of the invention; whereas providing the lost devices resistance is adequate,
and, a communication method’s available; remote command interactions may occur
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asynchronously—provided lost “discovery” modes still enabled by the true owner. Additionally,
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plaintiff disclosed that an entire subprocess of the overall embodiment is named “Message”
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because the notifications which may be received or sent by the mobile device from the cloud
19 server are command collection topics. A notification and message are often considered the same
20 in programming. For example, plaintiff expected to use the methods (using the C programming
21 language) UNMutableNotificationContent, UNTimeIntervalNotificationTrigger,
22 UNLocationNotificationTrigger, and finally, UNNotificationRequest to manage the remote

command messages and their interactions between the lost device and cloud server. 4 This would
23
allow a remote message to be sent and displayed on the lost device, it would allow for a message
24
to be sent with new geographical coordinates when the location of the device has changed, and,
25 finally, control both the actuation and cessation of lost “discovery” mode; in addition to handling
26
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Local and Remote Notification Programming Guide
27 https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/
SchedulingandHandlingLocalNotifications.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008194-CH5-SW1
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1 other remote command instructions on-demand from the true owner using the cloud server. The
2 usage case of playing a sound as a remote command on the lost device (as discussed in the factual
3 background for finding a device lost under a sofa, for instance) instead, the UNNotificationSound
method would be used, and, appear in an example non-mutable array as “content.sound =
4
[UNNotificationSound defaultSound];” to so cause the lost device to emulate sound as the result
5
of a remote command message being sent from the cloud server. Plaintiff expected to use a non-
6 mutable array for playing sound on the lost device to allow the true owner the option to also
7 speak through the device remotely; as opposed to just playing a default sound.
8 112. Exhibit 9 demonstrates a remote command message showing both the current and
9 two former locations of a lost iPhone on a geographical map overlay; with the four buttons used
to issue other remote-control messages (such as locating a selected device from a registered list)
10
also being depicted in the lower example.
11
113. Exhibit 10 focuses on inter-network connectivity between lost devices and the
12
cloud server, which is herein managing notifications. The user record mapping in the lower
13 example demonstrates how a plurality of devices controlled by a true owner can be subscribed (or
14 unsubscribed) from receiving remote command message when lost “discovery” modes enabled;
15 as well as demonstrating the connection scheme used to manage such connections and events.
114. Exhibit 11 includes a narrative for handling devices while they’re thought to have
16
been stolen. Plaintiff explains multiple instances where remote command messages are being sent
17
to the mobile device from the cloud server. First is the assertion that, “we could lock the device
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and invalidate the true passcode while privileged mode is in-use” juxtaposed with the observation
19 that a remote command message to reverse the former command is necessary; “we must allow the
20 device to be unlocked due to accidental enabling [of the feature] or the phone being found.” Even
21 disabling lost “discovery” mode requires sending a remote command message to invalidate the
22 initial message; as otherwise it’d be impossible to remove the message for an honest finder after
the device was found, for instance. The resulting discussion in re law enforcement captive modes
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represent the need for sending additional, custom remote command messages from the cloud
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server to the lost device; which may have a lost person along with its geographical proximity.
25 115. Exhibit 12 shows the cloud server communicating with different data sources to
26 present the location data of a lost device on a geographic map overlay. This also represents a
27 remote command message to find the device being executed; with the results being shown in
28 either a standalone application, or, a web browser. Secondly, another remote command is
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1 depicted in a notification message displayed on the lost device, for an honest finder to use in its
2 return to the true owner; which, has necessarily been issued by the cloud server after lost
3 “discovery” mode had initially been enabled.

116. Claim 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the command
4
comprises a locate command.
5
117. The locate command (as described in the claim) is discussed in operative detail in
6 Exhibit 8, while the user interface example for locating a device is shown in Exhibit 9; where a
7 “Find Devices” button than locates the devices current geographical position. This position is
8 then charted on a user interface element with map overlay, as illustrated supra in the same
9 exhibit. Apple’s Figure 8 shows the receive locate command 805 denoting the impression of the
“Find Device” button in plaintiffs Exhibit 9. After determining the location 810 and 815, the
10
resulting geographic coordinates are published as a result message 820; which is received by the
11
cloud server in plaintiffs Exhibit 8 and Exhibit 10, allowing it to generate the position(s) of the
12
lost device on a map overlay in Exhibit 9.
13 118. Claim 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:
14 determining one or more geographic coordinates indicating a location of the mobile device; and
15 including the one or more geographic coordinates in the result message.
119. The plaintiff illustrates such an example in Exhibit 9, indicating the location of the
16
mobile device in a result message; listed with one or more geographic coordinates. The user
17
interface element plaintiff depicts is very similar to Apple’s example in Figure 9 and Figure 10;
18
where “Jake’s” iPod is shown on map 900 and 1005, using 915 and 1025 to denote the position of
19 the music player. Plaintiffs example in Exhibit 9 shows an iPhone user interface element; which
20 indicates where on the map (precisely as in 915 and 1025) the lost device has been located—not
21 just in one location as Apple cribs here, but also in two previous locations in nearby cities. It’s
22 plainly obvious the lost iPhone has been most recently located (and charted geographically) in
Los Gatos; with previous locations charted in Cupertino and Saratoga.
23
120. Additionally, plaintiff discloses the method for “presenting data of device
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location” in Exhibit 12, where a diagram depicts that the location data for the lost device may be
25 presented in a web browser (as in Apple’s Figure 9 and Figure 10 examples) or via an
26 application on either a computer or mobile device; in addition to the possibility of a custom user
27 interface for iPhone itself containing map charting. In the plaintiff’s embodiment, a lost iPhone is
28 located through a network, with the corresponding position recorded and reported by the cloud
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1 server; which, in turn may populate any of the various application or web browser control node
2 examples with geographic map charting, along with a result message.
3 121. Plaintiff mentions in Exhibit 8 under the “Message” section, “display phone
location after translating the GPS location for web display. Show device in map on web app or
4
page” as well as the linked subprocess stating, “chart lost path since last activation by user (if
5
running again) chart previous “check-in” spots for map.” The final linked subprocess states,
6 “display device movement with charting of each check-in.”
7 122. Claim 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the command
8 collection topic subscribed to by the mobile device includes a plurality of command nodes, where
9 each command node corresponds to a distinct remote command type and the at least one remote
command message is retrieved from one of the pluralities of command nodes.
10
123. Plaintiff describes a plurality of command nodes in Exhibit 9; where each
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command node corresponds to a distinct remote command type. In plaintiffs’ example, four
12
buttons are displayed, with only the “Find Devices” button visible—one of the three iPhones in
13 the device list (to the right) hasn’t been placed into lost “discovery” mode. Once a device has
14 been located, the three other buttons activate. Plaintiff had planned for these buttons to play a
15 sound to locate the device when lost in a user’s proximity, remotely erase (or wipe) the device,
and finally, to display a message on the display screen of the lost device for an honest finder.
16
Plaintiff depicts this example remote command type in Exhibit 12, whereas the “Example Lock
17
Screen When Lost” depicts a message indicating that the users iPhone is lost. The message also
18
provides a number to ring the true owner; not unlike Apple’s example with Jake’s iPod.
19 124. Claim 12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further
20 operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: supplying
21 authentication credentials associated with the mobile device to the notification service.
22 125. Plaintiff depicts the authentication credentials associated with the mobile device to
the notification service under the “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9; whereas the true owner of a
23
lost device is authenticating using a privileged user account against the cloud server, which is also
24
in-use on the lost device. The fields labeled for username and password are plainly evident,
25 however, the “User Records Mapping” in Exhibit 10 reveals additional authentication details;
26 showing how user records and SSL are used between a lost mobile device and a known computer
27 using the same privileged account credentials. A depiction of the cloud server and it’s connected
28 network topology with lost devices is provided supra, in the same exhibit.
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1 126. Claim 13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the
2 command comprises a locate command.
3 127. As discussed supra, the locate command denoted in this claim is represented by
the plaintiff in his embodiment as the “Find Devices” command node button in Exhibit 9.
4
128. Claim 14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, further
5
operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: determining one or
6 more geographic coordinates indicating a location of the mobile device; and inserting the one or
7 more geographic coordinates into the result message.
8 129. Herein this claim now reinforces the computer (or server) side of the claims for
9 application ambiguity. The server presents and records the location data transmitted from the lost
mobile device on a map overlay. As discussed supra in claim 5, plaintiff illustrates an example
10
indicating the location of the mobile device in a result message; listed with one or more
11
geographic coordinates in Exhibit 9. The user interface element plaintiff depicts is very similar to
12
Apple’s later example in Figure 9 and Figure 10, where “Jake’s” iPod is shown on map 900 and
13 1005; using 915 and 1025 to denote the position of the music player. Plaintiffs example in
14 Exhibit 9 shows an iPhone user interface element; which indicates where on the map (precisely
15 as in 915 and 1025) the lost device has been located—not just in one location as Apple shows, but
also in two previous locations in nearby cities. It’s plainly obvious the lost iPhone has been most
16
recently located (and charted geographically) in Los Gatos, with previous locations charted in
17
Cupertino and Saratoga. Additionally, plaintiff discloses the method for “presenting data of
18
device location” in Exhibit 12, where a diagram depicts that the location data for the lost device
19 may be presented in a web browser (as in Apple’s Figure 9 and Figure 10 examples) or via an
20 application on either a computer or mobile device; in addition to the possibility of a custom user
21 interface for iPhone itself, which contains map charting. In the plaintiff’s embodiment, a lost
22 iPhone is located through a network, with the corresponding position recorded and reported by
the cloud server; which, in turn may populate any of the various application or web browser
23
examples containing geographic map charting, along with a result message. Plaintiff mentions in
24
Exhibit 8 under the “Message” section, “display phone location after translating the GPS location
25 for web display. Show device in map on web app or page” as well as the linked subprocess
26 stating, “chart lost path since last activation by user (if running again) chart previous “check-in”
27 spots for map.” The final linked subprocess states, “display device movement with charting of
28 each check-in.”
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1 130. Claim 15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further
2 operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: establishing a
3 connection to the notification service over a wireless data connection.

131. The plaintiff illustrates establishing a connection to the notification service over a
4
wireless data connection in Exhibit 10, whereas the “Connection Path Network” diagram shows
5
both a cellular and wireless network connection potentially communicating with the recovery user
6 media access control, or server. An iPhone is labeled as “iPhone Wi-Fi” and connected to the
7 Internet cloud, which is connected to the notification server.
9 command collection topic subscribed to by the mobile device includes a plurality of command
nodes, where each command node corresponds to a distinct remote command type and the at least
10
one remote command message is retrieved from one of the pluralities of command nodes.
11
133. As previously described supra in claim 9, plaintiffs Exhibit 9 shows how each
12
command node corresponds to a distinct remote command type. In this example embodiment, the
13 plaintiff has one remote command message ready to be transmitted, which will locate the mobile
14 device selected in the device list; further placing it in lost “discovery” mode. In Figure 3 of the
15 application, login begins the process at 305; presenting a list of linked mobile devices in 310, a
user then selects a mobile device from managed devices in 315, available commands for the
16
selected device occur in 320, and, finally, the true owner can select a remote command to be
17
executed in 325. The plaintiff discloses the same, identical process in his earlier embodiment.
18
Exhibit 9 and 10 show logins, while Exhibit 9 also shows a mobile device selected in the device
19 list, with the “Find Devices” button representing a remote command; just as in 320 and 325 in
20 Figure 3.
21 134. Claim 19. A mobile device comprising processor electronics; a storage medium
22 storing instructions executable by the processor electronics to cause the processor electronics to:
establish a connection to a notification service on a server separate from the mobile device, the
23
notification service hosting a plurality of command collection topics, where a distinct mobile
24
device is subscribed to each command collection topic; access a command collection topic hosted
25 on the notification service and subscribed to by the mobile device; poll the command collection
26 topic subscribed to by the mobile device to determine that one or more new remote command
27 messages have been received by the command collection topic subscribed to by the mobile
28 device; retrieve, in response to the determining that one or more new remote command messages
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1 have been received by the command collection topic, at least one of the one or more new remote
2 command messages included in the command collection topic subscribed to by the mobile device,
3 wherein the one or more new remote command messages identify commands to be executed by
the mobile device; execute a command identified by the retrieved remote command message;
4
identify in the remote command message a result topic hosted on the notification service; and
5
publish a result message associated with the command to the identified result topic hosted on the
6 notification service.
7 135. Plaintiff’s illustrated supra how his exhibits demonstrate how a mobile device
8 establishes a connection to a notification service on a cloud server; which hosts a plurality of
9 command collection topics—subsequently than subscribed to future remote message commands

when a lost device has detected lost “discovery” mode activated by the true owner from a cloud
10
server. Plaintiff also demonstrates how a remote command message has been successfully
11
executed on a mobile device. The first example’s in the “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9;
12
depicting Darren’s iPhone being selected from a registered device list, followed by having lost
13 “discovery” mode enabled by the authenticated cloud server user pushing the “Find Device”
14 button. The “Example UI” shows a second remote command execution since subscription; with
15 said lost iPhone being presented on a geographic map overlay with its current position, alongside
two previous locations since it detected appreciable movement since being declared lost. The lost
16
“discovery” mode allows such remote command messages to be sent, which in this example, is
17
requesting the geographic location coordinates of Darren’s iPhone. Exhibit 12 shows a tertiary
18
example of remote command execution on a mobile device after its been necessarily subscribed.
19 The user interface element clearly depicts a message for an honest finder, which includes the
20 means to contact the true owner. This message has been sent from the server in Figure 11,
21 whereas (nearly identical) honest finder remote command message 1110 is displayed on the
22 display surface 1105. The five process steps listed in Figure 12 mirror exactly plaintiff’s
embodiment; which has created examples such as the honest finder message, where it retrieves
23
the command in 1210 from the cloud server and ultimately executes it on the mobile device at
24
1225, with the corresponding result of the command messages execution 1220 being sent to the
25 cloud server.
26 136. Claim 21. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the command comprises a
27 locate command.
28 137. Herein this claim now reinforces the mobile device side of the claims for
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1 ambiguity. As discussed supra in claims 4 and 13, the locate command in this claim is shown by
2 the plaintiff in his embodiment as the “Find Devices” command node button in Exhibit 9.
3 138. Claim 22. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause
the processor electronics to: retrieve one or more geographic coordinates from a location
4
processor included in the mobile device; and generate a result message including the one or more
5
retrieved geographic coordinates.
6 139. Herein this claim now reinforces the mobile device side of the claims for
7 ambiguity. The mobile device may use a built-in GPS circuit, or, it may use network location
8 approximation; depending on whether GPS circuitry is built-into the device. As discussed supra
9 in claim 5, plaintiff illustrates an example indicating the location of the mobile device in a result
message, listed with one or more geographic coordinates in Exhibit 9. The user interface element
10
plaintiff depicts is very similar to Apple’s later example in Figure 9 and Figure 10, where
11
“Jake’s” iPod is shown on map 900 and 1005, using 915 and 1025 to denote the position of the
12
music player. Plaintiffs example in Exhibit 9 shows an iPhone user interface element; which
13 indicates where on the map (precisely as in 915 and 1025) the lost device has been located—not
14 just in one location as Apple shows, but also in two previous locations in nearby cities. It’s
15 plainly obvious the lost iPhone has been most recently located (and charted geographically) in
Los Gatos, with previous locations charted in Cupertino and Saratoga. Additionally, plaintiff
16
discloses the method for “presenting data of device location” in Exhibit 12, where a diagram
17
depicts that the location data for the lost device may be presented in a web browser (as in Apple’s
18
Figure 9 and Figure 10 examples) or via an application on either a computer or mobile device; in
19 addition to the possibility of a custom user interface for iPhone itself; which contains map
20 charting. In the plaintiff’s embodiment, a lost iPhone is located through a network, with the
21 corresponding position recorded and reported by the cloud server; which, in turn may populate
22 any of the various application or web browser examples containing geographic map charting,
along with a result message. Plaintiff mentions in Exhibit 8 under the “Message” section,
23
“display phone location after translating the GPS location for web display. Show device in map
24
on web app or page” as well as the linked subprocess stating, “chart lost path since last activation
25 by user (if running again) chart previous “check-in” spots for map.” The final linked subprocess
26 states, “display device movement with charting of each check-in.”
28 the processor electronics to: establish a connection to the notification service over a wireless data
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1 connection.
2 141. Herein this claim again reinforces the mobile device side of the claims for
3 ambiguity. As discussed supra in claim 15, plaintiff establishes a connection to the notification
service over a wireless data connection in Exhibit 10, whereas the “Connection Path Network”
4
diagram shows both a cellular and wireless network connection potentially communicating with
5
the recovery user media access control, or server. An iPhone is labeled as “iPhone Wi-Fi” and is
6 connected to the Internet cloud, and, to the notification server.
8 the processor electronics to: present, in response to executing the command, a message on a
9 display of the mobile device.

143. This has been previously interrogated, especially in claims involving the specific
10
example herein of instructions causing a message being drawn on the display of the mobile device
11
by a processor in Exhibit 12; such as claim 1, claim 5, claim 9, claim 14, claim 19 and claim 22.
12
144. Claim 25. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause
13 the processor electronics to: output, in response to executing the command, an alert comprising
14 one or more sounds to a speaker included in the mobile device.
15 145. In addition to the discussion supra concerning how plaintiff intended to play a
sound on a lost mobile device with a remote command instruction from a cloud server in claim 1,
16
a button is reserved for this purpose in the “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9. This is explained
17
at 62 and the planning for the remote command instruction to play a sound at 123.
18
146. Claim 28. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the command collection topic
19 subscribed to by the mobile device includes a plurality of command nodes, where each command
20 node corresponds to a distinct remote command type and the at least one remote command
21 message is retrieved from one of the pluralities of command nodes.
22 147. Herein this claim again reinforces the mobile device side of the claims for
ambiguity. As previously described supra in claim 9 and claim 18, plaintiffs Exhibit 9 shows
23
how each command node corresponds to a distinct remote command type. In this example
24
embodiment, the plaintiff has one remote command message ready to be transmitted, which will
25 locate the mobile device selected in the device list; further placing it in lost “discovery” mode.
26 The plaintiff has the same, identical process in his previous IP depicted herein. Exhibit 9 and 10
27 show logins, while Exhibit 9 also shows a mobile device selected in the device list; with the
28 “Find Devices” button representing a remote command, just as in 320 and 325 in Figure 3.
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1 COUNT 2 Patent 8,881,310
2 System and method for remotely initiating lost mode on a computing device
3 148. The ‘310 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically 1, 2,
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1,
4
Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit
5
11 and Exhibit 12.
6 149. Claim 1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, by a lost
7 computing device, an authorized command to initiate lost mode on the lost computing device,
8 wherein the authorized command includes contact information associated with a requesting user;
9 initiating, by the lost computing device, lost mode on the lost computing device, wherein
initiating lost mode comprises: locking the lost computing device; suppressing select functionality
10
of the lost computing device; displaying the contact information on the lost computing device;
11
transmitting first location data identifying an initial geographic location of the lost computing
12
device, wherein the first location data includes a first time the lost computing device was at the
13 initial geographic location; upon a determination that the lost computing device has traveled
14 beyond a geographic distance from the initial geographic location, transmitting second location
15 data identifying an updated geographic location of the lost computing device, wherein the second
location data includes a second time the lost computing device was at the updated geographic
16
location; and upon an amount of time elapsing after transmission of the second location data,
17
transmitting third location data.
18
150. Plaintiff invented a method to initiate a lost “discovery” mode on a lost device,
19 which locks the device from regular use; until such time as the true owner deactivates lost mode.
20 151. Plaintiff outlines this in Exhibit 8; in the second line of the flowchart, showing the
21 order in which, the novel processes occur when the feature’s activated by the true owner of the
22 phone or device. The first step highlights the true owner making the declaration the device is lost,
with the second step being the user activating lost “discovery” mode.
23
152. Activating lost “discovery” mode’s accomplished by logging in to a cloud server
24
with a privileged user account, that’s also enabled on the lost phone. The user may choose a
25 button (or other user interface element) to send the instruction to both the cloud server, and,
26 phone which activates lost “discovery” mode. Throughout the phone finding patents, Apple uses
27 the term lost mode to denote the same thing as plaintiffs lost “discovery” mode.
28 153. The privileged user account is listed in the device’s contacts, which allows it to
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1 differentiate it from others. This stops any condition from occurring where an improper or
2 unintended user could use their cloud-based server account to initiate lost “discovery” mode,
3 which may jeopardize the true owners use of the device, or, ability to find it if it’s actually lost.
154. The concept of using a unique user account on the device and cloud-server is
4
shown in the “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9. The interface has a field for the privileged
5
user’s username and password to be entered, for login to the cloud server.
6 155. The concept of using a button (or other user interface element) to send a remote
7 instruction to a device to initiate lost “discovery” mode after being declared lost by the true owner
8 is also depicted in Exhibit 9. A radio button depicting the text “Find Devices” appears next to a
9 list of potential devices the currently logged-in cloud server user may initiate lost “discovery”
mode upon. It’s possible a user may have multiple other devices or smartphones and/or may be
10
the privileged user for other users’ smartphones; such as minor children or employer owned
11
devices used primarily in the workplace. The user in the example embodiment shown in plaintiffs
12
Exhibit 9 has three iPhones for which they’re the privileged user for.
13 156. Displaying the contact information of the true owner on the lost computing device
14 is the sixth process step in plaintiffs Exhibit 8 flowchart. An example lock-screen of the device
15 when it’s been locked and placed into lost “discovery” modes further depicted in Exhibit 12.
157. The example interface element shows that the name used for registering the iPhone
16
has been used in the “lost phone” message text; so that an honest finder would know at least the
17
first or last name of the true owner. A telephone number that the true owner can be reached at is
18
also depicted underneath for the honest finder, and, can be programmed dynamically by the user
19 from the cloud-server, or, as a predefined contact number when the feature is initially enabled on
20 the device. This allows the true owner to use a different contact number if they’re traveling, or,
21 not able to answer the previously defined contact telephone number for the lost device, for
22 example. Nonetheless, an instruction is sent to the lost device with this vital information; along
with a visual reminder that the true owner could still use their passcode (if they enabled one) to
23
unlock the device and disable lost “discovery” mode, without needing to only do so using the
24
cloud-server. For many cases where a lost device is simply misplaced in the true owner’s
25 proximity (such as falling out of a pocket and under a sofa cushion) this allows for the
26 convenience of not needing to return to a secondary device to instruct the cloud server to end lost
27 “discovery” mode.
28 158. The transmitting first location data identifying an initial geographic location of the
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1 lost computing device is the third step listed in plaintiff’s operation flowchart in Exhibit 8.
2 Therein, plaintiff stated, “location data sent to Apple” and it’s known from the beforementioned
3 factual narrative that the location data was managed by the cloud-based server; both for the
periodic (or on-demand) location tracking of the lost device, and, displaying such waypoints on a
4
user interface on a map.
5
159. Plaintiff depicts the fifth process step in this exhibit as, “chart lost path since last
6 activation by user (if running again, chart previous “check-in” spots for map” followed
7 immediately by a sub-process step which states, “display device movement with charting of each
8 check-in.” This is important, because the final element of the first claim states, “wherein the first
9 location data includes a first time the lost computing device was at the initial geographic location;
upon a determination that the lost computing device has traveled beyond a geographic distance
10
from the initial geographic location, transmitting second location data identifying an updated
11
geographic location of the lost computing device, wherein the second location data includes a
12
second time the lost computing device was at the updated geographic location; and upon an
13 amount of time elapsing after transmission of the second location data, transmitting third location
14 data.” Here, the patent refers to the ability of charting progress waypoints over time, or, when the
15 devices GPS or location-based network data indicate it’s been moved a tangible distance from the
previous waypoint. Herein plaintiff’s doing the same thing; with the earlier example of a phone
16
becoming lost at a train station and then moving away as a thief leaves on a departing train. The
17
true owner has the ability to determine with relative certainty that the lost device has moved since
18
it’s last check-in—with the cloud-based server managing the location data being sent from the
19 device at either user-defined, or, programmatic variable intervals.
20 160. The example interface in Exhibit 9 depicts a visual interpretation of such a
21 scenario. It shows that the lost iPhone is currently in Los Gatos, but, had reported a location
22 change twice; once, along the border of Saratoga, with another reported location change on the
border of Cupertino. Without knowing the particulars of how this iPhone was lost, an impartial
23
observer who observed its true owner logging into the cloud-based server and pushing the “Find
24
Device” button on their computer may reasonably discern the iPhone was lost around the Apple
25 campus in Cupertino, and further, was likely inside either an honest finder or thieves vehicle
26 travelling towards Los Gatos. The obvious determination is that the iPhone has been recovered
27 from where it was lost and now is in-transit. This incremental updating of the location proximity
28 of the lost device signals a firm departure from Apple’s incorrect previous art assertion; which
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1 only shows a static point, and also, doesn’t help determine the location waypoints of the lost
2 device during the time when it’s not been dynamically located.
3 161. Often, an honest finder may intercept a lost device and begin looking for the owner
in the proximate location it’s discovered (which would show it was still near the origination point
4
of the device becoming lost) or, a thief might attempt instead to move as far away as possible to
5
avoid detection and thus increase the chances greatly of never being caught. In such an example,
6 the thief has boarded a train and could even be in another county or state during the same duration
7 an honest finder would instead be frantically trying to find the true owner in the train station; the
8 clear difference of which would be visually depicted with the map overlay interface generated by
9 the cloud-based server.

162. Claim 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the status data includes location data
10
identifying the location of the computing device and is associated with a time indicating when the
11
status data was gathered from the computing device.
12
163. As discussed supra, when the plaintiff’s embodiment has been actuated (by lost
13 “discovery” mode being enabled by the true owner authenticating to the cloud sever) the location
14 and timestamp information Apple herein denotes as status data is recorded when the device
15 appreciably changes location by a measurable threshold. As covered in the previous example in re
the flowchart in Exhibit 8, having the time associated with a geographic waypoint is valuable.
16
The cloud server must use time as a reference point for both authentication and identifying when
17
a device has appreciably moved when declared lost, as must all computers. The timestamp in the
18
corresponding cloud server log helped plaintiff’s reduction to practice, for example, as he could
19 see that the device he was requesting status information from had successfully registered its
20 location. Moreover, the plaintiff’s demonstration of this in-practice is contained in Exhibit 9;
21 where the lost iPhone’s shown having been in three nearby cities since it was declared lost and
22 the “discovery” mode had been enabled via the cloud server. Lastly, Exhibit 8 mentions under
the “Progress” section of the flowchart that, “display device movement with charting of each
23
check-in” as well as the preceding, “chart lost path since last activation by user; if running again,
24
chart previous “check-in” spots for map.” The status data is gathered from the computing device
25 and registered with the cloud server; which can necessarily reconcile the associated collection
26 time, especially when displayed on a map with location waypoints depicted.
27 164. Claim 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the status data is transmitted upon the
28 remaining battery life associated with the computing device reaching a predetermined milestone.
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1 165. The plaintiff discusses battery considerations as a subject matter expert in the
2 narrative summary, however, plaintiff’s notes in Exhibit 8 discuss transmitting the location status
3 data of the device based on measured power states; which themselves represent a predetermined
resistance milestone. Plaintiff states, “location data is sent to Apple” before a conditional
4
statement in the flowchart stating, “try until battery deplete” followed by “continue indefinite if
5
power adaptor connected.” Herein plaintiff demonstrates appropriate demonstration of a
6 resistance milestone by plainly identifying a predetermined power state change.
7 166. Claim 5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein initiating lost
8 mode further comprises: presenting a user interface element on the lost computing device that is
9 configured to enable the lost computing device to contact the requesting user based on the contact
information associated with the requesting user.
10
167. Here again we see language describing the display of a “lost, please contact”
11
message on the display of the device that’s now been placed in lost “discovery” mode. This is
12
depicted exactly in Exhibit 12; wherein an example message states that the name of the users
13 iPhone has been lost, and, to call a pre-populated telephone number for the privileged contact.
14 168. Moreover, plaintiff circled for importance in the same diagram a note stating,
15 “user record allows storage of device names and contact numbers.” This user record is for the
privileged user of the device, which has a contact info record containing a telephone number like
16
any electronic vCard does. Not one difference exists between plaintiff’s original implementation
17
in his notes, and, the patent claims and diagrams submitted by Apple to the PTO.
18
169. The reason for this perfect match between plaintiff (and later) Apple’s method of
19 displaying a contact on the device display when in lost “discovery” mode’s because no other
20 possibility exists by which to accomplish such a task reliably; one doesn’t know when they may
21 misplace or have their device stolen—hence it’s novel because otherwise this longstanding
22 problem would’ve been solved with prior art. Previous art also contains no ability to pre-embed a
contact for later display when the devices declared lost by its true owner.
23
170. Claim 6. A system, comprising: one or more processors; and memory containing
24
instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors
25 to perform operations comprising: authenticating a requesting user operating a requesting
26 computing device to initiate a lost mode on a computing device, where the authenticating is
27 performed over a communications network coupled to the requesting computing device and the
28 computing device; sending a first command over the communications network to the computing
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1 device to initiate the lost mode on the computing device, where the lost mode includes locking the
2 computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing device; receiving, over the
3 communications network, status data from the computing device, wherein the status data
indicates at least a remaining battery life associated with the computing device; presenting the
4
status data of the computing device on the requesting computing device, wherein the status data
5
includes an estimated amount of remaining time until the computing device runs out of battery
6 life; and sending a second command to the computing device to send status data less frequently
7 based on the status data indicating the remaining battery life of the computing device.
8 171. Authentication for a requesting user operating a requesting computing device to
9 initiate a lost mode on a computing device, where the authenticating is performed over a
communications network coupled to the requesting computing device and the computing device
10
is shown in Exhibit 9, where the user authenticates with the cloud server; which allows them to
11
press the “Find Device” button after confirming the unique identifier of the lost device. This is
12
depicted using device name in the illustration for simplicity. The communication network coupled
13 between the requesting device, lost device and cloud server is depicted in Exhibit 10; showing
14 the further interoperability between cellular and switched networks, followed by the user record
15 mapping that’s used.
172. Sending a first command over the communications network to the computing
16
device to initiate the lost mode on the computing device, where the lost mode includes locking the
17
computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing device, is discussed
18
broadly in Exhibit 8; followed by showing an “Example Lock Screen When Lost” user interface
19 in Exhibit 12. Plaintiff discloses in Exhibit 11 that, “we could lock the device and invalidate the
20 true passcode while privileged mode is in-use.” Actuating such functionality from the cloud
21 server by the true owner is clearly depicted in the example interface.
22 173. Receiving, over the communications network, status data from the computing
device, wherein the status data indicates at least a remaining battery life associated with the
23
computing device; presenting the status data of the computing device on the requesting
24
computing device, wherein the status data includes an estimated amount of remaining time until
25 the computing device runs out of battery life; and sending a second command to the computing
26 device to send status data less frequently based on the status data indicating the remaining battery
27 life of the computing device was discussed supra, in re the battery / adaptor power state change
28 and predetermined resistance threshold in Exhibit 8.

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1 174. Claim 7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
2 terminating lost mode upon receiving a correct password, wherein terminating lost comprises:
3 unlocking the lost computing device; restoring suppressed functionality of the lost computing
device; and removing the displayed contact information associated with the requesting user.
4
175. Here, the method for terminating lost mode upon receiving a correct password is
5
no different than the interface in plaintiffs Exhibit 12, where the bottom of the display showing
6 contact information associated with the requesting user features an unlock function. This function
7 comprises the word “unlock” and depicts the space for the devices 4-character password, or
8 passcode as it’s referred to with iOS devices. While iOS devices now use a 6-character passcode,
9 until very recently, they utilized a 4-character numerical password.

176. The lost “discovery” mode plaintiff invented also may be terminated by using the
10
cloud-server account that was used to initially find the device.
11
177. More importantly, plaintiff declared under “Handling Device When Stolen” in
12
Exhibit 11 an entry for the fourth operational note that, “we must allow the device to be unlocked
13 due to accidental enabling, or, the phone being found.” Both usage cases where a true owner
14 might recover their device using plaintiff’s invention are specifically disclosed. The true owner
15 could terminate lost “discovery” mode either by entering the devices password on the device lock
screen itself, or, programmatically by sending a cancel signal using the privileged cloud-based
16
server account.
17
178. Plaintiff felt it was important to allow either method to terminate lost “discovery”
18
mode; because the true owners secondary device used to initiate the devices discovery may be in
19 a completely different physical proximity than the phone is, or, may not belong to them, but was
20 borrowed for the express purpose of locating and retrieving their lost device by signing into the
21 cloud-based server and initiating lost “discovery” mode. In these situations, it wouldn’t otherwise
22 be possible for the true owner to use their recovered device without also having access to either
the previous (or a new) secondary device, which could be used to then terminate lost “discovery”
23
mode. For example, if a true owner initiated lost “discovery” mode for their iPhone from a
24
friend’s house or nearby business establishment and then retrieved the device from an honest
25 finder, they’d be unable to use the device for a potentially uncertain amount of time.
26 179. The biggest impact arises not just from temporary convenience, as in the usage
27 case of a device owner who has no access to a secondary computing device for an extended
28 period of time. Some users have work environments like this, but still need and/or are permitted
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1 to have a computing or telephony device. The delivery driver or farmer who may initiate lost
2 “discovery” mode at the start of their day may then find their smartphone and have no way to use
3 it for the entire day. Plaintiff had concerns about the practical usability and safety concerns on
such scenarios arising from the use of an invention to find a device that’s become lost causing a
4
potential greater impact to the user than if they had never used it. Take for example, the delivery
5
driver whose iPhone has fallen out of their pocket and becomes lost under the seat of their
6 vehicle. The driver will find their iPhone during their shift and then be unable to use it the entire
7 day; whereas if they hadn’t used the computer at the distribution center to find it with lost
8 “discovery” mode before leaving, they could simply unlock it normally.
9 180. Finally, the usage case exists wherein a lost device has no passcode enabled,
meaning either an honest finder or thief could obtain access to its content and memory instantly.
10
While most users of electronic devices have a password to lock their device, they may not and
11
thus a special usage case exists; wherein such users need additional protection to keep their data
12
safe, as well as securing its safe return. The device becomes locked in such cases and thus must
13 be unlocked by terminating lost “discovery” mode using a cloud-based server account. This is the
14 only exception case where the password cannot be entered on the device itself to terminate lost
15 “discovery” mode when found by the true owner. Plaintiff carefully planned for both usage cases.
181. Further, plaintiff also disclosed the ability to invalidate even the correct password
16
for a device if desired by the true owner as an additional remote command option. The first
17
sentence of Exhibit 11 reads, “we could lock the device and invalidate the true passcode while
18
privileged mode is in-use.” Whether the implementation of the invention overall opts to forcibly
19 enforce this, let the user decide with a preference, or, not require this added restriction altogether
20 is immaterial to the solution of the overall problem. Plaintiff had considered this as an extra layer
21 of security; for intelligence agencies and tech employees, for example. The scenario this prevents
22 is an honest finder providing or selling the device to a thief or rogue actor with malicious intent,
who could then subject it to a vulnerability exploit compromising the passcode and allowing full
23
access to the device, since lost “discovery” mode would effectively now also be disabled.
24
The other usage case is for the paranoid user who yet uses a simple password for their device,
25 such as the “1, 2, 3, 4, 5” password used in the film Spaceballs to secure an entire planets oxygen
26 supply in its atmosphere. By requiring only an unlock via the cloud server, a true owner can thus
27 guarantee their device is genuinely in their possession. Given the password “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6” is
28 used for consumer devices by 23.2 million people and “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9” is used by 7.7
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1 million in just the UK alone, this is significant. 5 Apple iOS devices changed from 4-digit to 6-
2 digit passcodes in 2015 with iOS9. Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute cryptographer
3 Matthew Green stated cracking a four-digit pass code can be done in 6.5 minutes (the longest is
13 minutes). A six-digit pass code is better, averaging of 11 hours, with a maximum of 22 hours;
4
this is using an iPhone decryption device which defeats Apple’s imposed delay between
5
unsuccessful login attempts. 6
6 182. Claim 8. A lost computing device, comprising: a processor; and a memory
7 containing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive an authorized
8 command that lost mode be initiated on the lost computing device, wherein the authorized
9 command includes contact information associated with a requesting user; initiate lost mode on the
lost computing device, wherein initiating lost mode comprises: locking the lost computing device;
10
suppressing select functionality of the lost computing device; displaying the contact information
11
on the lost computing device; transmitting first location data identifying an initial geographic
12
location of the lost computing device, wherein the first location data includes a time the lost
13 computing device was at the initial geographic location; upon a determination that the lost
14 computing device has traveled beyond a geographic distance from the initial geographic location,
15 transmitting second location data identifying an updated geographic location of the lost
computing device, wherein the second location data includes a second time the lost computing
16
device was at the updated geographic location; and upon an amount of time elapsing after
17
transmission of the second location data, transmitting third location data.
18
183. Here, the basic premise of the overall invention is being repeated, but with respect
19 to the functions the lost device executes to operate. The cloud-server interaction still must occur,
20 but here Apple describes solely the interactions which the smartphone makes with its discrete
21 processor unit. The bulk of communication is simply response-centric from the cloud server;
22 however, instructions are sent which only the lost device can perform on its own, even after being
set in lost “discovery” mode with its initial instruction. Locking the phone if it doesn’t already
23
have a password enabled, displaying the contact info on the devices display which also indicates
24
the device’s lost, sending approximate location data when the device (using an accelerometer or
25 GPS, for instance) has moved appreciably, or, when asked on-demand from the user via the cloud
26
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1 server, and ending lost “discovery” mode when either the successful password is entered, or, an
2 instruction is sent from the cloud server by the true owner are primary examples.
3 184. For the purposes of this claim, it’s mostly for added ambiguity of the methods
declared in the application during the examination period, and, for later infringement prosecution.
4
In this sense, it should be considered moot overall by the Court as duplication of the original
5
claim; being cognizant plaintiff still illustrates with his lab notebook exhibits that such interaction
6 from the lost device is expected and necessary for his invention to succeed. Like a human, if the
7 lost device is either incapable or unwilling to communicate, they remain so difficult to find that
8 the original problem of reliably locating and retrieving a lost smartphone remains unsolved.
9 185. This is why (among other reasons) plaintiff has subprocess routines or steps listed
after the principal function or claim has been activated in Exhibit 8. The first example shows an
10
event loop depicting a lost device sending location data at measured intervals if the battery
11
threshold has reached a predetermined “low” amount of resistance, to send without restriction if
12
the level is sufficient, or, the devices plugged in to an adaptor, irrespective of resistance. All these
13 conditional functions occur on the device, obviously, and also mimic the related condition of the
14 device’s battery being fully depleted, or, the rare edge case of the processor or memory
15 experiencing hardware failure when the user declares that it’s been lost. Since a user could have a
fully depleted battery on their device (to the extent it would not activate) and then lose it, this
16
distinction is important. The true owner could then attempt to initiate lost “discovery” mode from
17
an instruction sent by the cloud server; however, it’d similarly fail in the same manner, as the
18
processor isn’t available to interpret and execute instructions for regular use, let alone receiving
19 responses from a remote server. Similarly, if the cellular or network apparatus on the lost device
20 couldn’t connect to anything, such as in a heavily concreted building or jungle island, the
21 processor, battery and other hardware may be working fine and could interpret instructions from
22 the cloud server, however, the lack of cellular or network connectivity may render the lost device
unreachable; no different than if it’s power supply failed, or, the processor had stopped working.
23
186. Claim 11. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a first
24
command over a communications network to initiate a lost mode on the computing device;
25 locking the computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing device;
26 determining a remaining battery life of the computing device; and sending, over the
27 communications network, status data indicating at least a remaining battery life of the computing
28 device, wherein the status data includes an estimated amount of remaining time until the
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1 computing device runs out of battery life.
2 187. As previously interrogated supra, the plaintiff’s method for initiating lost
3 “discovery” mode over a communication network is detailed in Exhibits 8-10. Locking the lost
device to suppress its functionality is detailed in Exhibit 11; with an example user interface
4
showing the locked device in Exhibit 12. The battery resistance threshold discussion in re the lost
5
device is mentioned in Exhibit 8.
6 188. Claim 12. The lost computing device of claim 8, wherein the instructions further
7 cause the processor to: present a user interface element configured to enable the lost computing
8 device to contact the requesting user based on the contact information associated with the
9 requesting user.
189. Herein is a repeat of the previous. The cloud-server may send instructions, but
10
ultimately the lost device must use its own processor and memory to determine whether the
11
privileged user matches the user account which has initiated the lost “discovery” mode request
12
from the cloud server. A user could give a device to another person, for example, and not logout
13 or otherwise remove themselves as the privileged contact for the device. While the true owner
14 may be different than the person who’s been given access to use the device, only the true owner
15 as registered on the device itself can successfully make lost “discovery” mode requests.
190. In this sense, the device acts as a security audit layer against not only cloud server
16
users, but, even somebody with trusted internal access to the cloud server itself, as plaintiff had.
17
This is why plaintiff could perform a reduction to practice only with his own devices. Even a
18
person with special access to the server that allowed for seeing every device which had ever
19 contacted it could not then use plaintiff’s invention (as correctly implemented) to than initiate lost
20 “discovery” mode as a prank on a friends iPhone, for instance.
21 191. This is why Exhibit 10 is helpful and obvious for proving plaintiff’s previous
22 invention of this claim; it shows a relational block diagram entitled “User Record Mapping” that
features a lost iPhone on the left, with another computer logged-in on the right as the same
23
contact as the requesting privileged user. Both boxes which contain the word “user record” are
24
joined, along with the boxes for SSL, which indicate to those skilled in the art that an encrypted
25 tunnel has been established with matching certificates for the same user; both on the lost device,
26 and, making the authenticated request from a computer connected to the cloud server. The
27 diagram finishes by illustrating a “login” box for both entities, which is known by those skilled in
28 the art as having validated a successful challenge response between both a requesting party and a
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1 security authority, such as when a ticket has been successfully exchanged using Kerberos.
2 192. Claim 14. The lost computing device of claim 8, wherein the instructions further
3 cause the processor to: terminate lost mode upon receiving a correct password, wherein
terminating lost mode comprises: unlocking the lost computing device; restoring suppressed
4
functionality of the lost computing device; and removing the displayed contact information
5
associated with the requesting user.
6 193. This claim’s largely been properly interrogated in re plaintiffs prior inventorship in
7 preceding statements.
8 194. Claim 15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions
9 that, when executed by a lost computing device, cause the lost computing device to: receive an
authorized command that lost mode be initiated on the lost computing device, wherein the
10
authorized command includes contact information associated with a requesting user; and initiate
11
lost mode on the lost computing device, wherein initiating lost mode comprises: locking the lost
12
computing device; suppressing select functionality of the lost computing device; displaying the
13 contact information on the lost computing device; and transmitting first location data identifying
14 an initial geographic location of the lost computing device, wherein the first location data
15 includes a first time the lost computing device was at the initial geographic location; upon a
determination that the lost computing device has traveled beyond a geographic distance from the
16
initial geographic location, transmitting second location data identifying an updated geographic
17
location of the lost computing device, wherein the second location data includes a second time the
18
lost computing device was at the updated geographic location; and upon an amount of time
19 elapsing after transmission of the second location data, transmitting third location data.
20 195. Herein this claim describes largely the cloud server interaction, depicting them as
21 authorized commands. The preceding arguments are similarly germane here, as the cloud server
22 has been established as being necessary and proper for a secure implementation of the invention;
otherwise impropriety might overcome the solution for this longstanding problem.
23
196. It should be noted that the chart entitled “Presenting Data of Device Location” in
24
Exhibit 12 depicts the cloud server at the top of the device hierarchy, with lost devices
25 connecting to it via a cellular or switched network connection, but, the instructions from the true
26 owner are sent from an application or web browser on another device. Since communication from
27 the cloud server is necessary to send instructions to the lost device, this illustration is important.
28 The absolute necessity of a cloud server to accomplish the goal of the invention is evident in the
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1 diagram. The lines drawn from each devices web browser or application to control the methods of
2 the patent sending and interpreting instructions from the lost device on the left are joined together
3 with the cloud server; with a single line than extending to the lost device through one of the
communication mediums transport layers.
4
197. An important distinction here is that Apple also opted to implement plaintiff’s
5
invention exactly as he depicts in the beforementioned Exhibit 12 block diagram. Apple allowed
6 both a web connection to be used to login to the cloud server and actuate the feature, as well as
7 developing a standalone application for iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads. This allows a
8 standalone application to instead handle the security provisioning of login to the cloud server,
9 which in-turn makes a request to the lost device—instead of having to login to a web page using a
mobile web browser application. The overall implementation plan appears to be an exact
10
photocopy of Exhibit 12; however, it is solely the plaintiff’s novel method and apparatus.
11
198. Claim 16. A computing device comprising: one or more processors; and memory
12
containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more
13 processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the computing device, a first
14 command over a communications network to initiate a lost mode on the computing device;
determining a remaining battery life of the computing device; sending, over the communications
16
network, status data indicating at least a remaining battery life of the computing device, wherein
17
the status data indicating a remaining battery life associated with the computing device includes
18
an estimated amount of remaining time until the computing device runs out of battery life;
19 receiving, by the computing device, a second command to send status data less frequently based
20 on the status data indicating the remaining battery life of the computing device.
21 199. Herein this claim relates specifically to the necessary instructions being executed
22 on a computer or cloud server and not the lost device; for added application ambiguity. Each sub
method in this claim has previously been interrogated against the plaintiff’s evidence.
23
200. Claim 17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the status data includes
24
location data identifying the location of the computing device and is associated with a time
25 indicating when the status data was gathered from the computing device.
26 201. Again, this claim’s for application ambiguity and has already been previously
27 interrogated in claims 2, 7 and 12, supra.
28 202. Claim 18. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the status data is
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1 transmitted upon the remaining battery life associated with the computing device reaching a
2 predetermined milestone.
3 203. Once again, this claim’s for application ambiguity and has already been previously
interrogated in claims 1, 3, 6, 8 and 11, supra.
4
5
Remotely initiating lost mode on a computing device
6 204. The ‘896 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically, 1-8,
7 11, 12, 16 and 17 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3,
8 Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
9 205. Claim 1. A method, comprising: authenticating a requesting user operating a

requesting computing device to initiate a lost mode on a computing device, where the
10
authenticating is performed over a communications network coupled to the requesting computing
11
device and the computing device; sending a first command over the communications network to
12
the computing device to initiate the lost mode on the computing device, where the lost mode
13 includes locking the computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing
14 device; receiving, over the communications network, status data from the computing device,
15 wherein the status data indicates at least a remaining battery life associated with the computing
device; presenting the status data of the computing device on the requesting computing device,
16
wherein the status data includes an estimated amount of remaining time until the computing
17
device runs out of battery life; and sending a second command to the computing device to send
18
status data less frequently based on the status data indicating the remaining battery life of the
19 computing device.
20 206. Authenticating a requesting user operating a requesting computing device to
21 initiate a lost mode on a computing device has been previously discussed. Exhibit 10 highlights
22 the plaintiff’s authentication method which Apple declares, depicting the user record mapping
required to securely initiate a request instruction to enter lost “discovery” mode.
23
207. Whereas “authenticating is performed over a communications network coupled to
24
the requesting computing device and the computing device” is concerned, Exhibit 10 depicts a
25 diagram entitled “Connection Path (Network)” which shows a cellular network and switched
26 Internet network sharing connectivity with an iPhone connected using only a cellular connection,
27 an iPhone using only wireless Internet, a cloud server, and finally, the true owners computer used
28 to initiate lost “discovery” mode. The illustration’s clear that irrespective of communication
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1 method, that both cellular and switched networks can be used both for authentication, and, for the
2 invention’s overall operation. Exhibit 10 contains the transmission mediums and authentication
3 methods together because they’re essential for operation and thus inextricably linked.
208. Finally, we turn to intelligently managing the battery to expel location updates and
4
the ability to light the display; to reveal contact data for an honest finder. “…status data from the
5
computing device, wherein the status data indicates at least a remaining battery life associated
6 with the computing device; presenting the status data of the computing device on the requesting
7 computing device, wherein the status data includes an estimated amount of remaining time until
8 the computing device runs out of battery life; and sending a second command to the computing
9 device to send status data less frequently based on the status data indicating the remaining battery
life of the computing device.” Exhibit 8 contains the overall process steps, with their respective
10
requirements. In the sub-process for “Location Data Sent to Apple” contains clear language
11
stating, “try until battery deplete” and “continue indefinite if power adaptor connected.” These
12
two conditional logic methods are collectively labeled “Power States” on the left.
13 209. Given plaintiff was previously awarded a ‘631 patent for battery technology he
14 invented at Apple, it’s abundantly clear that he understood this overall process framework to not
15 be encompassing of the details of all the corresponding processes. Plaintiff intended to further
refine his battery usage power savings algorithm; once he could receive information about the
16
firmware Apple uses in iOS to monitor the batteries health and current charge state. Plaintiff had
17
planned a selective power state change already identified in the Exhibit 8 block diagram, which
18
shows he understood that putting the lost device in a lower power state was necessary for proper
19 success. Plaintiff established the need to manage the battery intelligently when the device had
20 been declared lost, which a plain read of Exhibit 8 reveals to one not skilled in the art. Otherwise,
21 plaintiff wouldn’t have specifically mentioned “power states” or otherwise included an event loop
22 for power management.

