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Ex. 1026
`EX. 1026
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`1. A method of updating images
`displayed on a display device, the
`method comprising:
`
`[1a.] identifying image resource data
`associated with an update event for a
`first image from a basic recording space
`when the update event for the first
`image occurs;
`
`[1b.] loading the identified image
`resource data in a buffer space including
`a plurality of buffers, in which the
`image resource data are loaded in
`rotation on the buffer by frame,
`respectively;
`
`[1c.] generating the first image at a first
`frame rate by sequentially rendering the
`loaded image resource data;
`
`Ground 1:
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`• Part VII.A.(1) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 1:52-54; and
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 168.
`
`Ground 1:
`
`• Part VII.A.(2) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1001 at 3:16-17, 3:43-47, 5:15-
`18, 5:24-27, 6:5-7 & 8:39-42;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 1:45-54, 3:45-50, 3:58-
`61, 4:1-4, 4:32-37, 4:42-45, 8:53-9:2,
`14:51-55, 15:8-12, 15:15-23, 15:38-
`41 & Fig. 4; and
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 59-71, 169-172 &
`174-183.
`
`Ground 1:
`
`• Part VII.A.(3) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1001 at 3:34-41 & 5:48-62;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 7:17-18 & 10:4-7;
`
`• Ex. 1024 at 3:16-19, 5:62-63 & 6:23-
`38; and
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 72-76, 150, 166 &
`184-189.
`
`Ground 1:
`
`• Part VII.A.(4) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1001 at 3:16-17, 9:58-62 & 3:30-
`33;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 1:48-54, 13:40-45,
`15:15-23, 18:20-22, 30:19-35, 33:40-
`52 & Fig. 17;
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 77, 169 & 191-197;
`and
`
`• See support for claim [1a].
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`[1d.] generating a second image
`associated with an update event for the
`second image at a second frame rate
`when the update event for the second
`image occurs, the generation of the
`second image being substantially
`independent from the generation of the
`first image such that image resource
`data of the second image is not loaded
`in the buffer space;
`
`[1e.] compositing the first image with
`the second image; and
`
`[1f.] updating at least a portion of the
`display device to display the composite
`image,
`
`Ground 1:
`
`• Part VII.A.(5) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1001 at 3:22-25, 3:30-33, Cls. 1,
`13 &15;
`
`• Ex. 1011 at 12;
`
`• Ex. 1012 at 13-14;
`
`• Ex. 1019 at 2-7;
`
`• Ex. 1021 at 5-7;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 3:58-61, 4:1-4, 4:32-37,
`4:42-45, 8:53-9:2, 14:51-57 & 30:19-
`35;
`
`• Ex. 1024 at 1:51-59, 7:10-27, 7:30-
`35, 9:33-42 & Fig. 3;
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 49, 50, 54, 108-110,
`164-166 & 199-217; and
`
`• See support for claims [1a] & [1c].
`
`Ground 1:
`
`• Part VII.A.(6) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1001 at 9:6-10;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 8:61-9:2, 25:62-26:2,
`26:26-39 & Fig. 14;
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 218 & 219; and
`
`• See support for claims [1a] & [1d].
`
`Ground 1:
`
`• Part VII.A.(7) of Petition;
`
`• Ex. 1001 at 9:6-10;
`
`• Ex. 1023 at 14:51-55, 24:50-55,
`26:26-29, 26:51-53 & Fig. 14;
`
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 221-225; and
`
`• See support for claims [1a] & [1d].
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`[1g.] wherein the second image is
`generated without being rendered.
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`2. The method of claim 1,
`
`[2a.] wherein the first frame rate is less
`than the second frame rate.
`
`3. The method of claim 1,
`
`[3a.] wherein the step of generating the
`first image is repeated while the update
`event for the first image lasts.
`
`4. The method of claim 1,
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(8) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 226; and
`• See support for claim [1d].
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 1.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(9) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1024 at 7:10-15;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 228-230;
`and
`• See support for claims [1c] & [1d].
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 1.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(10) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at 1:44-54, 3:48-51 & 4:2-
`4;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 233; and
`• See support for claim [1a].
