Haptic, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HAPTIC, INC., Case No. 24-cv-02296-JSC
Plaintiff,
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 101, 119, 121 APPLE, INC., Defendant.
12 Haptic sues Apple for direct and indirect infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,996,738 (“the ‘738 patent”). (Dkt. No. 1.) Before the Court is the parties’ claim construction dispute over seven claim terms. Having carefully considered the parties’ briefing and evidence, and with the benefit of a December 6, 2024 Markman hearing, the Court construes the terms as set forth below. BACKGROUND The ‘738 Patent is titled “System and Method for Controlling a Terminal Device.” ‘738 patent, (54). The Patent Abstract summarizes the patent as follows:
A control system includes a housing engaged to a mounting surface, a sensor contained within the housing, a server in communication with the sensor, and a terminal device in communication with the server. A gesture by a user associated with the…