210. Such power state changes prevent the scenario of a battery with a low amount of
23
resistance being able to overdraw from the processor; when responding to CPU directives sent
24
from third party applications. A scheduled task or push email synchronization session could, in-
25 itself be enough to cause the processor to enter a higher performance state, which than extends
26 resistance at a far steeper rate than simple linear depletion. It also helps protect the chances of the
27 true owner recovering the device if the battery has been fully depleted and shuts down; whenever
28 an honest finder or thief alike connected a power charging source, the instruction which keeps the
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1 device locked, displays the contact info and negotiates location data relay will continue to remain
2 active. This keeps a thief from simply waiting for the battery to fully deplete, and then, restore the
3 device to normal operation with a new privileged user when it does become again operational. It
also can greatly extend the time the lost device can report its location data to the cloud server.
4
211. Plaintiff worked on the initiatives necessary to reduce the PPW (performance per
5
watt) for Mac computers to radically extend overall battery life. Further, plaintiff was the subject
6 matter expert for power management for the support of Mac computers worldwide. His
7 experience solving difficult problems with battery logic and power management is well known to
8 many inside Apple. It explains why his first and only Apple patent (see ECF No. 34) is related to
9 detecting system errors with battery health. It’s preposterous to suggest plaintiff wasn’t aware of
the need for intelligent power management, after himself working on all of Apple’s power
10
savings initiatives in some capacity. When a case existed where batteries appeared to operate
11
outside normal operation, they were sent to plaintiff for forensic analysis; to determine if an
12
exception case existed in software which could be unduly exercising the battery. Sudden
13 depletion events, while rare in the aggregate are part of using advanced polymer battery
14 chemistries, such as lithium-ion; used exclusively in all Apple products since the Intel processor
15 transition. Even earlier PowerPC-based architectures were potential targets for sudden depletion,
which would still render a lost device quickly unreachable for the true owner. Ultimately, one not
16
skilled in the art can easily discern that plaintiff was one of the best possible engineers to be
17
brainstorming any support technology using batteries.
18
212. Claim 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the status data includes location data
19 identifying the location of the computing device and is associated with a time indicating when the
20 status data was gathered from the computing device.
21 213. Herein this claim has been previously interrogated–in re location data
22 transmission, making it necessarily apply. The new addition here’s the timestamp; reflected with
the transmission of location data on the lost device to the cloud server. Showing waypoints
23
established and transmitted by the lost device (either dynamically, or, in a synchronization of
24
recent locations updated in batches periodically when a network connection so allows) can be
25 easily depicted using a map; as opposed to just a timestamp in the event log for that user on the
26 cloud server. The example UI in Exhibit 9 depicts a visual interpretation of such a scenario. The
27 lost iPhone reported its location in Cupertino, where it was likely lost; followed by briefly passing
28 through Saratoga where the device reported location data, followed by its final location being
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1 reported in Los Gatos. While not implemented, a timestamp could also be affixed to each location
2 on a map with a tooltip; further minutia plaintiff considered when solving the problem of
3 reconciling a lost device that was moving.

214. Thus, a relevant point—why plaintiff illustrated three lost device locations on the
4
map example, as retracing the movement of the lost device during a thief’s chain of custody is
5
undeniable when applying reasonable doubt to a suspect in a prosecution. Having a screenshot or
6 log file with a location and timestamp is significant forensic evidence, helping a prosecutor or
7 Court decide when a true owner’s device was in a given location. It’s also valuable for a situation
8 where the true owner has been abducted or kidnapped, but, their device is in possession of the
9 suspect, or alternatively, if they had their smartphone, but, didn’t know their own location.
215. Plaintiff illustrates this clear understanding of waypoints over time being valuable
10
to the invention, and, how its inextricably linked to a timestamp in Exhibit 11. Under the section
11
entitled “Handling Device While Stolen” the plaintiff states in #5, “Optional upload to law
12
enforcement database? This would allow cops to track and find lost device without user
13 interaction.” Under subsection E, plaintiff states, “forensic data from server could be valuable in
14 court or missing persons cases.” It’s known that the first 24 hours a missing person’s missing can
15 often be most critical for identifying a suspect. Since all location data here is joined with a
timestamp, it makes this summation necessarily relevant for establishing inventorship, as plaintiff
16
was clearly considering the ramifications that time identification can have when something is
17
declared lost. Plaintiff noting the forensic data was stored on the server further validates its
18
identical timestamp usage for this embodiment.
19 216. Google has used plaintiff’s invention to even capture a device movement when
20 they haven’t been declared lost in a database server called Sensorvault, which allows law
21 enforcement to present a warrant to request location-based data based on time. Large-scale
22 location monitoring is useful to Google because it allows the company to target advertisements
based on where consumers regularly travel, as well as to assess the ads’ effectiveness. It is useful
23
to law enforcement because, “it can allow investigators to view the movement of all devices
24
within a specific area over a specific period of time to track down suspects or witnesses in cases
25 that otherwise might go cold.” 7 The relationship between timestamps and plaintiff’s lab notebook
26
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1 entries discussing law enforcement captive mode in Exhibit 11 couldn’t be more well-defined
2 factually; particularly as related to the claims herein.
3 217. The practice was first used by federal agents in 2016, 8 according to Google
employees, and first publicly reported last year in North Carolina. 9 It has since spread to local
4
departments across the country, including in California, Florida 10 , Minnesota 11 and Washington.
5
This year, one Google employee said, the company received as many as 180 requests in one
6 week. Google declined to confirm precise numbers. The new orders, sometimes called “geofence”
7 warrants, specify an area and a time period, and Google gathers information from Sensorvault
8 about the devices that were there. It labels them with anonymous ID numbers, and detectives look
9 at locations and movement patterns to see if any appear relevant to the crime. Once they narrow
the field to a few devices they think belong to suspects or witnesses, Google reveals the users’
10
names and other information. Investigators who spoke with The New York Times said they had
11
not sent geofence warrants to companies other than Google, and, Apple said it did not have the
12
ability to perform those searches. Google would not provide details on Sensorvault, but Aaron
13 Edens, an intelligence analyst with the sheriff’s office in San Mateo County, who has examined
14 data from hundreds of phones, said most Android devices and some iPhones he had seen already
15 had this data available from Google. 12
218. Since plaintiff’s idea was novel, if Apple had properly joined him as an inventor to
16
this patent, his disclosures certainly would have revealed this important use of timestamp-based
17
location-data for law enforcement purposes. This idea has a discrete method and purpose. As
18
such, Google would clearly be infringing upon plaintiff’s novel idea and work product as an
19 Apple employee, directly related to the problem of lost or stolen device recovery; this would have
20 instead put Apple in the role of plaintiff, instead of as a defendant in this action.
21 219. The owner of a trade secret has the rights to possess the idea and its physical
22 embodiments, to limit its disclosure to others, and, to contract for the terms of its use by others.
23 8
In the Manner of Search of Information Regarding Accounts Associated with Certain Location and Date
24 Information, Maintained on Computer Servers Controlled by Google, Inc. (2). Case No. 1-19-MJ188
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To find suspects, police quietly turn to Google. Were you near the Raleigh fire? Detectives may already know.
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Clerk & Comptroller Receipt of Florida Search Warrant, Log #126, Case No. MI-01-0130
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How did the police know you were near a crime scene? Google told them.
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Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police
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1 Lariscey v. U.S. 949 F.2d 1137, 1141 (Fed. Cir. 1991). An originator may enforce these rights
2 through several legal theories, including trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, breach
3 of trust or confidence, and, quasi-contract. Since plaintiff has documented evidence showing his
method before Google adopted such a process and was an Apple employee at the time, Apple
4
could’ve been the assignee and thus owner of the additional trade secret. A defendant who uses
5
another’s trade secret is liable; even if he modifies or improves upon the trade secret, as long as
6 the substance of the defendant’s use is derived from the originator’s secret, as in Forest
7 Laboratories, Inc. v. Pillsbury Company 452 F.2d. 621, 625 (7th Cir. 1971).
8 220. Accordingly, Apple not only could be receiving patent licensing revenue from
9 Google if they hadn’t committed intentional nonjoinder of plaintiff, but, they could’ve
implemented a similar system for law enforcement themselves, which may have saved countless
10
lives given worldwide OS device popularity and sales; particularly among the younger
11
population, who’s more prone to abduction and kidnapping.
12
221. Plaintiffs friend was murdered on August 5, 2000. Both his computer and
13 telephone were stolen, later making the suspect eligible for the California death penalty; since a
14 robbery was committed during the murder. If plaintiff had developed his idea much earlier in
15 time, the true suspect could have been caught before he fled to Texas. It would’ve prevented a
mutual friend from being wrongfully incarcerated for nearly a year for his murder; before DNA
16
evidence finally corroborated his story and led to the discovery of both the suspect and victims’
17
possessions in Texas. This event shaped plaintiffs’ further refinement of his novel idea, which is
18
why he included specific mention of special law enforcement use.
19 222. Plaintiff was impressed to read in the same April 13, 2019 New York Times article
20 beforementioned, a man was arrested for murder based on location data with time stamps from
21 Google, which showed his phone nine months earlier at the spot of a murder. After a week in jail,
22 the suspect was exonerated and released, as police determined a man who sometimes used his car
was the murder suspect. It took nearly a year for plaintiffs’ friend to be released from jail on
23
suspicion of murdering a mutual friend. If plaintiff’s invention had instead occurred while he was
24
in college, it would’ve shown his friend was not present at the murder scene the evening it took
25 place, and further, had indeed driven there to meet the victim the following day, when he
26 discovered the body.
27 223. Even if the PTO had declined to patent this additional methods process innovation,
28 Apple still would’ve had plaintiffs’ disclosures. A decent possibility exists that Apple would have
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1 developed such a method for law enforcement before Google, leading to less tragic losses of life
2 from abduction, kidnapping and murder. While Google used parallel innovation after Apple filed
3 thirteen patents for related methods (plaintiff invented originally at Apple) as a basis for
Sensorvault, the burden lay on Apple for intentionally filing thirteen applications it already knew
4
(in writing) was invented by another employee.
5
224. The public this has a choice when deciding whether to purchase an Apple or
6 Google device for their loved ones. If they purchase an Apple device, there’s no chance law
7 enforcement may lawfully learn the location and timestamps from their device since being
8 reported lost. If they purchase a Google device, an excellent chance exists that the device can be
9 located and either the loved one, suspect or both will be recovered before more foul play may
occur. Given this choice is predicated solely by Apple’s ignorance and intentional malice in
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ensuring plaintiff was nonjoinder of the phone-finding patents as direct causation, it presents a
11
very conscious choice for the Court and customers about reasonableness and responsibility. It
12
wasn’t enough for Apple to punish its employee and plaintiff for having a good idea, it was
13 necessary to thus punish the public, as consumers of Apple’s products.
14 225. Claim 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the status data is transmitted upon the
15 remaining battery life associated with the computing device reaching a predetermined milestone.
226. Herein this claim has been previously interrogated–in re location data transmission
16
upon remaining battery life as in plaintiffs Exhibit 8, making it necessarily apply.
17
227. Claim 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the milestone is the remaining battery
18
life reaching a predetermined percentage of total battery life.
19 228. Herein this claim has been previously interrogated, making it necessarily apply.
20 Plaintiffs beforementioned narrative discussing the relation between sudden depletion at 211 and
21 dynamic processor directives causing an uncertain total discharge time at 210 bear weight here.
22 229. Claim 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the milestone is the remaining battery
life reaching a predetermined amount of remaining time left until the computing device runs out
23
of battery life.
24
230. Herein this claim has been previously interrogated–in re the remaining battery life
25 reaching a predetermined amount of remaining time left until the computing device runs out of
26 battery life, making it necessarily apply. Beforementioned battery life considerations of
27 significant detail needn’t be repeated again here.
28 231. Claim 6. A system, comprising: one or more processors; and memory containing
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1 instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors
2 to perform operations comprising: authenticating a requesting user operating a requesting
3 computing device to initiate a lost mode on a computing device, where the authenticating is
performed over a communications network coupled to the requesting computing device and the
4
computing device; sending a first command over the communications network to the computing
5
device to initiate the lost mode on the computing device, where the lost mode includes locking the
6 computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing device; receiving, over the
7 communications network, status data from the computing device, wherein the status data
8 indicates at least a remaining battery life associated with the computing device; presenting the
9 status data of the computing device on the requesting computing device, wherein the status data
includes an estimated amount of remaining time until the computing device runs out of battery
10
life; and sending a second command to the computing device to send status data less frequently
11
based on the status data indicating the remaining battery life of the computing device.
12
232. Herein this claim deals with the same methods and evidence beforementioned, but,
13 concerns the processor of one device communicating with the processor in the cloud server.
14 233. Claim 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the status data includes location data
16
234. Herein this claim has been previously interrogated–in re associating a timestamp
17
with the identified location of a lost device. The previous discussion regarding both plaintiffs’
18
multiple waypoints of a found device on a map established in Exhibit 9, and, the potential law
19 enforcement usage plaintiff highlighted (which necessarily requires associating a timestamp with
20 the identified location of the missing device) in Exhibit 11 is substantial towards proving the
21 plaintiffs original inventorship. It’s impossible to overcome the conception established between
22 law enforcement usage, and, the element of location data associated with a timestamp.
235. Claim 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the status data is transmitted upon the
23
remaining battery life associated with the computing device reaching a predetermined milestone.
24
236. Herein this claim has been previously interrogated–in re remaining battery life
25 reaching a predetermined milestone. Such a milestone is calculated when the device has been put
26 into lost “discovery” mode; if the battery life remaining is unsatisfactory for maintaining the best
27 life versus reduced performance. This is generally accomplished by temporarily disabling or
28 throttling the application layer of the device to use only the amount of memory necessary to retain
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1 a pointer (or reference point) as to what functions and operations were running when the low-
2 power state was entered; so they can be recovered when resistance has returned to a nominal
3 threshold. The goal of reducing Apple’s portable computers PPW impact was a substantial part of
plaintiff’s power management support duties. As such, plaintiff had intimate knowledge of how,
4
when and why to engage power state changes, as supported by Intel’s processor directives; with
5
the same being true given plaintiff’s expert knowledge of batteries and intelligent power
6 management with earlier PowerPC architecture, by Freescale Semiconductor.
7 237. 111, 165, 173, 185, 210 and 236 (supra) discuss methods of planning an intelligent
8 resistance curve the plaintiff had planned, which go into far greater detail than the minimal
9 description afforded by Apple in this ‘896 application.

238. The patent plaintiff holds that Apple filed in 2008 entitled “Detection of System
10
Battery Errors” was attached as a deposition in ECF No. 34. In a related example, a battery error
11
may be detected before the operating system is loaded onto the computing device. In another
12
example, the error may be detected when the computing device is waking from a reduced power
13 mode. Herein plaintiff illustrates a novel and superior ability to manage and query the battery life
14 of a computing device; far exceeding the basic logic needed in this patent claim to establish a
15 reasonable threshold for beginning power savings, and then, enforcing it until resistance has
reached a certain pre-determined value.
16
239. In detailed description 0021 of the application, it states: “When computing device
17
200 is turned on, cycled (turned off and on), or reset (e.g., reset signal sent to processor 202), the
18
computing device initiates a pre-boot sequence. The pre-boot sequence is a hardware function
19 that prepares computing device 200 such that an operating system or other software applications
20 may be loaded onto the computing device. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) instructions 224
21 may define the functions of the pre-boot sequence and are initiated (or loaded) before the
22 operating system is loaded. In general, BIOS instructions 224 are the firmware code executed by
computing device 200 during the pre-boot sequence. Examples of BIOS instructions 224 include
23
Extensible Firmware Interface, Open Firmware, and Linux BIOS. A pre-boot sequence may
24
include operations such as initializing processor 202, main memory 206, and various input/output
25 devices. Additionally, the pre-boot sequence may also include a self-test. This self-test may
26 include verifying processor 202, verifying main memory 206, and identifying errors with system
27 battery 228. As explained in more detail below, computing device 200 may also be configured to
28 conduct a self-test when the computing device detects a change in current supplied by system
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1 battery 228.”
2 240. It’s evident to those both skilled and unskilled in the art that plaintiff already had
3 developed a novel method to query and test batteries in computing devices; including when
already in a low-power state, or even, in situations where no useable operating system was
4
present on the device. Even if the mass storage failed on a computer, plaintiff can still apply such
5
advanced troubleshooting algorithms to its battery.
6 241. Those unconvinced beyond doubt as to the applicability of the battery claims in the
7 phone finding patents (collectively) must take notice of detailed description 0023:
8 “Examples of parameters that may be tested include an expansion parameter, a battery memory
9 parameter, an overcharged parameter, an expected life parameter, a cell imbalance parameter, a

connection parameter, and other parameters. It should be appreciated that the expansion
10
parameter defines a swelling of the system battery, for example, from temperature variations. The
11
battery memory parameter defines a loss of maximum energy capacity caused by the repeated
12
recharging of the system battery. The overcharged parameter defines whether the system battery
13 is charged over the maximum energy capacity. The expected life parameter defines a measure of
14 an estimated length of functionality of the system battery. The cell imbalance parameter defines a
15 measure of the voltage balance of the system battery.”
242. While not disclosed by Apple, plaintiff had clearly intended to utilize a simple
16
expected life parameter; to define a measure of estimated length of functionality for the lost
17
device’s battery. This would then reliably return a threshold determination; whether to implement
18
power savings of the lost device, or, do nothing and let the current performance profile remain.
19 When plaintiff alludes in Exhibit 8 to, “continue indefinite if power adaptor connected” it’s a
20 clear indication that the typical power profile associated with normal device use would remain; as
21 no situation would reasonably then ensue causing an appreciable enough resistance loss to
22 necessitate a power state change, to reduce overall consumption and conserve resistance.
243. If Apple had rightfully asked for plaintiff’s disclosures and not intentionally left
23
him nonjoinder, it’s clear to one unskilled in the art that the claims in the phone finding patents
24
(particularly this one) in re battery life would have contained significantly more accurate and
25 helpful information. A plain read indicates neither the misjoinder inventors, nor, application
26 author have any tangible understanding of how battery technology works. Very loose, poorly
27 defined statements like those in this claim are used. This is because plaintiff wasn’t present to
28 explain how his invention was to both be properly implemented, and, described in the patent
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1 application disclosures.
2 244. The misjoinder inventors fail in the application to state how or why conditions
3 affecting the remaining battery life play a role in measuring the available resistance and
calculating an appropriate power state. No descriptions made to differentiate what causes a
4
battery to have resistance woes, or, what measures have been made to ensure the initial
5
calculation isn’t devoid of any number of issues potentially affecting a battery assembly itself. A
6 battery that’s reaching the threshold of failure may certainly not show any indication if a simple
7 voltage tests performed when lost “discovery” mode’s been enabled; as plaintiff assumes from the
8 poor documentary evidence in the patents claims. This causes an imperfect estimation that
9 plaintiffs previous battery innovations solve, meaning that if a lost device was suffering from cell
imbalance or swelling, it’d be necessarily prudent to begin a reduced power state immediately,
10
irrespective of the resistance reported by the battery firmware.
11
245. Apple also doesn’t explain the process for communicating with a battery using
12
firmware, which must be down with iOS devices and Mac computers; because the operating
13 system cannot interpret data from batteries without the firmware which manages the cells
14 themselves. Again, we see the pitfalls of Apple’s misjoinder and nonjoinder; by intentionally not
15 joining plaintiff from the phone finding patents, the applications contain unsure statements about
batteries, as the work product they claim relies on plaintiff’s information they neither possess nor
16
understand. When one works from a facsimile and wrongfully pronounces it their own, it’s
17
impossible to properly describe and elaborate on that which wasn’t wholly provided. The battery
18
narratives are so poor, they suggest even a detailed explanation from plaintiff (such as this) would
19 still be confusing and difficult for them to describe in a patent application.
20 246. The added notion the misjoinder inventors simply worked from a photocopy of
21 plaintiff’s lab notebook entries (contained herein as exhibits) begins to seem plausible, especially
22 in-light of the battery discussion in the claims. Plaintiff showed his notebook to several people,
attached the entries to a Radar bug, and, they could’ve been copied without his knowledge; while
23
he wasn’t at his cubicle. The building plaintiff was based at the time (De Anza 3) had the highest
24
theft rate of any Apple corporate building. It was then assumed by the same iOS software
25 engineers in the group who later claimed the phone finding patents, so, the possibility for
26 additional badge access being available to those who knew the misjoinder inventors is high, as
27 plaintiffs’ team was among the last to move. Even after the resulting move to a different building,
28 plaintiff had personal and work items removed from his cubicle he still cannot reconcile. It’s
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1 instructive to note plaintiff only had a cubicle in an open floor plan and did not have a proper lab
2 to secure materials of importance or high confidentiality.
3 247. In detailed description 0025, it describes Figure 4. The power management ability
and understanding of plaintiff further removes doubt in re the battery threshold claim. “During a
4
pre-boot sequence or when computing device 200 detects a change in current from system battery
5
228, power management circuit 220 tests one or more parameters of the system battery. Power
6 management circuit 220 is an integrated circuit that is configured to manage the power of
7 computing device 200. For example, power management circuit 220 may control backlighting,
8 hard disk spin down, power modes, charging system battery 228, and other power management
9 operations. A System Management Controller, a System Management Unit, and a Power

Management Unit are examples of power management circuit 220. The misjoinder inventors
10
don’t disclose problems with managing the power of a battery in a lost computing device,
11
describe what the power management circuit is responsible for and can limit to conserve power,
12
or finally, what elements of iOS communicate with battery firmware.
13 248. The messaging necessary to, “set remaining battery life associated with the
14 computing device reaching a predetermined milestone” is also curiously absent. In detailed
15 description 0027, it states: “The message 404 is a value that describes the parameter. For
example, message 404 may be a hexadecimal key that describes a particular parameter. In another
16
example, message 404 may be a binary flag that describes a particular parameter. Additionally, in
17
some examples, the message may be constructed to describe multiple parameters. Power
18
management circuit 220 transmits message 404 to processor 202. In an example embodiment,
19 processor 202 receives message 404 from power management circuit 220 and stores the message
20 in register 402, which is a memory available on the processor.” A message must be sent to the
21 battery firmware from the PMU the misjoinder inventors don’t understand; so that the remaining
22 battery life associated with the device may reach a predetermined milestone. This claim says that
the status message is sent, but doesn’t indicate what is sending the message, what the parameters
23
of the message are, how the message has been calculated, or finally, where the message is being
24
sent. The unfortunate errors of omission from the original inventors nonjoinder continue.
25 249. Claim 11. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a first
26 command over a communications network to initiate a lost mode on the computing device;
28 determining a remaining battery life of the computing device; and sending, over the
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1 communications network, status data indicating at least a remaining battery life of the computing
2 device, wherein the status data includes an estimated amount of remaining time until the
3 computing device runs out of battery life; and receiving, by the computing device, a second
command over the communications network to send status data less frequently based on the status
4
data indicating the remaining battery life of the computing device.
5
250. Plural instances here exist which have already been interrogated, detailing the
6 plaintiff’s eligibility for inventorship in re this claim. Herein this claim simply reinforces that the
7 lost device is capable of receiving instructions to perform the tasks already discussed.
8 251. Claim 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the status data includes location data
10
11
plaintiff’s eligibility for inventorship in re this claim. Herein this claim simply reinforces that the
12
cloud server is capable of receiving location data identifying the location of the computing
13 device, which is associated with a timestamp when gathered from the lost device.
14 253. Claim 16. A computing device comprising: one or more processors; and memory
15 containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more
processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the computing device, a first
16
command over a communications network to initiate a lost mode on the computing device;
17
locking the computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing device;
18
determining a remaining battery life of the computing device; sending, over the communications
19 network, status data indicating at least a remaining battery life of the computing device, wherein
20 the status data indicating a remaining battery life associated with the computing device includes
21 an estimated amount of remaining time until the computing device runs out of battery life;
22 receiving, by the computing device, a second command to send status data less frequently based
on the status data indicating the remaining battery life of the computing device.
23
24
plaintiff’s eligibility for inventorship in re this claim. Herein this claim simply reinforces that lost
25 devices which have multiple processors also can claim the same methods previously disclosed, as
26 well as indicating both the cloud server and lost device have processors interpreting instructions
27 from each other to accomplish the necessary transactions.
28 255. Claim 17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the status data includes
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1 location data identifying the location of the computing device and is associated with a time
2 indicating when the status data was gathered from the computing device.
3 256. Plural instances here exist which have already been interrogated, detailing the
plaintiff’s eligibility for inventorship in re this claim. Herein this claim reinforces (with further
4
duplication) that location data associated with a timestamp is interpreted by lost devices with
5
multiple processors, and, the cloud server.
6 257. It’s worth note plaintiff mentions language in his operational flowchart in Exhibit
7 8 exploring this exact concept. Under the “Progress” section, plaintiff states, “chart lost path since
8 last activation by user (if running again, chart previous “check-in” spots for map” followed by the
9 next process step, which states, “display device movement with charting of each check-in.”
Clearly, a timestamp’s a necessary element and obvious indicia of plaintiff’s notes here, as no
10
processor can determine or differentiate a path since the last request without using the measure of
11
time. A timeline establishing where the lost device has reported its location data is established
12
here by plaintiff; necessarily relying upon timestamps, as disclosed in the claim.
13 258. A lost device may not otherwise “know” or be able to reconcile the time which has
14 passed since it was moved if it wasn’t connected temporarily to a communication network.
15 Lastly, units of time defined in portions of seconds is the only method a processor of any kind
may interact, interpret or further audit any given event, sequence or task; irrespective of the
16
programing logic or method used to control the instructions. The conversion of time values into
17
assembler or hexadecimal allows for efficient processor execution of instructions, while allowing
18
the resulting value to be displayed in a human-readable format (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) next by an
19 application layer on a computing device or webpage, such as the “Find my iPhone” feature.
20 259. The example map embodiment in Exhibit 8 (showing a lost iPhone transmitting its
21 location data from three discrete locations) could only be thus possible using timestamps for the
22 location and status data, consistent with this claim. The imperfect understanding in the application
in re calculating the time when location data is processed suggests an unsure understanding by the
23
implementors—necessary for creating such a feature in embedded devices as the claim and
24
invention here represents. Time is the only means of both programmatically defining and
25 organizing events within occurrence.
26 260. The clock cycle allows a familiar map result for a found object to be more
27 valuable; as a valid time when the device was either in-transit, not in-transit, or, transmitting
28 location and status data is an important distinction; which can occasionally transcend convenience
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1 and prosecution investigations, by helping ensure the physical wellbeing of the owner prevails.
2 Without knowing when a device was present in a geographic location, the value of such data
3 remains of little use. Thus, the stated acknowledgments in the plaintiff’s notes as related to claims
involving time demonstrate overall conception and inventorship.
4
5
Device locator disable authentication
6 261. The ‘32 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically 1, 4, 6,
7 7, 8 and 10 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4,
8 Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
9 262. Claim 1. A method comprising: entering, by a mobile device, an activation

operating mode, wherein the mobile device is configured to enable one or more functions in the
10
activation operating mode, and wherein on the mobile device, user-erasable content and settings
11
including one or more user-configured security settings have been erased, the one or more user-
12
configured security settings including a setting for user authentication that specifies that network
13 user credentials stored on a server shall be used for authentication after the user-erasable content
14 and settings have been erased; while in the activation operating mode, transmitting a request for
15 user account information to the server, the request being associated with a hardware identifier of
the mobile device, the hardware identifier uniquely identifying the mobile device to the server,
16
wherein: the user account information was stored on the server before the one or more user-
17
configured security settings were erased on the mobile device, and the user account information
18
includes user credentials that are identifiable by the hardware identifier; presenting, on the mobile
19 device, a user interface for configuring the mobile device, the user interface including a challenge
20 for authenticating a user of the mobile device based on the user account information received
21 from the server; and in response to receiving an input through the user interface responding to the
22 challenge, activating the mobile device.

263. Plaintiffs embodiment while in the activation operating mode described in claim 1
23
is part of lost “discovery” mode; whereas transmitting a request for user account information to
24
the server, the request being associated with a hardware identifier of the mobile device, the
25 hardware identifier uniquely identifying the mobile device to the server, wherein: the user
26 account information was stored on the server before the one or more user-configured security
27 settings were erased on the mobile device, and the user account information includes user
28 credentials that are identifiable by the hardware identifier; presenting, on the mobile device, a
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1 user interface for configuring the mobile device, the user interface including a challenge for
2 authenticating a user of the mobile device based on the user account information received from
3 the server; and in response to receiving an input through the user interface responding to the
challenge, activating the mobile device. Exhibit 8 describes the activation of lost “discovery”
4
mode, which permits the remote execution of special tasks on the device which’s been declared
5
lost by the true owner. The “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9 depicts the hardware identifier
6 uniquely identifying the mobile device to the cloud server, using user credentials which are
7 identifiable by the hardware identifier; presenting, on the mobile device, a user interface for
8 configuring the mobile device, the user interface including a challenge for authenticating a user of
9 the mobile device based on the user account information received from the server, as depicted in
Exhibit 12’s example lock screen.
10
264. It’s instructive to note that the challenge for authenticating the true owner of the
11
lost device is represented in the unlock illustration; whereas a 4-digit passcode may be used to
12
successfully unlock the device, but, predicated on the cloud server’s authority. It’s helpful to note
13 plaintiff also discloses the ability for the true owner to proactively lock the device in such a
14 manner that the valid passcode will no longer be accepted; until such time as an instruction is sent
15 from the cloud server by the true owner to allow the correct passcode to once again be activated.
Exhibit 11 details handling the missing device during the case of being stolen. The first
16
consideration plaintiff lists states, “we could lock the device and invalidate the true passcode
17
while privileged mode is in-use.” This distinction’s important, as the overall purpose of this
18
patent concerns locking the device to prevent a thief from necessarily erasing or repurposing it; as
19 well as potentially disabling the lost “discovery” mode that’s been enabled via the cloud server.
20 265. Claim 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user account information stored on
21 the server is different from user credentials that are local to the mobile device, and activating the
22 mobile device comprises enabling one or more functions that are different from security features.
266. Herein the differentiation between accounts which may be actively used on a lost
23
device conflicting with the privileged account of the true owner used to authenticate with the
24
cloud server, and, send an instruction to enable lost “discovery” mode’s discussed. Differentiation
25 between accounts which may be used to provision a mobile device when activated with the carrier
26 is further described, but poorly.
27 267. The “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9 shows a field for the true owner of the lost
28 device to enter the account username and password credentials for the privileged account also
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1 present on the device. While the device list shows the lost iPhone highlighted, this user selection
2 ensures the cloud server accepts the correct credentials on-demand for the correct device that’s
3 chosen. Otherwise, the username and password credential fields would not appear in plaintiffs
example interface embodiment; as the user could then just select a desired device in a list and
4
press the “Find Device” button. This distinction is very important given this claim.
5
268. Moreover, plaintiff presents a “User Records Mapping” block diagram in Exhibit
6 10 especially relevant to this claim. While explained in beforementioned greater detail at 57, 125,
7 153, 155, 189 and later, at 269, 272, 273, 281, 287, 288, 290, 313, 315 and 334, the diagram
8 demonstrates how the user record on both the lost device and a secondary device (being used to
9 find the other) both must share the same privileged user account.
269. Security features of an account are different, but, in the case of maintaining a
10
secure connection between the requesting device, cloud server and lost device, they must each
11
login using the same account, and, the accounts must support an accepted and compliant security
12
protocol. This is why plaintiff shows an SSL connection above the login entry for both client and
13 server sides of the user record mapping. Using a secure account is a choice and Apple’s display
14 figures also don’t demonstrate secure account connections like plaintiffs. This means that while
15 the claims are necessarily in agreement for conception and inventorship, that as implemented, a
third-party could intercept and monitor the lost device finding session. While Figure 2 shows an
16
authentication module, it does not demonstrate that it’s secure as plaintiff additionally does.
17
While the process is identical, the distinction is important, because a similar account’s necessary
18
to ensure the corresponding certificate is valid for encryption. The requirement of having the
19 same privileged user account also ensures all transactions are encrypted and not subject to
20 intrusion from a weak endpoint. Otherwise, a more complicated method of validating certificates
21 becomes necessary for the same guarantee. This important distinction is not in the application.
22 270. Given Apple has before allowed the superuser account to be enabled without a
password 13 (the worst possible security vulnerability possible) it’s no surprise the misjoinder
23
inventors similarly don’t understand basic security; assuming it’s a black box (like batteries)
24
that’s magically self-aware and devoid of the need for disclosure, planning or understanding. The
25 Apple photocopiers failed to include a secure implementation in this application; they could see
26
13
MacOS bug lets you log in as admin with no password required. Here's how to protect yourself until Apple patches
27 bafflingly bad bug.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-
28 required/
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1 the SSL boxes in plaintiffs’ notes, but, omitted it from lack of understanding the importance.
2 271. Claim 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the hardware identifier includes a hash
3 generated based on one or both of a media access control (MAC) address and an international
mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the mobile device.
4
272. This claim involves storing a record on the cloud server to differentiate which
5
devices correspond to the privileged user accounts associated with them, albeit not well disclosed
6 or revealed. Plaintiff demonstrates his inventorship to this claim easily, as the diagram in Exhibit
7 10 displays both the MAC address and IMEI as discreet fields, connected to the cloud server.
8 Since bubbles are used above these fields to indicate transmission over a cellular or switched
9 network to the cloud server and lost devices, it cannot be construed as a network transport
illustration; else the bubbles would’ve been unnecessary and not also included.
10
273. Further, plaintiff uses the block diagram further below to indicate that both a lost
11
iPhone and Mac have their MAC and IMEI unique identifying data registered and known, which
12
is actuated by the cloud server above; denoted as “Recovery User Media Access Control” and not
13 to be confused with a Mac computer located to the left. The “Recovery User” has a hash of either
14 the unique MAC or IMEI addresses associated with privileged user accounts, which is stored on
15 the cloud server for impartial, secure validation.
274. Claim 7. The method of claim 4, comprising limiting functionality of the mobile
16
device until the mobile device is activated.
17
275. This method’s depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 12, where a lost mobile device has
18
been locked by the true owner; using a cloud server to reconcile the unique hardware identifier
19 and account credentials of the privileged user. The exhibit stresses “Example Lock Screen When
20 Lost” above the user interface depiction, which shows visibly that the device is lost and locked.
21 As discussed supra, plaintiff mentions, “we could lock the device and invalidate the true passcode
22 while privileged mode is in-use.” It’s clear to one unskilled in the art that plaintiff’s description of
locking the device when declared lost by the true owner matches exactly with limiting the
23
functionality of a mobile device, as espoused in this claim. Lastly, plaintiff contributed further
24
than Apple in terms of additional methods of limiting functionality, suggesting in Exhibit 11 a
25 possible, “law enforcement captive mode to emulate the privileged user, [which] would only be
26 for murder or kidnapping, but possible.” This embodiment goes further, as it allows a law
27 enforcement authority to use a warrant to cause Apple to activate the lost “discovery” mode of the
28 missing persons mobile device; which, by design allows for limiting functionality. Law
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1 enforcement could thus also limit functionality of the lost device while searching for its true
2 owner under a public safety exception.
3 276. Claim 8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when

executed by a processor, causes a device to perform operations including: entering, by a mobile
4
device, an activation operating mode, wherein the mobile device is configured to enable one or
5
more functions in the activation operating mode, and wherein on the mobile device, user-erasable
6 content and settings including one or more user-configured security settings have been erased, the
7 one or more user-configured security settings including a setting for user authentication that
8 specifies that network user credentials stored on a server shall be used for authentication after the
9 user-erasable content and settings have been erased; while in the activation operating mode,
transmitting a request for user account information to the server, the request being associated with
10
a hardware identifier of the mobile device, the hardware identifier uniquely identifying the mobile
11
device to the server, wherein: the user account information was stored on the server before the
12
one or more user-configured security settings were erased on the mobile device, and the user
13 account information includes user credentials that are identifiable by the hardware identifier;
14 presenting, on the mobile device, a user interface for configuring the mobile device, the user
15 interface including a challenge for authenticating a user of the mobile device based on the user
account information received from the server; and in response to receiving an input through the
16
user interface responding to the challenge, activating the mobile device.
17
277. Plaintiff has demonstrable evidence to support inventorship of this claim; based on
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the need to transmit a request for user account information to the server, the request being
19 associated with a hardware identifier of the mobile device, the hardware identifier uniquely
20 identifying the mobile device to the server, and, wherein: the user account information was stored
21 on the server before the one or more user-configured security settings were erased on the mobile
22 device, and the user account information includes user credentials that are identifiable by the
hardware identifier; presenting, on the mobile device, a user interface for configuring the mobile
23
device, the user interface including a challenge for authenticating a user of the mobile device
24
based on the user account information received from the server; and in response to receiving an
25 input through the user interface responding to the challenge, activating the mobile device.
26 278. The transmission of information to the server, with the request being associated
27 with a unique hardware identifier of the device is depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 9, where the
28 “Example Process UI” shows a list of devices that a user may request the cloud server execute a
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1 lost “discovery” mode instruction, which is demonstrated by showing devices with different
2 names. Exhibit 10 shows a “User Record Mapping” crucial for the cloud server to authenticate
3 the true owner of the lost mobile device, as it contains also the associated device hardware
identifiers. While the cloud server keeps a record of such unique hardware identifiers, it’s then
4
presented in user interfaces using the name the user has assigned to the device, for practicality
5
sake. Using the 15-digit IMEI or 12-digit MAC address of the device (as depicted in Exhibit 10)
6 is not easily discernable to the owner. 990000862471854 (or 00-14-22-01-23-45 for a computer)
7 is much harder for a user to reconcile than the human readable “Darren’s iPhone” shown in
8 Exhibit 9. Note the example locked user interface element in Exhibit 12 could accept the true
9 owner’s valid passcode to unlock the device; if the cloud server had not suspended authentication
completely, however, it may reinstate passcode usage—if the true owner made this request.
10
279. Claim 10. A system comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer-
11
readable medium comprising code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to
12
perform operations including: entering, by a mobile device, an activation operating mode,
13 wherein the mobile device is configured to enable one or more functions in the activation
14 operating mode, and wherein on the mobile device, user-erasable content and settings including
15 one or more user-configured security settings have been erased, the one or more user-configured
security settings including a setting for user authentication that specifies that network user
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credentials stored on a server shall be used for authentication after the user-erasable content and
17
settings have been erased; while in the activation operating mode, transmitting a request for user
18
account information to the server, the request being associated with a hardware identifier of the
19 mobile device, the hardware identifier uniquely identifying the mobile device to the server,
20 wherein: the user account information was stored on the server before the one or more user-
21 configured security settings were erased on the mobile device, and the user account information
22 includes user credentials that are identifiable by the hardware identifier; presenting on the
mobile device, a user interface for configuring the mobile device, the user interface including a
23
challenge for authenticating a user of the mobile device based on the user account information
24
received from the server; and in response to receiving an input through the user interface
25 responding to the challenge, activating the mobile device.
26 280. Herein is conclusion of previous discussion and interrogation in re unique
27 hardware identifiers and user accounts being used to authenticate with a cloud server authority.
28 The cloud server is protecting the true owner’s device by only recognizing as an authority the
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1 previous privileged users account credentials, and, unique hardware identifier. This helps prevent
2 a thief from bypassing or changing security settings on the device, since the instruction to enable
3 lost “discovery” mode has been received and executed. While this seems obvious to one unskilled
in the art, the cloud server must be established as an authority over the lost devices when enabled.
4
281. Plaintiff describes this claim in Exhibit 8, where the overall method and process
5
workflow mention the usage of “device privilege” mode; or, the scheme wherein the universal
6 hardware identifier is matched to the privileged user account associated with the device on the
7 server, creating a mode capable of locking the device. Such modes may disable the ability of a
8 thief to erase the device, or, otherwise disable the lost “discovery” mode; so, the device may be
9 repurposed or sold without the true owner’s consent.