`
`Ground 2:
`• See support for claim 1.
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`[4a.] wherein the first image is an
`image including a three dimensional
`object for displaying one of a player
`character, a Non-Player Character
`(NPC), and a dynamic scene in a three
`dimensional network game.
`
`5. The method of claim 4,
`
`[5a.] further comprising generating the
`update event for the first image by a
`screen update request of one of
`changing the operation of a three-
`dimensional image or a user input,
`
`[5b.] wherein the screen update request
`comprises moving a position or action
`of the first image.
`
`6. The method of claim 4,
`
`Ground 2:
`• Part VII.B.(1) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1001 at 1:23-27, 1:57-65, 4:39-
`61, 5:23-28 & cl. 4;
`• Ex. 1023 at 1:59-65, 4:32-37, 7:31-
`39, & 8:61-9:2;
`• Ex. 1025 at [0008], [0009], [0022],
`[0027], [0036], [0063], [0064],
`[0141], [0173], [0175], [0191], Figs.
`6-9 & 11
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 78-81, 280, 281, 284-
`292; and
`• See support for claims [1a] & [1d].
`
`Ground 2:
`• See support for claims 1 & 4.
`
`Ground 2:
`• Part VII.B.(2) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 295, 299 & 300; and
`• See support for claims [1a], [1d] &
`[5b].
`
`Ground 2:
`• Part VII.B.(2) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1001 at 5:15-19 & cl. 5;
`• Ex. 1025 at [0027], [0037], [0038],
`[0066], [0194] & [0195]; and
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 82-84, 282 & 296-
`300.
`
`Ground 2:
`• See support for claims 1 & 4.
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`[6a.] wherein the three dimensional
`network game comprises a Massively
`Multi-player Online Role Playing Game
`(MMORPG) comprising a plurality of
`users simultaneously participating via
`online in a broadband game area.
`
`7. The method of claim 1,
`
`[7a.] wherein the step of compositing
`the first image with the second image
`includes a step of generating the entire
`image by overlapping the first with the
`second image.
`
`Ground 2:
`• Part VII.B.(3) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1025 at [0008]-[0011]; and
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 280, 281, 303 & 304.
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 1.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(11) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at 26:26-39, 26:51-53 &
`Fig. 14;
`• Ex. 1024 at 7:28-30 & Fig. 3;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 236-238;
`and
`• See support for claims [1e] & [1f].
`
`8. The method of claim 1,
`
`
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 1.
`
`[8a.] wherein the step of generating the
`second image is repeated while the
`update event for the second image lasts.
`
`9. The method of claim 8,
`
`
`
`[9a.] wherein a user input initiates the
`update event for the second image.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(12) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165, 240 & 241;
`and
`• See support for claims [1d] & 3.
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claims 1 & 8.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(13) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 243; and
`• See support for claims [1a] & [1d].
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`10. The method of claim 1,
`
`Ground 2:
`
`
`
`
`
`See support for claim 1.
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`Ground 2:
`• Part VII.A.(4) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1001 at 6:45-56;
`• Ex. 1024 at 7:1-9;
`• Ex. 1025 at [0014], [0015], [0153],
`[0163], [0165]-[176] & Figs. 4-9;
`and
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 280, 281 & 307-314.
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 1.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(14) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1001 at 7:19-41;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 245-247; and
`• See support for claims [1a] & [1f].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(14) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at 9:32-57, 25:62-26:2,
`30:19-35 & Fig. 14;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 247 & 248; and
`• See support for claim [1c].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(14) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at 9:32-57, 25:62-26:2 &
`30:19-35;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 249-255;
`and
`• See support for claims [1c] & [1d].
`
`[10a.] wherein the second image is an
`image for displaying user interface input
`associated with one of a mouse point, a
`chatting window including chatting text,
`and an item selecting window including
`item state information.
