I'll give it one last try. The judge contstrues as follows <Accordingly, the Court construes the term to mean “a ring oscillator variable speed system clock that is located entirely on the same semiconductor substrate as the CPU and does not directly rely on a command input control signal or an external crystal/clock generator to generate a clock signal.>

I construe the "does not directly rely" as meaning that it can indirectly rely on a command input control signal or and external crystal/clock generator to generate a clock signal.  How else can it be read?  What does it mean? What is the significance? Last post from me for awhile. Opty