282. Beforementioned discussion concerning relevance of user account authentication
10
contained at 125, 163, 171, 206, 269, 278 and later at 302 and 340 support plaintiffs inventorship
11
for this claim; as well as use of unique hardware identifiers at 280 and later at 313 and 315. The
12
user interface in Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10 and Exhibit 12 further support plaintiffs claim.
14 Bypassing security authentication scheme on a lost device to return the device to the owner
15 283. The ‘98 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically 1, 2, 4,
9, 10, 13 and 14 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3,
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Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
17
284. Claim 1. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program for
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execution by at least one processing unit, the program for bypassing device security protections to
19 communicate with a privileged contact of a secure device, the program comprising sets of
20 instructions for: displaying, while the device is in a locked mode in which a plurality of services
21 are unavailable on the device, a selectable user interface (UI) item on the device for enabling a
22 person to operate the device to communicate with a privileged contact while the device is in the
locked mode; determining whether a secured router that provides restricted access for lost devices
23
is available; upon the selection of the UI item, displaying a list of available Wi-Fi networks to
24
select a Wi-Fi network while the device is in the locked mode, wherein a Wi-Fi network for the
25 secured router is displayed with an indication that indicates that the secured router provides
26 restricted access for lost devices, wherein selection of the Wi-Fi network for the secured router
27 allows a connection to the Wi-Fi network without a password when the device is in the locked
28 mode; and initiating a communication, through a Wi-Fi network of the list of available Wi-Fi
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1 networks while the device is in the locked mode, with the privileged contact from a list of
2 privileged contacts stored on the device.
3 285. Exhibit 12 depicts visual evidence of plaintiffs inventorship in this claim. In the
“Example Lock Screen When Lost” user interface element, the text for the locked device screen
4
(when lost “discovery” modes been enabled) says, “(User’s iPhone is LOST! Please call (123-
5
456-7890)” with a corresponding unlock field; which accepts the device passcode. Pressing a
6 telephone number using iPhone has always caused it to be automatically dialed; even if the
7 number is presented by another Apple or third-party application, such as Contacts, Notes, etc.
8 Any honest finder who views the plaintiffs example lock screen user interface element would thus
9 know it was possible to press the telephone number on the display where it’s drawn; even if they
were unskilled in the art, and, even if the device was operating in a limited functional capacity by
10
design—thus such messaging appearing when lost “discovery” modes active. It helps to reinforce
11
the otherwise evident; that dialing the telephone number listed in this user interface element is the
12
only function an honest finder may perform.
13 286. Claim 2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the
14 program further comprises a set of instructions for receiving a selection of the privileged contact
15 from the list of privileged contacts before initiating the communication.
287. Receiving the message in re a selection of the privileged contact from the list of
16
privileged contacts before initiating the communication is depicted in the “Example Process UI”
17
contained in Exhibit 9. A list of three devices configured with a corresponding privileged user
18
account appears; with username and password credential fields contained above, which must be
19 manually entered in the plaintiffs implementation—to ensure a thief who accesses a device
20 already logged-in as the true owner couldn’t then locate or disable their other devices, and also, as
21 a means to ensure the privileged user account and unique hardware identifier hasn’t changed
22 since last established on the cloud server. Finally, a “Find Device” radio button is located in the
same embodiment, which transmits the set of instructions for receiving a selection of the
23
privileged contact from the list of privileged contacts before initiating the communication. Since
24
the cloud server must audit also the validity of both the privileged user account password and
25 potential changed parameters as just discussed, it’s necessary for the instructions to be interpreted
26 by the cloud server first; before initiating attempts to communicate with the lost device. Since
27 such operations occur extremely quickly, the instructions sent first to the cloud server (and even
28 latency while contacting and locating the device) may be imperceptible from the user perspective;
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1 as soon as the “Find Device” buttons depressed, it may appear to them that an instantaneous
2 connection has been made with the lost device.
3 288. The illustration between user records for the true owners privileged user, and, their
other devices matching (before a secure login occurs) is shown in Exhibit 10. The login box
4
displayed at the bottom of each device in the diagram is not accidental, as it displays conditional
5
authority being necessary before a request to put a device in lost “discovery” mode may occur.
7 program further comprises sets of instructions for: receiving a selection of another privileged
8 contact from the list of privileged contacts; and displaying a different list of selectable
9 communication mechanisms for selection by the person.

290. Plaintiff disclosed two embodiments in Exhibit 9 showing a third-party
10
application being used to actuate and manage lost “discovery” mode. The first example depicts a
11
lost iPhone that’s been located; with the previous location data for three past movements since
12
being declared lost listed on a map. The second example shows the login screen; wherein a true
13 owner may select a device to declare lost and enter their privileged user account credentials into
14 the cloud server. Figure 12 of this patent depicts a very similar user interface as the plaintiffs
15 showing the lost iPhone on a map. Figure 13 depicts the location with a timestamp identifier
between a previous location since being located, which mirrors plaintiffs second embodiment.
16
Additionally, plaintiff mentions in Exhibit 12 that, “user record allows storage of device names
17
and contact numbers” whereby contact numbers can be associated as contacts, or, privileged
18
contacts—for purposes of this claim.
19 291. Plaintiff has a chart entitled “Presenting Data of Device Location” in Exhibit 12,
20 which plainly states that two of the potential implementation options are third-party applications.
21 The first says “App on Devices” and the second says “App on Computers” with appropriate lines
22 connecting them to the cloud server for proper operation. This obviously applies both to overall
device-finding applications, and, using a telephony application to dial the privileged contact
23
which appears on the lock screen. For example, the true owner of an iPhone may have a third-
24
party VOIP application set as default for making outgoing calls; as opposed to the telephone
25 application Apple provides by default for making and receiving calls.
26 292. Claim 9. A device comprising: a set of processing units; and a memory storing a
27 program for execution by at least one of the processing units, the program for providing a
28 graphical user interface (GUI) for bypassing device security protections to communicate with a
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1 contact of the device, the GUI comprising: a display area for displaying UI objects; and a
2 selectable UI object for enabling a person to operate the device to communicate with a privileged
3 contact while the device is in a locked mode in which a plurality of services are unavailable on
the device and in which the device must be unlocked before making the plurality of services
4
available, wherein a selection of the UI object causes a display of a list of privileged contacts
5
while the device is in the locked mode, wherein the list of privileged contacts comprises a set of
6 automatically generated privileged contacts when no contacts were previously designated as
7 privileged contacts, and wherein a selection of a displayed privileged contact causes an initiation
8 of a communication with the selected privileged contact while the device is in the locked mode
9 using a communication mechanism assigned to the selected privileged contact.

293. Plaintiff plainly describes a graphical user interface (GUI) for bypassing device
10
security protections to communicate with a contact of the device in Exhibit 8; where he mentions
11
under “Display Lost Message on Phone Using “Device Privilege” Mode, If User Wishes To Do
12
So” that, in addition to a “Default Lost Message” which could appear on the lost devices GUI, a
13 “Custom User Defined Message” or even additionally “Custom UI to Differentiate From Provider
14 Text, Etc.” could also be used—to help make it easier for an honest finder to see that the device
15 owner was trying to alert them of a method of contact. This is as opposed to being dismissed as a
notification or text message which may have been received since the device was lost, and, might
16
discourage an honest finder from bothering to read the true owners lock message.
17
294. A display area for displaying UI objects is disclosed by plaintiff in Exhibit 12,
18
wherein it states, “Example Lock Screen When Lost” and depicts a user interface object
19 displaying a message for an honest finder of a lost computing device to call them at a provided
20 number, as well as offering the option to unlock the device with a password.
21 295. A selectable UI object for enabling a person to operate the device to communicate
22 with a privileged contact while the device is in a locked mode in which a plurality of services are
unavailable on the device and in which the device must be unlocked before making the plurality
23
of services available, wherein a selection of the UI object causes a display of a list of privileged
24
contacts while the device is in the locked mode, wherein the list of privileged contacts comprises
25 a set of automatically generated privileged contacts when no contacts were previously designated
26 as privileged contacts, and wherein a selection of a displayed privileged contact causes an
27 initiation of a communication with the selected privileged contact while the device is in the
28 locked mode using a communication mechanism assigned to the selected privileged contact is
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1 again disclosed by plaintiff in Exhibit 12, wherein it states, “Example Lock Screen When Lost”
2 and depicts a UI object displaying a message for an honest finder of a lost computing device to
3 call them at a provided number, as well as offering the option to unlock the device with a
password. In the example text, plaintiff states that, “[The Device Owner’s Name] iPhone is
4
LOST!” on the first line. The second line of text states, “Please call (123-456-7890)” with the
5
bottom portion of the UI allowing the device to be unlocked with the password of the true owner.
6 Moreover, plaintiff has circled text for emphasis next to his UI example, which states, “User
7 record allows storage of device names and contact numbers.” This is related to the true owner
8 having a designated contact for use as a communication proxy when the devices declared lost.
9 296. This eliminates the need for the true owner to need to call or send text messages to
the device; which an honest finder might accidentally interpret as messages intended for the true
10
owner and disregard them, particularly if they hear periodic audible noises from the device. In
11
some cases, that might prompt an honest finder to shut down the lost device, so that the response
12
noises stop disturbing them.
13 297. It’s necessary to call to particular attention that plaintiffs example interface makes
14 a conclusive point of illustrating that the device has been locked and cannot be further used
15 without entering a 4-digit passcode, as was standard for iPhone then. The messaging to call a
contact of the honest finder (above the unlock input mechanism) is the only other item appearing
16
on the device, and, in the example. Its clear Apple devices do not (even now) allow operation of
17
the device when the lock screen’s present. Since no lock screen indicated that the device was lost
18
before plaintiff’s example interface existed, it’s clear to one unskilled in the art that the device has
19 been locked as a result of being declared lost by the true owner.
20 298. Recognizing that other countries have longer telephone numbers, and, that a user
21 could additionally have a name using more characters than average, plaintiff circled text for
22 emphasis next to his interface example which states, “Need room for LOC, Longer #” and refers
to localization. When localization occurs to an interface element, it’s given optional text versions
23
based on languages supported by the device. The natural elements of languages coupled with the
24
subjective attributes of name length and local telephone rules mean significant variance may exist
25 outside English examples. This helps reconcile programmatic interface issues, such as how to
26 handle truncation for a name or telephone number that’s too long to fit on the required line. Such
27 distinctions are critical here; truncating the final portion of a name is immaterial in comparison to
28 instead omitting digits from the telephone number. Such an issue might cause the invention to
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1 still fail when found by an honest finder—representing a genuine tragedy.
2 299. Claim 10. The device of claim 9, wherein the list of privileged contacts are
3 enabled through the device's stored contact list.

300. Herein is ambiguity for the application, that’s been previously interrogated. The
4
plaintiffs privileged contact being enabled from the device’s stored contact list is quite evident
5
from Exhibit 8 and Exhibit 12.
6 301. Claim 13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which
7 when executed by at least one processing unit presents a graphical user interface (GUI) for
8 bypassing device security protections to communicate with a contact of the device, the GUI
9 comprising: a display area for displaying UI objects; and a selectable UI object for enabling a
person to operate the device to communicate with a privileged contact while the device is in a
10
locked mode in which a plurality of services are unavailable on the device and in which the
11
device must be unlocked before making the plurality of services available, wherein a selection of
12
the UI object causes a display of a list of privileged contacts while the device is in the locked
13 mode, wherein the list of privileged contacts comprises a set of automatically generated
14 privileged contacts when no contacts were previously designated as privileged contacts, and
15 wherein a selection of a displayed privileged contact causes an initiation of a communication with
the selected privileged contact while the device is in the locked mode using a communication
16
mechanism assigned to the selected privileged contact.
17
302. Exhibit 12 shows a pre-populated telephone number on a touchscreen phone
18
device. Given touching a telephone number in contact lists or other applications causes that
19 number to be dialed by the baseband connection, there’s no reason to otherwise suggest that
20 tapping the example telephone number plaintiff depicts in Exhibit 12 would not dial that
21 telephone number; provided the device was capable of making telephone calls. Thus, plaintiff’s
22 righteous contention that Exhibit 12 shows a selection of a displayed privileged contact causing
an initiation of a communication with the selected privileged contact, while the device is in
23
locked mode; using a communication mechanism assigned to the selected privileged contact. It’s
24
known from previous establishing, inspection of the narratives, and, visual UI element in Exhibit
25 12 that the device has been declared lost, and, placed into a state whereas a plurality of normal
26 services isn’t available until successful authentication occurs by the true owner.
27 303. Claim 14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the
28 list of privileged contacts are enabled through the device's stored contact list.
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1 304. As discussed at 168, 290, 295, and later at 347, plaintiff circled text for emphasis
2 next to his UI example in Exhibit 12, which states, “User record allows storage of device names
3 and contact numbers.” Herein, the privileged contacts represent contact numbers on the device.
Directly above this text is a box which says, “Custom UI on Phone” showing its being controlled
4
by an instruction from the cloud server, which triggers the device presenting the contacts info.
5
6 Remotely locating and commanding a mobile device
8 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16 and 18 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2,
9 Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and
Exhibit 12.
10
306. Claim 1. A computer-implemented method of remotely commanding a mobile
11
device, the method comprising: by a computing device: receiving input uniquely identifying a
12
mobile device, wherein the mobile device is remotely located from the computing device;
13 displaying a plurality of remote commands available to be performed by the mobile device,
14 wherein the displaying includes identifying at least one of the plurality of remote commands as
15 enabled for execution by the mobile device and at least one other of the plurality of remote
commands as disabled for execution by the mobile device; receiving input selecting a remote
16
command from the plurality of displayed remote commands; generating a remote command
17
message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command; and transmitting
18
the remote command message to a server to communicate the remote command message to the
19 mobile device.
20 307. The method to remotely command a mobile device is explained generally in
21 Exhibit 8, whereas the features operative process is explained. The true owners’ devices are
22 uniquely identified and managed using the unique IMEI or MAC address, which is retained by
the cloud server; as illustrated in Exhibit 9 and also in Exhibit 10. The manner and purposes for
23
using these two nomenclatures for a unique hardware identifier was previously explained in the
24
‘32 patent, particularly at 223 and 228. A plurality of remote commands is demonstrated in
25 Exhibit 9, whereas there are four total commands depicted; with one currently being enabled.
26 This is because the true owner has authenticated with the cloud server (which also handles
27 notifications) already, which has populated a device list showing three iPhones uniquely
28 registered to them. Once the “Find Devices” button is then pressed, the other remote command
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1 buttons become active and usable by the true owner; as the notifications for remote command
2 messaging has now been established between the cloud server and lost mobile device.
3 308. Claim 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein communicating

the remote command message to the mobile device comprises the remote command message
4
being retrieved from the server by the mobile device.
5
309. Communicating a remote command message to the mobile device produces a
6 resulting response, but only if the device is reachable via a communication network. The enabling
7 instruction thus allowing other remote command messages to be transmitted to the lost device
8 from the server is the “Find Devices” button depicted in Exhibit 9. This allows the other remote
9 commands to be displayed and executed by the true owner, which are transmitted from the cloud
server to the lost device when the user presses one of the buttons in the example user interface.
10
310. Claim 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the remote
11
command message is retrieved from the server by the mobile device in response to a notification
12
from the server indicating that the remote command message is available for retrieval from the
13 server.
14 311. Herein the remote command message that’s part of lost “discovery” mode is
15 sending instructions to the mobile device that’s been declared lost by the true owner; but, only
after they’ve first authenticated with a cloud server, which issues the remote command messages
16
to lock the device, and, display contact information—providing a means for an honest finder to
17
otherwise contact the true owner. This is explained in the overall feature workflow in Exhibit 8
18
but demonstrated visually in the “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9; whereas no remote
19 command messages are yet available for lost device retrieval from the cloud server. Once the
20 “Find Device” button has been pressed by the true owner, remote command messages can then be
21 made available for retrieval from the cloud server.
22 312. Claim 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting

the remote command message to a server comprises transmitting the remote command message to
23
a notification server for publication in a command node included in a command collection topic
24
uniquely subscribed to by the mobile device, where the command collection topic is one of a
25 plurality of command collection topics hosted on the notification server and the command node is
26 one of a plurality of command nodes included in the command collection topic, wherein the
27 notification server notifies the mobile device that the remote command message is available for
28 retrieval in the command node, and wherein the notification server transmits the remote command
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1 message to the mobile device only in response to the mobile device accessing the command node.
2 313. The “User Record Mapping” in Exhibit 10 demonstrates how the cloud server in
3 plaintiff’s original embodiment also constitutes the services of the notification server here; for
publication of such things as the device list, unique hardware identifier and a corresponding
4
privileged user account. The server maintains these data classifications as discussed previously to
5
enforce the exclusive control policy over the mobile device; when it’s been declared lost and the
6 true owner uses the cloud server to enable lost “discovery” mode; as explained in Exhibit 8 and
7 depicted operating in Exhibit 10. This results in a locked device, which can have remote events
8 executed, such as displaying a message for an honest finder in Exhibit 9. No other user may
9 access the command node in plaintiff’s embodiment; only the privileged user account that’s
provisioned on the server—to process remote events for devices with the unique hardware
10
identifiers having already been registered by the true owner.
11
314. Claim 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
12
displaying a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account, the
13 selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device.
14 315. As discussed supra, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with unique
15 hardware identifiers, which are registered to the privileged user account is denoted here by Apple
as a remote management account. The plaintiffs example user interface element in Exhibit 9
16
depicts this so precisely (using three iPhones) it’s a direct copy. Figure 1 depicts the Internet in
17
105, with a cloud server connected at 115, with connected computers at 110 and 130 and iPhones
18
at 125 and 120; all the devices are connected via the network, to reinforce that the same user is
19 authenticated to each device using their privileged account. Plaintiff has depicted the same chart
20 in his Exhibit 10, denoting a cellular and switched network clouds merged; with two iPhones,
21 one computer and the server. The only problem’s that one not skilled in the art can easily discern
22 that Apple’s chart appears to be an identical copy, but, was submitted to the PTO seven years
after plaintiff had already disclosed it to many Apple employees. Many unskilled in the art have
23
already made the determination to plaintiff that it’s obvious Apple copied plaintiffs work; in the
24
same manner as a guilty child taking an examination who didn’t study and instead copies the
25 work of the child seated next to them, calling it their own. A jury shall reach the same conclusion;
26 Apple’s continued intentional dishonesty cannot overcome a basic test of the evidence.
27 Unfortunately for Apple and its misjoinder inventors, the patent theft games finally concluded
28 after several years; at great personal and professional cost to one of its esteemed former engineers
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1 and plaintiff.
3 indicating, for at least one mobile device included in the selectable list of mobile devices, whether
at least one mobile device is online.
4
317. Plaintiff shows in Exhibit 9 an “Example Process UI” that clearly depicts three
5
iPhones by unique device name which’re online; as the “Find Devices” button has become active
6 and pluralized, with the inventor drawing a line to connect said button with the device list, while
7 circling his iPhone in the list of devices that’re online. Those unskilled in the art can clearly
8 discern that three mobile phones are online and available for lost “discovery” mode to be enabled.
9 One additional basis highlighting this is the fact the other three buttons in the interface have been
“grayed out” and thus cannot be pushed until a device has been first selected in the device list and
10
then the “Find Device” button has been pushed. In yet another example, since the “Find Device”
11
button has pluralized its text with three online mobile phones depicted, an impartial observer not
12
skilled in the art cab determine that all three online devices could be similarly locked with lost
13 “discovery” mode; otherwise the button would not be pluralized.
14 318. Claim 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the remote
15 command comprises a locate command, the computer-implemented method further comprising:
receiving a result message including geographic coordinates corresponding to a location of the
16
mobile device.
17
319. Exhibit 9 depicts a remote command comprising a locate command, whereas the
18
obvious “Find Device” button then executes a remote locate command; which is transmitted from
19 the cloud server to the mobile device declared lost by the true owner. A resulting result message
20 is transmitted from the lost device to the cloud server, which includes the approximate geographic
21 coordinates. This location data is then presented on a map overlay, as depicted in the “Example
22 UI” also contained in Exhibit 9. Plaintiffs embodiment shows his lost iPhone in Los Gatos; while
also showing two previous locations in Saratoga and Cupertino—the coordinates of which were
23
transmitted to the cloud server from the iPhone after lost “discovery” mode had been enabled by
24
pressing the “Find Device” button.
25 320. Claim 10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing instructions
26 executable to cause one or more data processing apparatus to: display a list of one or more mobile
27 devices associated with a remote management account; receive input selecting a mobile device
28 included in the list of one or more mobile devices; display a list of two or more remote commands
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1 available to be performed by the selected mobile device, wherein the displaying the list of two or
2 more remote commands includes identifying at least one of the two or more remote commands as
3 enabled for execution by the selected mobile device and at least one other of the two or more
remote commands as disabled for execution by the mobile device; receive input selecting a
4
remote command from the list of two or more remote commands; generate a remote command
5
message identifying the selected remote command; and transmit the remote command message to
6 a server to communicate the remote command message to the mobile device.
7 321. Plaintiff demonstrates a list of one or more mobile devices associated with a
8 remote management account in Exhibit 9, whereas the “Example Process UI” shows three
9 iPhones—in a list and connected using a cloud server login. Four buttons are presented in this UI
for executing remote command instructions; with only one of them being available because the
10
selected device hasn’t yet been declare lost by the true owner. Once they push the “Find Device”
11
button that’s exposed with such text, the three buttons supra than become active and text for their
12
functions is than presented for the user in the same manner as the “Find Device” button is,
13 however, that button would now change states to allow the user to declare the phone found and
14 end lost “discovery” mode. Button impressions to execute remote command instructions thus are
15 transmitted from the server to the mobile device that’s had lost “discovery” mode enabled. Herein
Apple discloses the ability to display or execute two (or more) remote command instructions,
16
whereas in plaintiff’s original embodiment Apple later copied, he shows three discreet remote
17
command instructions in the user interface, which could potentially be actuated; in-addition to the
18
fourth button for beginning and ending lost “discovery” mode itself. Plaintiff has four distinct
19 buttons for displaying and executing available remote command messages; whereas Apple’s
20 Figure 15 display features remote command instructions grouped into congruent boxes for each
21 command, exactly as plaintiff had already depicted.
22 322. Since this claim’s reinforcing the cloud server component interacting with the lost
mobile device when presenting and executing remote commands, it’s instructive to compare how
23
identical the topology is between connected mobile device and computers using the same account
24
to communicate with a server in plaintiffs Exhibit 10 and Exhibit 12 against Apple’s Figure 1;
25 as well as Exhibit 9 depicting the same remote command structure and topology as Figure 15.
26 The only difference is the significantly better quality of Apple’s diagrams; copying the plaintiffs
27 handwritten notes into formal topologies with device images took far more time than plaintiff had
28 to write down his ideas and plans while actually inventing them. A warm photocopier always
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1 produces excellent copies; Apple had grown accustomed to copying plaintiffs work misjoinder
2 across several patent applications. This explains why each patent draws from the same theme of
3 images; plaintiff didn’t create any more notes that Apple could utilize.
323. Claim 11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the
4
instructions are further executable to cause the one or more data processing apparatus to:
5
display, for one or more mobile devices included in the presented list, an indication that the
6 mobile device is online.
7 324. As discussed supra for claim 6, Exhibit 9 shows an “Example Process UI” that
8 clearly depicts three iPhones by unique device name which’re online; as the “Find Devices”
9 button has become active and pluralized, with the inventor drawing a line to connect said button
with the device list, while circling his iPhone in the list of devices that’re online.
10
11
item of information comprises a message to be displayed on the mobile device.
12
326. Apple’s Figure 12 has a user interface element which says, “if found, please call
13 Jake at 866.555.1234” at 1210, which looks very similar to plaintiffs “Example Lock Screen
14 When Lost” in Exhibit 12. Its decidedly fitting and ironic that both Exhibit 12, and, Figure 12
15 share the same number herein—the latter is a copy of the former. The message to be displayed on
the mobile device is so predominant Apple provided a screenshot of it for the scope note; on the
16
very first page of the application. Apple here loses in its attempt for claim ambiguity, after its
17
warm photocopier got the best of its application drafter on the very first page with Figure 12.
18
327. Claim 16. A computing system comprising: an input interface; a display; a
19 network connection configured to interface with a communication network; and processor
20 electronics configured to: present, on the display, a user interface listing one or more mobile
21 devices associated with a remote management account; receive, via the input interface, a selection
22 corresponding to one of the one or more mobile devices; present, in the user interface, two or
more remote commands, wherein presenting the two or more remote commands includes
23
identifying at least one of the two or more remote commands as enabled for execution by the
24
selected mobile device and at least one other of the two or more remote commands as disabled for
25 execution by the selected mobile device; receive, via the input interface, a selection
26 corresponding to one of the two or more remote commands; and transmit, via the network
27 connection, a remote command message corresponding to the selected remote command to a
28 server to communicate the remote command message to the mobile device.

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1 328. The embodiment described herein exists in plaintiffs exhibits, as previously
2 discussed. The input interface is represented in Exhibit 9, using the “Example Process UI” to
3 show how the feature’s enabled, disabled and operated during use. The network connection
configured to interface with a communication network is clearly established in Exhibit 10,
4
whereas plaintiff shows mobile devices using both cellular and switched networks to reach the
5
cloud server; which, in-turn receives and transmits both location data and remote command
6 instructions. The user interface listing one or more mobile devices associated with a remote
7 management account is depicted with three iPhones in Exhibit 9, as previously discussed. The
8 selection, enabling and disabling of remote command instructions is depicted in the same
9 example user interface, and, utilize the same communication network topology discussed supra.
329. Claim 18. The computing system of claim 16, wherein the processor electronics
10
are further configured to: present, in the user interface, one or more disabled remote commands
11
corresponding to the selected mobile device; receive, through the input interface, a selection
12
corresponding to one of the one or more disabled remote commands; and transmit a message to
13 the server to be communicated to the mobile device, the message enabling the disabled remote
14 command for execution by the selected mobile device.
15 330. Previous discussion in re disabled remote commands supra has demonstrated and
explained how the example user interface depicted in Exhibit 9 is showing three commands
16
currently disabled; with the one command being enabled in the embodiment being the “Find
17
Devices” button. This button executes and stops lost “discovery” mode, which than activates the
18
three remote command buttons depicted. This distinction is important for two reasons. First, the
19 buttons are shown in a deactivated state with the operative path to enable them, as demonstrated
20 by the “Find Device” button being enabled. Secondly, there’s no reason plaintiff otherwise would
21 have specifically denoted three obvious remote command buttons above an already active button;
22 the undisputable fact they exist shows clearly their intended purpose. Lastly, plaintiff wisely
wrote the text “button” directly to the left of the topmost deactivated button; removing any
23
confusion those unskilled in the art could even remotely espouse in re their purpose.
24
25 Remotely receiving and communicating commands to a mobile device for execution by the
26 mobile device
28 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 as listed below. Evidence is supported by
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1 Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit
2 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
3 332. Claim 1. A computer-implemented method, of remotely commanding a mobile

device, the method comprising: receiving input from a user uniquely identifying a mobile device,
4
wherein the mobile device is remotely located from the user; presenting to a user one or more
5
remote commands available to be performed by the mobile device, wherein the presenting
6 includes identifying at least one of the one or more remote commands as enabled for execution by
7 the mobile device; receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more
8 presented remote commands; generating a remote command message instructing the mobile
9 device to execute the selected remote command; and transmitting the remote command message
to a notification server for publication in a command node included in a command collection
10
topic uniquely subscribed to by the mobile device, where the command collection topic is one of
11
a plurality of command collection topics hosted on the notification server and the command node
12
is one of a plurality of command nodes included in the command collection topic, wherein the
13 notification server notifies the mobile device that the remote command message is available for
14 retrieval in the command node, and wherein the notification server transmits the remote command
15 message to the mobile device only in response to the mobile device accessing the command node.
333. The computer-implemented method herein refers to the cloud server; which
16
manages the users connected devices when locating a lost mobile device is actuated. Even if a
17
standalone application is used to locate, track and send remote control messages to a lost device,
18
the cloud server still necessarily handles all the requested functions and transactions.
19 334. Remotely commanding a mobile device involves using plaintiff’s novel method to
20 uniquely identify the true owners lost mobile device; which is not located in their proximity and
21 currently residing in an unknown location. As previously discussed in the ‘32 patent in Count 4,
22 The “Example Process UI” in plaintiffs Exhibit 9 depicts the hardware identifier uniquely
identifying the mobile device to the server, using user credentials that are identifiable by the
23
hardware identifier; presenting, on the mobile device, a user interface for configuring the mobile
24
device, the user interface including a challenge for authenticating a user of the mobile device
25 based on the user account information received from the server. This involves storing a record on
26 the cloud server to differentiate which devices correspond to the privileged user accounts
27 associated with them, using a portion of the unique IMEI (if it’s a mobile telephony device) or
28 MAC address for computing devices. Plaintiff demonstrates his inventorship overwhelmingly; as
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1 the diagram in Exhibit 10 displays both the MAC address and IMEI as discreet fields, connected
2 to the cloud server.
3 335. Identifying at least one of the one or more remote commands as enabled for
execution by the mobile device is clearly depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 9. The “Example Process
4
UI” displays list of three privileged devices; which have authenticated with a cloud server also
5
registered with each device using the same user account. A “Find Device” radio button is located
6 in this embodiment, which transmits a locate remote management command to the mobile device.
7 Three other remote command message buttons are connected to the “Find Device” button, but,
8 are in a deactivated state; as they cannot be executed by the user until the device has first been
9 found using the remote locate command message available for user impression in the diagram.
336. Selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands
10
and generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected
11
remote command is depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 9. As mentioned supra, four distinct remote
12
command buttons are depicted in the example web interface. Once the highlighted lost iPhone
13 belonging to the plaintiff (in the diagram) has been found, the resulting three buttons become
14 available for the user to execute with a mouse cursor impression. Once the user has thus pressed
15 the “Find Device” button, it transmits the remote command message to a notification server
(which is the same as the cloud server throughout plaintiffs diagrams and narrative) for
16
publication in a command node included in a command collection topic uniquely subscribed to by
17
the lost mobile device; where the command collection topic is one of a plurality of command
18
collection topics hosted on the notification server and the command node is one of a plurality of
19 command nodes included in the command collection topic, wherein the notification server
20 notifies the mobile device that the remote command message is available for retrieval in the
21 command node, and, wherein the notification server transmits the remote command message to
22 the mobile device only in response to the mobile device accessing the command node. The
command collection topic disclosed herein contains four remote command messages in the
23
plaintiff’s embodiment. As plaintiff explains in Exhibit 8 (under the distinct “Message” section
24
of the workflow) the remote message for signaling to an honest finder a means of communicating
25 with the true owner is accomplished using “device privilege” mode; which constitutes the lost
26 mobile device receiving and executing remote command messages from the cloud server.
27 Example remote command messages are further disclosed by the plaintiff in this section of the
28 workflow in Exhibit 8.
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2 presenting to the user a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management
3 account, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device.
338. As detailed in the “Example Process UI” in Exhibit 9, the example user interface
4
displays a list of three distinct iPhones; each containing a unique device name displayed in the
5
device list. Darren, Nicole and Junior each have a nickname being depicted for their unique
6 mobile telephony devices. The remote management account is clearly established in the same
7 example user interface, as a username and password field for the cloud server are featured, supra.
8 339. Claim 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the remote
9 command comprises a locate command.