`
`11. The method of claim 1, wherein
`
`[11a.] the composited image comprises
`a full image,
`
`[11b.] when only the update event for
`the first image occurs, only the first
`image is updated and the full image is
`updated at the first frame rate,
`
`[11c.] when only the update event for
`the second image occurs, only the
`second image is updated and the full
`image is updated at the second frame
`rate, and when the first image and the
`second image are simultaneously
`updated, the full image includes a first
`area updated at the first frame rate and a
`second area updated at the second frame
`rate.
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`12. A non-transitory computer readable
`storage medium encoded with a
`program for executing the method
`recited in claim 1.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(15) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1024 at 18:1-23;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 167, 257 & 258; and
`• See support for claim [1].
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`13. A system for updating images
`displayed on a display device, the
`system comprising:
`
`[13a.] a basic recording space to store
`image resource data;
`
`[13b.] an identification module to
`identify image source data associated
`with an update event for a first image
`from the basic recording space when the
`update event for the first image occurs;
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(16) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 260; and
`• See support for claim 1.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(17) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 261; and
`• See support for claim [1a].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(18) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 262; and
`• See support for claim [1a].
`
`[13c.] a loading module to sequentially
`load the identified image resource data
`for each buffer by frame in a buffer
`space including a plurality of the
`buffers;
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(19) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 166 & 263; and
`• See support for claim [1b].
`
`[13d.] a first image generating module
`to sequentially determine the image
`resource data loaded on the buffer, to
`render the determined image resource
`data, and to generate the first image at a
`first frame rate;
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(20) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 264; and
`• See support for claim [1c].
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`[13e.] a second image generating
`module to generate a second image
`associated with a second image update
`event at a second frame rate when the
`update event for the second image
`occurs, second image data not being
`loaded on a buffer; and
`
`[13f.] a display module to generate an
`entire image by compositing the first
`image with the second image and to
`display the entire image on a
`predetermined display module,
`
`[13g.] wherein the second image is
`generated without being rendered.
`
`14. The system of claim 13,
`
`[14a.] wherein the first frame rate is
`less than the second frame rate.
`
`15. A system for updating images
`displayed on a display device, the
`system comprising:
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(21) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 265; and
`• See support for claim [1d].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(22) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 266; and
`• See support for claims [1e] & [1f].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(23) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 267; and
`• See support for claim [1g].
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 13.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(24) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 268; and
`• See support for claim 2.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(25) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 269; and
`• See support for claim 1.
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`[15a.] a basic recording space for
`storing image resource data;
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(26) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 270; and
`• See support for claim [1a].
`
`[15b.] an identification means for
`identifying image source data associated
`with an update event for a first image
`from the basic recording space in case
`that the update event for the first image
`occurs;
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(27) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 89-94 & 271; and
`• See support for claim [1a].
`
`[15c.] a loading means for sequentially
`loading the identified image resource
`data for each buffer by frame in a buffer
`space including a plurality of the
`buffers;
`
`[15d.] a first image generating means
`for sequentially determining the image
`resource data loaded on the buffer,
`rendering the determined image
`resource data, and generating the first
`image at a first frame rate;
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(28) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 89-94, 166, 272 &
`273; and
`• See support for claim [1b].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(29) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 89-94 & 274; and
`• See support for claim [1c].
`
`[15e.] a second image generating means
`for generating a second image
`associated with a second image update
`event at a second frame rate in case that
`the update event for the second image
`occurs, second image data not being
`loaded on a buffer; and
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(30) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 89-94, 164, 165 &
`275; and
`• See support for claim [1d].
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`[15f.] a display means for generating an
`entire image by compositing the first
`image with the second image and
`displaying the entire image on a
`predetermined display means,
`
`[15g.] wherein the second image is
`generated without being rendered.
`
`16. The system of claim 15,
`
`[16a.] wherein the first frame rate is
`less than the second frame rate.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(31) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 89-94 & 276; and
`• See support for claims [1e] & [1f].
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(32) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶ 164, 165 & 277; and
`• See support for claim [1g].
`
`Ground 1:
`• See support for claim 15.
`
`Ground 1:
`• Part VII.A.(33) of Petition;
`• Ex. 1023 at Fig. 5;
`• Ex. 1002 at ¶¶ 164, 165 & 278; and
`• See support for claim 2.
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