Inventio AG v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation, C.A. No. 08-874 (D. Del. Feb. 20, 2014)

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IN THE UNITED ST TES COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF DEL W RE

INVENTIO AG, )

Plaintiff, )v )

THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION, ) C.A. No. 08-874-RGADefendant. )

MENDED CL IM CONSTRUCTION ORDERIT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the disputed claim language ofU.S. Patent No.

6,892,861 (the '861 patent ) and U.S. Patent No. 6,835,465 (the '465 patent ) is construed asfollows:


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The phrase: the elevator installationhaving at least one elevator and at leastone elevator control for controlling theelevator in response to call reportsgenerated by hall call transmitters andcar call transmitterscar call transmitter

destination call report(s)

modernized modernizing

modernizing device

a device for temporarily operating anelevator installation duringmodernization

a system for modernizing an elevatorinstallation

a method for modernizing an elevatorinstallation

elevator installation

elevator control

call reportfloor terminal

at least one of [A] and [B]

This phrase refers to the state of the elevator priorto modernization

a device with an input located in an elevator carthat permits entry of a destination floor.a data signal providing passenger conveyinginformation that identifies the boarding floor andthe destination floor.a more or less complete exchange of componentsin an elevator installation.an electrical circuit that interfaces between acomputing unit and an elevator control.the device is used while an elevator installation isundergoing a more or less complete exchange ofcomponents, and is removed when the

modernization process is complete.a system used in connection with an elevatorinstallation undergoing a more or less complete

exchange of components.a method used in connection with an elevatorinstallation undergoing a more or less completeexchange of components.a group of elevators that convey passengers in abuilding, where each elevator is controlled by anelevator control.an existing device that controls the operation of anelevator before modernization, and is reused (withor without modifications) during modernization.a signal providing passenger conveyinginformation used to control the elevator control.a device for allowing a user to provide adestination floor or an identification code.[A], [B], or [A] and [B].

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floor terminal . . . for at least oneof a floor terminal for the input of destination callthe input ofdestination call reports and reports, the recognition of identification codes offor recognition of identification codes of users, or the input of destination call reports and theusers; recognition of identification codes of users.floor terminal... operative for at least a floor terminal operative for the input ofone of input of destination call reports destination call reports, the recognition ofand recognition of identification codes identification codes of passengers, or the input ofofpassengers destination call reports and the recognition ofidentification codes of passengers.computing unit... for at least one of computing unit for evaluating the destination callevaluating the destination call reports reports, or for the association of destination floorsand association of destination floors with recognized ones of the identification codes, orwith recognized ones of the for evaluating the destination call reports and theidentification codes association of destination floors with recognizedones of the identification codes.identification code a code that identifies each individual passengerand is associated with that passenger 's destinationfloor.recognition of identification codes of the passenger identification codes are associatedpassengers with each individual passenger 's identity as well asthat passenger's destination floor.computing unit a computerdestination signal a data signal providing passenger conveyinginformation that identifies the boarding floor and/or

the destination floor.interrupting at least one existing causing the elevator control to operate based onelectrical floor call transmitter line input from the modernizing device instead of basedbetween at least one floor call on input from the floor call transmitter.transmitter and the elevator controlinterrupting at least one existing car causing the elevator control to operate based on

call transmitter line between at least one input from the modernizing device instead of basedcar call transmitter and the elevator on input from the car call transmitter.controlthe elevator control being disconnected the elevator control ceases operating based onfrom the hall call transmitters and the input from the car call transmitters of the elevatorcar call transmitters of the elevator installation.installationexisting electrical floor call transmitter an electrical line that connected the floor callline transmitter to the elevator control prior tomodernization.

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existing car call transmitter line an electrical line that prior to modernizationconnected a car call transmitter to the elevatorcontrol. This existing line is interrupted andreconnected to the modernizing device duringmodernization.floor call transmitter line input an input to the elevator control that formerly wasconnected to a floor call transmitter line, but is nowconnected to an output from the modernizingdevice.car call transmitter line input an input to the elevator control that formerlyconnected a car call transmitter to an input of theelevator control.hall call transmitter a device with an input located at a floor whichpermits a user to request an elevator.performing said steps a through c. [of the steps (a) through (c) of claim 1 are performedclaim 1] for each elevator car and one after the other such that each elevator isassociated elevator control of an completely modernized before modernization ofelevator installation in succession the next elevator commences. Accordingly, thiswhereby the elevator installation is language requires installation of the floor terminalmodernized in a modular manner (step (a)), followed by installation of the computingunit (step (b)), followed by installation of themodernizing device (step (c)).read or reading receiv[ing]or get[ting].temporarily used in connection with the elevator installationduring modernization, and removed aftermodernization is complete.

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