340. Herein described is the cloud server issuing a remote command instruction to
10
locate a device that’s been chosen by an authenticated user. The “Example Process UI” in
11
plaintiffs Exhibit 9 depicts a “Find Device” button, which sends a remote command instruction
12
from the cloud server to the device the owner has declared lost, and, chosen in the device list. The
13 locate command executes on the mobile device; using either the GPS circuit, or, network location
14 data to determine the approximate geographical coordinates, which are then transmitted to the
15 cloud server. When Apple states, “obtain device identification information” in Figure 2 at 215,
this refers to also needing to determine if the lost mobile device has a GPS circuit, or, must use
16
network location data—this includes most non-telephony devices. While identifying the device
17
from the unique hardware identifier is the only stated purpose at 58 for 215 in the application, this
18
is actually done in the step for providing access information at 210; as authentication than returns
19 the populated device list, as depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 9.
20 341. Herein is another improper understanding of both how the feature works and basic
21 networking; exposed from copying the plaintiffs notes and desperately trying to make the
22 disclosure appear as their own creation. Apple pretends that magic simply determines whether the
lost device has a GPS, or, must rely on triangulation data. This is both embarrassing and
23
frustrating, as the application actually discusses on page 15 that a device may (or may not) have a
24
GPS circuit; exactly one paragraph before explaining how the “locate” command works at 5. The
25 only discussion in re obtaining device information discusses the unique hardware identifier. This
26 is an abysmal failure; the device listing on the cloud server doesn’t know how to magically “wave
27 a wand” and determine whether to expect near-precise GPS coordinates in real-time, or, only
28 approximate locations which may sometimes not be accurate at all! Such a difference must be
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1 detected from the hardware device IO plane of the mobile device. Detecting the IMEI or MAC
2 address does nothing to differentiate whether it has a GPS circuit. Many millions of smartphones
3 have an IMEI, but do not contain GPS, and, can never have such a circuit added later. This
distinction becomes critical for the proper operation of the locate command, as the results which
4
are then presented to the user on a map overlay may have a significant delta between location
5
accuracy. Any person who’s ever had a GPS device tell them to perform a turn off a bridge, or
6 drive through an ocean, for example, understands that the information given to even a precise
7 instrument for measuring distance is subject to correct curation by the human interpreting the
8 results. As such, location triangulation can sometimes be very precise, but like incorrect map
9 logic in GPS devices, they can sometimes be quite wrong. If an access point the lost device can
reach to communicate to the cloud server was moved back from one’s residence before those
10
results are ever realized by the data provider, it may cause the device to appear located in
11
Brooklyn, New York when it’s really in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ramifications in cases of
12
abduction or kidnapping can be dire, however, a more common scenario might see a device
13 location in an adjacent city, whereas the user is expecting it to be much closer. The detection of
14 what network hardware is present is thus crucial, as presenting network location data from the
15 nearby connected data should never be used over a GPS circuit. Apple’s disclosure fails to
account for this; assuming the cloud server “magically” knows what to ask the mobile device
16
processor to use. Since any telephony device which has GPS nearly always has a wireless
17
network card, this could potentially be a life-threatening omission, which magic cannot remedy.
18
Given there’s 786 patents cited, and, it took 5 years for the application to be approved, it’s clear
19 the PTO had similar reservations about the applications disclosures. Significantly more
20 complicated pharmaceuticals often achieve patents much faster with less examination required;
21 suggesting to those skilled in the art that if the plaintiff had been properly joined, the application
22 wouldn’t suffer from confusing defect and would’ve been approved much sooner—especially
given Apple paid for application priority.
23
342. Claim 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:
24
receiving a result message including geographic coordinates corresponding to a location of the
25 mobile device.
26 343. Herein we turn to the cloud server receiving the location data associated with the
27 lost mobile device executing the locate remote command instruction depicted as the “Find
28 Device” button in plaintiffs Exhibit 9. As discussed previously, the connection path depicted in
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1 Exhibit 10 demonstrate how the results of a remote command may be returned to the server.
2 344. Claim 9. A computer program product, encoded on a non-transitory computer-
3 readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
presenting to a user a list of one or more mobile devices associated with a remote management
4
account; receiving user input selecting a mobile device included in the list of one or more mobile
5
devices; presenting to the user a list of one or more remote commands available to be performed
6 by the selected mobile device, wherein presenting the list includes identifying at least one of the
7 one or more remote commands as enabled for execution by the selected mobile device; receiving
8 user input selecting a remote command from the list of one or more remote commands;
9 generating a remote command message identifying the selected remote command; and
transmitting the remote command message to a notification server for publication in a command
10
node included in a command collection topic uniquely subscribed to by the selected mobile
11
device, where the command collection topic is one of a plurality of command collection topics
12
hosted on the notification server and the command node is one of a plurality of command nodes
13 included in the command collection topic, wherein the notification server notifies the mobile
14 device that the remote command message is available for retrieval in the command node, and
15 wherein, only in response to the mobile device accessing the command node, the notification
server transmits the remote command message to the mobile device.
16
345. Presenting to a user a list of one or more mobile devices associated with a remote
17
management account is depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 9, as discussed supra. A user selecting a
18
device from a list of two (or more) is depicted with three iPhones in this same example. Note that
19 the iPhone bearing the plaintiffs first name is circled at the top of the device list; to denote it’s
20 been chosen using a mouse cursor. The list of one or more remote commands available to be
21 performed by the selected mobile device is also depicted in this example, with four (total) remote
22 command buttons visible; the remote command button for issuing the locate command is shown
as active. The transmission of the remote command message to a notification server for
23
publication in a command node (included in a command collection topic uniquely subscribed to
24
by the selected mobile device) where the command collection topic is one of a plurality of
25 command collection topics hosted on the notification server and the command node is one of a
26 plurality of command nodes included in the command collection topic, wherein the notification
27 server notifies the mobile device that the remote command message is available for retrieval in
28 the command node, and wherein, only in response to the mobile device accessing the command
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1 node, the notification server transmits the remote command message to the mobile device, is
2 depicted in plaintiffs general workflow narrative under “Messages” in Exhibit 8; as well as the
3 copious example provided in Exhibit 12. The various application or web browser clients are
organized in a diagram connected necessarily to the cloud server; which is effectively the
4
notification server herein. In presenting the data of a device location, this diagram illustrates how
5
command messages are managed by the cloud server; with the lost device only executing such
6 remote command messages when lost “discovery” mode has been enabled by the true owner.
7 Otherwise, there’s no purpose for the user’s plurality of mobile devices to remain subscribed to
8 such remote events only needed if the device has been declared lost. Depicting the “Example
9 Lock Screen When Locked” in this same exhibit both demonstrates and proves a successful
execution of a remote command message from the mobile device’s processor; after necessarily
10
being subscribed for the duration of the lost “discovery” mode, invoked by the cloud server.
11
Moreover, the command node as referenced here is the cloud server; using its application or web
12
browser interface from Exhibit 12 to perform user impressions of the remote command message
13 buttons depicted in Exhibit 9.
14 346. Claim 11. The computer program product of claim 9, further operable to cause
15 data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: prompting the user to provide an
item of information in response to the selected remote command.
16
347. Herein this claim concerns the true owner providing information in response to
17
selecting the remote command which displays a message for an honest finder on the screen of the
18
lost mobile device; while it’s in lost “discovery” mode. The practical embodiment used in the
19 Apple feature, shown in Figure 11 of the application, and finally, in plaintiffs Exhibit 12 are one
20 and the same. The “Example Lock Screen When Lost” depicted in Exhibit 12 states that [Name
21 of iPhone] phone is lost, and, to call a sample 10-digit telephone number (123-456-7890) to reach
22 them. Figure 11 looks nearly identical to the plaintiff’s example user interface, depicting, “if
found, please call Jake at 866.555.1212.” in 1110. The user herein is providing an honest finder
23
with a name and telephone number to reach them; while they could also list alternate forms of
24
contact, such as an email or instant messaging aliases. The fact Apple copied plaintiffs example
25 interface so closely (using a name and telephone number as items of information which could be
26 provided) as an example in response to the selected remote command is not accidental. Moreover,
27 plaintiff discloses that, “[the] user record allows storage of device names and contact numbers” in
28 circled text located next to his example user interface. The plaintiff thus shows irrefutably that the
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1 user of the feature (the true owner of the lost device) is providing information in response to a
2 remote command button, as depicted in Exhibit 9. In the plaintiffs example embodiment, the
3 messaging on the display of the device (for an honest finder) clearly identifies that the user has
provided both their name and telephone number; otherwise the message would contain nothing
4
more than stating that’s it’s been lost—which doesn’t solve the longstanding problem of an
5
honest finder having a reliable method to return the device to its true owner. Therefore, the
6 surrendering of some information from the user is necessary for both the claim (and elements of
7 the feature itself) to indeed be novel. Lastly, plaintiff discloses in Exhibit 8 that a, “custom user
8 defined message” would be used under the “Messaging” section of the operative flowchart.
9 348. Additionally, plaintiff discloses the idea in Exhibit 11 of disabling the true
passcode; if the user requests it, after activating the remote command message for lost
10
“discovery” mode. Plaintiff states, “we could lock the device and invalidate the true passcode
11
while privileged mode is in-use.” This is relevant because plaintiff demonstrates herein again a
12
remote command message being sent to the lost mobile device requiring information from the
13 true owner. In this secondary example, the user must provide their true passcode after disabling
14 the remote command; to temporarily invalidate the true passcode, for extra security. Otherwise,
15 there’d be no adequate assurance that the cloud server user account also belonged to the true
owner of the device. The harmless example of a child’s mobile phone’s appropriate here; as the
16
child has control of the passcode, but parents may have control of one or more cloud server
17
accounts which have privileged access to the device. While juniors iPhone may need a passcode
18
to keep other children at school from accessing the device contents, for instance, a parent may
19 have the feature enabled to locate the device if they cannot locate their child; or, more commonly,
20 the child loses the phone. Requiring a passcode to disable the true passcode while in lost
21 “discovery” mode is helpful and necessary if a typical user misplaces the device, then finds it
22 long before the true owner could disable the remote command message invalidating the true
passcode. As discussed at 179, the scenario of an employee being stuck without use of their
23
device all day after misplacing it temporarily before their shift applies in this instance. While the
24
device may have been recovered by the typical user a short time after declaring it lost to their
25 boss, it might take an extended period before the true owner could intervene to disable lost
26 “discovery” mode; thus, the importance of the user providing information in response to the
27 selected remote command. Plaintiff had concerns about the features durable function making it
28 impossible to defeat in cases where the device is recovered by the typical user before the true
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1 owner can intervene and restore functionality. The accidental enabling scenario is thus mentioned
2 in plaintiffs Exhibit 11, where he states, “we must allow the device to be unlocked due to
3 accidental enabling, or, the phone being found.” These instances all necessarily require the typical
user of the lost device to provide information to deactivate their enabling of remote commands.
4
349. Claim 12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the item of
5
information comprises a message to be displayed on the mobile device.
6 350. Plaintiff provides examples of messages to be displayed on the mobile device as
7 discussed supra in Exhibit 8, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12, using an item of information; most
8 especially the “Example Lock Screen When Lost” in Exhibit 12.
9 351. Claim 14. The computer program product of claim 9, further operable to cause
data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: retrieving a result message generated
10
by the mobile device in response to the remote command from a result topic identified in the
11
remote command message.
12
352. The results of executing the remote command operation is depicted in plaintiffs
13 example user interface buttons in Exhibit 9; showing four buttons actuated by the user from the
14 cloud server, capable of retrieving a result message generated by the mobile device in response to
15 the remote command from a result topic identified in the remote command message. Retrieving a
result message in one example embodiment is shown both in Apple’s application and by plaintiff
16
is displaying the location of a device geographically on a map; as displayed in Exhibit 9, and,
17
both Figure 9 and Figure 10, respectfully. Herein the cloud server is responding to the remote
18
command by displaying the location result transmitted by the processor of the mobile device.
19 353. Claim 15. A system comprising: a server hosting a plurality of command
20 collection topics; and a computing system including an input interface, a display, and processor
21 electronics configured to perform operations comprising presenting, on the display, a user
22 interface listing one or more mobile devices associated with a remote management account;
receiving, through the input interface, a user selection corresponding to one of the one or more
23
mobile devices; presenting, in the user interface, one or more remote commands, wherein
24
presenting the one or more remote commands includes identifying at least one of the one or more
25 remote commands as enabled for execution by the selected mobile device; receiving, through the
26 input interface, a user selection corresponding to one of the one or more remote commands; and
27 transmitting a remote command message corresponding to the selected remote command to the
28 server for publication in one of a plurality of command nodes included in a command collection
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1 topic uniquely subscribed to by the selected mobile device, wherein the server notifies the mobile
2 device that the remote command message is available for retrieval in the command node, and
3 wherein, only in response to the mobile device accessing the command node, the server transmits
the remote command message to the mobile device.
4
354. A server hosting a plurality of command collection topics, and, a computing
5
system including an input interface is depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 10. “Location data sent to
6 Apple” as in Exhibit 8’s operative flow can only indicate that it’s being transmitted to a cloud
7 server. The instructive question for those unskilled in the art is, what other possibility could exist?
8 It’s beyond doubt a lost device wouldn’t send location data by ringing Apple on a telephone, or,
9 by attaching the coordinates to a paper message for a carrier pigeon to fly to Cupertino—from
any point in the world, and, at any time.
10
355. The user interface listing one or more mobile devices associated with a remote
11
management account; receiving, through the input interface, a user selection corresponding to one
12
of the one or more mobile devices; presenting, in the user interface, one or more remote
13 commands, wherein presenting the one or more remote commands includes identifying at least
14 one of the one or more remote commands as enabled for execution by the selected mobile device,
15 is depicted in Exhibit 9. While previously discussed, the “Example Process UI” depicts a user
interface with four remote command buttons; all of which could potentially be executed by the
16
selected mobile device from the plaintiff’s device list. In plaintiff’s embodiment, three iPhones
17
are listed as being registered to him on the cloud server. The entry for “Darren’s iPhone” is
18
circled, indicating that the user has selected it with a mouse cursor; with the intent of issuing one
19 (or more) remote commands. The specific remote command identified in Exhibit 9 is executed
20 first; enabling lost “discovery” mode, and, three additional remote commands buttons, supra.
21 356. The selected mobile device; receiving, through the input interface, a user selection
22 corresponding to one of the one or more remote commands; and transmitting a remote command
message corresponding to the selected remote command to the server for publication in one of a
23
plurality of command nodes included in a command collection topic uniquely subscribed to by
24
the selected mobile device, wherein the server notifies the mobile device that the remote
25 command message is available for retrieval in the command node, and wherein, only in response
26 to the mobile device accessing the command node, the server transmits the remote command
27 message to the mobile device, is displayed in Exhibit 12. Herein, the lost iPhone has been issued
28 a remote command message to locate itself from the command node using geographic
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1 coordinates. After the “Find Device” button is actuated by the user in Exhibit 9, the cloud server
2 transmits the remote command instruction to the iPhone; whereas the processor calculates this
3 using its GPS circuit, transmitting the location data to Apple’s cloud server. In this example, the
server has uniquely subscribed the iPhone to command collection topics. The “Presenting Data of
4
Device Location” diagram show the server transmitting and receiving location data using a
5
remote command instruction with a lost iPhone; which is accomplished over the available
6 communication network. The receiving and transmission of remote command data may occur
7 with a web browser, an application on a computer or mobile device tasked for the purpose (such
8 as Find my iPhone) or even a custom interface built into all iOS devices as an extended part of the
9 operating systems functionality; meaning that an application doesn’t have to be installed by the
user for this task, for added convenience.
10
357. Claim 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to host
11
a result topic.
12
358. The cloud server must host the result topic, else the resulting data from location
13 changes (for example) would not be available to chart the lost devices past locations. The
14 example user interface depicting a lost iPhone’s current (and past) geographical locations in
15 plaintiffs Exhibit 9 would not be possible, as would Apple’s example of “Jake’s iPad” in Figure
9 and Figure 10. The obvious distinction between these examples is that Apple only shows
16
“Jake’s iPad” in one location on a map overlay at 915 and 1025; whereas plaintiff illustrates his
17
lost iPhone in a current location, and, two previous ones. Further, there’s physically no other
18
method to convey the result data reliably without using a server. While it’s technically possible to
19 send the remote command message data directly to another peer device, it still must use the same
20 communication network, but, is subject to several fatal deficiencies; resulting in a failure for the
21 peer device to correctly (and reliably) receive or interpret the transmitted result data from the
22 processor of the lost device. The reliability inherent in a cloud server predicates that it must
receive message data from a lost mobile device, however, in both plaintiff’s original embodiment
23
and Apple’s later application copy, the cloud server is also transmitting the remote command
24
which produces the result message. This claims differentiation of the server (being further
25 configured to host a result topic) is simply for application ambiguity.
26 359. If plaintiff had been properly joined to the patent, the application would actually
27 explain the practical and programmatic reasoning inherent here; given he has 32 years of
28 programming experience. Quite alarmingly, a search of the application produces zero results for
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1 the word “array” and is disturbing for those skilled in the art. In programming, irrespective of the
2 language used, an array is used to collect and manage responses deriving from an operation; most
3 typically in modern times this involves a preference change or response to an action taken by the
user with either a keyboard, or mouse cursor impression. Computers don’t know how to
4
“remember” anything unless its stored in some form of array. Given plaintiff was working with
5
arrays in Pascal before he was 10 years old, it’s extremely alarming (and further proof of Apple’s
6 blatant misjoinder and nonjoinder) that Apple didn’t explain this as a non-transitory, standard part
7 of receiving responses. The counsel retained to draft the application by Apple had to necessarily
8 rely on the disclosures by the purported inventor(s); who don’t understand basic programming
9 and were basing such disclosures on facsimile copies of plaintiff’s notes. On P4, L14, there
should be a discussion concerning the result topic and the corresponding responses being
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organized into an array by the cloud server. Instead, it says, “The techniques also can be
11
implemented such that the server is further configured to host a result topic. Also, the techniques
12
can be implemented such that the processor electronics are further configured to perform
13 operations including retrieving from the result topic a result message generated by the selected
14 mobile device in response to the remote command message.” Processor electronics are “further
15 configured” in most operations, so, what does this really mean? Any combination of magic and
forced osmosis herein fail those skilled in the art. Again, as mentioned supra, the PTO obviously
16
exercised arduous effort in deciding whether to approve the patent; which wouldn’t have occurred
17
on a priority application if the correct inventor had provided disclosures. Explaining “how” a
18
processor is configured for a method in a critical workflow of a patent is necessary for proper
19 examination, but again, if you don’t really know and are copying others work, you make broad
20 statements (as herein) which don’t make sense and raise the speculation of magic. If Apple had
21 explained how and why the cloud server was configured to host a result topic, the patent
22 application wouldn’t suffer from such lack of clarity, and, would have been approved sooner.
Apple wanted to punish the plaintiff so badly for his responsible innovation that it inadvertently
23
punished both the counsel drafting the application, and, both of the PTO examiners. Curiously,
24
Apple does mention non-transitory elements in the other claims of this application. This indicates
25 beyond doubt that even the patent counsel was confused with the misjoinder disclosures; as
26 failing to use such language will almost certainly lead to the application being denied, or at the
27 very least, the need to remove claims. This was only accomplished from the patent counsel by
28 doing research; as they are skilled in the art, but not programmers. Therefore, the patent counsel
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1 “saved” the application from denial, but, missed the fundamental need to explain an array being
2 necessary, and, why that predicates the necessity of using a cloud server to execute and interpret
3 results from the remote commands.

360. Claim 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor electronics are further
4
configured to perform operations comprising: retrieving from the result topic a result message
5
generated by the selected mobile device in response to the remote command message.
6 361. The retrieving of a result message from a remote command is illustrated in
7 plaintiffs Exhibit 12, where the location of the lost iPhone is transmitted to the server, and then,
8 displayed on a map overlay with geographic coordinates in Exhibit 9. The example in Exhibit 9
9 shows dynamic updating of the lost devices position on a map; with the current and former
positions displayed. Each time the device processor detects an appreciable delta in physical
10
location, it sends a corresponding result message containing location data to the server; which is
11
depicted in this example with the plaintiffs iPhone being in Los Gatos, after being detected in
12
Cupertino and Saratoga—when the remote command message to locate the device was issued
13 from the command node. Alternatively, if the lost device cannot be located when the remote
14 commands issued from the server, this failed result itself will be transmitted as a result message.
15 362. Claim 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the result message includes an
execution time associated with the selected remote command.
16
363. Significant beforementioned discussion in re timestamps being associated with a
17
selected remote command is contained and interrogated at 163, 213, 214, 215, 216, 224, 234, 252,
18
256, 257, 259 and 290. The narrative in “Handling Device While Stolen” alone in Exhibit 11
19 illustrates the importance of associating timestamps with remote commands; else it would be
20 impossible for law enforcement to recover an abducted or kidnapped person, as described.
21 364. Claim 19. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor electronics are further
22 configured to perform operations comprising: presenting, in the user interface, one or more
disabled remote commands corresponding to the selected mobile device; receiving, through the
23
input interface, a user selection corresponding to one of the one or more disabled remote
24
commands; and transmitting a message to the selected mobile device enabling the disabled
25 remote command for execution by the selected mobile device.
26 365. The plaintiff’s beforementioned example in Exhibit 9 (of remote command
27 buttons not becoming active in the user interface until lost “discovery” mode has been enabled by
28 the true owner pushing the “Find Device button) is especially appropriate here. This claim deals
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1 exclusively with the enablement of remote command messages, which are disabled by default.
2 Once the mobile device in Exhibit 9 receives the issued locate command, it enables the
3 subscription of other remote commands; as well as the execution of the location command itself.
This causes the remaining three remote command buttons (in plaintiffs example user interface) to
4
become available for execution by the user. This is why plaintiff intentionally depicted the three
5
additional remote command buttons as being present in the user interface, but inactive.
6 366. Claim 20. The system of claim 15, wherein the selected remote command
7 comprises a locate command.
8 367. As previously discussed in 117, the locate command as described in this claim is
9 discussed by the plaintiff in operative detail in Exhibit 8, while the user interface example to
actually locate a device is shown in Exhibit 9; whereas a “Find Devices” button than locates the
10
devices current geographical position. This geographic position is then charted on a user interface
11
element with map overlay, as illustrated supra in the same exhibit. Apple’s Figure 8 shows the
12
receive locate command 805 denoting the impression of the “Find Device” button in plaintiffs
13 Exhibit 9. After determining the location 810 and 815, the resulting geographic coordinates are
14 published as a result message 820; which is received by the cloud server in plaintiffs Exhibit 8
15 and Exhibit 10, which allow it to generate the position(s) of the lost device on a map overlay in
Exhibit 9.
16
368. Claim 21. The system of claim 20, wherein the processor electronics are further
17
configured to perform operations comprising: receiving a result message corresponding to the
18
locate command, the result message including geographic coordinates associated with the
19 selected mobile device; and presenting, on the display, a map depicting a location of the selected
20 mobile device in accordance with the associated geographic coordinates.
21 369. Beginning in the Radar umbrella feature bug in Exhibit 8, plaintiff describes,
22 “display[ing] phone location after translating to GPS location for web display. Show device in
map on web app[location] or page.” In the next “Progress” section, it states, “chart lost path since
23
last activation by user (if running again, chart previous “check-in” spots for map” followed by,
24
“display device movement with charting of each check-in.” Clearly, this necessarily describes a
25 result message including geographic coordinates associated with the selected mobile device
26 presenting a map depicting a location of the selected mobile device in accordance with the
27 associated geographic coordinates on a display.
28 370. Exhibit 9 features a map overlay in an example user interface, which has text
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1 stating, “Your iPhone has been found here.” On the resulting map overlay is a circle and pin,
2 which denote the lost iPhones current geographical position in Los Gatos. Pictured in this same
3 map overlay are the devices two previous locations in the cities of Cupertino and Saratoga; these
geographic positions being reported as a result message to the cloud server since lost “discovery”
4
mode was enabled. As previously discussed, pressing the “Find Device” button depicted in the
5
“Example Process UI” executes the locate remote command; the corresponding result data is then
6 presented on a map overlay with geographical coordinates.
7 371. Exhibit 12 includes a previously discussed diagram, entitled “Presenting Data of
8 Device Location” describing how the geographical coordinates contained in the result message of
9 the locate remote command are presented on a map overlay using a plurality of methods;
including a web browser, standalone applications for computers or mobile devices, and finally,
10
using a custom interface element in the iOS operating system for embedded mobile devices.
11
372. Claim 22. A computer-implemented method of remotely commanding a mobile
12
device, the method comprising: receiving input uniquely identifying a mobile device; presenting
13 to a user one or more remote commands available to be performed by the mobile device;
14 receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote
15 commands; generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the
selected remote command; transmitting the remote command message to a notification server for
16
publication in a command node of a command collection topic uniquely subscribed to by the
17
mobile device, where the command collection topic is one of a plurality of command collection
18
topics hosted on the notification server and the command node is one of a plurality of command
19 nodes included in the command collection topic; wherein the notification server notifies the
20 mobile device that the remote command message is available for retrieval in the command node;
21 and wherein, only in response to the mobile device accessing the command node, the notification
22 server transmits the remote command message to the mobile device.

373. The server receiving input uniquely identifying a mobile device; presenting to a
23
user one or more remote commands available to be performed by the mobile device, and,
24
receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote
25 commands is depicted exactly in plaintiffs Exhibit 9, which depicts three uniquely identified
26 iPhones in a device list organized for the plaintiff as the cloud server user, who’s just finished
27 authenticating. The user has selected “Darren’s iPhone” to signal the computer-implemented
28 method that this particular device is desired for executing remote commands. By locating the
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1 device initially by pressing the “Find Device” button, this transmits the remote command
2 message to the cloud server for publication in a command node of a command collection topic
3 uniquely subscribed to by the mobile device, where the command collection topic is one of a
plurality of command collection topics hosted on the notification server and the command node is
4
one of a plurality of command nodes included in the command collection topic; wherein the
5
notification server notifies the mobile device that the remote command message is available for
6 retrieval in the command node; and wherein, only in response to the mobile device accessing the
7 command node, the notification server transmits the remote command message to the mobile
8 device. The command node depicted in plaintiff’s embodiment contains four buttons for
9 executing remote commands. As discussed supra at 133, Figure 3 shows login beginning the
process at 305; presenting a list of linked mobile devices in 310, a user then selects a mobile
10
device from managed devices in 315, available commands for the selected device occur in 320,
11
and, finally, the true owner can select a remote command to be executed in 325. The plaintiff
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discloses the same, identical process in his earlier embodiment. Lastly, the steps in Figure 12
13 contain the same events in 1205 through 1225 as plaintiff describes in Exhibit 8 and Exhibit 9.
15 Location-based ticket books
374. The ‘14 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically 1, 6, 7,
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8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26 and 27 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 7,
17
Exhibit 17, Exhibit 18, Exhibit 19, Exhibit 20 and Exhibit 21.
18
375. Exhibits 17-21 were created January 7, 2003 and thus well before plaintiff’s 2006
19 employment at Apple, which later saw the ‘14 application submitted a decade later. Plaintiffs
20 notes represent a crucial narrative to corroborate plaintiff’s pre-employment Apple IPA in
21 Exhibit 7. Given lab notebooks are admissible, the decade between its creation and Apple’s
22 patent application nonjoinder of plaintiff further reinforces his previous claim.

376. Claim 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, a virtual ticket, the
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ticket comprising a signal source identifier and a message for accessing a service of a service
24
provider, the signal source identifier identifying a signal source being associated with the service
25 provider; providing the signal source identifier to a wireless subsystem of the mobile device, the
26 wireless subsystem executing a procedure for monitoring wireless signals from signal sources
27 using a wireless processor of the mobile device; receiving, by the mobile device and from the
28 wireless processor, a notification that the signal source identifier is detected in a wireless scan,
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1 indicating that the mobile device is located within a communication range of the signal source;
2 and then in response to an input requesting access to the service, providing, by an output device
3 of the mobile device, a representation of the message to the service provider, wherein providing
the representation of the message comprises: generating a barcode image from the message; and
4
providing the barcode image as the representation for display on a display surface of the mobile
5
device.
6 377. A method comprising of receiving, by a mobile device, a virtual ticket is depicted
7 in Exhibit 17. A notebook computer is displaying a ticket for a September 4, 2003 performance
8 of Hamlet, the barcode for which is being presented for redemption. Illustrated in the same
9 exhibit’s a flowchart highlighting how a virtual ticket is conceived, managed, redeemed and sold
digitally online. The means for payment for virtual tickets before redemption’s also disclosed.
10
378. Exhibit 19 further contains a personal digital assistant, or PDA. The PDA device
11
is similarly demonstrating on its display a virtual ticket to the same Hamlet performance, which is
12
waiting to be redeemed. Also depicted is another view of the display screen of a PDA. On this
13 display screen’s a virtual ticket example for an NCAA baseball game between Univ. of the
14 Pacific and Cal State Fullerton on January 7, 2003. The necessary distinction of this particular
15 virtual ticket is that it was generated as a free student ticket, but, still granted using digital means.
A Cal State Fullerton student (who logged into the student web portal 14 for verification of their
16
academic eligibility for the complimentary ticket) was granted a virtual ticket; the barcode of
17
which is being displayed on their PDA, for redemption at Goodwin Field.
18
379. A message for accessing a service of a service provider is declared by plaintiff in
19 Exhibit 17, whereas the ticket server sends a message for access with public sales online, and
20 more importantly here, redemption events and validation. These two processes are identified with
21 discrete boxes and are connected with a line to the ticket server, which than interfaces with other
22 potential facets of a virtual ticket transaction. In Sheet 2, Apple lists a ticket server 206 connected
with a communications network 202 supplying the mobile device in 102; along with signals 210
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and 212, which correspond with the vendor of the virtual ticket, which is taco truck 214 and
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potentially other facets of a virtual ticket transaction in 216. The two methods are identical, with
25 both Apple’s and plaintiffs similarly providing the same apparatus to issue virtual ticket message
26
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1 signals to mobile computing devices.
2 380. Moreover, Sheet 4 depicts the signal interface 424 and registry 422 enjoying two-
3 way communication with the ticket manager at 406; exactly as plaintiffs ticket server and ticket
management software does in Exhibit 17. The message continues to the ticket book at 408,
4
whereas the UI manager in 412 presents the virtual ticket; which has been encoded into a barcode
5
at 414. The messaging (beginning with the message and parameters being passed to the eventual
6 mobile device display window) is nearly identical in focus and operative scope. Plaintiffs
7 embodiment shows the ticket manager communicating with the ticket server, which then sends
8 and receives messages from the service provider in re virtual ticket redemption events. The
9 registry and signal interface obviously behave in the same manner as in plaintiff’s embodiment.
381. Sheet 5 depicts the message containing the virtual ticket and pass message from
10
the vendor in 502 beginning an event cycle; where it concludes by providing an output device of
11
the mobile device, a representation of the ticket pass message at 508. The only delta in additional
12
messaging parameters concerns location data other co-inventors provided; the method, process
13 and requirements are identical between plaintiff’s signal messaging disclosure and that of claim 1.
14 382. Without such messages transmitted to the mobile device, there would simply be no
15 method of conveyance for the virtual ticket to emerge from the issuer (a taco truck or regional
university theatre) to the mobile device belonging to the patron. This represents a crucial reason
16
why this longstanding problem had yet to be solved; even by Ticketmaster, for instance. If for no
17
other reason, plaintiff’s conception is demonstrated exclusively with messaging in claim 1.
18
383. On June 9, 2014, Ticketmaster released its iOS application, which transfers
19 purchased tickets into Apple’s Passbook application for redemption. 15 This demonstrated that
20 both plaintiff and Mr. Jobs were correct in their much previous assertions that mobile devices
21 were the best method for solving the digital ticket redemption problem.
22 384. Providing, by an output device of the mobile device, a representation of the

message to the service provider, wherein providing the representation of the message comprises:
23
generating a barcode image from the message; and providing the barcode image as the
24
representation for display on a display surface of the mobile device, is disclosed in plaintiffs
25 Exhibit 17. A mobile computing device has a barcode image clearly represented on the display
26 surface for redemption. The PDA example containing the barcode for the Hamlet ticket in
27
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1 Exhibit 19 is identical, as is the free student virtual baseball ticket barcode. One not skilled in the
2 art can discern that the embodiments generating barcodes for ticket redemption are virtually
3 identical between plaintiffs 2003 notes and those in Apple’s much later June 9, 2013 application.
The only delta is the decade which passed in-between.
4
385. Claim 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises: a user activation of
5
a display surface of the mobile device using a home button of the mobile device; a user gesture on
6 a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device to lock or unlock the touch-sensitive surface; or a
7 user selection, from a quick-access menu, of an option for presenting the message.
8 386. An input comprising of a user activation of a display surface of the mobile device
9 using a home button of the mobile device is depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 19; wherein a PDA has
a home button for device navigation, and, a virtual ticket barcode for Hamlet is being presented
10
for redemption on the display surface. The user had to activate the device using the home button;
11
as well as launching the application associated with presenting the depicted virtual ticket barcode.
12
387. Claim 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the barcode image includes a linear
13 barcode or a two-dimensional barcode.
14 388. Plaintiff depicts a barcode image including a linear barcode (or a two-dimensional
15 barcode) in Exhibit 17, whereas a portable computer has a barcode for a virtual ticket for Hamlet
presented on the display surface for redemption. Exhibit 18 contains a barcode image for the
16
same event. Exhibit 19 contains three linear barcodes. One’s again for Hamlet; with the second
17
an NCAA Super Regional Baseball Tournament, and finally, a college baseball game between the
18
Univ. of Pacific at Cal State Fullerton. Moreover, Exhibit 21 shows a linear barcode being
19 redeemed by the university as a service provider; with three possible redemption responses.
20 389. Common symbology exists for linear barcodes, with code 39, code 128, UPC-A,
21 UPC-E, EAN-13 and EAN-8. 16 All five of plaintiffs’ barcodes clearly match the imagery for the
22 various linear barcodes in-use worldwide.

390. Claim 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the ticket is a ticket for boarding a
23
vehicle or attending an event, a store card, or a coupon.
24
391. Plaintiff discloses an example ticket for a Hamlet theatre performance in Exhibit
25 17, an example ticket for the same performance in Exhibit 18, an example ticket for the same
26 performance in Exhibit 19, an example ticket for a NCAA Baseball Super Regional Tournament,
27
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1 and finally, an example student ticket for a college baseball game. Clearly, plaintiff was
2 concerned with devising digital tickets for attending events, as he discloses in Exhibit 19 that,
3 “UAF could sell the turnkey solution to airports and education.” UAF denotes University
Advancement Foundation; who’s responsible for generating fundraising and revenue. Herein
4
plaintiff’s disclosure in re airport usage certainly represents boarding a vehicle. Many airlines
5
now accept boarding passes using the Apple Passbook application. On October 12, 2012 United
6 Airlines began using Passbook for boarding passes. The resulting article displays a barcode
7 presented on the display screen of an iPhone, exactly as plaintiff does with Hamlet. 17 In plaintiffs
8 IPA from 2005 in Exhibit 7, it mentions, “ticket sales, reporting and management” in a clear
9 reference to attending ticketed events.

392. Claim 9. The method of claim 1, wherein: the ticket is associated with a
10
timestamp specifying a time the service is available, and the method comprises, before providing
11
the representation of the message, confirming that a current time is within a time window that is
12
determined based on the timestamp, wherein providing the representation of the message occurs
13 if the current time is within the time window.
14 393. Time is an important element of validation. If an aircraft isn’t available to board,
15 or, an event venue has yet to open the doors, it’s no different than the taco truck not arriving.
Plaintiff previously disclosed problems with multiple event performances occurring on the same
16
day on-campus, as well as the generally accepted problems associated with ticket management;
17
such as forgery, expired tickets which’ve been reissued, or complimentary tickets needing to be
18
issued for privileged access, such as media or student passes. As such, plaintiff discloses an
19 example redemption unit being used to redeem virtual tickets in Exhibit 21. An example of the
20 time requirement for validation demonstrated by plaintiff appears at the bottom, where it states,
21 “this stops ticket from being marked as redeemed if patron goes to the wrong venue by mistake.”
22 The logic here, as derived from the application’s that the redemption site knows what tickets
should be accepted for that venue at which time, which necessarily includes the date. A similar
23
process is in-place at the airport; where the proximity fence detects that the virtual boarding pass
24
has been presented at the correct time, causing the “Error” or “Not Valid” messages to flash when
25 the virtual pass was presented for redemption.
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1 394. Presenting a ticket attendant with a paper ticket for a previous flight produces the
2 same response that the invention thus does here; it politely tells the user they presented the wrong
3 boarding pass or ticket. All computer servers necessarily function based on the current local time
setting. This is relevant because plaintiff draws a line to correlate the ticket server and the
4
validation of redemption events. With this obvious model, the ticket server will not grant
5
redemption to the presenter of the virtual ticket if the timestamp doesn’t match what the event
6 descriptor has been programmed for. Using Hamlet again as an example, if a zealous patron
7 arrived early and wanted to attend the first showing (and not the later second showing they’d
8 purchased) the generated barcode on their mobile device cannot be redeemed; the timestamp for
9 the event doesn’t match the threshold. Using time as validation also allows for the same identical
seats to be sold for two performances on the same day, but, to different patrons.
10
395. The application uses the following narrative to explain how Apple is using the
11
same method as plaintiff; in using a ticket server authority to modify and validate the data used to
12
encode barcodes presented for redemption as virtual ticket books on mobile devices. “In some
13 implementations, ticket manager 406 can determine time window 416 for associating with virtual
14 ticket 208. Ticket manager 406 can determine time window 416 based on an expiration time of
15 virtual ticket 208 and a ticket type of virtual ticket 208. Upon determining that time window 416
has closed, ticket manager 406 can delete virtual ticket 208 or mark virtual ticket 208 as invalid.
16
Time window 416 can be a point in time (e.g., ending 23:59:59 on December 31, 20xx, at a given
17
time zone) or a time period (e.g., beginning at 00:00:01 and ending at 23:59:59 on December 31,
18
20xx at a given time zone). If time window 416 is a time period, ticket manager 406 can register
19 the signal source identifier with wireless subsystem 420 upon determining that a clock of mobile
20 device 102 has reached the beginning time of the time period.”
21 396. Claim 13. A system comprising: a mobile device; and a non-transitory computer-
22 readable medium coupled to the mobile device, the non-transitory computer-readable medium
storing instructions operable to cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
23
receiving a virtual ticket, the ticket comprising a signal source identifier and a message for
24
accessing a service of a service provider, the signal source identifier identifying a signal source
25 being associated with the service provider; providing the signal source identifier to a wireless
26 subsystem of the mobile device, the wireless subsystem executing a procedure for monitoring
27 wireless signals from signal sources using a wireless processor of the mobile device; receiving,
28 from the wireless processor, a notification that the signal source identifier is detected in a wireless
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1 scan, indicating that the mobile device is located within a communication range of the signal
2 source; and then in response to an input requesting access to the service, providing, by an output
3 device of the mobile device, a representation of the message to the service provider, wherein
providing the representation of the message comprises: generating a barcode image from the
4
message; and providing the barcode image as the representation for display on a display surface
5
of the mobile device.
6 397. Herein this claim refers to the mobile devices capability to receive a signal source
7 identifier and messaging, as well as generating a barcode image from the ticket server messaging.
8 As these topics were previously interrogated, this claim’s simply adding ambiguity; in reinforcing
9 the mobile devices capability to interface with the ticket server authority.
398. Claim 16. The system of claim 13, wherein the input comprises: a user activation
10
of a display surface of the mobile device using a home button of the mobile device; a user gesture
11
on a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device to lock or unlock the touch-sensitive surface; or
12
a user selection, from a quick-access menu, of an option for presenting the message.
13 399. Herein a user is selecting to use the Passbook application, which then allows the
14 presentation of a barcode on the display of the computing device; which is a virtual ticket being
15 granted for redemption. A user has chosen to have a virtual ticket barcode generated on the
display of a mobile device in Exhibit 17 and Exhibit 19. Similarly, in the flow diagram above,
16
the ticket management software is disclosed. Such software may exist on the memory of a mobile
17
computing device; such as a portable computer, personal data assistant or smartphone. Even if a
18
third-party application instructs Apple’s Passbook application to activate and launch a virtual
19 ticket for barcode generation on the display, or, generate the barcode from within the third-party
20 application (such as Ticketmaster’s supra) it still presents the virtual ticket at the user’s
21 command.
22 400. As in plaintiffs’ Exhibit 17 example, the ticket management software is presenting

a virtual ticket for a performance of Hamlet on a mobile device. In addition to developing
23
software in Java to make the code largely reusable on a plethora of different devices in a
24
university environment, plaintiff similarly considered having the ticket server simply embed the
25 barcode generation data along other text parameters of the ticket metadata (such as seat location,
26 event name, event venue, price, etc.) into a vCard file; which could then be emailed to the patron
27 upon the completion of the financial transaction. The advantage to this method was that a user
28 needed only to open the attached vCard file from the message (using their email software) and it
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1 would then be presented on the display for redemption on-demand. In another embodiment, the
2 vCard file could simply be loaded into the devices contact list for email, which all low-cost PDAs
3 allowed in 2003. This allows the vCard to be launched on-demand by the user—without needing
to have a network connection, or, launch an email application. When an event was over, a patron
4
could simply delete the vCard from their device, or, keep the now redeemed ticket on their
5
device; in the same fashion many keep paper tickets from past concerts as souvenirs.
6 401. Data in the vCard format is stored according to the vCard specification; the files
7 use the .vcf extension and are properly recognized by most applications and mobile devices.
8 Storing a barcode, or even photos for art direction in ticket backgrounds possible; since .vcf files
9 are simple text files. This latter option avoids needing to develop and maintain an app for the
mobile device; as the ticket server is embedding the barcode generation information into a file
10
which can thus be opened using any number of applications for email or contacts. Such software
11
comes pre-installed on most devices, including low-cost PDAs at the time plaintiff devised the
12
invention. This avoids having to distribute software for any mobile device which one may wish to
13 use for redemption; as well as ensuring most mobile devices from the past, present and future can
14 easily participate in virtual ticket redemption. Irrespective of the implementation method, plaintiff
15 clearly indicated in his previous disclosure in Exhibit 17 that software of some kind would be
used to actuate the virtual ticket for redemption by presenting a barcode on its display.
16
402. Given the plaintiff wrote Mac software for the university and worked with a cadre
17
of Windows developers; creating a discrete application for redeeming virtual tickets could easily
18
have been realized. By using Java as a development language, plaintiff could have used the same
19 code for cross-platform application support; which would also work on older devices with less
20 memory and processor speed. This means instead of just being available on iOS devices like
21 Passcode today, plaintiffs virtual ticket redemption solution would have also had applications
22 available for Windows and UNIX devices. Plaintiff had found he could use Java on Palm devices
(like those pictured in the exhibits) using a required virtual machine and a J2ME Connected,
23
Limited Device Configuration; simply by using the free PalmOS Emulator, which allows a 32-bit
24
version of Windows to be used to program in Java, using the J2ME standard. 18 The decision to
25 embed vCard’s with barcode generation data; versus creating a cross-platform redemption
26 application was solely a management decision not made because plaintiff went to Apple,
27
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Program your Palm in Java: The PalmOS Emulator
28 https://www.javaworld.com/article/2076524/program-your-palm-in-java--the-palmos-emulator.html
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1 however, plaintiff performed a reduction to practice while still employed at CSU Fullerton. The
2 potential to generate profit for the university using either implementation method was sanguine.
3 403. Claim 17. The system of claim 13, wherein the barcode image includes a linear
barcode or a two-dimensional barcode.
4
404. As stated for claims 7 and 13, plaintiffs established a plurality of linear barcode
5
imagery throughout his ticketing exhibits; with three virtual ticket barcode examples disclosed.
6 405. Claim 18. The system of claim 13, wherein: the ticket is associated with a
7 timestamp specifying a time the service is available, and the operations comprise, before
8 providing the representation of the message, confirming that a current time is within a time
9 window that is determined based on the timestamp, wherein providing the representation of the
message occurs if the current time is within the time window.
10
406. Using a timestamp for auditing when a virtual ticket may become usable for
11
redemption has been discussed supra, however, Exhibit 21 depicts such a procedure in action at
12
the theater. Three different responses can occur from the scanning of the barcode on the mobile
13 device. If the timestamp in the barcode information corresponds with an acceptable variable the
14 ticket server has established for this performance of Hamlet, then the “valid” option lights and
15 sounds a particular beep. This allows the lone attendant depicted managing six entrance lines into
the theater in Exhibit 20 to ensure each patron virtual ticket has been properly accepted. The
16
timestamp can also reveal that some kind of error occurred; which may result in a plurality of
17
causes rooted either in hardware or software failure, or even an incorrectly generated performance
18
barcode. An attempt to counterfeit a barcode from a colleague’s virtual ticket would produce the
19 third response based on the timestamp, which is a “not valid” response. The ticket could even be
20 an exact facsimile taken of another legitimate ticket from the previous day’s performance that
21 was not marked as redeemed; however, the timestamp will reveal upon redemption that it’s not
22 valid because it has already been redeemed, or, the time threshold for the event has concluded.
Hence, the service is not available in this claim’s language, using the later example; because a
23
message indicating that the timestamp information doesn’t match had been sent from the ticket
24
server to the mobile device in Exhibit 17, when redemption of the virtual ticket was attempted.
25 407. Claim 19. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising: determining that the
26 signal source identifier is no longer detectable by the wireless processor; and in response,
27 stopping providing the representation of the message.
28 408. Herein is a continuation of the previous discourse. In the usage case where an
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1 event has been cancelled, a patron secured a refund of their ticket, or even theft causing the
2 subsequent reissuance of a new virtual ticket, the previous one’s now been invalidated by the
3 ticket server; which is represented sending such a potential validation message when the now
invalidated virtual ticket is presented for redemption in plaintiffs Exhibit 17 and Apple’s Sheet 4.
4
A performance of Hamlet here shares commonality with the Apple taco truck. If the
5
absentminded or dishonest patron alike tries to present an invalidated Hamlet ticket, the same
6 response message is provided as if they attempted to use an invalidated pass for tacos sold the day
7 before. Herein additionally, one could make the virtual ticket no longer display a barcode image
8 after an unsuccessful attempt has been confirmed by the validation authority. This also presents a
9 convenience for the user with a ministry of previous events saved on their device; particularly in
the “collector” usage case described supra. This allows honest patrons collecting virtual tickets
10
from past events to easily see they’ve been redeemed; since the barcode no longer appears,
11
however, the other metadata is still intact and can be recalled. It also helps prevent an invalidated
12
ticket from being presented a second time, after previously being deemed not redeemable by the
13 ticket server authority.
14 409. The signal source identifier being used to validate multiple locations is also
15 present in the information generated on the barcode that’s presented on the display for
redemption. This is an important distinction, because plaintiff illustrates how the barcodes
16
generated by the ticket server for virtual tickets in Exhibit 21 display nine different locations
17
where tickets could be uniquely redeemed; corresponding with the different venues existing in
18
2003 at Cal State Fullerton. This differentiation (between locations of the same vendor offering
19 virtual tickets) is no different than providing services both standardized and individualized, as in
20 line 7 of the applications summary explanation:
21 410. “In addition, the features described in this specification can allow service
22 providers to provide services that are both standardized and individualized. For example, if
multiple coffee shops are in a franchised coffee shop chain, and the franchised coffee shop chain
23
wishes to have a standardized promotion across the chain, the franchised coffee shop chain can
24
provide a pre-configured wireless beacon to each franchised shop. Each pre-configured wireless
25 beacon can broadcast a same signal source identifier. A mobile device can then display a virtual
26 ticket to access the same promotion in each of the coffee shops. In addition, if the franchised
27 coffee shop chain wishes to have an individualized promotion (e.g., an experimental promotion in
28 a pilot program) in one or more franchised shops, the franchised coffee shop chain can distribute
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1 wireless beacons having another signal source identifier to the one or more shops. The mobile
2 device, upon entering these shops, can display tickets for accessing the individualized
3 promotion.”
411. From examining the coffee shop summary, plaintiff’s disclosure in Exhibit 21 is
4
individualized (because different places at the same location can accept tickets for different
5
events) as well as standardized—the different university events could still be purchased on the
6 same website. A standardized promotion could thus exist for alumni, or, students who’ve
7 purchased an activity card for the term; wherein they get free or reduced-price tickets for all
8 events at the university. When plaintiff attended Cal State Fullerton as a student, he could attend
9 all sporting events for free. Whereas men’s baseball and women’s softball events had discreet
NCAA fields located next to each other, they both had different events and tickets; as well as the
10
public having the ability to purchase paid tickets from the same issuing authority. Both complexes
11
could also be hosting ticketed games at the same time, as well as potentially basketball or track
12
and field. While all four sports complexes are visible from each other and can all have discreet
13 events occurring at potentially overlapping times, they’re all the same vendor, and additionally,
14 exist in very close geographic proximity. While one popular coffee chain location is sometimes
15 present within sight of a second location (especially in airports) they all sell the same products
and accept the same pricing terms. If a coupon for a free coffee was issued by Starbucks, it’d be
16
redeemable in either of its nearby locations; whereas the student with an activity card could watch
17
both a baseball and basketball game in the same day for free. Moreover, if performing arts
18
subscribers were given a free ticket for a theater performance as part of an experimental program
19 to increase ticket sales, a free virtual ticket for A Midsummers Night’s Dream would properly
20 redeem at the theatre, but, wouldn’t redeem if presented instead at a basketball game occurring at
21 the same time; despite both events being located near each other on the same campus, and, using
22 the same ticket server authority. In the location proximity beacon example, the logic which
determines which location may redeem which virtual ticket is one and the same. While GPS
23
circuits weren’t yet available in 2003 mobile phones, the barcode information for even an
24
experimental promotion in plaintiff’s embodiment enforces the same proximate location auditing;
25 whereas in Apple’s much later iPhone embodiment, the GPS information is used for
26 convenience—to prevent the user having to sort through virtual tickets in the Passbook
27 application at redemption time. Herein the barcode still contains logic from the virtual ticket
28 authority, by which the ultimate decision whether to redeem the virtual ticket is made. If a coupon
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1 barcode for a free coffee was instead presented at a franchise location which was not
2 participating, it would not redeem when scanned by the store employee. Similarly, if that same
3 virtual coupon was presented at a competitor located across the street who also accepts virtual
tickets, it would similarly not redeem. This is because the logic in the barcode ultimately is the
4
final authority in whether a coupon or virtual ticket can be redeemed. The signal source in this
5
example would stop providing the representation of the message because it wasn’t redeemable at
6 that location. The “not valid” condition would be displayed when an employee scanned the
7 barcode presented by the device, as shown in Exhibit 21.
8 412. This distinction’s important as the applications background states that the operator
9 of the mobile device is still ultimately selecting and presenting the virtual ticket barcode for
redemption, it’s not being done autonomously by location data, which would be imperfect and not
10
cognizant of practical deltas; such as changed boarding gates with airline tickets. The background
11
text also stipulates the user is selecting a virtual ticket to present on the device from the ticket
12
book, which is a collection of virtual tickets the user has accumulated. The user still has the
13 correct burden of deciding upon the correct virtual ticket to present for redemption. “The ticket
14 book can store a user’s various virtual tickets, e.g. boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons,
15 loyalty cards on the mobile device. When the person arrives at a place where the virtual ticket can
be used, e.g. a flight gate, a movie theater entrance, or a shop, the person can launch an
16
application program that manages the ticket book service. The mobile device can display all
17
virtual tickets stored in the ticket book for selection. The user can select a relevant ticket. The
18
application program can display the user-selected ticket on the mobile device, for inspection by a
19 ticket reader machine or person.”
20 413. The correlation is further solidified at P8, L10 of the application, wherein it states
21 in re signal source identifiers, “In some implementations, the ticket can be associated with a
22 timestamp (e.g. expiration time 320) specifying a time the service from the provider is available
or will expire.” The provider herein is Cal State Fullerton, with the timestamp being enforced
23
both with the generated barcode data, and also the ticket server authority. A rescheduled
24
performance constitutes an example where the timestamp information originally generated for the
25 barcode is no longer valid, but, a new time has been substituted by the ticket server; which
26 handles the logic necessary for the association and causes the “old” virtual ticket to be redeemed
27 at the “new” time; despite the timestamp potentially changing considerably. In P4, L57, it states,
28 “the signal source identifier can be provided by ticket server 206. At least a portion of the signal
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1 source identifier can match the signal source identifier included in virtual ticket 208. Signal
2 source 210 can be mobile.” Thus, one may safely conclude that plaintiff’s novel method of
3 embedding timestamp information into the barcode generated when the virtual tickets sold is no
different than the signal source identifier being included either in the virtual ticket, or, being
4
provided by the ticket server.
5
414. Plaintiff also specifically mentions in Exhibit 17 that, “a barcode generated when
6 ticket sold, so it is unique.” This agrees with the signal source identifier being included in the
7 virtual ticket. On P6 exists a description of the diagram in Figure 3B, which illustrates the
8 exemplary structure of virtual ticket 208. “Virtual ticket 208 can be stored in location-based ticket
9 book of mobile device 102. The location-based ticket book can include multiple virtual tickets.
Virtual ticket 208 can include signal source identifier 304, expiration time 320 and payload 322.
10
Expiration time 320 can specify a time that virtual ticket 208 expires (e.g. ceases to be valid at a
11
service provider) Payload 322 can include a message provided by the service provider, an
12
encoding indicator and a ticket type.” This agrees with the operational flowchart in Exhibit 17,
13 which shows such a virtual ticket being created and redeemed through its potential lifecycle. Even
14 if the patron wants to change their seat and get a new ticket, or, the venue wants to make a new
15 seating plan and release tickets not included in the original seating plan, this accommodating
change to the virtual ticket is also represented. Thus, the venue could also expire a virtual ticket
16
before an event; so that a patron could upgrade their seat and the venue may release the once-
17
claimed virtual ticket back into general availability for assignment; to be sold once again. The
18
payload information changes in such cases, with the audit of the ticket server acting as an
19 authority to the updated encoding in the barcode presented for redemption.
20 415. It’s beyond doubt if plaintiff had been included in the claim disclosures, that
21 Apple’s application would include far more explanatory detail in re why different scenarios
22 common in the ticketing realm make such a difference in the implementation. The greater purpose
for the signal source identifier and the ticket server’s role in encoding, for example, would
23
become easier to understand. It’s helpful to understand the many ticketing problems and
24
workflow scenarios plaintiff solved a decade previous to Apple, which remain germane today. A
25 taco truck illustration and the discussion of coupons for franchises doesn’t help explain to one
26 unskilled in the art why the solution’s necessarily novel, save for repeated mentions of the
27 location based GPS in the device predicating what virtual tickets to present; as choices for the
28 user to then decide to present a corresponding barcode for redemption. The user still must unlock
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1 their mobile device, launch the Passbook application and then choose a virtual ticket for
2 redemption on the display screen. Since Passbook isn’t autonomous and doesn’t grant the user
3 admission solely from a smartphone being in their pocket when they arrive to an event, the
greater stated use of storing the event information in the virtual ticket itself is obscured. One
4
additional way to understand this is from the discussion of UUID’s (or universally unique
5
identifiers) in the page 5 discussion of Figure 3A under Exemplary Data Structures.
6 416. “FIG. 3A illustrates an exemplary structure of a signal source identifier as used in
7 a location-based ticket book service. Signal source 302 can be a signal source configured to
8 broadcast signal source identifier 304 in a beacon signal. Signal source 302 can be signal source
9 110 of FIG. 1, or signal source 210 or 212 of FIG. 2. Signal source identifier 304 can be a
programmable data structure having multiple portions. A first portion of signal source identifier
10
304 can include a universally unique identifier (UUID). The UUID can be a number having a
11
specified size (e.g., 128 bits). The UUID can be unique for a group of signal sources designated to
12
represent service provider 314, and uniform among the signal sources in the group. For example,
13 the UUID can correspond to a business operating food truck 214 and restaurant 216. A mobile
14 device (e.g., mobile device 102) that has detected signal source identifier 304 broadcast by any
15 signal source and identified the UUID corresponding to the business can present a virtual pass to
obtain service from the business.” It’s easiest to think of a UUID as a potentially very long
16
number; with portions corresponding to different values, which, is similar also to how a
17
conventional linear barcode’s encoded. Herein the UUID corresponds to Cal State Fullerton as a
18
business selling tickets; instead of a taco truck, as well as other variables. The locations of each
19 venue on campus in Exhibit 21 represent another portion of this value by using one of nine digits.
20 Using Hamlet as an example from Exhibit 17, another value denotes that the event is theater; as
21 opposed to a concert, convention, festival or sports. A further sub-value of theater, Hamlet has
22 been denoted as event 7 of the season by the ticketing server, as the performance calendar
dictates. The date and time for the event are represented as themselves, with the section, row and
23
seat as discrete constants—such as 15 for orchestra, 1 for the first section inside of orchestra, 1
24
for row one, followed by a 2 for seat 2. Other numbers may be used for additional metadata
25 variables as needed, however, in this example, a UUID of 1,1,7,09042003,1,15,1,1,2 would than
26 produce that unique encoding scheme for the barcode of the virtual ticket. Another patron sitting
27 in seat 7 for a second performance the same day would a UUID of 1,1,7,09042003,2,15,1,1,7. A
28 patron attending the NCAA Baseball Tournament in Exhibit 19 would receive a virtual ticket
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1 with a UUID of 1,3,1,00002003,001,001 before the date was later announced. The ticket server
2 would honor the 00002003 value for the game on May 1, 2003—despite this logic being added to
3 the signal source post-sale. Since the ticket is general admission and has no assigned row or seat,
seating code 001 has been defined as the GA seating section for students, with 001 being the first
4
of up to 540 tickets which may be sold. Another patron who got a similar GA ticket, but after the
5
date had been announced might have a UUID of 1,3,1,05012003,001,213. The concept of unique
6 values being used in the encoding of the barcode, but, subject to audit and modification ex post
7 facto by the ticket server is now plainly disseminated herein for those unskilled in the art; with the
8 necessary similarities so predicated to emulate the environment and flexibility paper tickets have
9 enjoyed for over a century.

