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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
GTECH CORPORATION, :
Plaintiff, ;
v. E Civil Acti0n N0. O4-138-JJF
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, ;
INC., SCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS :
CORPORATION, SCIENTIFIC GAMES :
FINANCE CORPORATION, and :
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, :
Defendants. i
TENTATIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. F0r the purpcses 0f United States Patent N0. 4,982,337, the
A f0ll0wing terms and phrases are tentatively ccnstrued as
f0ll0ws:
a. “H0using means for storing a strip of tickets to be
dispensed” is a means—plus—functi0n element ccnstrued
pursuant t0 35 U.S.C. § 112, T6. The functicn
perfcrmed is “st0ring a strip cf tickets t0 be
dispensed.” The ccrrespcnding structure ccnsists 0f a
b0x—1ike unit with a c0ntr01 panel mcunted 0n the frcnt
surface f0r use by the vendor fcr initiating the
dispensing 0f a lcttery ticket and a back surface that
faces the custcmer with a dispensing cutlet frcm which
the custcmer receives the dispensed ticket.

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b. “Means for separating each of said tickets from said
strip" is a means-plus—function element construed
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 112, T6. The function
performed is “separating the leading ticket from the
remaining tickets in a strip.” The corresponding
structure consists of the combination of: (a) a burster
wheel with a dull, rounded edge that is moveably
mounted; (b) two sets of rollers——one set on each side
of the perforation to be separated——which hold the
strip of tickets in tension as the burster wheel is
brought into contact with the tickets; and (c) a
bursting blade drive means that includes a burster
motor, a burster block, cable spool arrangement, and
tensioning spring.
2. For the purposes of United States Patent No. 5,222,624, the
following terms and phrases are tentatively construed as
follows:
a. “P1urality” is construed to mean “more than one.”
b. “A:ray” is construed to mean “a moveable strip of
lottery tickets from the same game.”
c. “Lottery ticket representaticns” and “ticket images"
are synonymous and are construed to mean “graphical
representations (or video images) of actual lottery
tickets.”
d. “Video display means" is a means-plus—function element

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construed pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 112, H6. The
function performed is “displaying a plurality of arrays
of ticket images on a video screen." The corresponding
structure consists of a CPU 190.
e. “Means for dispensing said tickets in a number
corresponding to the amount of money input into said
machine by said customer" is a means—plus—function
element construed pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 112, T6. The
function performed is “dispensing tickets in a number
corresponding to the amount of money input into the
vending machine by the customer.” The corresponding
structure consists of a keypad, the feeding and
bursting mechanism (as described in the ‘337 patent and
incorporated into the ‘624 patent), outlet openings in
the housing through which the tickets exit the housing,
outfeed rollers, and a receptacle that receives the
tickets that fall through the outlet opening.
3. By issuing this “tentative” claim construction order, the
Court has the option of revising its interpretation of the
disputed claim language after hearing further evidence at
the trial.
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