417. The application continues to discuss how different parameters of virtual tickets
10
have unique identifiers used in the signal source; which now reads plainly as a narrative
11
describing plaintiffs ticketing exhibits. “Signal source identifier 304 can have a second portion
12
and a third portion for storing labels for tiered services. Service provider 314 may issue virtual
13 tickets that are customized based on locations having tiered granularities. Each of the second
14 portion and third portion of signal source identifier 304 can represent a tier. Each tier can have a
15 different geographic granularity. For example, service provider 314 may have multiple physical
presences in multiple regions. Signal source identifier 304 can have a second portion and a third
16
portion for storing information related to the multiple regions and multiple physical presences.
17
The second portion of signal source identifier 304 can store label 308 that corresponds to region
18
316 (e.g., California) where service provider 314 has one or more physical presences. The third
19 portion of signal source identifier 304 can store label 310 that corresponds to physical presence
20 318 (e.g., food truck 214) located in the region. Labels 308 and 310 can cause mobile device 102
21 to present different virtual passes at different locations. For example, mobile device 102 can
22 present a store card valid in shops in California upon detecting a signal source identifier that
includes label 308 representing California.”
23
418. Claim 22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to a mobile
24
device, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause the
25 mobile device to perform operations comprising: receiving a virtual ticket, the ticket comprising a
26 signal source identifier and a message for accessing a service of a service provider, the signal
27 source identifier identifying a signal source being associated with the service provider; in
28 response to an input requesting access to the service, providing, by an output device of the mobile
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1 device, a representation of the message to the service provider, wherein providing the
2 representation of the message comprises: generating a barcode image from the message; and
3 providing the barcode image as the representation for display on a display surface of the mobile
device.
4
419. Herein this claim’s reinforcing the primary method; further reinforcing with
5
ambiguity (for the application) that the mobile device performing the ticket redemption operation
6 on its display surface receives a signal source from the ticket server—which necessarily displays
7 the barcode generated by the virtual ticket message. The non-transitory computer-readable
8 medium here is the ticket server. Those unskilled in the art shall take notice this means that the
9 ticket server is not by-itself patentable, however, it works in-conjunction with the mobile devices
for the purposes of the novel invention. Since plaintiff discloses the necessary ticket server
10
interaction with mobile devices (which are eligible to generate a barcode of a virtual ticket) in
11
Exhibit 17, it proves beyond doubt this claim also mirrors plaintiffs much earlier disclosures.
12
13 input comprises: a user activation of a display surface of the mobile device using a home button
14 of the mobile device; a user gesture on a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device to lock or
15 unlock the touch-sensitive surface; or a user selection, from a quick-access menu, of an option for
presenting the message.
16
421. Plaintiff depicts a user activation of a display surface of a mobile device using a
17
home button of the mobile device using a PDA in Exhibit 19. The home button is being used to
18
launch the application which then generates a barcode, which is pictured on the display screen of
19 the device as a Hamlet performance. Moreover, Exhibit 17 depicts a portable computer; which
20 has used keyboard or mouse events initiated by the user to launch an application, which also
21 generated a virtual ticket barcode on the display for redemption at the Hamlet performance.
barcode image includes a linear barcode or a two-dimensional barcode.
23
423. The linear barcodes already disclosed and previously interrogated also apply to
24
this non-transitory computer-readable medium claim.
25 424. Claim 27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein:
26 the ticket is associated with a timestamp specifying a time the service is available, and the
27 operations comprise, before providing the representation of the message, confirming that a
28 current time is within a time window that is determined based on the timestamp, wherein
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1 providing the representation of the message occurs if the current time is within the time window.
2 425. Herein the virtual ticket being associated with a timestamp that’s used for
3 validating the redemption (when presented on the display of a mobile device as a barcode) has
been previously interrogated. This claim adds ambiguity to the application; by reinforcing that
4
both the mobile device and the applications which may communicate with a validation authority
5
are capable of interpreting and processing timestamps. The ticket server being depicted as
6 communicating with a mobile device presenting a virtual ticket for a Hamlet performance in
7 Exhibit 17 visually represents the purpose of this claim.
9 Location-based ticket books

10
8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, 26 and 27 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 7, Exhibit
11
17, Exhibit 18, Exhibit 19, Exhibit 20 and Exhibit 21.
12
427. As stated at 375, Exhibits 17-21 were created January 7, 2003 and well before
13 plaintiff’s 2006 employment at Apple, which later saw this ‘495 application submitted a decade
14 later. Plaintiffs notes represent a crucial narrative to corroborate plaintiff’s pre-employment
15 Apple IPA in Exhibit 7. Given lab notebooks are admissible, the decade between its creation and
Apple’s patent application nonjoinder of plaintiff further reinforces his previous claim.
16
428. Claim 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises: a user activation of
17
a display surface of the mobile device using a home button of the mobile device; a user gesture on
18
a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device to lock or unlock the touch sensitive surface; or a
19 user selection, from a quick access menu, an option for presenting the message.
20 429. Plaintiffs novel invention for digitally redeeming tickets involves a user activating
21 a display of a digital electronics device and actuating an instruction which causes the processor to
22 present messaging onscreen which includes a linear barcode. This barcode is presented for
redemption using the display of the electronic device. Such messaging is depicted in Exhibit 17
23
and again with various other embodiments in Exhibit 19.
24
430. Additionally, the example digital redemption device used for auditing the digital
25 ticket embedded in the linear barcode of the patron’s device in Exhibit 21 features a home button
26 on a mobile device. Messaging in re the ticket book redemptions success, failure or being invalid
27 is presented on the display surface of a mobile device. One example of such a device are PDA’s,
28 which were common before the invention of Apple’s iPhone, or even touch capacitance.
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1 431. Claim 7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the representation of the first
2 message comprises: generating a barcode image from the first message; and providing the
3 barcode image as the representation for display on a display surface of the mobile device.
432. As discussed in the preceding claim, providing a barcode image as the
4
representation for display on a display surface of the mobile device is depicted in plaintiffs
5
Exhibit 17 and Exhibit 19.
6 433. Generation of the barcode image itself is depicted in the block diagram of Exhibit
7 17. Plaintiff explains the “barcode generated when ticket sold, so it is unique.” Moreover, a
8 processor and server being used to not only generate the unique barcode image, but also in the
9 redemption itself is demonstrated in the connected block diagrams. The ticket server is connected
to redemption events and validation.
10
434. Claim 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first ticket is a ticket for boarding a
11
vehicle or attending an event, a store card, a boarding pass, a movie ticket, a loyalty card, an
12
employee pass, a gymnasium access pass, a library card, a discount coupon, a retail coupon, or
13 another kind of coupon.
14 435. Exhibit 17 depicts a digital, linear barcode for a production of Hamlet. A
15 secondary example for Hamlet using a different kind of digital mobile device is presented in
Exhibit 19, along with a digital, liner barcode for a college baseball sporting event. Exhibit 21
16
discusses using linear barcodes for a plurality of other event and venue types, including
17
conferences, festivals, performing arts and sporting events. These are featured under the
18
“Example Redemption UIDs” section.
19 436. Claim 9. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first ticket is associated with a
20 timestamp specifying a time the first service is available, and the method comprises, before
21 providing the representation of the first message, confirming that a current time is within a time
23
437. Validating timestamps is a critical element of enforcing digital tickets. The linear
24
barcode in plaintiffs much earlier novel invention. Plaintiff discusses this at 394; using the
25 example of how the barcode information was encoded so that two different performances of
26 Hamlet at different times of the day were mutually exclusive. Moreover, a timestamps element in
27 the ticket audit process was discussed at 406. The ability to re-issue or change the logic in a
28 barcode to accommodate a different timestamp later was discussed at 413.

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1 438. Claim 16. The system of claim 13, wherein the input comprises: a user activation
2 of a display surface of the mobile device using a home button of the mobile device; a user gesture
3 on a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device to lock or unlock the touch sensitive surface; or
a user selection, from a quick access menu, an option for presenting the message.
4
439. This claim simply describes the systemic aspect of claim 7, which has already
5
been interrogated. Plaintiff explains the systemic concept of using a digital device to display a
6 linear barcode; which has been generated using a processor and in-concert with the logic that’s
7 been established for the event using a digital ticket book. The block diagrams in Exhibit 17 show
8 the systemic process in great detail. All of the digital devices depicted by plaintiff in Exhibit 17
9 and Exhibit 19 utilize the equivalent of a home button and processor—which interpret user
actuation to launch a linear barcode on the display surface.
10
440. Claim 17. The system of claim 13, wherein providing the representation of the
11
first message comprises: generating a barcode image from the first message; and providing the
12
barcode image as the representation for display on a display surface of the mobile device.
13 441. This claim also describes the systemic aspect of claim 7, which has already been
14 interrogated. Plaintiff explains the systemic concept of using a digital device to display a linear
15 barcode; which has been generated using a processor and in-concert with the logic that’s been
established for the event using a digital ticket book. The block diagrams in Exhibit 17 show the
16
systemic process in great detail. Herein, this claim focuses on presenting the linear barcode itself
17
on the digital device display, as opposed to the (broad) ability to present messaging for digital
18
tickets using the device itself in claim 16.
19 442. Claim 18. The system of claim 13, wherein: the first ticket is associated with a
20 timestamp specifying a time the first service is available, and the operations comprise, before
21 providing the representation of the first message, confirming that a current time is within a time
23
443. The systemic ability and function of embedding and using timestamps in linear
24
barcodes for ticket books was previously interrogated in great detail at 394, 406, 413 and 437.
25 444. Claim 22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to a mobile
26 device, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause the
27 mobile device to perform operations comprising: accessing a storage medium storing one or more
28 tickets, each ticket including a respective signal source identifier and a respective message for
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1 accessing a service of a respective service provider, the signal source identifier identifying a
2 signal source being associated with the service provider; detecting a first signal source identifier
3 based on data received from a first signal source by a wireless subsystem of the mobile device,
the wireless subsystem executing a procedure for monitoring wireless signals from signal sources
4
using a wireless processor of the mobile device, the first signal source identifier comprising at
5
least two portions; determining that one of the at least two portions represents a first location
6 having a first geographic granularity and another of the at least two portions represents a second
7 location having a second geographic granularity; determining, based on the data received from
8 the first signal source, that the mobile device is located within a communication range of the
9 signal source; identifying, among the one or more stored tickets, a first ticket that includes a
signal source identifier that matches the geographic granularity of at least one of the two portions
10
and includes a first message for accessing a first service of a first service provider; and then in
11
response to an input requesting access to the first service, providing, by an output device of the
12
mobile device, a representation of the first message to the first service provider.
13 445. The method and system for establishing a digital ticket has now been heavily
14 interrogated in previous claims. The purpose of this claim is differentiating geographical
15 proximity to the user’s device presenting the barcode for redemption. This problem is explained
in Exhibit 21, wherein plaintiff lists longstanding with paper tickets and had to be solved by
16
plaintiff before any novel solution could be realized, and, before GPS was physically available in
17
a digital device, such as a mobile phone. Fortunately, plaintiff recorded extensive detail in re
18
geography of event redemption areas. Nine different venues at different physical locations at Cal
19 State Fullerton are listed, along with an example representation of each venue being encoded as a
20 universal identifier. This ensures the signal source identifier in Apple’s cribbed application
21 matches the location which the user is attempting to present the digital ticket. A redemption
22 device at Goodwin Field will not accept a digital ticket barcode for a performance of Hamlet at
the Little Theater, even if the event time is the same as the baseball game scheduled. Since
23
Apple’s struggled mightily to understand how its own Passbook feature works in earlier
24
pleadings, a less technical example are airport plane tickets. Several planes may leave from the
25 same gate at the same airport each day, with only different timestamps. Each plane’s going to a
26 much different geographical location. This data is encoded as part of the destinations in the flight
27 number of the user’s ticket. It’s thus necessary to encode the correct geography data in the
28 barcode, just as paper tickets list each connecting flight and final destination. We also must
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1 ensure any connecting flights in different geographical locations are correct. If a passenger
2 deplaned at San Francisco instead of Reno on their way to Chicago, neither a paper, nor digital
3 barcode would allow this passenger to then board a flight to Chicago from San Francisco. In this
sense, GPS is not always reliable with precision inside an airport or university yet was still solved
4
by plaintiff before they existed in mobile devices.
5
446. This is why Apple’s application relies on a secondary signal source identifier when
6 considering geographic proximity. Moreover, this is why plaintiff’s invention also allows linear
7 barcodes to be printed on paper as a backup alternative, and, for patrons who don’t own a digital
8 device but still have purchased tickets from the same issuing authority who offers digital tickets.
9 Most airport passengers still use paper tickets today, which utilize plaintiff’s invention and are
commonly used when a flight or seat change occurs at the gate. This same barcode ensures the
10
geographical departure location matches what’s expected by the redemption device in the same
11
manner as it does when presented on a display surface. This is why GPS cannot be used
12
exclusively for linear barcodes and only presents a casual convenience for the user; by not
13 displaying other tickets for redemption which aren’t located near the user. GPS is also subject to
14 signal availability—coupled with its difficulty resolving precise determinations for multiple
15 ticketing scenarios, which paper tickets could already avoid with certainty. Anybody who’s flown
into England or Ireland’s familiar with frequent gate changes and gates not being announced until
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boarding. These issues are still solved using plaintiff’s novel invention, which allows for such
17
granularity; even when used on paper and not electronically. In such examples, the flight number
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and airport location are encoded into the barcode. Having an issuing authority allows for real-time
19 changes after a ticket may have been encoded, which plaintiff illustrates in the block diagram in
20 Exhibit 17. The redemption problems discussed herein are also explained from the audit
21 perspective in Exhibit 20 and Exhibit 21. The problem of a patron presenting their digital ticket
22 at the wrong gate. but at the correct airport is shown with the “valid, error or not valid” choices on
the display surface of the redemption device scanning the ticket book. While multiple aspects of
23
the event are audited, the approval beep heard when boarding aircraft in today’s airports largely is
24
indicating that the location identifier (among other things, like timestamp) is correct. When a
25 digital ticket doesn’t redeem when scanned at the gate, it’s typically because the wrong flight/gate
26 was visited and not because the passenger arrived at the wrong airport, or, a day before or after
27 their scheduled flight. Plaintiff solved this longstanding problem by replacing human-readable
28 text requiring exactly this to be replaced with a barcode that audits the information automatically.
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1 This is why airline and concert tickets still printed on paper can be scanned with the same
2 accuracy, precision and speed as those presented on the display surface of a digital device; with
3 the same confidence in the interpreted result. It should be remembered that one longstanding
problem plaintiff had to solve was reducing the labor required to manage entry for a ticketed
4
event, as depicted in Exhibit 20. Today, the plaintiff’s model has been adopted by most airlines.
5
One gate attendant can ensure hundreds of passengers are correctly boarded without needing
6 more staff, time and introducing human audit error. Now, the passenger who mistakenly boards
7 the wrong flight is detected before they ever board the aircraft and are finally discovered; when
8 two people have the same seat…or, they arrive at the wrong city if the seat wasn’t already sold.
9 While Apple (sadly) doesn’t understand this in this matter, the world’s airlines and plaintiff do.
10
input comprises: a user activation of a display surface of the mobile device using a home button
11
of the mobile device; a user gesture on a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device to lock or
12
unlock the touch sensitive surface; or a user selection, from a quick access menu, an option for
13 presenting the message.
14 448. This non-transitory claim is for ambiguity. The use of a digital device to present
15 messaging related to digital ticket books has already been interrogated in great detail, particularly
in 428-430 and in the ‘14 patent narrative.
16
449. Claim 26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein
17
providing the representation of the first message comprises: generating a barcode image from the
18
first message; and providing the barcode image as the representation for display on a display
19 surface of the mobile device.
20 450. This non-transitory claim is for ambiguity. Generating and presenting a barcode
21 image related to digital ticket books has already been interrogated in great detail, particularly in
22 429-435, 439-441 and in the ‘14 patent narrative.

451. Claim 27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein:
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the first ticket is associated with a timestamp specifying a time the first service is available, and
24
the operations comprise, before providing the representation of the first message, confirming that
25 a current time is within a time window that is determined based on the timestamp, wherein
26 providing the representation of the message occurs if the current time is within the time window.
27 452. This non-transitory claim is for application ambiguity. Determining when an event
28 or service is available using a timestamp and then verifying that the current time matches the data
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1 encoded in the linear barcode has already been interrogated in great detail, particularly in 394,
2 406, 413, 436, 437, 442 and 443.
3 Count 10 Patent 9,037,513

System and method for providing electronic event tickets
4
5
8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20 and 21 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 7, Exhibit
6 17, Exhibit 18, Exhibit 19, Exhibit 20 and Exhibit 21.
7 454. As stated at 375 and 427, Exhibits 17-21 were created January 7, 2003 and well
8 before plaintiff’s 2006 employment at Apple, which later saw this ‘13 application submitted a
9 decade later. Plaintiffs notes represent a crucial narrative to corroborate plaintiff’s pre-
employment Apple IPA in Exhibit 7. Given lab notebooks are admissible, the decade between its
10
creation and Apple’s patent application nonjoinder of plaintiff further reinforces his previous
11
claim.
12
455. Claim 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a
13 handheld device and the handheld device comprises a portable phone.
14 456. As discussed at 429 and 430, plaintiff’s novel invention for digitally redeeming
15 tickets involves a user activating a display of a digital electronics device and actuating an
instruction which causes the processor to present messaging onscreen which includes a linear
16
barcode. This barcode is presented for redemption using the display of the electronic device.
17
Examples are depicted in Exhibit 17 and again with various other embodiments and a different
18
digital device in Exhibit 19. A portable phone wasn’t capable of housing a computer processor
19 and display surface which could present liner barcodes. This was the principal reason Apple’s
20 CEO initially tabled plaintiffs’ idea; as PDA and laptop computers comprised the bulk of devices
21 which could support the resolution necessary. No mobile phone in existence when invented could
22 yet support the technical requirements necessary. Some handheld devices (such as PDAs) could
support such functionality and are depicted in Exhibit 17 and Exhibit 19.
23
457. Claim 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a
24
handheld device, the handheld device having a height less than approximately 5.0 inches, a width
25 less than approximately 2.5 inches, and a depth less than approximately 0.5 inches.
26 458. PDA’s in-use at the time of plaintiff’s invention resembled the approximate size of
27 a handheld device described in claim 7.
28 459. Claim 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a
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1 handheld device, the handheld device weighing less than approximately 5.0 ounces.
2 460. The weight of most PDA’s and even digital music players was near this threshold
3 during the time of plaintiff’s invention—some weighed up to 16 ounces and had the ability to run
the mobile equivalent of a full-size computers operating system, such as Microsoft Windows.
4
Apple’s music players at this time weighed more than 5 ounces; some iPhones today still weigh
5
more. The weight has no relevance for presenting digital tickets on a display surface and varies
6 considerably based on the size/type of the battery.
7 461. Claim 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the ticket is an electronic ticket stored
8 on a physical ticket and the physical ticket is configured to transmit the electronic ticket to the
9 electronic device after the physical ticket is tapped to the near field communication interface of
the electronic device.
10
462. Plaintiffs invention covers both electronic tickets and physical tickets. Both use a
11
linear barcode to present for redemption using either the image on the display surface of a digital
12
device, or via printed means. Several additional embodiments disclose using a ticket authority on
13 a remote server to validate, invalidate or edit barcodes already generated as mobile ticket books.
14 Payment and purchase system interactions with electronic and physical digital ticket books are
15 also disclosed in Exhibit 17. The barcode in plaintiff’s invention has logic for ensuring the
correct geographic location and date + timestamp is enforced, with the flexibility to make
16
changes post sale if circumstances require. Plaintiff discloses examples of electronic and physical
17
tickets ready for redemption, as well as disclosing methods and apparatuses to audit and redeem
18
both types. Moreover, both electronic and physical tickets work in-conjunction together using
19 unique barcodes, which allows for flexibility and convenience for redemption sites. Both
20 electronic and physical tickets have a barcode scanned identically by the same redemption site.
21 This allows a ticket to be modified or transferred to another patron, irrespective of whether they
22 have a mobile device to use for redemption.

One example of the interaction in this claim as invented by plaintiff doesn’t require near
23
field communication. An event could be postponed for later in the season for weather reasons.
24
Some fans may opt to use their original electronic or physical tickets at the later date. Their
25 tickets are modified by the redemption authority to work on the new date, without barcodes
26 needing to be regenerated. Some fans may opt to sell or transfer their electronic or physical
27 tickets to another party, including transferring them back to the seller for a refund. In each
28 instance, the electronic or physical barcode is transferred to another party, with the new barcode
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1 being re-generated in some cases to prevent fraud when re-sold; mostly in cases where the seller
2 is issuing a refund and then relisting the ticket for sale. In all cases, tickets can be transferred
3 from electronic to physical mediums, using the same universal identifier encoding. In this claim, a
physical ticket is generated and issued electronically to a digital device, which is then presenting
4
the barcode image on the display surface when prompted by the user. Using NFC to transfer the
5
ticket book is no different than scanning the tickets using a barcode reader or camera. The
6 inherent method and process remain identical.
7 463. Claim 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a concert.
8 464. Plaintiff depicts a concert in Exhibit 21, wherein a festival is shown as a unique
9 identifier type. A concert was the example former CEO Jobs used with plaintiff when he
presented the idea to him. Two of the theatres depicted and the associated student union venue
10
regularly host concerts.
11
465. Claim 14. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying information from the
12
ticket on a screen of the electronic device.
13 466. Plaintiff clearly depicts displaying information from the ticket on a screen of the
14 electronic device in Exhibit 17, Exhibit 19 and Exhibit 21.
15 467. Claim 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a
handheld device and the handheld device comprises a portable media player.
16
468. Plaintiff clearly depicts both a handheld device and a portable media player in
17
18
469. Claim 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a play.
19 470. Plaintiff clearly depicts displaying information from the ticket of Hamlet in a
20 screen of the electronic device in Exhibit 17 and again in Exhibit 19.
21 471. Claim 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises an opera.
22 472. Plaintiff clearly depicts two theatre types in Exhibit 21. Both of the listed venues
at Cal State Fullerton (Little and Big Theater) have hosted operas.
23
473. Claim 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a sporting event.
24
474. Plaintiff clearly depicts baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball as
25 event types in Exhibit 21. Plaintiff clearly depicts a physical ticket for an NCAA baseball game
26 against Univ. of Pacific and also an electronic ticket for an NCAA Super Regional baseball
27 tournament at Goodwin Field in Exhibit 19.
28 475. Claim 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a school-related
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1 event.
2 476. Plaintiff clearly depicts a plurality of university events—featuring concerts,
3 performing arts, and both men’s and women’s NCAA athletics in Exhibit 17, Exhibit 19,
4
Count 11 Patent 9,277,530
5
Delivery of push notifications to an inactive computing device
6 477. The ‘530 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented, specifically 10,
7 14, 15, 18, 20 and 23 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3,
9 478. Despite the focus and title, this patent discloses necessary art plaintiff invented
pertaining to reliably finding a lost smartphone or device. The term “lost device” is found directly
10
in four instances throughout the application.
11
479. In Background, it states, “Examples of such applications are calendar app,
12
contacts app, image library organizer app, lost-device locator app, voice over Internet protocol
13 (VoIP) app, video conference app, etc.” Herein, plaintiff’s invention is represented by the lost-
14 device locator app, which utilizes the cloud server to allow for finding devices location and
15 remote command event execution. Note using a web page to connect to the cloud server’s no
different than using the same login credentials with a lost-device locator app. They equally are
16
capable of enabling lost “discovery” mode on the true owner’s device and executing remote
17
commands that use notifications to communicate with the typically inactive, lost device.
18
480. In Summary, it states, “Examples of such non-red-listed apps are lost-device
19 locator app, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) app, video conference app, etc.” The use of “red-
20 listing” an application simply entails not preemptively securing their limited usage when lost
21 “discovery” mode has been enabled by the true owner—using either a lost-device locator app or a
22 web page to enforce the restriction on the lost device. This allows for the telephony app to be
used to contact the true owners unique contact number by an honest finder, as well as for
23
accessing the device and reporting its geographical movement while the display is inactive, and,
24
without the knowledge of a thief; if the device was stolen and not misplaced. Thus, a lost-device
25 locator app is added to a special “white” list, to ensure its special availability; when lost
26 “discovery” mode has been enabled.
27 481. In Detailed Description Overview, it states, “Examples of apps installed on the
28 device that typically are not red-listed are lost-device locator app, voice over Internet protocol
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1 (VoIP) app, video conference app, etc.” As discussed supra, the lost-device locator app and
2 telephony apps aren’t red-listed, so as to ensure their usage when lost “discovery” mode has been
3 enabled by the true owner.

482. In Activating Recipient Device to Deliver Push Notifications Using
4
Notification Handler Run by Recipient Device, it states, “As such, the app 158 a is referred to
5
as a red-listed app. A second category of apps, e.g., lost-device locator app, voice over Internet
6 protocol (VoIP) app, video conference app, etc., is such that delivery of push notifications for an
7 app 158 b from the second category would cause the recipient device 150 to transition from the
8 inactive state into the active state prompting the user to interact with the app 158 b. Identifiers of
9 the apps from the second category are left out of the red list 154.” Herein, the notification server
is the cloud-based server being used to manage lost devices. The only way the inactive device can
10
become active for an honest-finder to attempt reaching the true owner is for such processes to not
11
be added to a red-list.
12
483. Claim 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipient device is in the inactive
13 state when at least a display of the recipient device is dark while the recipient device is running
14 on battery power.
15 484. Plaintiff discusses in great length the benefits of maximizing the battery life of the
lost device; in order to increase the opportunity for the true owner to locate the device. In addition
16
to Exhibit 8, see 165, 170, 185, 208-211, 241 and 244-248.
17
485. Claim 14. A computing device comprising: one or more hardware processors; and
18
non-transitory computer readable medium encoding instructions that, when executed by the one
19 or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to emulate a notification
20 handler that performs operations comprising: receiving a first push notification for a first
21 application while the computing device is in an inactive state; determining that delivery of the
22 first push notification would cause the computing device to transition into an active state without
prompting a user associated with the computing device to interact with the first application,
23
wherein the operation of determining that delivery of a push notification would cause the
24
computing device to transition into the active state without prompting the user to interact with the
25 first application comprises: parsing a record of restricted application identifiers stored at the
26 computing device, the restricted application identifiers corresponding to applications installed on
27 the computing device for which delivery of push notifications would cause the computing device
28 to transition into the active state without prompting the user to interact with the respective
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1 installed application, and finding an identifier of the first application among the restricted
2 application identifiers of the stored record; in response to determining that delivery of a push
3 notification would cause the computing device to transition into the active state without
prompting the user to interact with a particular application, storing the first push notification at
4
the computing device; receiving a second push notification for a second application while the
5
computing device continues to be in the inactive state; determining that delivery of the second
6 push notification would cause the computing device to transition into the active state prompting
7 the user to interact with the second application; and in response to determining that delivery of
8 the second push notification would cause the computing device to transition into the active state
9 prompting the user to interact with the second application, delivering the received second push
notification to the second application and the stored first push notification to the first application.
10
486. Causing a computing device to transition into an active state without prompting a
11
user associated with the computing device to interact with the first application is the only method
12
to ensure both that the location of a lost device can continue for recording geographic charted
13 timestamps while a thief has possession, as well as allowing an honest finder to contact the true
14 owner if found. It has the benefit of reducing battery drain by only allowing a few processes and
15 applications to execute when the device is in lost “discovery” mode, as characterized by plaintiffs
Exhibit 8 and also 165, 170, 185, 208-211, 241 and 244-248. This is why plaintiff described
16
using the battery sparingly until it’s depleted for sending location updates, while trying
17
indefinitely if it’s detected that a power adaptor is connected.
18
487. Parsing a record of restricted application identifiers stored at the computing
19 device, the restricted application identifiers corresponding to applications installed on the
20 computing device for which delivery of push notifications would cause the computing device to
21 transition into the active state without prompting the user to interact with the respective installed
22 application, and finding an identifier of the first application among the restricted application
identifiers of the stored record is depicted with identifiers communicating with the server in
23
Exhibit 12.
24
488. Storing the first push notification at the computing device; receiving a second push
25 notification for a second application while the computing device continues to be in the inactive
26 state (determining that delivery of the second push notification would cause the computing device
27 to transition into the active state prompting the user to interact with the second application) is
28 shown by plaintiff in the example lock screen with messaging for an honest finder to reach the
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1 true owner in Exhibit 12. Image 1 & 3 of the application show this same process outlined.
2 489. Claim 15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the operation of
3 determining that delivery of a push notification would cause the computing device to transition
into the active state prompting the user to interact with the second application comprises parsing
4
the record of restricted application identifiers stored at the computing device without finding the
5
identifier of the second application among the restricted application identifiers of the stored
6 record.
7 490. Parsing restricted application identifiers is accomplished by user record mapping
8 against the cloud or notification server in Exhibit 10 and Exhibit 12. Similarly, if an honest
9 finder pressed an operative button to interact with the device, it would cause an active state to
present the lost messaging screen and telephony application process on the device display—and
10
because the first push notification has already enabled lost “discovery” mode on the device, thus
11
causing the restricted application identifiers to be enforced. A less technical explanation is that
12
the device doesn’t begin to enforce the restricted application identifiers until being declared lost
13 by the true owner and lost “discovery” mode is enabled using the notification server. This claim is
14 explaining that when the device is in normal operation, it’s not necessary to enable the restricted
15 application identifiers, while explaining how its necessarily enabled. In theory, while not as
practical, another application (not for finding lost devices) could send a similar instruction to an
16
inactive device using a cloud server to manage such notifications. This is why a VOIP application
17
is another example cited by the application.
18
491. Communicating with an honest finder follows this process as outlined by plaintiff
19 generally, as even their intervention with the buttons on the physical device has already been
20 predicated by restricted application identifiers. Otherwise, the honest finder could potentially
21 activate other applications or processes on the device; including access to the contents of the
22 device if no passcode had been enabled by the true owner.

492. Claim 18. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the operations further
23
comprise transmitting, via a public IP connection to a notification server associated with the
24
notification handler process, a copy of the record of restricted application identifiers generated by
25 the computing device, such that the notification server can (i) temporarily store, at the notification
26 server, push notifications for applications installed on the computing device that have application
27 identifiers included on the copy of the record of restricted application identifiers, and (ii)
28 opportunistically push the stored notifications along with a notification for an application
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1 installed on the computing device that has an unrestricted application identifier.
2 493. The notification server represents the conduit which a public IP connection is
3 derived by the device, with appropriate notification handlers. This is explained in the process of
Exhibit 8, the connection path and user record mapping in Exhibit 10 and in practical operation
4
in Exhibit 12. It’s important to note opportunistically pushing notifications can also occur as a
5
result of executing remote command instructions, as previously detailed in previous patents.
6 494. Claim 20. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the operations further
7 comprise removing the record of restricted application identifiers from the computing device's
8 storage upon detecting that the computing device transitions from the inactive state to the active
9 state.
495. When the true owner of a device disables lost “discovery” mode, it requires that
10
the cloud server depicted in plaintiffs notes signal to the lost device that applications and regular
11
functionality can now be re-established. Herein, the list of application identifiers is thus no longer
12
enforced and normal operation is restored to the active device. This also restores normal
13 notification service for applications and the OS itself, as such functionality is (primarily, but not
14 limited) to locating the device geographically and communicating with an honest finder.
15 496. Claim 23. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the computing device is in
the inactive state when at least a display of the computing device is dark while the computing
16
device is running on battery power.
17
497. This is the state most devices are in when declared lost by the true owner and
18
discussed in Exhibit 8, with an example depicted in Exhibit 9. The iPhone is obviously operating
19 on battery power while moving through three cities after being declared lost. Even the “Example
20 Process UI” generally assumes the device is inactive when the true owners attempting to locate it.
21 Count 12 Patent 8,670,748
22 Remotely locating and commanding a mobile device

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6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 28 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2,
24
Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and
25 Exhibit 12.
26 499. Claim 1. A computer-implemented method performed by a specified mobile
27 device, the method comprising: accessing, by the specified mobile device, a notification service
28 on a server separate from the specified mobile device, the notification service hosting a plurality
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1 of command collection topics, where each of the plurality of command collection topics is
2 subscribed to by a unique mobile device; accessing, by the specified mobile device, one of the
3 plurality of command collection topics that is subscribed to by the specified mobile device, the
accessed command collection topic including a plurality of command nodes, each corresponding
4
to a remote command type; polling, by the specified mobile device, each of the plurality of
5
command nodes of the accessed command collection topic to determine whether one or more new
6 remote command messages have been received by the accessed command collection topic;
7 retrieving, by the specified mobile device, from a remote lock command node included in the
8 plurality of command nodes, a remote lock command message, where the remote lock command
9 message comprises a lock command and a locking passcode; locking, by the specified mobile
device, the specified mobile device using the locking passcode in response to the lock command;
10
setting, by the specified mobile device, an unlock passcode associated with the specified mobile
11
device; and generating, by the specified mobile device, an acknowledgement message in response
12
to the remote lock command message.
13 500. The cloud server depicted and described in plaintiffs Exhibit 1, Exhibit 8, Exhibit
14 9 (which shows the server login page) and also directly shown in Exhibit 10 is, “a notification
15 service on a server separate from the specified mobile device.” Exhibit 12 shows the server in a
block diagram. The cloud-based recovery server handles a plurality of programmatic functions for
16
accomplishing the goal of reliably locating a lost device and giving an honest finder a reasonable
17
opportunity to contact the owner. The notifications discussed throughout this patent generally
18
relate to notifications for the lost device or server relating to the dynamic location of the device,
19 including the remote command functions the true owner may execute using another computer (or
20 device) logged into the server with the same credentials being used on the lost device when lost
21 “discovery” mode’s actuated.
22 501. A plurality of command collection topics relate to functions a true owner may
utilize after declaring their device lost and using the cloud server to actuate lost “discovery”
23
mode. An example function is shown in Exhibit 12, with the server in a block diagram, and, an
24
example remote command shown in an example screenshot—the ability to allow an honest finder
25 to call the owner using the device. Exhibit 9 also shows a remote command notification in-
26 action—the dynamic traveling location of the lost device is presented on a map in real time.
27 502. Moreover, Exhibit 9 shows the remote lock command message comprises a lock
28 command and a locking passcode; locking, by the specified mobile device, the specified mobile
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1 device using the locking passcode in response to the lock command; setting, by the specified
2 mobile device, an unlock passcode associated with the specified mobile device; and generating,
3 by the specified mobile device, an acknowledgement message in response to the remote lock
command message. Under “Example Process UI” is depicted a function to locate and lock a
4
missing device, with the corresponding example UI for the lost device shown in Exhibit 12,
5
noting the field explicitly for a locking passcode. Exhibit 11 is mostly concerned with a narrative
6 of how to lock and unlock a device when stolen. The first note by plaintiff reads, “we could lock
7 the device and invalidate the passcode while privileged mode is in-use.” Even a Hollywood film
8 doesn’t contain the element of copy Apple’s misjoinder applications do, especially in yet another
9 example herein. It’s clear to an objective bystander not skilled in the art that it was largely
impossible to file this and the other applications without working from a photocopy of plaintiffs
10
notes—which were available to many Apple employees, including the two executives responsible
11
for implementing the feature, and, who had no knowledge of this concept, idea or implementation
12
before plaintiffs disclosures in Exhibit 3 and Exhibit 5.
13 503. Claim 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating an
14 acknowledgement message further comprises: including a time stamp indicating a time at which
15 the remote lock command message was retrieved.
504. The importance of using a remote command message with a time stamp indicating
16
(for example) when a lost device was physically at given locations on a map was disclosed by
17
plaintiff as discussed at 67, 111, 159, 163, 214-216, 218, 234, 252, 257-260, 290, 361, 363, Using
18
a time stamps for querying battery life operations was disclosed by plaintiff at 170, 173, 208, 210
19 and 230.
20 505. Claim 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein locking the
21 specified mobile device further comprises: locking a display associated with the specified mobile
22 device such that access to one or more of information stored on the specified mobile device and
functionality of the specified mobile device is blocked.
23
506. Plaintiffs narrative explaining his function of locking access to information stored
24
on the specified mobile device and limiting (or otherwise suppressing) its functionality has been
25 extensively discussed throughout the complaint, including at 150, 172, 175, 177, 183, 187, 206,
26 264, 275 and 281.
27 507. Claim 8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, tangibly encoding a
28 computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus
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1 comprised within a specified mobile device to perform operations comprising: accessing, by the
2 data processing apparatus, a notification service on a server separate from the mobile device, the
3 notification service hosting a plurality of command collection topics, where each of the plurality
of command collection topics is subscribed to by a unique mobile device; accessing, by the data
4
processing apparatus, one of the plurality of command collection topics that is subscribed to by
5
the specified mobile device the accessed command collection topic including a plurality of
6 command nodes, each corresponding to a remote command type; polling, by the data processing
7 apparatus, each of the plurality of command nodes of the accessed command collection topic to
8 determine whether one or more new remote command messages have been received by the
9 accessed command collection topic; retrieving, by the data processing apparatus, from a remote
lock command node included in the plurality of command nodes, a remote lock command;
10
locking, by the data processing apparatus, the specified mobile device in response to a lock
11
command included in the remote lock command message; and publishing, by the data processing
12
apparatus, an acknowledgement message to the notification service.
13 508. A notification service on a server separate from the mobile device, the notification
14 service hosting a plurality of command collection topics, where each of the plurality of command
15 collection topics is subscribed to by a unique mobile device; accessing, by the data processing
apparatus, one of the plurality of command collection topics that is subscribed to by the specified
16
mobile device the accessed command collection topic including a plurality of command nodes,
17
each corresponding to a remote command type is depicted and/or disclosed by plaintiff in Exhibit
18
1, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10 (wherein the server is depicted being separate
19 from mobile devices in an example flow diagram) Exhibit 11 and finally Exhibit 12, which
20 features a beforementioned flow diagram depicting the server hosting the notification service with
21 a unique mobile device, and, a remote command type actively being executed in the “Example
22 Lock Screen When Lost” UI.

509. Claim 9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further operable to cause
23
data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: identifying a passcode specified by
24
the remote lock command message; detecting that the specified passcode does not comply with a
25 security constraint implemented by the specified mobile device; and determining, in response to
26 the detecting, not to reset an unlock passcode associated with the specified mobile device.
27 510. Enforcing a passcode as specified by a remote command instruction has already
28 been interrogated in previous claims, with examples at 44, 114, 157, 172, 175, 180, 181, 264,
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1 275, 278, 285, 297 and 348.
2 511. Claim 11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further operable to cause
3 data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: locking the specified mobile device
by locking a display such that access to one or more of information stored on the specified mobile
4
device and functionality of the specified mobile device is blocked.
5
512. This is the computer-readable version of Claim 8 that was added for patent
6 application ambiguity and was interrogated supra at 508.
7 513. Moreover, when lost “discovery” mode has been enabled via the cloud server, it
8 locks the device until it’s been disabled. This prevents both an honest finder and thief alike to be
9 unable to access the information stored on the specified mobile device, or, enable functionality on
the device. An honest finder would only be able to contact a privileged contact that’s been
10
enabled previously. No other functionality can be realized and even the telephone cannot be used
11
to dial any other number except the privileged contact. While lost “discovery” mode’s enabled,
12
the device is effectively disabled and cannot be restored to escape this restriction. The data
13 processing apparatus on the cloud server enforces this policy and is a solution to the longstanding
14 problem of preventing mobile device theft—the resulting device has no effective value when it’s
15 been disabled using a cloud server by the true owner; even if the device was just purchased new
the day before.
16
17
data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: including a time stamp in the
18
acknowledgement message indicating a time at which the remote lock command was executed.
19 515. This is both demonstrated and necessary in order to (using one common, simple
20 example herein) chart the location dynamically of a lost device over time and present a trail
21 showing past static movements. In plaintiff’s original embodiment, the lost device is locked when
22 lost “discovery” mode has been enabled by the true owner, using the cloud server listed as a
notification server in the application. See 17, 36, 67, 150, 159, 160, 163, 183, 201, 210, 213-216,
23
218, 222, 234, 252, 256-260, 264, 290, 361 and 363.
24
25 data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: establishing a connection to the
26 notification service over a wireless data connection.
27 517. Plaintiff clearly depicts a computer readable medium establishing a connection to
28 the notification service over a wireless data connection in Exhibit 10. Further, plaintiff depicts an
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1 iPhone using both cellular and switched Internet wirelessly to connect to the notification service
2 in separate flow diagrams. Exhibit 12 also depicts a notification server being connected to a lost
3 iPhone via both cellular (denoted by baseband) and wireless Internet mediums.
518. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 10 clearly depicts establishing a connection to the notification
4
service over a wireless data connection. “iPhone Wi-Fi” is depicted being connected to the
5
Internet and cellular service providers networks and the cloud server; depicted in the application
6 as a notification service.
7 519. Claim 16. A mobile device comprising: processor electronics; a storage medium
8 storing instructions executable by the processor electronics to cause the processor electronics to:
9 access the notification service on a server separate from the mobile device, the notification
service including a plurality of command collection topics, where each of the plurality of
10
command collection topics is subscribed to by a unique mobile device; access one of the
11
command collection topics of the plurality of command collection topics hosted on the
12
notification service and subscribed to by the mobile device, the command collection topic
13 subscribed to by the mobile device including a plurality of command nodes, each command node
14 corresponding to a remote command type; poll each of the plurality of command nodes of the
15 accessed command collection topic to determine whether one or more new remote command
messages have been received by the accessed command collection topic; retrieve, from a remote
16
lock command node included in the plurality of command nodes, a remote lock command
17
message; open the remote lock command message, the remote lock command message
18
comprising a lock command and a locking passcode; lock the specified mobile device in response
19 to the lock command; set an unlock passcode associated with the specified mobile device to the
20 locking passcode; and publish an acknowledgement message to the notification service.
21 520. Each of these elements have previously been heavily interrogated supra, including
22 throughout previous counts and featuring block diagrams, flow diagrams and example UI’s.
521. Claim 17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the instructions are further
23
executable by the processor electronics to cause the processor electronics to: include in the
24
acknowledgement message an indication confirming that the unlock passcode has been set to the
25 locking passcode and a time stamp identifying a time at which the remote lock command message
26 was retrieved.
27 522. The lost device that’s been placed in “discovery” mode has to acknowledge to the
28 cloud server at what time it was successfully placed in a locked state. This allows for the starting
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1 point for forensic and map location charting by the cloud server, as well as providing a data point
2 for remote command instructions; so, they can be properly executed. The discussion supporting
3 Claim 12 explains the importance of the timestamp from the missing device being recorded using
the cloud server. It’s also practical for calculating whether to disable login attempts, or, wipe the
4
memory contents of the lost device—from a predefined amount of incorrect passcode attempts.
5
6 Remotely receiving & communicating commands to mobile device
8 10, 11, 20, 22 and 23 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3,
524. Apple filed for this patent on May 30, 2014—which was 5 months before
10
wrongfully terminating plaintiff. It’s impossible to argue plaintiff abandoned his much earlier
11
invention, as documented in his lab notebook. Plaintiff was unaware of this patent’s existence
12
until a recent trip to the PTO in Alexandria, and, over a year after filing this litigation. Apple
13 failed to join the plaintiff to this application, which thus would’ve ensured his inclusion on the
14 other phone-finding patents. This last patent plaintiff discovered was the first phone finding
15 patent Apple should have properly enjoined him—while still employed there.
525. Claim 6. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting, via a public IP
16
connection to a notification server associated with the notification handler process, a copy of the
17
record of restricted application identifiers generated by the recipient device, such that the
18
notification server can (i) temporarily store, at the notification server, push notifications for
19 applications installed on the recipient device that have application identifiers included on the copy
20 of the record of restricted application identifiers, and (ii) opportunistically push the stored
21 notifications along with a notification for an application installed on the recipient device that has
22 an unrestricted application identifier.

526. Herein, this claim (as many others) uses a cloud-based notification server to
23
enable, disable and execute remote commands to a lost device when the true owner’s enabled lost
24
“discovery” mode—which uses a pubic IP connection from the cloud server. The application
25 identifiers described are simply used to denote a whitelist when lost “discovery” mode is enabled,
26 necessarily placing all other applications on a blacklist; which continues temporarily until the true
27 owner has deactivated the feature. This allows the lost phone to have the selective use of partial
28 functionality, useful for an honest finder attempting to communicate with the true owner, the
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1 ability to record device location and movement, conserve battery resistance and remotely erase
2 the contents of memory. An unrestricted application identifier (as described in Apple’s
3 application) simply pertains to applications which have previously been programmatically set to
be on a whitelist. Push notifications aren’t novel herein and are listed simply because that’s the
4
programmatic method (using the Objective C programming language unknown to the misjoinder
5
inventors) for drawing a message on a device in response to an action. This occurs also without
6 requiring a user notification, which is useful when a remote command instruction is executed to a
7 remote device. It allows for a transaction to be executed without being stuck in a continual event
8 loop, which is helpful for conserving resistance and memory footprint.
9 527. The use of software industry terms like blacklist and whitelist for referring to
rights differentiation is present in many Apple software patents, but, doesn’t appear even once in
10
this application. Yet again, Apple was confused and couldn’t understand plaintiff’s invention (a
11
common theme among the phone-finding patents) notes correctly, just salvaging the overall
12
concept without describing correct detail.
13 528. This was confusingly declared again by Claim 16 in the patent in count 6. Claim 4
14 discusses the notification server and the concept of notification events and explains (yet again)
15 why the phone-finding patents took so long to approve and required additional examiners, which
is very rare with such simple patents. Again, this stems from misjoinder inventors not
16
understanding the plaintiffs notes they copied, or, how object-oriented programming works.
17
529. The narratives supporting the patent in count 6 apply herein to this claim and have
18
been interrogated ad nauseum—it’s not necessary to burden the Court with duplication.
19 530. Claim 7. The method of claim 2, further comprising removing the record of
20 restricted application identifiers from the recipient device's storage upon detecting that the
21 recipient device transitions from an inactive state to an active state.
22 531. This is simply terminating the event loop which programmatically allows the
device to enforce the application whitelist when lost “discovery” mode is active, meaning when
23
the device is found, the instruction from the cloud-server (called a notification server herein)
24
which disables the lost functionality also returns the applications on the device to normal
25 operation. It wouldn’t be novel to still have a device which doesn’t allow the applications to ever
26 function again after its been found by the true owner. Even the overall concept of ambiguity in
27 patent applications (which adds some duplication of function to other things) questions the need
28 for this claim, however, the one technical reason for this not disclosed by Apple is that a device
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1 which isn’t located (a hopefully rare proposition) needs to remain locked so that its resale value is
2 null, and, so that a determined thief cannot access the application data if they’re able to later
3 compromise the passcode and gain access to the device.

532. Given plaintiff worked at Apple on issues potentially involving national security
4
interests (not appropriate for disclosure per NDA) it was a realistic concern Apple’s declining
5
software quality and increasing success of foreign intelligence agencies to compromise device
6 passcodes (of any device) could allow application data (normally encrypted when connected to
7 another device) to be accessible and potentially cause unnecessary loss of life, or, serious national
8 security implications. If an iPhone was lost with sensitive information and “found” by a foreign
9 intelligence service, they could very easily gain access to classified information.
In plaintiffs’ case, his vehicle was often followed in hopes a prototype would be left
10
unattended, which resulted in security providing escort during certain conditions; even when
11
travelling between Apple buildings. Device theft was so prevalent at Apple, they advised all
12
employees to ensure plaintiffs invention was enabled on devices containing Apple confidential
13 information once released to the public.
14 Thus, the application blacklist has critical reason for being enforced in perpetuity; until
15 the true owner deems it found. Apple doesn’t explain that enforcing the application blacklist is a
key method of ensuring a device has no resale value even when new; which is a longstanding
16
problem plaintiff solved, among others. Even in a usage case where there was no passcode,
17
having the applications inaccessible can still prevent the device being reimaged and repurposed.
18
Given plaintiff doesn’t know and never worked with the misjoinder inventors, its beyond
19 doubt they likely had no experience or familiarity with the espionage potential with a stolen
20 device including national security information, or, highly confidential codeword intelligence. In
21 contrast, plaintiff has found few computing devices over 30 years he couldn’t compromise. Even
22 before plaintiff worked for Apple, he had considerable experience dealing with users losing
devices with confidential information, particularly for the California State University. Moreover,
23
plaintiff had recovered data from lost devices that had failed or were even seized by law
24
enforcement. In one case, plaintiff defeated Apple File Security encryption on a PowerMac G4
25 and recovered intentionally encrypted data resulting in a serious criminal conviction for the
26 accused employee. If restrictive application identifiers had been invented by the plaintiff back
27 then, it’s uncertain the same methods he used to defeat Apple’s own encryption would have
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1 533. Claim 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting, via a public IP
2 connection to a notification server associated with the notification handler process, an instruction
3 to remove a copy of the record of restricted application identifiers—provided by the recipient

device—from storage at the notification server.
4
534. Herein the true owner is disabling lost “discovery” mode using the cloud server
5
they had previously used to enable the functionality. This results in no need to continue enforcing
6 restricted application identifiers and a return of normal functionality for the device.
7 535. Claim 11. The method of claim 2, wherein the recipient device is in the inactive
8 state when at least a display of the recipient device is dark while the recipient device is running
9 on battery power.
536. Herein this claim means that the ability to use restricted application identifiers (i.e.
10
a blacklist) and execute remote command instructions does not require the display to be active.
11
This makes sense, as otherwise a person would have to push buttons on the device after finding it
12
before any restriction policy or remote command enforcement occurs. It also helps retain
13 resistance while still allowing remote command interaction, which is an important consideration
14 not disclosed by Apple. A device may have low resistance when lost, or, may potentially never be
15 found before depletion. This was an important consideration plaintiff explained previously and
stemmed from his previous work on battery signaling across different power states at Apple.
16
537. Claim 20. The computing device of claim 18, wherein the operations further
17
comprise transmitting, via a public IP connection to a notification server associated with the
18
notification handler process, a copy of the record of restricted application identifiers generated by
19 the computing device, such that the notification server can (i) temporarily store, at the notification
20 server, push notifications for applications installed on the computing device that have application
21 identifiers included on the copy of the record of restricted application identifiers, and (ii)
22 opportunistically push the stored notifications along with a notification for an application
installed on the computing device that has an unrestricted application identifier.
23
538. This claim simply discusses the lost device sending a list of its application
24
restrictions to the cloud-based notification server when lost “discovery” mode has been enabled.
25 As already explained in great detail, part of the novelty of plaintiff’s invention is that the cloud-
26 server ensures enforcement of policies on the lost device; largely so a thief has no method of
27 disabling or otherwise overcoming such protection after being enabled by the true owner. It also
28 ensures that the device cannot be restored and overridden by connecting it physically to a
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1 computer device using a physical cabled connection. While restoring an iPhone using iTunes on a
2 computer is what most users might identify as the typical means of repurposing a device, both
3 historically and currently hackers, intelligence services and rogue actors also use physically
connected devices to overcome and use “brute force” to defeat the Apple password mechanism.
4
Around the time of this cases initial filing, law enforcement agencies began purchasing expensive
5
devices which circumvent Apple’s device passcode policy. While breaking into the device has
6 become easier (despite Apple’s rancor in adverts about iPhone security) an application restriction
7 policy enforced by a cloud-server helps ensure the local data is inaccessible when local sabotage
8 has been successful and isn’t disclosed in Apple’s application. From a user perspective, attempts
9 to launch a Mail or Notes application will still fail and wrongfully “bounce” when launched; as if
the application was already open when it’s not. This preserves the encryption of the application
10
data hives; while preventing the saboteur from simply copying the application bundle to another
11
similar device and again attempting to access the data. Its unfortunate Apple failed to disclose or
12
explain this; the patent would’ve been issued much sooner, and, wouldn’t be both confusing and
13 incomplete.
14 539. Claim 22. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the operations further
15 comprise transmitting, via a public IP connection to a notification server associated with the
notification handler, an instruction to remove a copy of the record of restricted application
16
identifiers—provided by the computing device—from storage at the notification server.
17
540. Again, lost “discovery” mode’s herein been disabled by the true owner, using the
18
cloud-based notification server. The notification server than removes the event loop for remote
19 command instructions, which removes the application blacklist initially received from the device.
20 541. Claim 23. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the computing device is in
21 the inactive state when at least a display of the computing device is dark while the computing
22 device is running on battery power.

542. Herein is another case of ambiguity for the application, simply reinforcing the
23
principle discussed supra at 537 applies to inactive states after initial detection and blacklisting.
24
25 Bypassing security authentication scheme on a lost device to return the device to the owner
27 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20 as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2,
28 Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and
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1 Exhibit 12.
2 544. Apple filed for this patent on August 18, 2017—almost 3 years after the 2014
3 wrongful termination of plaintiff.

545. Fittingly, Apple’s misjoinder inventors didn’t properly understand plaintiff’s
4
copious invention notes and narratives for reliably finding a lost device, and, communicating with
5
an honest finder. This required a subsequent continuation application of this patent from
6 2014/0199966 originally filed in 2013, and, disclosed previously in earlier causes of action. Much
7 of the reason for this continuation patent was the apparent realization third-party applications
8 could be used by an honest finder to communicate with a privileged contact—telephony and
9 messaging apps by third parties could be used in-place of the default ones provided by Apple.
546. Plaintiff mentioned this important distinction to several people while advocating
10
his invention and explained his usage case of using VOIP service when traveling on Apple
11
business with his iPhone and Mac. The concern was that a lost device could be configured by
12
default to receive telephony communication over a wireless connection; even if the wireless
13 network was available and connected, it needed to be established as a communication mechanism
14 in the software for locating a lost device. Otherwise, an honest finder could attempt to dial a
15 privileged contact when lost “discovery” mode had been enabled and effectively not have the
equivalent of dial tone.
16
The cellular baseband connection on mobile devices is always the default for telephony
17
service, irrespective of the hardware vendor. The software controlling the devices operation (i.e.
18
the operating system or telephony app) must be cognizant of this secondary communication lane;
19 this allows the incoming and outgoing telephony to occur independent of just the cellular
20 baseband, allowing just a wireless internet connection to receive and transmit. The risk plaintiff
21 feared was a lost device being able to connect to a wireless network for VOIP that was bypassed,
22 in favor of the traditional baseband connection all mobile phones use by default. A particular
usage case was the iPhone user traveling overseas; who’d switched over to VOIP calling to avoid
23
costly international roaming from their home cellular provider, or, those who had access to Wi-Fi
24
but had unsustainable cellular service in outlying areas. Several national parks in America have
25 had this issue, for example. A strong Wi-Fi connection might be available from a building with a
26 wired connection, but cellular service for some (or all) carriers may be nonexistent or unreliable.
27 Sadly, this reasoning for the need of this continuation patent wasn’t explained in the application
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1 A new misjoinder inventor (not present on other phone-finding patents) is named solely
2 herein; further explaining the confusing narrative and Apple’s unnecessary need for continuation.
3 Instead of making this simple explanation, Apple instead discloses the need to switch to text
messaging apps for communicating with an honest finder. This is the exact same problem with
4
augmenting the devices use of Wi-Fi instead of the cellular baseband controller, but unexplained.
5
Apple continues to beat a drum discussing change between using telephony and text messaging in
6 the user interface instead.
7 Understandably, when one copies something given them, they miss important distinctions
8 about the architecture and functionality inherent to the original creator. Since none of the
9 misjoinder inventors actually invented anything, their application disclosures were confusing and
uncertain. The heart of this patent lies in allowing the mobile device to use a different transport,
10
other than cellular baseband. Most text messaging apps (including Apple’s) allow for sending
11
messages using wireless Internet, instead of available cellular connections. Apple’s rampant
12
narrative in the application (in re switching between telephony or text (SMS) messaging in the
13 user interface) necessarily depends on the device being configured to bypass the baseband
14 connection. Otherwise, nothing works; the device continues to be lost and unreachable. Nothing
15 is novel about switching communication methods and Apple didn’t apply for a design patent for
the GUI declared. Given design patent applications for GUI and user interface element design at
16
the PTO have grown considerably and allows for overcoming the hurdle of 35 USC § 101, this
17
further exposes the confusion Apple’s misjoinder inventors invoked upon its own PC; from not
18
understanding innovation it wholly stole from plaintiff.
19 547. Claim 1. A method comprising: displaying, while a device is in a locked mode in
20 which a plurality of services are unavailable on the device, a selectable user interface (UI) item on
21 the device for enabling a person to operate the device to communicate with a privileged contact
22 while the device is in the locked mode; upon selection of the UI item, displaying a list of
privileged contacts while the device is in the locked mode, wherein the list of privileged contacts
23
includes an owner of the device; displaying, upon selection of the privileged contact from the list
24
of privileged contacts, a list of different communication types for initiating a communication with
25 the privileged contact, the displayed list of different communication types being exclusive of
26 communication types for initiating a communication with other privileged contacts; and initiating
27 the communication with the privileged contact selected from the list of privileged contacts, the
28 communication having a communication type selected from the list of different communication
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1 types.
2 548. This claim discusses the basic function and operability of the plaintiff’s phone-
3 finding invention. Operating the device in a manner that an honest finder can have a reasonable
chance to reach the true owner is evident repeatedly in plaintiffs’ description and invention notes.
4
Plaintiff has a “messaging” section in Exhibit 8 to specifically deal with this problem; allowing
5
the true owner to (at the very least) display contact information on the device when lost
6 “discovery” mode has been enabled by the true owner. Moreover, plaintiff declares and
7 differentiates between using a default lost contact message and a custom message that’s defined
8 by the true owner with additional parameters. Even one not skilled in the art can easily discern
9 plaintiff’s invention was copied wholly herein by examining the example UI in Exhibit 12. It’s
obvious that Apple’s later UI matches plaintiffs much earlier invention notes. Plaintiff also
10
mentions in a note that, “user record allows storage of device names and contact numbers.” This
11
is so that the cloud-server can enforce this message without intervention locally by a thief, who
12
wishes to instead maintain the false image the device wasn’t stolen. It also allows the true owner
13 to dynamically change their contact info. A perfect example is the lost phone during a vacation;
14 the addition of the local hotel number may be easier for the true finder to dial— particularly if
15 either the lost phone or honest finders’ phone don’t dial internationally. Curiously, but not
surprisingly, Apple fails to disclose this important consideration and focus simply on the
16
privileged contact statically declared by the true owner previously, before the device is lost.
17
Pushing the telephone number onscreen is useless if the device cannot reach that number as the
18
service provider has configured the device for that region.
19 549. Claim 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the selected privileged contact is the
20 owner of the device.
21 550. This is patently obvious amongst plaintiff’s invention notes and example UI,
22 particularly in Exhibit 8 and Exhibit 12. The example UI in Exhibit 9 for locating and
communicating with a lost device also shows the default privileged contact is the true owner. The
23
discussion in re law enforcement tracking in Exhibit 11 even (to a lesser extent) reinforces this
24
concept, especially the sixth bullet point concerning the privileged user being used to then attempt
25 to track the lost device. The true owner thus has no issue verifying their displayed contact info on
26 the lost device for law enforcement if recovered.
27 551. Claim 8. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program which
28 when executed by at least one processing unit of a device bypasses a device security protection to
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1 communicate with a privileged contact, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
2 displaying, while the device is in a locked mode in which a plurality of services are unavailable
3 on the device, a selectable user interface (UI) item on the device for enabling a person to operate
the device to communicate with the privileged contact while the device is in the locked mode;
4
upon selection of the UI item, displaying a list of privileged contacts while the device is in the
5
locked mode, wherein the list of privileged contacts includes an owner of the device; upon
6 selection of the privileged contact from the list of privileged contacts, determining a
7 communication type of a plurality of different communication types for initiating a
8 communication to the privileged contact based at least in part on a configuration of the device;
9 and initiating the communication with the privileged contact selected from the list of privileged
contacts, the communication having the determined communication type.
10
552. Again, plaintiff demonstrates an example UI in his Exhibit 12 invention notes
11
which shows this claim in-action. The “Example Lock Screen When Lost” shows a lost iPhone
12
with a dialog box allowing only the operation of the telephone to reach the true owner, using the
13 devices baseband connection to dial 123-456-7890. An option for the true owner to unlock the
14 device is depicted below, however, a plurality of services is unavailable on the device is clearly
15 occurring. Herein, a picture is worth a significant amount of words. Plaintiff also illustrates in
Exhibit 9 how the true owner of one device could theoretically also be defined as a privileged
16
contact on yet another device, illustrating the example of a minors phone listed along with the
17
plaintiffs and his spouse as available devices using plaintiffs credentials; registered with the cloud
18
server; which Apple sometimes also calls a notification server. This shows in reverse action how
19 the plaintiff could be the privileged contact which appears on Junior’s iPhone (as depicted in the
20 Exhibit 12 example UI) when lost “discovery” mode has been enabled.
22 program further comprises a set of instructions for receiving the selection of the privileged
contact from the list of privileged contacts before initiating the communication.
23
554. As previously interrogated supra, the list of privileged contacts is received by the
24
lost device when lost “discovery” mode has been enabled using the cloud-based server. Unlike
25 Apple’s unsure application, plaintiff allows for the information to be changed dynamically,
26 provided the proper credentials are used. Exhibit 10 shows in more detail how a user record is
27 joined with the device’s hardware identifier in the “User Record Mapping” block diagram. When
28 plaintiff performed his reduction to practice over two years before the misjoinder inventors
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1 named on the phone-finding patents using the same two servers internally called Lighthouse and
2 Metropolis (still used today by Apple) he resolved the media access control (MAC) address with
3 his .Mac user account. This allowed the server to “understand” which device the provided
credentials should attempt to access. It has the added protective benefit of eliminating unsolicited
4
traffic from Apple’s servers (and flustered users who just lost an expensive device) to devices
5
which don’t belong to the true owner. This also ensures accidental lockout doesn’t occur from a
6 cloud-server user account (iCloud today) from too many attempts to discover a lost device. It
7 should be noted that none of the misjoinder inventors had access to the two servers called
8 Lighthouse and Metropolis which were necessary to develop this feature, and, for its everyday
9 use; particularly as security restrictions forbid anyone without a need to know being involved
with production assets handling sensitive user data.
10
Some misjoinder inventors are not thought to even been employed at Apple when plaintiff
11
invented Find my iPhone. Not one misjoinder employee had a required nondisclosure on file for
12
Lighthouse and Metropolis or anything in the .Mac or Mobile Me infrastructure; none of them
13 ever attended cross-functional meetings, their managers weren’t disclosed or involved, and, they
14 had no access to use, work-on or otherwise even know what assets were necessary. Nobody who
15 worked with plaintiff during his nearly decade tenure at Apple (hundreds of employees) knew any
of these misjoinder inventors; any suggestion to the contrary would necessitate investigation by
16
the DOJ, as it would raise serious questions about espionage with Apple infrastructure. Plaintiff
17
was so concerned about tracking customer devices without their knowledge, he refused to
18
demonstrate the feature to others using devices other than his own, despite the zeal of several
19 employees who were very excited about his invention and wanted to see their own device be
20 located on-screen.
21 While Apple’s current adverts feature iPhone privacy at the moment, Apple’s counsel
22 state in their demurrers that the misjoinder inventors performed an earlier reduction to practice,
which wasn’t physically possible, and, would necessitate investigation by the DOJ if it were true.
23
Having members of the public who’re not employees (or employees breaking into extremely
24
sensitive production servers) accessing extremely sensitive assets such as Lighthouse and
25 Metropolis necessitates espionage investigation and is obviously untrue, however, this reality may
26 become necessary if Apple continues to disregard undisputed facts. Moreover, plaintiff was the
27 only person in his entire division who had access to Lighthouse and Metropolis, and, it was
28 granted by engineering management specifically so he could help VIPs like Rush Limbaugh,
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1 those working with the Office of the CEO including journalists, and, to substantiate reports of
2 emerging user issues (bugs and service disruptions) before they became an impact to most users.
3 Plaintiffs management didn’t have access to Lighthouse and Metropolis and the misjoinder
inventors weren’t even known to the engineering team responsible for this infrastructure, and,
4
may not have been employed by Apple in some cases. In this country, a much earlier reduction to
5
practice is recognized in patent law, however, Apples repeated oppositions demonstrate they still
6 don’t know how this feature works; an embarrassment for customers, employees and
7 shareholders. If Apple could substantiate even a portion of its untrue defense, they’ll need to
8 contact the DOJ and temporarily shut down iCloud worldwide; a very serious forensic proposition
9 that may require disclosing a privacy breach to all Apple customers. There’s otherwise no method
to argue that plaintiff did NOT perform a much earlier reduction to practice involving assigning a
10
privileged contact to a potentially lost device and using remote commands, etc. To be clear, again,
11
there’s no way to assign a privileged contact at Apple without Lighthouse and Metropolis.
12
555. Claim 13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the
13 list of privileged contacts comprises a set of automatically generated privileged contacts.
14 556. As discussed supra, the cloud server is capable of automatically generating the list
15 of privileged contacts for the lost device when lost “discovery” mode has been enabled by the
true owner, as described in Exhibit 10.
16
557. Claim 14. A device comprising: a memory; and at least one processor configured
17
to: display while the device is in a locked mode in which a plurality of services are unavailable on
18
the device, a selectable user interface (UI) item on the device for enabling a person to operate the
19 device to communicate with a privileged contact while the device is in the locked mode; upon
20 selection of the UI item, display a list of privileged contacts while the device is in the locked
21 mode, wherein the list of privileged contacts includes an owner of the device; and initiate a
22 communication with the privileged contact selected from the list of privileged contacts, the
communication having a communication type selected from a plurality of different
23
communication types determined based on a configuration of the device.
24
558. Herein this claim describes the lost device after lost “discovery” mode has been
25 enabled by the true user using a cloud server. The device becomes unusable and communication
26 with the true owner is the only operation either an honest finder or thief alike may utilize. The
27 “Example Lock Screen When Lost” UI in Exhibit 12 shows this occurring in-action.
28 559. Claim 15. The device of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further
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1 configured to receive a selection of the privileged contact from the list of privileged contacts
2 before initiating the communication.
3 560. This claim is merely for application ambiguity and is reinforcing that a lost device
(with at least one processor) may receive the privileged contact from the list of privileged
4
contacts before an honest finder initiates any communication with the true owner.
5
561. Claim 19. The device of claim 14, wherein the configuration of the device does
6 not support cellular communications.
7 562. As discussed several times supra, a lost device may simply use Wi-Fi to connect to
8 the cloud server and doesn’t require a cellular baseband connection. An iPod Touch, many iPad
9 tablets and Mac computers all fall into this category. In practice, even a Bluetooth PAN
connection to an active switched network could be used, however, it’d need to be configured
10
before it was lost in most cases, as the ability to use a VNC is disabled proactively using
11
application identifiers; meaning the true owner couldn’t reach the window server to actuate the
12
new PAN connection if the device had been moved after being declared lost.
13 563. Claim 20. The device of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further
14 configured to initiate the communication comprises a set of instructions for using a third-party
15 application to initiate the communication.
564. As discussed several times supra, a third-party application may be used to initiate
16
the communication between an honest finder and the true owner of a lost device using plaintiffs’
17
invention. The biggest example is VOIP applications, which are particularly cost effective when
18
traveling abroad in foreign countries; where a separate (and more expensive) calling plan is
19 required by the true owner’s cellular service provider. When plaintiff travelled on Apple business
20 internationally, he used a VOIP application, as Apple forbid him from having an AT&T
21 international calling plan. This claim simply allows a VOIP application that’s been configured to
22 re-route normal telephony from the cellular baseband to (typically) a Wi-Fi network. While this is
the common usage case. It’s entirely possible a third-party application could also be used for
23
telephony.
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25 Device Locator Disable Authentication
26 565. The ‘839 patent includes the following claims plaintiff invented; specifically, all
27 twenty claims as listed below. Evidence is supported by Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit
28 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
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1 566. Claim 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, a request to disable
2 a device locator mode of the mobile device in which an authorized requesting device can receive
3 location information related to the mobile device; upon receiving the request to disable the device
locator mode of the mobile device: sending, by the mobile device, a hardware identifier of the
4
mobile device to a server; in response to a determination that the hardware identifier is associated
5
with a user account, receiving, by the mobile device, from the server, a challenge for credentials
6 of the user account; receiving, by the mobile device, credentials through a user interface;
7 sending, by the mobile device, the received credentials to the server; receiving, by the mobile
8 device, from the server, an indication that the received credentials match the credentials of the
9 account associated with the hardware identifier; and in response to receiving the indication,
disabling the device locator mode; and following disabling the device locator mode, entering, by
10
the mobile device, an activation operating mode, wherein the mobile device is configured to
11
enable one or more functions in the activation operating mode.
12
567. Disabling the device locator herein is akin to disabling lost “discovery” mode in
13 plaintiffs original phone finding invention. This is akin to the “end process” described in the
14 “Progress” section of Exhibit 8. Moreover, the most common way of disabling the device locator
15 (which assumes the lost devices true owner has regained possession; or at least knowledge from
an honest finder the device is safe) can be accomplished using the cloud server, with an example
16
UI present in Exhibit 9. Once the device locator has been successfully enabled, the “Find
17
Devices” radio button changes state to then allow cessation of the locator and resulting event
18
loops corresponding with it; including remote command execution.
19 568. This claim then discusses the method and apparatus used for configuring the
20 device locator; both initially and then when its functionality is desired by the true owner of s lost
21 computing or telephony device. Exhibit 9 shows an example UI which has been wholly
22 duplicated by Apple; both functionally, and, herein the patent application claims. The user
authenticates with the cloud server and then has access to other devices which have been
23
registered using the same credentials. This comprises the device list shown by plaintiff in his
24
much earlier “Example Process UI” already heavily interrogated.
25 569. Exhibit 10 shows a block diagram that shows how the hardware identifier that’s
26 unique for a corresponding computing or telephony device is joined with the true owner’s user
27 account, creating a unique user record as depicted. Moreover, plaintiff discloses both IMEI and
28 MAC address reconciliation with the true owner’s user record. Exhibit 12 alternatively discloses
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1 the cloud server using various communication network types to communicate the information
2 contained in the unique user record essential for solving this longstanding problem—which
3 plaintiff did much earlier than Apple, while Apple claims his sole invention (they wholly copied)
was prior art disclosed by Nokia, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Apple’s patent
4
illustrations continue to use many of the same images from previous applications; all of which are
5
very similar (or identical) copies of plaintiffs dated, much earlier invention notebook entries from
6 August 30, 2008.
7 570. Claim 2. The method of claim 1, comprising: while in the activation operating
8 mode, sending, by the mobile device, to the server, information related to a new account to be
9 associated with the hardware identifier and credentials corresponding to the new account.
571. As defined supra, Exhibit 9 depicts three iPhones which have been associated
10
with the hardware identifier and credentials corresponding to the new account. This is further
11
reinforced by the user record mapping block diagram in plaintiffs Exhibit 10.
12
572. Claim 3. The method of claim 2, comprising: while in the activation operating
13 mode, enabling the device locator mode.
14 573. As also defined supra, Exhibit 9 illustrates this exact moment; when the device
15 locator mode (or lost “discovery” mode) is enabled by the true owner of a lost device, using their
user account also registered with the cloud server. In the plaintiff’s example, the inventors iPhone
16
has been selected in the device list; with the user about to press the “Find Devices” radio button.
17
This is the same process adopted later by Apple, both with the UI and programmatic function.
18
The device locator mode is thus enabled when the “Find Devices” radio button’s depressed. This
19 same button than changes states and reveals messaging akin to stopping the device locator mode
20 and ending lost “discovery” mode.
21 574. Claim 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the device locator mode is enabled using
22 the information related to the new account and the credentials corresponding to the new account.
575. As also defined supra, Exhibit 9 illustrates this exact moment about to occur.
23
576. Claim 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to disable the device locator
24
mode is received through a user interface element displayed on the mobile device.
25 577. In plaintiffs Exhibit 12, a method for disabling the device locator by using the
26 correct passcode is clearly depicted in the “Example Lock Screen When Lost” UI. This user
27 interface element is presented on the display of the lost iPhone, as the messaging above the
28 passcode field states that the users iPhone is lost, and, provides a telephone number for an honest
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1 finder to communicate with the true owner.
2 578. Alternatively, plaintiff also discloses the ability and need (for some users) to
3 disable the correct passcode of the lost device temporarily when they have enabled lost
“discovery” mode and are attempting to locate it. Under “Handling Device While Stolen”
4
plaintiff states in the first item that, “we could lock the device and invalidate the true passcode
5
while privileged mode is in-use.”
6 579. Claim 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the hardware identifier includes a hash
7 generated based on one or both of a media access control (MAC) address and an international
8 mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the mobile device.
9 580. As stated supra at 569 for claim 1, Exhibit 10 shows a block diagram that shows
how the hardware identifier that’s unique for a corresponding computing or telephony device is
10
joined with the true owner’s user account, creating a unique user record as depicted. Moreover,
11
plaintiff discloses both IMEI and MAC address reconciliation with the true owner’s user record.
12
To further reinforce the point of a MAC address being used to enjoin a hardware device with a
13 user account in a nonvolatile record, plaintiff represented the cloud server as the “Recovery User
14 MAC” to indicate that the true owner and their lost devices hardware address were enjoined and
15 known by the cloud server, as the sole point of authority.
581. Claim 7. The method of claim 1, comprising: before receiving the request to
16
disable the device locator mode, enabling the device locator mode using the credentials of the
17
account associated with the hardware identifier.
18
582. Exhibit 9 depicts this in-action, whereas the “Example Process UI” has the
19 plaintiffs iPhone chosen from a list of devices; which also have him designated as a privileged
20 contact. The “Find Devices” radio button impression is shown as connected to the workflow with
21 an arrow, as it enables and executes the device locator when actuated by the true owner. The same
22 credentials for this account are described in the “User Record Mapping” block diagram contained
in Exhibit 10. One not skilled in the art can easily discern that the lost iPhone and known
23
computer share the same common user record.
24
583. Claim 8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when
25 executed by a processor, causes a device to perform operations comprising: receiving, by a
26 mobile device, a request to disable a device locator mode of the mobile device in which an
27 authorized requesting device can receive location information related to the mobile device;
28 upon receiving the request to disable the device locator mode of the mobile device: sending, by
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1 the mobile device, a hardware identifier of the mobile device to a server; in response to a
2 determination that the hardware identifier is associated with a user account, receiving, by the
3 mobile device, from the server, a challenge for credentials of the user account; receiving, by the
mobile device, credentials through a user interface; sending, by the mobile device, the received
4
credentials to the server; receiving, by the mobile device, from the server, an indication that the
5
received credentials match the credentials of the account associated with the hardware identifier;
6 and in response to receiving the indication, disabling the device locator mode; and following
7 disabling the device locator mode, entering, by the mobile device, an activation operating mode,
8 wherein the mobile device is configured to enable one or more functions in the activation
9 operating mode.
584. This long-winded claim simply states that when the true owner wishes to disable
10
lost “discovery” mode (called device locator mode herein by Apple) the programmatic process is
11
ensuring that the unique user account credentials are validated for the correct lost device, using
12
the hardware identifier to confirm the operation. In other words, the process ends by reversing
13 path exactly as it was enabled.
14 585. The reasoning isn’t clear in Apple’s application narrative as to why it might be
15 necessary to perform the same audit to end the process as is used to begin it—not surprising when
disclosures don’t include the putative inventor. The most obvious concern is to ensure that the
16
feature remains actively locating a lost device; even if another person with physical access to
17
another one of the true owners’ computers or devices could accidentally or intentionally disable
18
the locator. Cases involving espionage can mirror themselves technically as being no different
19 than an angry (or intoxicated) acquaintance turning off the device locator after hiding the original
20 device from the true owner. Another consideration relates to a longstanding problem with lost
21 devices plaintiff solved; that a thief will surely attempt to disable any locator to ensure they can
22 repurpose the device to mirror goods not stolen. A consumer who purchases a device with
plaintiff’s locator invention still running is akin to buying seemingly “new” equipment used that’s
23
vacuum sealed, but, contains rocks instead of the actual product inside matching the box.
24
Moreover, this claim prevents a thief (or unscrupulous finder) from simply disabling the locator
25 as soon as its been wrongfully converted.
26 586. Claim 9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations
27 comprise: while in the activation operating mode, sending, by the mobile device, to the server,
28 information related to a new account to be associated with the hardware identifier and credentials
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1 corresponding to the new account.
2 587. Herein this claim simply reinforces that when the device locator service is setup
3 for the first time by the devices true owner, that the user name credentials they present to the
cloud server are enjoined with the hardware identifier present on the device they choose to add—
4
in which they have also authenticated with the same user account credentials. The unification of
5
these two data types into the user record managed by the cloud server happens initially when
6 adding a new device to that users registered device list. Future successive operations simply audit
7 this information from the cloud server record, until such time as the true owner may decide to
8 remove the device from their registered device list. This allows the now “freed” device to be re-
9 purposed into a new true owner’s registered device list with their own user account, for example.
588. Claim 10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the operations
10
comprise: while in the activation operating mode, enabling the device locator mode.
11
589. This claim reinforces the concept that the functionality may be used as soon as the
12
user record and hardware identifier have been reconciled into the cloud server record by the true
13 owner, and, that activation operating mode is necessary before any device locator mode (or other
14 remote command execution) may occur. The true owner of the device must declare their chosen
15 device lost and login to the cloud server with the correct credentials, before they can then enable
the device locator by utilizing the “Find Devices” radio button in Exhibit 9. Fundamentally, the
16
true owner could setup a new device to use the device locator with the cloud server and then
17
utilize the functionality immediately afterwards. A great example herein is setting up a new
18
device and then having it disappear under a sofa cushion a short time later. There’s nothing to
19 stop the true owner from immediately using a secondary computer or device to login to the cloud
20 server (effectively iCloud herein) and execute the device locator—which’ll show the lost device
21 at the true owners own location.
22 590. Claim 11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the device locator
mode is enabled using the information related to the new account and the credentials
23
corresponding to the new account.
24
591. This concept has largely been interrogated supra at 589 and elsewhere. This claim
25 was not necessary (like some others amongst the phone-finding patents) and involves duplication;
26 from confusion by the misjoinder “inventors” giving unsure disclosures to PC, as opposed to
27 conventional application ambiguity to reinforce multiple “methods” or “sides” of operation. The
28 extended period of examination time for some of these patents highlights examiner confusion.
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1 592. Moreover, anybody with even a basic understanding of relational databases that’s
2 not particularly skilled in the art can easily discern that user record commits are available
3 instantaneously; even by multiple handlers or sources making similar requests. If plaintiff had
been correctly joined, this claim would’ve been omitted; with either of the previous two claims
4
simply reinforcing that the device locator could be activated and deactivated immediately after
5
being setup. That’s a technically accurate, simple narrative that’s easy to understand; not an
6 exercise to create as many claims as possible for something the misjoinder “inventors” were
7 unsure. One of many scary trends emerges from such examples, herein those misjoinder are
8 unsure of how databases have worked for decades and make the assumption to the PTO that
9 plaintiffs invention is (also) novel because the user record can be used after its created, which
does explain the serious quality and usability of Apple’s software in recent years. One cannot
10
know what they don’t understand. Experience has no substitute in software innovation.
11
593. Claim 12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the request to
12
disable the device locator mode is received through a user interface element displayed on the
13 mobile device.
14 594. Herein, this claim reinforces for ambiguity that a request to disable device locator
15 can be received through a user interface element displayed on the lost mobile device. This is
useful for situations where a lost device is located by the true owner, especially in close
16
proximity. A lost device discovered under a sofa or table in the true owner’s home or office is a
17
perfect example of a usage case whereas disabling lost “discovery” mode is easier without
18
returning to another device and using the cloud server. The earlier example at 179 of a worker
19 discovering their lost device in their vehicle after already enabling the device locator, but, after
20 leaving the office computer area for the near future is a common reason for this functionality.
21 Another example would be a mobile device being used to execute a device locator on another
22 mobile device. Each of these usage cases was carefully considered by plaintiff in 2008 and can be
seen by examining “Presenting Data of Device Location” in Exhibit 12. Plaintiff depicts using a
23
web browser on a computer, an application on mobile devices, an application on computers and
24
finally, using a custom user interface inside a devices own system preference choice. The latter is
25 how Apple implemented Find my iPhone, with the ability also being always available from the
26 iCloud server using a web browser, and later, Apple developed a discrete application for Find my
27 iPhone; which was then morphed into use with Mac computers and other iOS devices, such as
28 iPad tablets. Yet again, Apple followed plaintiff’s invention blueprint precisely.
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1 595. Claim 13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the hardware
2 identifier includes a hash generated based on one or both of a media access control (MAC)
3 address and an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the mobile device.
596. As stated supra at 569 and again at 580 for claim 1, Exhibit 10 shows a block
4
diagram that shows how the hardware identifier that’s unique for a corresponding computing or
5
telephony device is joined with the true owner’s user account, creating a unique user record as
6 depicted. Moreover, plaintiff discloses both IMEI and MAC address reconciliation with the true
7 owner’s user record. To further reinforce the point of a MAC address being used to enjoin a
8 hardware device with a user account in a nonvolatile record, plaintiff represented the cloud server
9 as the “Recovery User MAC” to indicate that the true owner and their lost devices hardware
address were enjoined and known by the cloud server, as the sole point of authority.
10
597. Claim 14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations
11
comprise: before receiving the request to disable the device locator mode, enabling the device
12
locator mode using the credentials of the account associated with the hardware identifier.
13 598. This was already interrogated supra at 584 and 585 for claim 8. As also discussed
14 supra with claim 11 at 592, this claim (again) provides unnecessary duplication in re disabling
15 the device locator, or, lost “discovery” mode.
599. Claim 15. A system comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer-
16
readable medium comprising code that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to
17
perform operations comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, a request to disable a device
18
locator mode of the mobile device in which an authorized requesting device can receive location
19 information related to the mobile device; upon receiving the request to disable the device locator
20 mode of the mobile device: sending, by the mobile device, a hardware identifier of the mobile
21 device to a server; in response to a determination that the hardware identifier is associated with a
22 user account, receiving, by the mobile device, from the server, a challenge for credentials of the
user account; receiving, by the mobile device, credentials through a user interface;
23
sending, by the mobile device, the received credentials to the server; receiving, by the mobile
24
device, from the server, an indication that the received credentials match the credentials of the
25 account associated with the hardware identifier; and in response to receiving the indication,
26 disabling the device locator mode; and following disabling the device locator mode, entering, by
27 the mobile device, an activation operating mode, wherein the mobile device is configured to
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1 600. Herein we encounter another claim with unsure duplication; with information
2 already contained in the first claim. Apple again reinforces that the cloud server user record
3 containing the user account credentials and the corresponding hardware address identifier are
audited when the true owner enables or disables device locator mode; or, lost “discovery” mode.
4
601. Claim 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations comprise:
5
while in the activation operating mode, sending, by the mobile device, to the server, information
6 related to a new account to be associated with the hardware identifier and credentials
7 corresponding to the new account.
8 602. This is simply the ability to register a new device and user with the cloud server;
9 from the device itself, as opposed to using a separate computer or device that’s different.
Potentially, this could also be used to change or supplement a privileged user contact with an
10
existing one that’s recently been established from the device. In Exhibit 9, a user could
11
theoretically add or change user entries using a user interface on the device itself, as previously
12
discussed supra at 594.
13 603. Claim 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations comprise:
14 while in the activation operating mode, enabling the device locator mode.
15 604. Herein we see more claim duplication. The device locator mode can be enabled
once the true owner has authenticated with the cloud server; using the same user account they
16
have previously registered their computers and devices with. Additionally, as previously
17
discussed supra at 591 and 592, Apple didn’t reinvent the relational database—as soon as the user
18
record has been established in the cloud server’s database, the device locator may immediately be
19 enabled and then disabled by the true owner. The UI usability is also no different; as soon as the
20 device hash and password have been provided to the server, the user record exists and can be
21 used. In theory, a user could setup the device locator on a mobile device and then enable it using a
22 computer (or other mobile device in their other hand) before they even finish setting it down.
605. Claim 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the device locator mode is enabled
23
using the information related to the new account and the credentials corresponding to the new
24
account.
25 606. We see yet more duplication herein; enough plaintiff was concerned there were
26 typos in the online PTO application. As discussed supra, plaintiffs “Example Process UI” in
27 Exhibit 9 show this claim in-action. While its clear that two other iPhones have already been
28 configured for device locator support using a unique user record, it’s possible that the inventors
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1 iPhone could have just been entered and setup. Since the “Find Devices” radio button is in an
2 active state and accepting user impression, it means the user record was created successfully and
3 that the device locator service is active. In theory, the plaintiff could also have had all three
devices already setup previously, having simply logged into the cloud server. Since the devices
4
aren’t ordered alphabetically in the device list (which plaintiff did intentionally in his diagram) it
5
is showing instead the order that the devices were initially registered with the cloud server. In the
6 event that a user had a large plurality of devices (particularly in an institutional or lab
7 environment) they could discern what the “newest” device added was. This is especially helpful if
8 the device names have little human-readable differences between them, such as one number.
9 Anybody who has been an administrator of large numbers of institutional devices is very familiar
with such issues identifying unique units. One may not want to stop a computer or telephony
10
device from working normally (as a result of the device locators purposeful design) because they
11
really meant to enable the device locator for another unit.
12
607. Claim 19. The system of claim 15, wherein the request to disable the device
13 locator mode is received through a user interface element displayed on the mobile device.
14 608. Disabling the device locator mode is possible from both the lost mobile device,
15 and, using another mobile device in which the true owner has the dame user account registered
with the cloud server. This has been interrogated supra at 594 and 602.
16
609. Claim 20. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware identifier includes a hash
17
generated based on one or both of a media access control (MAC) address and an international
18
mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the mobile device.
19 610. Apple’s final claim enjoys the most unnecessary duplication again herein. As
20 defined supra, Exhibit 9 depicts three iPhones which have been associated with the hardware
21 identifier and credentials corresponding to the new account. This is further reinforced by the user
22 record mapping block diagram in plaintiffs Exhibit 10. Moreover, this has already been heavily
interrogated at 569 for Claim 1, 571 for Claim 2, 580 for Claim 6, 582 for Claim 7, 587 for Claim
23
9, 592 for Claim 11, 596 for Claim 13, 598 for Claim 14, 600 for Claim 15 and 602 for Claim 16.
24
Count 16 Patent Application 2018/0337974
25 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device
26 611. The ‘974 patent application includes the following claims plaintiff invented,
27 specifically 2, 3, 5-20 and 21 as listed below. Claim 1 was cancelled by the defendant, pursuant to
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1 Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12.
2 612. Plaintiff’s counsel propounded a demand letter to Apple including plaintiffs’
3 phone-finding patent misjoinder/nonjoinder on November 2, 2016. Plaintiff filed litigation

August 13, 2018. Apple filed for this patent May 17, 2018 and it was published on the PTO
4
website November 22, 2018.
5
613. Not only was it impossible for plaintiff to have known about this patent directly
6 relating to his phone-finding patents when he filed litigation, Apple intentionally filed for this
7 patent in bad-faith—having distinct evidence and prior knowledge that it concerned plaintiff’s
8 novel invention at the heart of this litigation.
9 614. Surprisingly, Apple previously objected to both this patent application (and 6 other
patents) included in this amended complaint on the grounds plaintiff exercised bad faith; despite
10
not revealing them (or any information, whatsoever) period during discovery, and, with full
11
knowledge that there was no way plaintiff could have known about this patent application; since
12
it was not yet published on the PTO website when plaintiff filed his pro se complaint. It’s
13 instructive and worrisome to note Apple doesn’t even treat Samsung as poorly as it’s esteemed
14 former employee and plaintiff; who simply seeks correction of ownership to help repair his
15 reputation Apple damaged.
615. The first claim is typically the most important in any patent and was cancelled by
16
Apple. This further reinforces plaintiff’s argument that Apple didn’t fully understand plaintiff’s
17
invention when it wholly copied it. No PC submits an application to the PTO that sees them
18
cancel the very first claim. All the other phone-finding patents heavily utilize the first claim as a
19 foundation for the overall patent; hanging successive claims off of the success of the first claim.
20 Given this application was wrongfully submitted after Apple had already been put on notice of
21 plaintiffs much earlier invention and nonjoinder, it’s no surprise the most important claim was
22 than cancelled by Apple. One doesn’t know what they cannot understand. The previous phone-
finding patents feature unnecessary duplication and an excessive reliance on the same diagrams
23
and illustration sheets; all of which closely resemble plaintiffs 2008 invention notebook enough
24
that anybody not skilled in the art can discern the misjoinder “implementors” were working from
25 a facsimile.
26 616. It’s no surprise Apple continues to defy federal law in re plaintiff, with this
27 application filed after it knew full well it was plaintiff’s sole invention in Exhibit 13. Moreover,
28 Apple is continuing the remarkable precedent it set for intentionally exercising bad faith in patent
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1 cases earlier this year in Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc., 3:17-CV-00108 (S.D. Cal 2019) wherein
2 Apple’s unethical and wrongful tactics (also being inflicted against the plaintiff herein) were
3 exposed by the Washington Post. “Apple’s criticism of Qualcomm underpinned more than 80
lawsuits around the world and influenced governments to change laws and regulations in Apple’s
4
favor. The documents also raise questions about the methods Apple used to inflict pain on
5
Qualcomm and whether Apple really believed its own arguments to lawmakers, regulators, judges
6 and juries when it tried to change not just its long-standing business agreement with Qualcomm
7 but the very laws and practices that have allowed inventors to profit from their work and
8 investments. The real pain, according to Qualcomm, came when Apple instructed its contract
9 manufacturers, which build its iPhones, computers and other products, to stop paying Qualcomm
royalties for patent licensing agreements. Qualcomm argued Apple had also planned this move
10
ahead of time and had even laid out the possible legal scenarios. “Apple will be at risk for
11
infringement, tortious interference and full royalties (plus any interest, penalties, etc.),” Apple
12
wrote in its royalty reduction plan.” 19 Apple clearly cannot believe its own arguments presented
13 already in this case, which is evident in not understanding how either the phone-finding or
14 Passbook inventions work in their pleadings.
15 617. More problematic for Apple is the duty of disclosure to the PTO Apple willfully
ignored; both generally with all patents in-question and more specifically, with this application.
16
Apple knew it had intentionally committed nonjoinder of plaintiff for two years before submitting
17
this application. 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 was seemingly codified for just such rare instances: “Each
18
individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a duty of candor
19 and good faith in dealing with the Office, which includes a duty to disclose to the Office all
20 information known to that individual to be material to patentability as defined in this section. The
21 duty to disclose information exists with respect to each pending claim until the claim is cancelled
22 or withdrawn from consideration, or the application becomes abandoned.” Apple instead

exercised bad faith and considerably poor judgment; understanding Apple can afford the very best
23
PC in the world and still intentionally abandoned its duty to disclosure. Moreover, this proves
24
Apple’s hodgepodge counsel from external firms retained to defend it clearly do not communicate
25 with Apple’s own counsel. This reality continues with the misjoinder engineers and even
26
19
Apple said Qualcomm’s tech was no good. But in private communications, it was ‘the best.’ Washington Post.
27 April 19, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/19/apple-said-qualcomms-tech-was-no-good-
private-communications-it-was-best/
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1 executives named in the original complaint. Thus, Apple has no defense and cannot plead
2 ignorance to its continued bad faith herein.
3 618. Apple intentionally and willfully submitted this patent nonjoinder of plaintiff.
Worse, Apple spent a considerable amount of time reviewing plaintiffs’ counsels much earlier
4
demand letter; which was delivered with disclosed electronic read receipts in Exhibit 23 to the
5
former GC Bruce Sewell. Exhibit 24 shows forensically the 11 computers inside Apple (see
6 Exhibit 25) which reviewed the demand letter (dated November 2, 2016) from Exhibit 13. Apple
7 filed this patent application May 17, 2018 with full gross implied malice. Given Senior Director
8 Deborah Rice promised an investigation on November 17, 2016 Apple never performed as
9 promised in Exhibit 14, there can be no confusion or misunderstanding.

619. The putative inventor and plaintiff describe a preferred method of practicing the
10
invention not realized in Apple’s application. This is one reason why so much uncertainty and
11
unnecessary duplication occurs; the misjoinder implementors are not inventors and couldn’t
12
understand the breadth and underlying purposes for the invention. 35 U.S.C. § 112 was
13 disregarded by Apple, whereas they failed to, “include an inventor’s subjective beliefs about
14 which mode is best and any aspect of making or using the invention that materially affects the
15 properties of the claimed invention.” Bayer AG v. Schein Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 301 F.3d 1306
(Fed. Cir. 2002) at 1320. This is noteworthy because Apple should have included the plaintiff for
16
the declarations and disclosures of this application and willfully refused.
17
620. Worse, Apple didn’t reveal the existence of this application (or several others
18
during discovery. This amended complaint wouldn’t even be necessary if Apple followed the law.
19 Similarly, if the plaintiff had even accidentally failed to disclose even the most moot minutia,
20 Apple would cause the Court to both compel and sanction him. Apple remains immune to the
21 interests of justice and continues to intentionally prejudice the plaintiff, PTO, other employees
22 (current and former) and patent law itself. If Apple was willing to follow laws wherein it does
business, this litigation and much of what it regularly faces would be nonexistent.
23
621. Claim 2. A computer-implemented method of commanding a remote device, the
24
method comprising: authenticating a credential associated with a user account; determining a
25 remote device associated with the user account, wherein the remote device is uniquely identified;
26 presenting one or more remote command enabled for execution at the remote device, wherein at
27 least one command of the one or more remote commands has been enabled for execution by input
28 at the remote device; receiving input selecting a remote command from the one or more remote
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1 commands; and transmitting, to the remote device, an instruction to execute the selected remote
2 command.
3 622. This claim contains materials from previous phone-finding patents that’s already
been heavily interrogated. The reasoning for duplication herein is questionable, and, reflects
4
poorly on the fact Apple withdrew the first (and most important) claim. This second claim reads
5
like it should be the first claim but is contained in other previously granted phone-finding patents
6 contained in this complaint.
7 623. Authenticating a credential associated with a user account was covered in Count 1,
8 Claim 12 at 124 and 125. Count 4, Claim 1 at 262-264 also previously discuss this, as well as
9 Claim 8 at 277 and 278. Count 7, Claim 1 at 332-335 also discuss this exact concept already.
624. Determining a remote device associated with the user account, wherein the remote
10
device is uniquely identified has also been duplicated unnecessarily in previous patents, supra.
11
Count 4, Claim 1 already covers this at 262-263, Claim 6 at 271-273, Claim 8 at 276-278 and
12
Claim 10 at 279-282, as well as generally at 334, 340-341. The duplication continues with Count
13 15, Claim 1 at 566-569, Claim 2 at 570-571, Claim 6 at 579-580, Claim 8 at 583-585, Claim 13
14 and 14 at 595-598, Claim 15 and 16 at 598-602, and, Claim 20 at 609-610.
15 625. The ability and usage of one or more remote commands has also been duplicated
unnecessarily in previous patents, supra. Count 1, Claim 1 covers this already at 110-115, as well
16
as Claim 18 at 132-133, and, Claim 19 at 134-135. Count 6, Claim 1 covers this at 306-307, as
17
well as Claims 2-4 at 308-313, Claim 10 at 320-322 and Claim 16 at 327-328. Count 7, Claim 1
18
covers this at 332-336, Claim 9 at 344-345, 348, Claim 15 at 353-359, Claim 17-19 at 360-365,
19 371 and Claim 22 at 372-373.
20 626. Claim 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting
21 comprises concurrently transmitting multiple commands to the remote device.
22 627. Multiple commands can be transmitted to the remote device when lost “discovery”
mode is active. This has been heavily interrogated supra in the 12 different entries at 625.
23
Moreover, plaintiff shows visual evidence of at least three remote commands which could be
24
transmitted simultaneously in the “Example Process UI” contained in Exhibit 9.
25 628. Claim 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising
26 receiving location information from the remote device in response to a locate command.
27 629. The “Example Process UI” contained in Exhibit 9 depicts both the radio button for
28 the locate command, and, the ”Example UI” contains a map overlay with the plaintiffs lost iPhone
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1 being “found” in Los Gatos; after having been also previously located in Saratoga and Cupertino.
2 Moreover, in Exhibit 8 the plaintiff explains how “location data [is] sent to Apple” directly after
3 the true owner “[user] activates discovery mode” in the process flow diagram. Under the
“Message” section, plaintiff states, “Display phone location after translating GPS location for
4
web display. Show device in map on web app or page.” Plaintiff then further describes how the
5
path of the lost device will be charted whenever it moves.
6 630. Claim 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein a command of
7 the one or more remote commands is enabled by default for execution by the remote device.
8 631. Once lost “discovery” mode has been enabled by the true owner of a lost device
9 using the cloud server, the supported remote command messages are then enabled for use, as they
are not enabled otherwise for execution. A user could not utilize any of the other 3 remote
10
command radio buttons depicted in plaintiffs Exhibit 9 until lost “discovery” mode has been
11
enabled; which is accomplished by pressing the “Find Devices” radio button in the “Example
12
Process UI” example. In the plaintiff’s example, the other 3 remote command radio buttons are
13 disabled, because the “Find Devices” radio button hasn’t yet been pressed. This visual depiction
14 shows this claims default execution by clear example. Alternatively, once the locator has been
15 enabled using the radio button, the plaintiffs example UI depicts three additional remote
commands, which may even be transmitted simultaneously.
16
632. Claim 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the remote
17
device is selected from a plurality of remote devices associated with the account.
18
633. Plaintiffs “Device List” in Exhibit 9 visually depicts three eligible devices
19 associated with the true inventor’s cloud server account. One may observe that “Darren’s iPhone”
20 has been selected amongst the two others, specifically “Nicole’s iPhone” and “Junior’s iPhone.”
21 634. Claim 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein presenting one
22 or more remote commands enabled for execution at the remote device comprises presenting only
commands that are enabled for execution by the remote device.
23
635. Exhibit 9 shows four total remote command radio buttons in the “Example
24
Process UI” example, which are specifically designed to execute on the lost remote device. One
25 aspect of not showing all possible commands that the cloud server could send to a registered
26 device when the locator is active is processor limitation and battery depletion considerations.
27 Herein again the pitfalls of experience benefit plaintiff and befall Apple.
28 636. In addition to the device locator not yet being actuated yet in plaintiff’s UI
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1 example, another reason relating to this claim is the problem of not overly exerting the processor
2 with multiple commands unnecessarily, as it can potentially deplete the available resistance
3 quicker than a standard predictive demand curve. Its unknown what apps / processes are active in
volatile memory or what resistance threshold a lost device may have when the locator is enabled
4
or lost “discovery” mode. Allowing a true owner (who may be understandably quite anxious) to
5
potentially deplete the available resistance on the lost device prematurely and thus increasing the
6 percentage it’ll become unresponsive before recovery is not an acceptable user experience. The
7 method of allocating the space for remote commands and not having them all active in plaintiffs’
8 notes were a memory pointer to remind him of the all-important user experience problem. While
9 the iPhone in 2008 could handle multiple commands, there was a very real possibility that some
older devices could have difficulty (for various technical reasons) and might support most or
10
some potential commands instead. Plaintiff had experience disabling features for performance on
11
the Mac and knew that not presenting some commands in this interface was the correct
12
programatic method to accomplish this.
13 637. This was also a consideration for discrete event handlers—so a device which had
14 reached a predetermined resistance parameter could disable intensive command workloads. This
15 problem is exasperated when a cellular connection is being used instead of wireless Internet,
which causes command interactions to potentially deplete resistance faster. Since the hardware
16
identifier is known by Apple for all its products, this allows the cloud server to be cognizant of
17
devices whose processors don’t support certain commands, or which have a smaller battery being
18
allowed to perform repetitive commands after a certain threshold. It also helps differentiate
19 devices which only have a cellular connection, as opposed to just wireless Internet, or both. The
20 hardware identifier recorded during manufacturing is matched to the bill of materials and also
21 handles custom configurations. A customer who ordered a cellular circuit for a computer or
22 mobile device which wasn’t included in the default configuration for sale, for example, would
still be accounted for programmatically. This also allows Apple to adjust the parameters of the
23
remote command functions with a non-customer facing software update on the cloud server
24
whenever desired. It might be discovered that some remote commands need performance or
25 security changes in production that don’t itself necessitate issuing a standalone update for all
26 supported devices. One distinct possibility was that future devices would have better power
27 management capability and larger batteries, performing more intensive execution potential. In the
28 last decade, mobile phone batteries have increased considerably, with many devices now having
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1 low power performance states as part of their CPU directives. Plaintiff was concerned with the
2 ability to add support for newer devices without compromising any chance of public exposure
3 before announcement by Apple. By enforcing the execution state of remote commands using the
cloud server the true owner was already interacting with, it allowed for support to be handled
4
completely on the server. It also allows a method to issue corresponding support for new remote
5
commands on older devices, without needing to qualify a dedicated local update. This was
6 important for iPhone, as firmware updates are only applied going forward and not backwards in
7 version. Having the ability to augment remote command support from the cloud server was thus
8 critically important for supporting older devices with new functionality.
9 638. Claim 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the selected

remote command causes the remote device to generate an output.
10
639. The most obvious example of this claim herein is presenting a map overlay with
11
the dynamic location of the lost device, which is performed as a remotely executed command
12
after the lost devices true owner enabled lost “discovery” mode by pressing the “Find Devices”
13 radio button in the “Example Process UI” example in Exhibit 9. The “Example UI” visually
14 depicts location output generated by the true inventors lost iPhone, which has been present in the
15 cities of Los Gatos, Saratoga and Cupertino. Note the images in Sheet 10 and Sheet 11 both
depict a near identical copy of plaintiffs “Example Process UI” example in Exhibit 9. Jake’s iPod
16
is no different than Darren’s iPhone in this embodiment, or, in others.
17
640. Claim 10. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the output
18
comprises a message to be presented on the display or a sound to be output from a speaker.
19 641. The “Example Lock Screen When Lost” in Exhibit 12 contains an actual user
20 interface example of a message being presented on an iPhone display that is lost. Note that the
21 message presented much later by Apple in Sheet 12 uses near identical messaging.
22 642. Claim 11. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the selected
remote command causes the remote device to be locked or to be wiped.
23
643. The “Example Lock Screen When Lost” in Exhibit 12 shows the iPhone being
24
locked, with an opportunity to enter a 4-digit passcode to unlock it. Apple’s much later locked
25 iPhone in Sheet 13 is identical to plaintiffs. Additionally, in Exhibit 11, under “Handling Device
26 While Stolen” the first point says, “we could lock the device and invalidate the passcode while
27 privileged mode is in-use.”
28 644. Claim 12. A computing device comprising: an input interface; an output interface;
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1 a wireless network connection; a processor coupled to cause the computer apparatus to:
2 authenticate a credential associated with a user account; determine a remote device associated
3 with a user account; wherein the remote device is uniquely identified; present, via the output
interface, one or more remote commands enabled for execution at the remote device, wherein a
4
command of the one or more remote commands has been enabled for execution by input at the
5
remote device; receive, via the input interface, input selecting a remote command from the one or
6 more remote commands; and transmit, via the wireless network connection, an instruction for the
7 remote device to execute the selected remote command.
8 645. Plaintiffs Exhibit 10 clearly depicts three computing devices (two iPhone’s and a
9 Mac computer) comprising: an input interface; an output interface, and the network connection,
the processor configured to cause the computer apparatus to: authenticate a credential associated
10
with a user account; determine a remote device associated with the user account, wherein the
11
remote device is uniquely identified; present, vis the output interface, one or more remote
12
commands enabled for execution at the remote device, wherein a command of the one or more
13 remote commands has been enabled for execution by input at the remote device; receive, vis the
14 input interface, input selecting a remote command from the one or more remote commands; and
15 transmit, vis the wireless network connection, an instruction for the remote device to execute the
selected remote command. They are connected to the cloud server using a cellular connection, the
16
Internet, or both. The user record required to both authenticate and provide the other necessary
17
tasks is depicted below using a block diagram. Each of the three devices is uniquely identified to
18
denote their using hardware identifiers in the corresponding user records.
19 646. Claim 13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further
20 configured to cause the computing device to transmit, concurrently with the instruction for the
21 remote device to execute the selected remote command, an instruction for the remote device to
22 execute one or more additional remote commands.

647. As stated at 627 for Claim 3 supra, multiple commands can be transmitted to the
23
remote device when lost “discovery” mode (or the device locator) is active. This has been heavily
24
interrogated supra in the 12 different entries cited at 625. Moreover, plaintiff shows visual
25 evidence of at least three remote commands which could be transmitted simultaneously in the
26 “Example Process UI” contained in Exhibit 9.
27 648. Claim 14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the selected remote
28 command and the one or more additional remote commands are associated with a predetermined
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1 order of execution.
2 649. Lost “discovery” mode must be enabled (the device locator) to find the device
3 before one or more additional remote commands can be executed. Until the lost device has been
initially located using the “Find Devices” radio button in plaintiffs’ original embodiment
4
(depicted in Exhibit 9) the plurality of other remote commands cannot physically execute—even
5
if they were instead transmitted first. In other words, a true owner cannot lock the passcode or
6 remotely wipe the contents of a lost device until it has been located, for example. Once the locator
7 has been successfully actuated, successive remote commands may than be executed.
8 650. Claim 15. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further
9 configured to cause the computing device to receive location information from the remote device
in response to a locate command.
10
651. Herein we observe unnecessary duplication of Claim 9, as interrogated supra at
11
638-639.
12
652. Claim 16. The computing device of claim 12, wherein a command of the one or
13 more remote commands is enabled by default for execution by the remote device.
14 653. The only remote command which is enabled by default for execution by the
15 remote device is the device locator, which is known as plaintiffs lost “discovery” mode—that’s
depicted using the “Find Devices” radio button in Exhibit 9. While it’s entirely possible the suite
16
of other remote commands which may be executed after the lost device has been located may all
17
contain the same commands that a true owner sees available in the user interface, there’s the
18
possibility of enforced performance directives potentially being enforced for some devices, as
19 characterized at 636.
20 654. Claim 17. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the remote device is
21 selected from a plurality of remote devices associated with the account.
22 655. Herein we observe unnecessary duplication of Claim 12, as interrogated supra at

644-655. Plaintiff demonstrates a plurality of remote device associated with the same user
23
account in Exhibit 9 and also in Exhibit 10. Note plaintiff also included a computer in his much
24
older, original invention entries. Apple only used his invention initially for iPhone; before later
25 expanding it to iPad and then Mac computer support much later.
26 656. Claim 18. The computing device of claim 12, wherein presenting one or more
27 remote commands enabled for execution at the remote device comprises presenting only remote
28 commands that are enabled for execution by the remote device.

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1 657. This is largely duplication of Claim 8 and reinforcing (seemingly) that this
2 happens on the remote device, as opposed to only with the cloud server. This has been
3 interrogated supra at 635-638. The mechanism for showing which remote commands are
executable on the lost device is programmatic and cognizant of the current event loop restrictions
4
(if any) and the unique hardware properties inherent from the unique identifier; which is stored in
5
the user record. As such, ambiguity is necessarily duplication herein and moot.
6 658. Claim 19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing instructions
7 executable to cause one or more data processing apparatus to: authenticate a credential associated
8 with the user account, wherein the remote device is uniquely identified; present one or more
9 remote command enabled for execution at the remote device, wherein a command of the one or
more remote commands has been enabled for execution by input at the remote device; receive
10
input selecting a remote command from the one or more remote commands; and transmit an
11
instruction for the remote device to execute the selected remote command.
12
659. This is near exact, unnecessary duplication of Claim 12 at 644-655.
14 transmitting comprises concurrently transmitting multiple commands to the remote device.
15 661. This claim simply states the programmatic instructions for remote command
instruction execution have been stored in memory.
16
662. Claim 21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein a
17
command of the one or more remote commands is enabled by default for execution by the remote
18
device.
19 663. As with the previous claim, this claim simply states the programmatic instructions
20 for any default remote command instruction execution have been stored in memory.
21 ARGUMENT
22 A. Nonjoinder Claims Are Factually Plausible

664. Without plaintiff’s novel innovation the patents in question wouldn’t exist—his
23
claims represent enabling technology. Without plaintiffs’ notes attached to Radar #6262545, there
24
would be no interest, or, methods for Apple to have pursued; notwithstanding the topic of patent
25 applications. Two executives thought it was an excellent idea, with Apple having no proof to
26 explain where its purported innovation otherwise derived. Simultaneous innovation’s always a
27 possibility in re patents—one needs dated evidence, which Apple cannot provide. Lindemann
28 Maschinenfabrik GMBH v. American Hoist and Derrick Co. 730 F.2d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
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1 Plaintiff provides dated, written evidence which validates the dates necessary for conception.
2 665. Plaintiff presents undisputable evidence that both the remote command
3 functionality and overall method and apparatus for reliably finding a lost mobile device was his
novel and original work product; occurring before Apple ever filed for the said patents.
4
666. Plaintiff presents a plurality of strong evidence demonstrating he devised a method
5
and apparatus to redeem virtual tickets on a mobile device; a full decade before Apple had any
6 interest in development, or, filing a patent. Both the death of Mr. Jobs and lack of an Apple
7 smartphone when plaintiff originally explained his idea to him explains this timeline well.
8 Additionally, plaintiff had been devising a solution for mobile ticketing problems as a direct
9 result of his former job; for an extended period of time.

667. Plaintiffs complaint states valid claims for patent misjoinder, nonjoinder and
10
reputational damage on its own merits; even without being viewed in the customary light most
11
favorable to the plaintiff. Great Plains Trust Co. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 313 F.3d 305,
12
312 (5th Cir. 2002). As such, the Court need not strain to find inferences favorable to the plaintiff,
13 and also, doesn’t need to accept conclusory allegations, unwarranted deductions, or legal
14 conclusions in its determination. R2 Invs. LDC v. Phillips 401 F.3d 638, 642 (5th Cir. 2005)
15 (citations omitted). Accordingly, plaintiffs’ arguments and evidence are more than adequate to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Mann v. Adams Realty Co. 556 F.2d 288, 293 (5th
16
Cir. 1977) and Doe v. Hillsboro Indep. Sch. Dist. 81 F.3d 1395, 1401 (5th Cir. 1996), reversed on
17
other grounds, 113 F.3d 1412 (5th Cir. 1997) (en banc).
18
668. Apple’s negligence in never reviewing its IPA’s is inexcusable. Apple’s
19 contractually bound to recognize claims in the Passbook patent plaintiff declared and invented
20 prior to joining Apple. Otherwise, Apple’s breached its own contract; which is an undisputable.
21 669. While plaintiff has compelling, dated proof of his innovations before the patent
22 applications were filed, obviousness can also assist the Court. Such consideration can serve as
relevant “indicia of obviousness or nonobviousness” and might be utilized “to give light to the
23
circumstances surrounding the origin of the subject matter to be patented.” Graham v. John
24
Deere Co. of Kansas City 383 U.S. 1, 17-18 (1966). The Court further stated this may include
25 commercial success, long-felt but unsolved need, and the failure of others. Other factors
26 recognized by the Federal Circuit after Graham include whether the prior art teaches away from
27 the invention, whether others have copied the invention, and whether the invention has received
28 industry acclamation. Ecolochem, Inc. v. Southern California Edison Co. 227 F.3d 1361 (Fed.
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1 Cir. 2000) with cert. denied, (2001) 532 U.S. 974. It’s undisputable that plaintiff himself resolved
2 a long-felt but unsolved need; both for phone-finding and redeeming virtual tickets. Google
3 copied plaintiff’s invention; with industry acclamation for Apple deterring mobile device theft
being quite high—as well as for Google locating abduction and kidnapping victims.
4
670. Google subsequently released a “Find my Device” Android OS feature in August
5
2013—it too wasn’t possible without plaintiff’s novel invention. There’s no question of
6 anticipation by equivalents. Tate Eng. Inc. v. U.S. (1973) 477 F.2d 1336, 1342. Apple has
7 “unclean hands” from willfully preventing plaintiff from learning about the patents. Yeda v.
8 ImClone Systems Inc. 443 F. Supp. 2d 570, 630 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). Rather than solicit multiple
9 patent disclosures from plaintiff, it was decided to wrongfully terminate him instead.
671. Plaintiff never deceived Apple and encouraged patent protection. Stark v.
10
Advanced Magnetics Inc. 119 F.3d 1551, 1556 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Plaintiffs burden of proof has
11
clearly been met. Pannu v. Iolab Corp. 155 F.3d 1344 (Fed. Cir. 1998). Accordingly, the Court
12
may order the PTO to issue a certificate of correction under § 256. This is an undisputable fact.
13 B. Plaintiffs’ Prior Disclosures Are Enablement
14 672. Plaintiffs’ contributions included the means of implementation to solve the
15 problem of reliably locating a lost smartphone; while giving an honest finder an opportunity to
return the device to the true owner. The remote commands and their accompanying results
16
executed on a mobile device processor (in-conjunction with a cloud server) are also novel.
17
Further, plaintiff laid the necessary foundation for the redemption of virtual tickets using a mobile
18
device. Without such disclosures of enablement, Apple couldn’t have developed such
19 functionality for its products; nor could it have filed for patent protection.
20 673. 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) requires an inventor to describe it in such terms that one skilled
21 in the art can make and use the claimed invention, as in plaintiffs’ disclosures. The standard for
22 determining whether the enablement requirement’s been met comes from Minerals Separation
Ltd. v. Hyde 242 U.S. 261, 270 (1916), which asked if the experimentation needed to practice the
23
invention was undue or unreasonable. Even today, this standard applies, and, plaintiffs’ claims
24
support it. One skilled in the art of software engineering could easily implement plaintiffs’ novel
25 methods and apparatuses; in fact, this is exactly what happened. Nine different engineers the
26 plaintiff has never met implemented his novel phone-finding invention, calling it their own. Three
27 other different engineers the plaintiff has never met implemented his novel invention for
28 redeeming virtual tickets on a mobile device. If twelve engineers Apple obviously considers
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1 skilled in the art couldn’t implement plaintiff’s novel invention using his narrative and notes, this
2 litigation would have no purpose for existing; the patents would not have been filed and neither
3 innovative feature would Apple have released. Irrespective of research, it’s impossible to find a
nonjoinder case where the enablement was so clear and convincing it represents theft. Good
4
artists copy, great artists steal. Apple did both.
5
674. It’s been interpreted to require that the claimed invention be enabled so that any
6 person skilled in the art can make and use the invention without undue experimentation. In re
7 Wands 858 F.2d 736 (Fed. Cir. 1988) and United States v. Telectronics, Inc. 857 F.2d 778, 785
8 (Fed. Cir. 1988). (“The test of enablement is whether one reasonably skilled in the art could make
9 or use the invention from the disclosures in the patent coupled with information known in the art
without undue experimentation.”). Apple proved this by easily implementing plaintiff’s invention
10
from his disclosures, and then, filed for patents without him. The method of finding and reporting
11
the location of a lost smartphone, as well as creating and redeeming a digitally issued ticket on a
12
computing device were not in previous art, or, known to Apple before plaintiffs’ disclosures.
13 675. It’s beyond doubt to those both skilled and unskilled in the art, that Apple
14 prosecuted the phone-finding patents solely from poor interpretations of his notes. The persistent
15 inconsistencies and unsure statements in the applications stem from the misjoinder inventors
lacking a fundamental understanding of how authentication, basic arrays for storing responses of
16
commands, batteries and unique hardware identifiers necessarily operate. Working from five
17
pages of notes shows itself throughout thirteen patent applications; which, among other things,
18
share nearly the same exhibits for drawings and figures, even using the same numerical order.
19 676. Any part of the specification can support an enabling disclosure—even a
20 background discussing (or disparaging) the subject matter disclosed therein. Callicrate v.
21 Wadsworth Mfg., Inc. 427 F.3d 1361, 77 USPQ2d 1041 (Fed. Cir. 2005). The test of enablement
22 is not whether any experimentation is necessary, but whether, if experimentation is necessary,

was it undue? In re Angstadt 537 F.2d 498, 503 (C.C.P.A. 1976). Per § 2164.01(a), undue
23
experimentation suggests whether undue experimentation factors are undue. Many factors are to
24
be considered when determining whether sufficient evidence to support a determination that a
25 disclosure does not satisfy the enablement requirement applies, and, whether any necessary
26 experimentation was “undue.” These factors include:
27 (A) The breadth of the claims;
28 (B) The nature of the invention;

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1 (C) The state of the prior art;
2 (D) The level of one of ordinary skill;
3 (E) The level of predictability in the art;

(F) The amount of direction provided by the inventor;
4
(G) The existence of working examples; and
5
(H) The quantity of experimentation needed to make or use the invention based on the
6 content of the disclosure. In re Wands 858 F.2d 736 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
7 677. The breadth of the claims is related to a singular objective and doesn’t apply. The
8 nature of the invention is software engineering and thus a matter of following the steps outlined in
9 plaintiffs art. Predictability doesn’t apply, as otherwise both longstanding problems would have
already been solved. Plaintiff had already completed a reduction to practice using Apple’s
10
existing cloud server infrastructure, so, this could be heralded as a working example, however,
11
this existence may not have been known by those named in the said patents. The level of
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experimentation required by the misjoinder implementors was thus nonexistent, or at the very
13 least, extremely minimal. More experimentation was afforded the three co-inventors of the ’14
14 patent; as its evident they were not aware of plaintiffs previous disclosures and incredible
15 diligence in solving the longstanding virtual ticket redemption problem. Herein it could be
reasonably assumed that parallel inventorship occurred by two parties who worked for Apple at
16
the same time, but, didn’t know or otherwise work together. The difference alone in the quality of
17
the background narrative in the ’14 patent shows this. In the former case of the phone-finding
18
patents, those listed on the patent applications are misjoinder; based largely on the fact they
19 simply implemented plaintiffs’ previous disclosures and then swore in the patent affidavits that
20 the invention was solely theirs, when in fact, they simply copied plaintiffs work. As explained
21 supra, the inconsistencies and instances of assumed magic in the several applications help
22 credibly establish this reality. Moreover, despite his very best efforts, plaintiff was unable to
provide direction to anybody except the two responsible executives, and, the Apple counsel who
23
decides what Apple will consider for patent protection. While none of the implementors received
24
any direction from the plaintiff, those most responsible for the features development and patent
25 applications did. The considerable delta herein is difficult to argue and suggests intentional
26 malice by Apple. Herein this example of “direction” sheds much light on the puzzle as to why
27 Apple allowed this matter to go to litigation; after much good faith by plaintiff and his counsel
28 over an extended period of time. Otherwise, Apple’s actions (collectively) could have been
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1 interpreted as an admission of guilt with malice, as opposed to an honest mistake. The three
2 individuals (whom plaintiff issued direction) served in the very highest positions at Apple; with
3 absolute authority to make any decision in re what Apple develops and patents. There can
otherwise be no misunderstanding as to the predicament Apple caused to the plaintiff and putative
4
inventor of two hugely successful innovations; which have brought Apple great acclaim.
5
678. No prior art existed for the patents in question, as nobody had solved either the
6 problem of reliably finding and retrieving lost smartphone, or, redeeming virtual tickets. The PTO
7 wouldn’t have granted said patents otherwise and would have rejected Apple’s thirteen
8 applications. Several software engineers of (at least) ordinary skill named on said patents
9 followed the steps in plaintiff’s plurality of disclosures to solve both problems at different times.
Predictability isn’t an issue in this matter; as plaintiff provided enough direction in his disclosures
10
to make solving the problems easily possible by others, else considerable evidence disputing this
11
from those named on the patents would’ve been included as declarations in Apple’s previous
12
objections.
13 679. No experimentation was necessary after a successful reduction to practice occurred
14 by plaintiff. The determination that “undue experimentation” would have been needed to make
15 and use the claimed invention is not a single, simple factual determination. Rather, it is a
conclusion reached by weighing all the above noted factual considerations, as in § 2164.08,
16
2164.05(a), 2164.05(b), 2164.03, 2164.02 and 2164.06. In re Wands 858 F.2d 736 (Fed. Cir.
17
1988). Apple cannot meet the steep burden required herein; it’s clear to even one unskilled in the
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art that plaintiffs’ previous disclosures were simply copied by others. The striking similarity in
19 the example user interfaces and diagrams show that even the third-party professional
20 draftspersons who were given a description based on the plaintiff’s example still depicted the
21 same things; hence being clear and convincing, especially given in many instances, there’s simply
22 no other manner from which to accomplish the said goal of the patents. The brilliance of
plaintiff’s novel method shouldn’t be here overshadowed; there’s no other reliable method to
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accomplish said goals, hence no purpose or reason for undue experimentation to exist.
24
680. If at least one method is declared for making and using the claimed invention that
25 bears a reasonable correlation to the entire scope of the claim, then the enablement requirement of
26 35 U.S.C. 112(a) is satisfied. In re Fisher 427 F.2d 833, 838 (C.C.P.A. 1970). One skilled in the
27 art should be able to make and use the claimed invention using the disclosures as a guide, which
28 Apple clearly did here. In re Brandstadter 484 F.2d 1395, 1406-07 (C.C.P.A. 1973). In essence,
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1 Apple was able to work from photocopies and derive the same results; using many of the exact
2 same user interface examples plaintiff depicts in his disclosures for both the feature itself, and, the
3 corresponding patent applications it filed nonjoinder.

681. Moreover, nothing in plaintiff’s lab notebook or previous disclosures to Apple
4
constituted prior art; as no novel solution to solve either the problem of reliably finding lost
5
mobile devices, or, redeeming of virtual tickets previously existed. Coda Dev. S.R.O. v. Goodyear
6 Tire & Rubber Co. No. 5:15-CV-1572 (N.D. Ohio 2016), opinion corrected on other grounds on
7 denial of reconsideration…where the patent in question “actually identifies the very concepts
8 [alleged as plaintiff’s contribution] as ‘prior art’).Thus, a strong case exists for plaintiffs’
9 inventions to be constituted as enabling technologies; so excellent in quality that the

implementors were falsely credited as inventors.
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C. Laches Don’t Apply
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682. § 256 claims have six-year laches from discovery of nonjoinder. Advanced
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Cardiovascular v. Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1993) 988 F.2d at 1161, 1163. Plaintiff didn’t
13 discover such patents until November 2014, as Apple’s PC would’ve otherwise contacted him for
14 application disclosures. Hor v. Chu (2012) No. 11-1540. Another case and poverty precluded
15 filing even sooner than three years, eleven months. Vaupel Textilmaschinen KG v. Meccanica
Euro Italia SPA (1991) 944 F.2d 870.
16
683. Apple won’t incur damages any differently than if the action had been brought
17
sooner, despite laches not applying. A.C. Aukerman Co. v. R.L. Chaides Const. Co., 960 F.2d
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1020, 1032-33 (1992). Apple would have, in fact, incurred far less damages if it would have filed
19 a certificate of correction in the nearly two years plaintiff and his counsel were trying to negotiate
20 a settlement in good faith. Since none of the law in re patents and § 256 matters would have been
21 applied any differently two years ago, no claim for laches can be made.
22 684. The Court removed laches as a defense in 2017 against claims for patent cases
brought within the six-year damages period in 35 U.S.C. 256 in SCA Hygiene Products
23
Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC (2017) 580 No. 15-927, slip opinion. Even if the
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plaintiffs time period hadn’t been met, laches cannot apply in this matter.
25 D. Conception & Patent Inventorship
26 685. A coinventor need not contribute to every claim of a patent; contribution to one
27 claim’s enough. “The contributor of any disclosed means of a means-plus-function claim element
28 is a joint inventor as to that claim, unless one asserting sole inventorship can show that the
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1 contribution of that means was simply a reduction to practice of the sole inventor’s broader
2 concept." Ethicon Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp.135 F.3d 1456, 1460-63 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
3 The electronics technician in Ethicon, who contributed to one of the two alternative structures to
define "the means for detaining" in a claim limitation was held to be a joint inventor. In Tucker v.
4
Naito 188 USPQ 260, 263 (1975) it was found inventors need not "personally construct and test
5
their invention." Further, "it is not essential for the inventor to be personally involved in carrying
6 out process steps…where implementation of those steps does not require the exercise of inventive
7 skill." In re DeBaun 687 F.2d 459, 462 (C.C.P.A. 1982).
8 686. Herein the plaintiff did test his own phone-finding invention before revealing it to
9 other Apple employees. As such, plaintiff contributed to a plurality of the claims in all sixteen
patents. Even in the case of the ’14 patent, the only claims plaintiff cannot attach some previous
10
conception to involve the proximity fence. The proximity fence exists only from smartphones,
11
which didn’t exist a decade earlier; when plaintiff originally devised the solution for the problem.
12
687. As a general matter, patents must list all of the true inventors. Trovan Ltd. v.
13 Sokymat SA, Irori 299 F.3d 1292, 1301 (Fed. Cir. 2002). “Conception is the touchstone of
14 invention, and it requires a definite and permanent idea of an operative invention, including every
15 feature of the subject matter sought to be patented.” In re VerHoef 888 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir.
2018) (internal quotation and citation omitted). A definite and permanent idea, in turn, exists
16
“when the inventor has a specific, settled idea, a particular solution to the problem at hand, not
17
just a general goal or research plan.” Id. (citation omitted).
18
688. Herein it’s been well established plaintiff had a specific, settled idea for both the
19 longstanding phone-finding problem, and, the problem of redeeming virtual tickets with a mobile
20 device. A particular solution existed enough that Apple filed for thirteen patents for phone-
21 finding, with only three for the unique solution of redeeming virtual tickets on a mobile device.
22 Curiously, many Apple employees (potentially several hundred, or more) saw plaintiffs’ phone-
finding notes, whereas only Mr. Jobs saw plaintiffs more extensive notes in re virtual ticket
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redemption. One couldn’t help wondering if more patents would have been filed by Apple; if the
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plaintiff had been properly joined for the application disclosures already at-hand.
25 689. In order for an invention to have co-inventors, they “need not ‘physically work
26 together or at the same time,’ ‘make the same type or amount of contribution,’ or ‘make a
27 contribution to the subject matter of every claim of the patent.’” Vapor Point LLC v. Moorhead
28 832 F.3d 1343, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2016), quoting 35 U.S.C. § 116. Rather, a joint inventor must:
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1 (1) contribute in some significant manner to the conception or reduction to practice of the
2 invention, (2) make a contribution to the claimed invention that is not insignificant in
3 quality, when that contribution is measured against the dimension of the full invention,
and (3) do more than merely explain to the real inventors’ well-known concepts and/or the
4
current state of the art. In re VerHoef 888 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting
5
Pannu).
6 690. Herein plaintiff contributed in the most significant manner possible to both the
7 conception and reduction to practice for the phone-finding patents, enough the misjoinder
8 inventors can no more claim that they were explaining the plaintiff’s invention to patent counsel.
9 Anything Apple could argue as being added to his inventions are insignificant in quality,
especially with respect to the phone-finding patents, and, the dimension of the full invention.
10
691. Finally, the issuance of a patent “creates a presumption that the named inventors
11
are the true and only inventors.” Ethicon, 135 F.3d at 1460. But “a person who alleges that he is a
12
co-inventor of the invention claimed in an issued patent who was not listed as an inventor on the
13 patent may bring a cause of action to correct inventorship in a District Court under 35 U.S.C. §
14 256.” Vapor Point LLC, 832 F.3d at 1348 (quoting Eli Lilly & Co. 376 F.3d 1352, 1357 (Fed. Cir.
15 2004)). To overcome a presumption of correctness, “the alleged co-inventor or co-inventors must
prove their contribution to the conception of the claims by clear and convincing evidence.”
16
Ethicon, 135 F.3d at 1461.
17
692. Clear and convincing evidence cannot elsewhere be derived that’s any more
18
helpful for identifying a previous disclosure later being copied by others as their own invention.
19 Plaintiff has dated, written communication from two vice presidents and the senior patent counsel
20 at Apple, with respect to the phone-finding patents. Having evidence with written responses and
21 positive remarks, followed by very strong, dated lab notebook entries pairs well with the narrative
22 provided in the introduction; especially concerning Mr. Jobs and the ’14 patent. The seminal
question the overwhelming evidence plaintiff demonstrates asks is why Apple still chose to
23
develop and patent “Find my iPhone” if his very first disclosures were not adequate or
24
compelling? Acknowledgment from both the principal vice presidents (later involved in the
25 features development) that the plaintiff had a very good idea make Apple’s overall defense seem
26 questionable, both in scope and purpose. In other terms, it’s harder to identify a bigger
27 contradiction in any § 256 case; irrespective of the industry, or, product at-hand.
28 693. The legal definition of an “inventor” has been interpreted by the courts to be
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1 dependent on the conception of the patented idea. Any individual who contributes to the
2 conception of patented ideas should be listed as a patent inventor. What qualifies as conception
3 has been specifically outlined by the COA: Conception is the touchstone of inventorship, the
completion of the mental part of invention. It is “the formation in the mind of the inventor, of a
4
definite and permanent idea of the complete and operative invention, as it is hereafter to be
5
applied in practice.” Conception is complete only when the idea is so clearly defined in the
6 inventor’s mind that only ordinary skill would be necessary to reduce the invention to practice,
7 without extensive research or experimentation. Because it is a mental act, courts require
8 corroborating evidence of a contemporaneous disclosure that would enable one skilled in the art
9 to make the invention. Thus, the test for conception is whether the inventor had an idea that was
definite and permanent enough that one skilled in the art could understand the invention; the
10
inventor must prove his conception by corroborating evidence, preferably by showing a
11
contemporaneous disclosure. “An idea is definite and permanent when the inventor has a specific,
12
settled idea, a particular solution to the problem at hand, not just a general goal or research plan
13 he hopes to pursue. The conception analysis necessarily turns on the inventor’s ability to describe
14 his invention with particularity. Until he can do so, he cannot prove possession of the complete
15 mental picture of the invention. These rules ensure that patent rights attach only when an idea is
so far developed that the inventor can point to a definite, particular invention.” Burroughs
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Wellcome Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. 40 F.3d 1223, 1227-28 (Fed. Cir. 1994) and Bard
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Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc. 79 F.3d 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1996).
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694. Plaintiff passes the test for conception with both his inventions by a wide threshold
19 given his corroborating evidence—proving he made a significant contribution to both patented
20 inventions. Coleman v. Dines 754 F.2d 353, 224 (Fed. Cir. 1985) and General Electric Co. v.
21 Wilkins 750 F.3d 1324, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2014). Examples of successful corroborating evidence
22 include, but aren’t limited to charts, drawings, lab notebooks, graphs, communications, and
invention disclosure forms. Plaintiff herein includes a plurality of charts, drawings, his dated
23
notebook entries, diagrams, dated email communications, and, his invention disclosure form with
24
Apple, or IPA. Plaintiffs significant contributions to both inventions can thus be measured with
25 confidence from the strong corroborating evidence. Plaintiff reduced to practice before Apple.
26 695. The plaintiff must pass the “rule of reason” test. Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard 79 F.3d
27 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1996), Price v. Symsek 988 F.2d 1187, 1195 (Fed. Cir. 1993). The rule of reason
28 test is clearly passed here by the plaintiff; as his significantly earlier disclosures, narratives and
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1 reduction to practice have demonstrated. In securing conception, plaintiff had to work through the
2 experimental problems associated with the actions and determinations both an honest finder and
3 thief simultaneously might take when finding a lost computing device. The plaintiff’s strong
evidence also helps to pass overwhelmingly the “rule of reason” test.
4
696. With the Passbook patent, plaintiff had to similarly resolve the experimental
5
problems inherent with both managing the several technical needs and requirements for
6 independent ticket sales online, but more importantly, the problems associated with redeeming
7 such tickets with autonomous authority; which could reduce labor constraints and speed up the
8 duration needed to seat a waiting audience for an event. Having a regional university with
9 extensive free and paid performing arts and music performances; juxtaposed with sporting events
and third-party events such as NCAA baseball tournaments and festivals was the ideal lab from
10
which to observe and study the inherent problems associated with virtual ticket redemption. Even
11
a stubborn protagonist must concede plaintiff passes the “rule of reason” test merely from
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working in such an ideal environment for developing a reduction to practice leading to actual use;
13 and not simply for personal achievement. It’s important to reinforce plaintiff was working in a
14 role to actively support the electronic needs of the performing arts and sports ticketing operations
15 already in-use. In this sense, plaintiff’s innovation’s akin to developing a new hand tool to fix a
longstanding carpentry issue he encountered from regularly building intricate woodworks. Such
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innovation in the focused area of ticketing is no different than inventing a hammer or screwdriver.
17
697. Herein plaintiff is no different than an engineer (Mr. Sturman) who worked on
18
residual magnetism in the 1960s and secured an ‘898 patent in 1973 for related technology. He
19 then worked for Cummins Engine Co. on fuel injector valves, where he developed one using
20 residual magnetic latching. While under a more lucrative IP agreement than plaintiff had at
21 Apple, Mr. Sturman had contracted with Caterpillar and then sketched an idea for an integrated
22 spool valve employing residual magnetic latching. Caterpillar rejected the idea; however,
Caterpillar engineers did recognize that Sturman's integrated spool valve design had "tremendous
23
potential." Contemporaneous memoranda indicated Caterpillar began instead exploring the idea
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of using an integrated spool valve for a hydraulically actuated injector. Unlike Apple, Caterpillar
25 requested Mr. Sturman be included in one of two patents their counsel filed with the PTO, but, a
26 breakdown over royalties caused him to refuse signing the disclosure. One application was
27 abandoned (since it correctly had no joint inventors) while the other was granted as a ‘901 patent.
28 The appeals court reversed summary judgment for Caterpillar (among other things) and affirmed
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1 Mr. Sturman as the sole inventor of two patents. Caterpillar Inc. v. Sturman Ind. 387 F.3d 1358
2 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Plaintiff was already a subject matter expert in battery and networking
3 technology before inventing the phone-finding patents; having been awarded a battery patent by
Apple. He similarly and solely developed a novel solution for virtual ticket redemption a decade
4
before Apple in his previous employment with the California State University; which, he declared
5
in his IPA—not unlike Mr. Sturman’s joint development agreement with integrated spool valves.
6 While Apple executives had positive feedback in re the phone finding patents as a feature, the
7 CEO had taken the additional step of brainstorming the virtual ticket redemption problem with
8 plaintiff. Plaintiff never heard from any stakeholders again, with his only discovering he was
9 nonjoinder on sixteen patents after being wrongfully terminated, and, his counsel recommending
research. At least Caterpillar tried to include Mr. Sturman on one patent. Plaintiff didn’t expect to
10
derive royalties from said patents as Mr. Sturman’s situation warranted; he simply wanted a
11
correction of ownership; which Apple promised his counsel to investigate and was then ignored
12
for two years.
13 698. Nonjoinder reputational damage alone satisfies constitutional standing. Faryniarz
14 v. Ramirez No. 3:13-CV-01064-CSH (D. Conn 2015). The consent of others named on said
15 patents also isn’t necessary for a correction to be filed by either Apple, or, the Court. Iowa State
Univ. Research Foundation v. Honeywell Inc. 444 F.2d 406 (4th Cir. 1971). Again, Apple could
16
have issued a certificate of correction without the consent of those already named, and,
17
independent of the District Court. This would have allowed plaintiff an opportunity to rehabilitate
18
his excellent reputation which Apple destroyed, but they demurred. An impartial observer not
19 skilled in the art could reasonably deduce there’s very little (in general) Apple doesn’t demur.
20 E. Reputational Injury Sufficient Alone for §256 Correction
21 699. A plaintiff not named as a joint inventor on several patents has standing to
22 maintain an action to correct inventorship under § 256, despite the fact they previously assigned
all rights in the patented inventions to a former employer. Shukh v. Seagate Technology, LLC
23
803 F. 3d 659 (Fed. Cir. 2015). This decision recognizes that an omitted co-inventor has an
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enforceable interest in correcting inventorship based on evidence that such correction would
25 enhance the inventor’s reputation. “Being considered an inventor of important subject matter is a
26 mark of success in one’s field, comparable to being an author of an important scientific paper.” at
27 1359. We reasoned that “pecuniary consequences may well flow from being designated as an
28 inventor.” Id. This is particularly true when the claimed inventor is employed or seeks to be
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1 employed in the field of his or her claimed invention. If the claimed inventor can show that being
2 named as an inventor on a patent would affect his employment, the alleged reputational injury
3 likely has an economic component sufficient to demonstrate Article III standing.

700. Given the facts here, plaintiffs reputation will be considerably rehabilitated by a
4
correction of ownership for sixteen patents—for two technologies he lawfully invented; which’ve
5
generated industry acclaim, notoriety and profit for Apple. Overly negative public scrutiny of
6 plaintiff in so many news stories in re this case is a fine example of additional reputational
7 damage. Such a correction would mitigate this.
8 701. Plaintiff will realize better employment prospects in being named an inventor of
9 said patents, after being wrongfully terminated by defendant. Such nonjoinder patents would’ve
caused plaintiff to be awarded Apple’s most prestigious award, the Apple Innovators Award. This
10
award requires 5 awarded patents and would have increased plaintiff’s income and stature
11
considerably. Plaintiff was, “a stellar and highly valued employee” like the employee at a partner
12
company Apple had wrongfully fired in Popescu v. Apple Inc. H040508 Cal.App.4th (2016).
13 702. Factors bearing on plaintiffs’ credibility and whether his testimony has been
14 adequately corroborated are proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In re Reuter at 1021 and supra.
15 (1) Delay between the event and the trial have been solely the result of Apple ignoring its written
promise on November 17, 2016 by a Director to investigate plaintiffs’ claims for two years in
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Exhibit 14; with plaintiff not being aware of his nonjoinder previous to Apple wrongfully
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terminating him—which avoided issuing him the Apple Innovators Award. (2) Interest of
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corroborating witnesses will be established at trial. (3) Contradiction or impeachment certainly
19 applies; else Apple would have issued a certificate of correction upon promptly learning of
20 plaintiffs nonjoinder and sizable evidence in 2016. Herein Apple has and continues to argue
21 against undisputed fact; contrary to the plurality of written evidence to the contrary. Moreover,
22 those unskilled in law or technology would conclude ample evidence existed for Apple to return
plaintiff to full-time employment; as he obviously performed a much-needed work product by the
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high standards demanded by the CEO and co-founder. Mr. Jobs would have promptly removed
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plaintiff from his employ if he’d demonstrated anything but superior conduct, and, a high quality
25 of measurable work with exceeding attention to detail. (4) Corroboration exists in the form of a
26 plurality of dated, written evidence; which includes lab notebooks displaying plaintiff’s
27 conception and inventorship—in one case predating Apple’s patent application by a decade. (5)
28 The corroborating witnesses' familiarity with details of alleged prior structure doesn’t apply, as
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1 the Court explained Apple has no burden to provide evidence from the misjoinder inventors. See
2 ECF No. 39. Nonetheless, a compelling narrative exists showing that one (or more) employees of
3 Apple photocopied plaintiffs’ notes contained in the exhibits without his knowledge; allowing the
misjoinder inventors to have anything to claim in the patent disclosures. (6) Improbability of prior
4
use considering state of the art has been Apple’s only defense thus far; arguing plaintiff’s novel
5
inventions are simply prior art—when one unskilled in the art can compare his notes with the
6 patent applications and make the independent assertion the work product’s mostly identical. Other
7 than the case of the Passbook patent (which contains GPS proximity fence claims other Apple
8 employee’s unknown to plaintiff invented) one may argue Apple’s patents are simply a facsimile
9 of plaintiff’s work product. (7) The impact of both the inventions on the industry is sizable. The
longstanding problem of reliably retrieving a lost mobile device from either an honest finder or
10
thief has been so well received by customers its spawned efforts to help law enforcement stop
11
abduction and kidnapping, as well as prosecute those who steal mobile devices from the true
12
owner.
13 703. The Find my iPhone app alone was named the #6 best iPhone application of all-
14 time, receiving a maximum score for cultural impact. 20 It’s so loved by Apple customers that
15 thousands of donated iPhones regularly become useless every month; because well-meaning
donors forgot to turn off “Find my iPhone” first. 21
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704. Redeeming virtual digital tickets has fundamentally and permanently changed the
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event ticketing industry. The resulting time saved from efficiency offset alone is too immense to
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calculate, with daily airport boarding lines around the world seeing constant usage of plaintiffs’
19 invention; as well as being used for the most popular concerting and sporting events by the
20 market leader in Ticketmaster. A sizable revenue stream which Mr. Jobs and plaintiff devised for
21 selling media and ticketing online was abandoned by Apple. One could easily forecast lost
22 ticketing revenue in excess of one billion dollars per year. The global market for live music
ticketing alone (not counting sports) is predicted by grow by an average of 7% annually until
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2021, with an estimated value of US$24.55 billion in 2021. Sporting ticketing is expected to raise
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from $49.26 billion to $62.31 billion in 2021, with movies increasing from $45.71 billion to
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The 100 Best iPhone Apps of All Time
https://mashable.com/2015/12/08/100-best-iphone-apps/
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Thousands of usable iPhones trashed by one Colorado firm because well-meaning donors forgot to turn off “Find
my iPhone”
28 https://coloradosun.com/2019/04/17/recycled-iphones-trashed-find-my-iphone/
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1 $60.68 billion in 2021. 22 Even if Apple took a very small commission for processing ticket
2 transaction for service providers, as his invention also allows, the revenue potential is too
3 enormous to ignore. One percent of the 2017 digital ticketing market of $113.44 billion is $1.13
billion and represents an example of lost revenue from Apple’s negligence. The relationship
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between witness and alleged prior user has been sufficiently identified as employer-employee.
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705. One unskilled in the art may reasonably conclude Apple followed the Shukh
6 playbook; deciding that wrongfully terminating him for the false reason of “poor communication”
7 was better than following the Constitution and awarding him the Apple Innovators Award, 15
8 patents and 1 pending patent application due. Shukh was only wrongfully omitted from the
9 inventorship of 6 patents and 4 pending patent applications. The reputational damage plaintiff
suffered herein exceeds that of Shukh—understanding they both experienced negative economic
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consequences, harm to their reputations as notable inventors, and, a false reputation for
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employment conduct he did not engage in.
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1 PRAYER FOR RELIEF
2 WHEREFORE, Darren Eastman prays for judgment and relief as follows:
3 A. An entry of judgment holding the defendant liable of patent nonjoinder;

B. A PTO certificate of ownership correction writ for all sixteen patents named;
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C. An order to the defendant to issue corresponding patent award plaques, the Apple
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Innovators Award, and, corresponding IP cash awards due current Apple employees;
6 D. An award to plaintiff for actual and punitive damages;
7 E. A finding that this case is “exceptional” and an award to Eastman of his costs and
8 previous attorneys’ fees, as provided by 35 U.S.C. § 285;
9 F. Such further and other relief as the Court may deem proper and just.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: April 29, 2020
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By: /S/ Darren Eastman
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* SUMMARY
4 We could leverage the GPS in N82 and/or IP triangulation data for M68 to provide a location
(or estimate) in Google Maps, which would be launched in Safari by selecting "Locate
5 iPhone" in iTunes. This would require a Mobile Me account and having push activated, as
the location registration can be leveraged via Metropolis. Since we can use Edge, we avoid
needing to be NAT-PMP or UPnP compliant to "phone home"and could locate the phone
6 wherever there's a signal until the battery was fully depleted.
7 * STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Lose your M68 or N82
2. Launch iTunes on your synching computer
8 3. Choose "Locate my iPhone" in iTunes
9 * RESULTS
Safari is launched into Google Maps with the (relative) position of the device; from the last
time it "checked-in" with Metropolis.
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* REGRESSION
11 1. We do this for resolving DHCP across networks for BTMM, so if a Mobile Me account is
required, we can leverage this functionality.
2. The only physical impediment to blocking this from working would be physical (no service)
12 or when the battery had been fully depleted. "Sorry, X's iPhone could not be found."
3. If push is necessary, it can be enabled when the feature is enabled, which would likely be
13 the "Devices" pane of iTunes preferences, or, the phone could be registered in Mobile Me
prefs / Sync / Advanced.
14 * NOTES
1. We could also send (via push) a registration / fetch request when "Locate iPhone" is
15 chosen.
2. Please add me to the security list of this bug.
16 10/6/08 3:17 PM Darren Eastman:
Metropolis' mention in this bug should actually be substituted with Lighthouse.
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From: Darren Eastman [email protected]
Subject: Radar 6262545.
3 Date: October 7, 2008 at 5:44 PM
To: Jeff Lemas [email protected]
4 Hi Jeff,
Can you add me to the security list for this bug I originated? I'd like to address the "security" concern raised because we've (my
5 team) worked very hard to re-educate the world that BTMM is secure (it uses IPSec and Kerberos) and is only prone to having a
weak password; along with physical access, these 2 elements are the only part of our overall security model we can't control, but,
users can.
6 Since this would be launched (ideally) from ones synching computer, and, they would be logged in with their Mobile Me account,
it would be entirely elective and require that (given the user doesn't have a weak or nonexistent password) that they perform the
"find" action only by themselves. This allows us to provide an extremely valuable feature/service value-add none of our
7 competitors offer that could even be made "OFF by default" so that consumers could elect to activate it if they so desired.
Currently, a BlackBerry customer could remote wipe their device if it's lost (that's been around longer than iPhone) but they have
8 no way to find the device once it's lost. Not only does this give us an edge (no pun intended) that no other smartphone
competitor has over us, it also provides an opportunity for revenue generation in selling Mobile Me memberships. The fact that
we allow (theoretically) a customer to protect their investment by ensuring there's a very good chance they can quickly recover it
9 if it's lost makes a $200-300 purchase decision very easy, don't you think?
I think it's a great tool to both gain market share AND provide an outstanding customer sat experience; the latter of which has
10 helped AppleCare win the Consumer Reports "Highest CSAT" award for over 5 years straight now. Perhaps if there's a problem
adding me back to the bug because it's in a component now that I'm not disclosed to see, you might fwd this along to the nice
person who commented this morning in the diagnosis field.
11 I'd also welcome the chance to discuss the nuances of this in-person (or offline) if the opportunity should exist. I'm sure you have
many other things to scope and prioritize, so I want to thank you very much Jeff!
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cheers,
13 Darren
14 P.S. The story behind how I devised this is quite interesting if we ever chat about this one in-person you should ask.
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From: Eddy Cue [email protected]
3 Subject:
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Re: Radar 6262545
January 27, 2009 at 3:57 PM
To: Darren Eastman [email protected]
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This is a really good idea and something we have on our list to consider.
5 Thanks!
Eddy
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On Jan 27, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Darren Eastman wrote:
7 Hi Eddy,
I was curious what your thoughts were about this bug and if you might support such a feature?
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<rdar://problem/6262545> M68, N82: Method to "Locate iPhone" via iTunes
9 My proposed feature is a rare opportunity to not only increase MM and iPhone sales revenue (by providing a compelling
argument why our $199 phone is an easier justification than anything in it's class) but it also would help supportability
while increasing CSAT. Since this idea is a little different than anything we've done before, I understand it might require
10 the sponsorship of somebody in your position to move fwd; as you manage both the iTunes and MM teams necessary
to accomplish this.
11 Ideally, this feature would ship OFF and could be enabled by a user with a MM account who choses to do so; we'd
leverage Lighthouse to find your iPhone in the same manner we do now for Macs using Back to my Mac. This would
open a Google Map in Safari with your iPhone's current location on your primary sync computer when you chose the
12 "Locate my iPhone" menu option in iTunes. It means we'd never have a lost iPhone again and could expand the feature
to the Touch later.
13 Thank you very much Eddy!
14 cheers,
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Good suggestion.
5 --S.
6 On Feb 18, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Darren Eastman wrote:
Hi Scott,
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I was curious what your thoughts were about this bug?
8 <rdar://problem/6262545> M68, N82: Method to "Locate iPhone" via iTunes
While simultaneously benefitting supportability and increasing MM revenue, this feature provides a very compelling
9 argument for anyone considering their next smartphone purchase; the ability to "get your life back" if you've misplaced
iPhone. Our competition can't do this and it would likely require zero carrier-facing development or interaction. Thank
you very much for your consideration / guidance.
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regards,
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March 18, 2009 at 7:39 PM
To: Scott Forstall [email protected]
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May I ask my assigned IP person in legal about the possibility of presenting this for future patent protection? Thank you
very much Scott.
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Darren
7 On Feb 18, 2009, at 9:44 PM, Scott Forstall wrote:
Good suggestion.
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On Feb 18, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Darren Eastman wrote:
10 Hi Scott,
I was curious what your thoughts were about this bug?

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12 While simultaneously benefitting supportability and increasing MM revenue, this feature provides a very compelling
argument for anyone considering their next smartphone purchase; the ability to "get your life back" if you've misplaced
iPhone. Our competition can't do this and it would likely require zero carrier-facing development or interaction. Thank
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inventions you may make in connection with your ernployment by Apple and your treiltrnent of Apple's
9 corfrdential ancl proprietary information. Apple has agreed to employ you or corltjnue to employ you with
the agree ment that you aEree to and rarill ablde by the foilolving terms and conditions for the tenure of your
employment by Apple (including, but not limited to, any lea',,e of absence, sabbatical, and other tirne offl
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1.0 INVENTIQNS. As use d ift thi5 Aqreernent, the tcrm "inventions" means any and all rnvenlions, iclea:, and
11 discoveries, lncluding improvements, original works of authorship, designs, formulas, processes, computer
proqrarns or pottion! thereof, <iataba:es, trade srcrets aild proprietary informatron, docurnontation, and
matcrials made or concetved sotely by you or jointly with others or lvholly or in part by you,
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(i) Previous Employee lnventicns. ln ther space provided below, or on d seprrate sheet att.iched to this
Agreement, you may list all lnvenrions (a) that you made prior to your employrnent by Apple; (b) that you
13 claim belong to you, oI that you clainr an ownership Interest in, or that )/ou clain'\ Bny cther leqal riqht
or title; (c) that re iate to Apple's business or products, or actual or demonslably anticipated resetrch or
development; and (d) in which you wish to retain all clainred ov,rnership or other legal rights (see "Enrployee
14 tnvpnticrns") lf you do list such Enrployee lnventions, you agree to gr.rnl to Apple a royaity fie e licen5c to any
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2 Ivan W. Halperin
The Halperin Law Offices
1007 West Twenty-fourth Street
Los Angeles, California 90007-1816 USA
3 T: +1 (310) 773-3494 · F: +1 (310) 861-8619

[email protected]
4 Wednesday, November 2nd 2016
5 Sent via USPS to:
Mr. Bruce Sewell

6 General Counsel & SVP
Apple, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
7 Cupertino, CA 95014
Sent via email to:

8 [email protected]
9 Re: Darren Eastman & Apple / Recognition of

US Utility Patents, Wrongful Termination,
and Conversion of Personal Property.
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Dear Mr. Sewell:
11 I have been retained by your former software engineer, the estimable Darren
Eastman, to represent him regarding the above described claim. A copy of
his Notice of Representation and Authorization to Release Information ac-
12 companies this letter.
I.
13 The various problems began when Apple failed to acknowledge Mr. East-
man’s critical innovation and responsibility in the creation of six US utility
patents. Our client is the principal inventor of the “Find My iPhone” feature,
14 loved by millions, and worked directly with Eddy Cue and Scott Forstall on
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3 its implementation, personally. This act, alone, has caused Mr. Eastman ex-
treme personal discomfort.
4 Five applicable utility patents have been filed for the “Find my iPhone” fea-
ture and one for the Passbook feature, none of which include Mr. Eastman.
Art claimed by Apple’s Passbook patent was declared by Mr. Eastman in his
5 IPA signed in 2001, at the beginning of his employment with Apple Com-
puter.
6 Note the attached IPA and official email communications between Mr. East-
man and both Mr. Cue and Mr. Forstall (and other responsible parties) as
well as Radar 6262545, which was filed by Mr. Eastman as a feature request
7 before its development.
Once the feature began development, the bug became restricted from Mr.
8 Eastman’s access, even after the feature had been released, and was publicly
available. Claim 1 and 2 of the attached supporting materials list more infor-
mation. Mr. Forstall ignored requests from Mr. Eastman via email and tele-
9 phone to ask legal about patent protection; so Apple’s competitors couldn’t
copy it like so many other great things Apple’s done.
10 II.
We disagree with Apple’s ex post facto determination that Mr. Eastman was
11 lawfully terminated the week his final RSUs were due, and, for wrongful
communication in attaching a one-line source code change to a Radar bug;
which resolved a critical customer-facing quality issue with Disk Utility dur-
12 ing Yosemite’s development, and, for informing Apple’s third-party educa-
tion reimbursement company of his intent to file a small claims action
13 against them for failing to reimburse him several hundred dollars of ap-
proved work-related education expenses at UC Santa Cruz and Stanford
University. This caused GP Solutions to finally issue a check; after being
14 due for 16 months, and, without his requested assistance from Apple.
Mr. Eastman had his finest year ever (in nine years) at Apple and was due an
15 exceptional bonus and performance review the week of his unlawful termi-
nation. One achievement of note was unifying all three of Apple’s video
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3 Mac computer enters sleep, restarts, shuts down or experiences a resolution
change. This achievement alone took three years to realize.
4 Mr. Eastman had received approval from HR for a reasonable accommoda-
tion to pursue his physician’s orders to work from home, following compli-
cations from a risky, but necessary neurosurgery. Mr. Eastman’s manager
5 and Director were extremely unhappy with his decision, especially since he
was producing an even higher volume of quality work than he had when be-
ing in the office every day.
6
Mr. Eastman did not have an appropriate work environment for his disability
and had the smallest cubicle amongst every person on his team, making it
7 nearly impossible to rotate in a chair completely. Less than three weeks be-
fore Mr. Eastman’s wrongful termination, he received temporary authoriza-
tion from both his physician and HR to work from home permanently until
8 his health improved and the facilities situation could be remedied.
Mr. Eastman declined an office from HR, as only management had them in
9 his building (some having even two), because he feared retaliation from his
Director. A different solution was being pursued by HR when Mr. Eastman
found he was no longer in your employ.
10
Mr. Eastman was never given a written warning and did not even know he
was subject to termination for ethically carrying out his job function, and,
11 his managers continued inability to perform. Mr. Eastman was told via per-
sonal email (outside Apple’s business practices) he was fired after telling his
manager (via text message) that IS&T was hoping to have his business email
12 and other services restored the next day; he’d been working from home on
an executive escalation and had no reason to believe he was no longer em-
13 ployed, or, that he’d done anything wrong. It’s suspect that Mr. Eastman’s
three years of vested RSU’s were set to be granted the day after he was un-
lawfully terminated.
14 Mr. Eastman found in January that he not only had no record of a written
warning in his personnel file, but that his manager had illegally acknowl-
15 edged a performance review as him electronically…over a month after
he’d been fired. This was sent to Mr. Eastman by Apple HR.
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mance reviews. It’s clear that Mr. Eastman’s manager was trying to conceal
his illegal behavior by performing yet more.
4
Mr. Eastman’s developed extreme anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) as a result of Apple’s actions and has been unable to work. After be-
5 ing heavily recruited by Google and Nest (one day after his unlawful Apple
termination) Mr. Eastman’s physicians have not forecast a recovery window;
he’s now considered permanently disabled by the State of California.
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III.
7 Mr. Eastman was unable to return to his building (Homestead 1) and reclaim
any of his personal belongings. Among the property converted were many
which were irreplaceable Apple awards and expensive (personally owned)
8 equipment for doing his job, like a digital oscilloscope.
Mr. Eastman returned the little Apple property his managers requested by
9 mail and he never received any of his items. Mr. Eastman’s manager refused
to respond to phone or text communication and did not give him any oppor-
tunity to retain his belongings.
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Further, Nicole Atkinson from HR Legal sent certified mail to Mr. Eastman
on Christmas Eve, asking for items not in his possession and failed to help
11 him retrieve his belongings. Ms. Atkinson stated that Mr. Eastman’s man-
ager had sent his belongings via FedEx during the time in which he was out
of town getting married.
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Mr. Eastman’s manager had previously approved the vacation request for his
13 marriage three months before and it was well known to him. Accordingly,
Mr. Eastman had no belongings when he returned home. Apple attempted to
intimidate Mr. Eastman to return property he didn’t have, and denied him
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Ignoring Mr. Eastman during a good deal of nine years in your employ (after
4 being personally recruited by Steve Jobs in grad school) has created pro-
found losses for Apple. Below is one of several examples.
5 During FaceTime’s development, Mr. Eastman asked several parties (and his
manager, in writing) to investigate previous art. Mr. Eastman’s manager ig-
nored his request and did not reply to update requests during scheduled 1:1
6 meetings. The resulting cost to Apple in appellate court was a $625.6 million
judgment. See the attached email communication.
7 ***
Please contact me to discuss Mr. Eastman’s claims. An extensive amount

8 (13 pages) of supporting documentation’s been provided for your review;
this represents only a small total sampling of what’s been furnished.
9 While Mr. Eastman’s strong preference is that you and I resolve this matter
by negotiation, he’s not averse to litigating the matter (if necessary) in the
Santa Clara division of the California Superior Court.
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11 Yours very truly,
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13
Ivan W. Halperin
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Re: Rush Limbaugh's BTMM issue
February 18, 2008 at 5:05 PM
To: Artie Nathan [email protected]
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Yep, it can occur on:
5 Upgrade installs to Leopard

Leopard A&I's
6 Changing the host-name to anything different should resolve this. I'm surprised I've never stepped through this one
myself.
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Darren
8 On Feb 18, 2008, at 1:31 PM, Artie Nathan wrote:
If I'm understanding the bug correctly, this issue boils down to two points for the article:
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1. If you upgraded from Tiger, change your computer name to anything other than what it is now if you like the name,
you can then change it back).
10 2. Even if you haven't upgraded from Tiger to Leopard, make sure all your computer names are different.
Does that about sum it up, or am i completely missing something?

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-Artie
On Feb 15, 2008, at 6:16 PM, Darren Eastman wrote:
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yeah, that would be awesome, I'm buried in other exciting nightmares today.
13 thanks!
On Feb 15, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Artie Nathan wrote:

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Are you already working on a kBase for this? I see KB requested already in one of the bugs, but wasn't sure if it was
on anyone's plate yet. Give the profile this has, I can work on one ASAP if needed
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16 On Feb 15, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Alex LaRoche wrote:
Not sure if y'all are on this list or not...

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-alex
18 Begin forwarded message:
From: Darren Eastman <[email protected]>

19 Date: February 15, 2008 2:51:07 PM PST
To: Marc Krochmal <[email protected]>
Cc: Brian Schmidt <[email protected]>, [email protected]
20 Subject: Re: Rush Limbaugh's BTMM issue
My team handled this one; Rush was experiencing an issue where his hostname was changed to 1,2,3 etc. as a result
21 of all his machines being upgraded to leopard from Tiger. Once we changed the hostname, he has noticed
considerable improvement and can use the feature now. This would be a good one for .Mac support to be aware of,
and a good possible SU candidate.
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<rdar://problem/5469231> Seed: Sharing: wrong machine name Macintosh.local after Archive
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This is the culprit of Rush's woes, and I don't mean the Canadian rock band.
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Anyone have any insight into this issue/
thanks,Brian
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Yes, his Back to My Mac issue should be solved now.
6 <rdar://problem/5744842> Back To My Mac working intermittently on a M43
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http://valleywag.com/356578/rush-limbaughs-leopard-bugs-can-you-fix-them/
Rush Limbaugh's Leopard bugs: Can you fix them?
9 <timemachine.png>Back to My Mac only works sometimes. Time Machine won't restore individual mail
messages. Rush Limbaugh's no newb -- he owns six Macs, and these are known problems. Have a look and
see if you can fix the bugs that made him send out a personal plea to Steve Jobs.
10
I'll tell you what the problems are. But it's going to be Greek to those of you who don't use Macs and I don't
want to spend a whole lot of time with this. But here we go.
11 • 1. Back to my Mac, screen sharing, doesn't work. It's intermittent on occasion. Now, I got six computers
on the network, maybe it's only meant to go back and forth one computer to the next. And the second thing, and
this is the biggie, because I have found a work-around to screen sharing back to my Mac not working, direct
12 access to my IP address I can do it without going back to my Mac.
• 2. They've got this great new backup program called Time Machine. I primarily live in my mail application.
I use it for my word processing. The only time I open word processing is when somebody sends me something
13 in a Word document or whatever. I don't use the phone because of my hearing. Email is everything, and Time
Machine will not restore email mailboxes. Restores everything else but that, and ought to restore either a single
message or a whole mailbox, and it won't. On one machine, this one here in New York, I have found a way to
14 restore a single message or a multiple list of messages from wherever the Time Machine archive is, but on
none of my other five machines does that work. They're identical.
15 So, Mr. Jobs, there's got to be somebody who can -- this is major. I'm not calling it a bug. They just left it out of
the operating system. To not back up -- and, by the way, when you open Time Machine in your mail program, it
16 says, "click restore" to back up your in-box or to back up the message you had selected. So it was supposed to,
it just doesn't do it. And there's a whole thread at the Apple site of people having the same problem. But posting
the problem on the website is not going to solve anything. It's like filing a bug report, goes out to the ether,
17 nobody ever sees it, you never hear.
18 --
Alex LaRoche
19 .Mac QA
[email protected]
iChat(AIM): GoAlexWork
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From: Ivan W. Halperin [email protected]
3 Subject:
Date:
Fwd: Read Notification: Darren Eastman / Apple, Inc. / Wrongful Termination, etc.
November 14, 2016 at 7:12 PM
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Good evening, Darren:
5 See report from ReadNotify.com. Our email to Bruce Sewell is getting lots of attention from lots of different people. This
may get interesting a lot sooner than anticipated.
6 BPR,
I.
7
Ivan W. Halperin | THE HALPERIN LAW OFFICES
1007 West 24th Street, Los Angeles CA 90007-1816 USA
8 T: +1 (310) 773-3494 · F: +1 (310) 861-8619 · M: +1 (310) 266-6503
(Sent from an Apple iPad)

9
Begin forwarded message:
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From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: November 14, 2016 at 3:53:40 PM PST
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Subject: Read Notification: Darren Eastman / Apple, Inc. / Wrongful Termination, etc.
Reply-To: PleaseDon'[email protected]
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From [email protected]
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Darren Eastman / Apple, Inc. / Wrongful Termination,
etc.
Sent on 14-Nov-16 at 13:44:24pm 'America/Los_Angeles' time
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1st Open 14-Nov-16 at 14:53:20pm -8:00 (86%) Cupertino, California, United States
19 Tracking Details
Opened
Opened 14-Nov-16 at 14:53:20pm (UTC -8:00) - 1hour8mins56secs after sending
20 Location Cupertino, California, United States (86% likelihood)
Opened on (17¸201¸42¸236:51681)
21 Language of recipient's PC: en-us (English/United States)
used by recipient: Moz/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_12_1) AppleWebKit/602.2.14
Browser
22 (KHTML, like Gecko)
No more activity after 14-Nov-16 at 14:54:01pm (UTC -8:00) - Log data indicates email
Last log
was read for at least 41secs (approx.)
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3 A. Nonjoinder Claims Are Factually Plausible ……………………….…...………...… 157

13 Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly

23 Coda Dev. S.R.O. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

5 Eli Lilly & Company v. Aradigm Corporation

12 Filmtec Corporation v. Allied-Signal, Inc.

24 Hess v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

24 Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard

5 PerSeptive Biosystems Inc. v. Pharmacia Biotech, Inc.

12 Roberts v. Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz

24 Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Company

5 Vapor Point LLC v. Moorhead

22 35 U.S.C. § 261 …………...……………………………………………………………………… 5

28 MPEP § 2164.06 ……..……………………………………………………………………….. 162

13 ’032 Device Locator Disable Authentication

20 ‘513 System and Method for Providing Electronic Event Tickets

27 ‘974 Remotely Locating and Commanding a Mobile Device

9 JURISDICTION AND VENUE

28 has since been extended to computers and tablets.

3 B. Correction of Ownership and §256

22 UNLocationNotificationTrigger, and finally, UNNotificationRequest to manage the remote

3 “discovery” mode had initially been enabled.

3 connection to the notification service over a wireless data connection.

9 command collection topics—subsequently than subscribed to future remote message commands

9 display of the mobile device.

9 the cloud-based server.

28 and predetermined resistance threshold in Exhibit 8.

9 until very recently, they utilized a 4-character numerical password.

9 205. Claim 1. A method, comprising: authenticating a requesting user operating a

22 for power management.

3 reconciling a lost device that was moving.

9 description afforded by Apple in this ‘896 application.

9 parameter, an overcharged parameter, an expected life parameter, a cell imbalance parameter, a

9 operations. A System Management Controller, a System Management Unit, and a Power

9 262. Claim 1. A method comprising: entering, by a mobile device, an activation

22 challenge, activating the mobile device.

3 276. Claim 8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when

9 repurposed or sold without the true owner’s consent.

9 communication mechanisms for selection by the person.

9 using a communication mechanism assigned to the selected privileged contact.

3 enabled through the device's stored contact list.

3 308. Claim 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein communicating

22 312. Claim 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting

28 server to communicate the remote command message to the mobile device.

3 332. Claim 1. A computer-implemented method, of remotely commanding a mobile

9 command comprises a locate command.

3 results from the remote commands.

22 server transmits the remote command message to the mobile device.

22 patent application nonjoinder of plaintiff further reinforces his previous claim.

22 384. Providing, by an output device of the mobile device, a representation of the

22 various linear barcodes in-use worldwide.

9 reference to attending ticketed events.

22 400. As in plaintiffs’ Exhibit 17 example, the ticket management software is presenting

9 enjoyed for over a century.

9 Location-based ticket books

28 barcode to accommodate a different timestamp later was discussed at 413.

22 429-435, 439-441 and in the ‘14 patent narrative.

3 Count 10 Patent 9,037,513

22 have a mobile device to use for redemption.