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`United States Patent 55
`(11) Patent Number:
`6,144,991
`England
`[45] Date of Patent:
`Nov. 7, 2000
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`[54] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING
`INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS INA
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`Inventor: Paul England, Morristown, N.J.
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`[73] Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.,
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`[21] Appl. No.: 09/026,476
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`BROWSER
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`CLIENT
`SYSTEM
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`CLIENT -SIDE
`COMPONENT
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`FIG. 14
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`CLIENT SELECTS HAMELIN LINK TO START SESSION
`
`CLIENT SYSTEM CONTACTS HTTP. SERVER
`
`HTTP SERVER INVOKES SESSION PROGRAM
`FROM PARAMETERS PASSED BY HAMELIN LINK
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`SESSION PROGRAM REQUESTS A NEW SESSION
`FROM DIRECTOR APPLICATION OF GUIDE SYSTEM
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`1400
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`TO CLIENT SYSTEM
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`RETURN SESSION
`DENTED RESPONSE
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`YES
`SESSION IDENTIFIER RETURNED T0 SESSION PROGRAN
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION INSTRUCTS PIPER
`SEAVER 10 CONSTRUCT A NEW SESSION
`
`SESSION PROGRAN RETURNS RESPONSE
`FRAMESETS TO CLIENT SYSTEM
`
`CLIENT SYSTEM LOADS FRAME CONTENTS FOR DISPLAY
`
`1414
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`1416
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`1418
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`1420
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`1412
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`FIG. 15
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`UPON RECEIPT OF A SESSION REQUEST, DIRECTOR APPLI-
`CATION STARTS AUTOMATICALLY IF NOT ALREADY ACTIVATED
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION ACCEPRS REQUEST NEW SESSION
`COMMAND FROM SESSION PROGRAM
`
`DIALOG POP-UP BOX APPEARS ASKING IF
`GUIDE WILL ACCEPT SESSION
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`{502
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`1504
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`1506
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`1908
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`SESSION PROGRAM
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`RETURN FAILURE
`CODE 10
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`1310
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`YES
`LOAD RESOURCES APPROPRIATE 10 SESSION
`
`DISPLAY WINDOW WITH STARTING CONFIGURATION
`
`ote
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`fot
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`PIPER SERVER IS CONTACTED BY DIRECTOR APPLICATION AND[-~1918
`A NEW SESSION IS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE SESSION NAME
`
`SEND CURRENT FRAME LAYOUT 10 PIPER SERVER
`
`WHEN PIPER SERVER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF SESSION
`NAME. RETURN SUCCESS CODE TO SESSIGN PROGRAM
`
`{18
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`1520
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`FIG. 16
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`CLIENT WEB BROWSER PARSES THE HTML AND
`ISSUES TWO NEW SESSTON REQUESTS
`
`
`160e
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`SESSION FRAME PRESENTATION
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`SESSION FRAME APPLET CREATE
`
`
`
`1604\T SESSION PROGRAM IS PASSED THE[-~162°COMMAND ISSUED TO HTTP. SERVER
`
`TO FILL PRESENTATION FRAME
`NAME OF THE PIPER SERVER
`AND THE SESSION NAME
`
`oeome||eR
`RETURN INTRODUCTORY PAGE
`SIDE COMPONENT AND PARANETERS
`
`CLIENT WEB BROWSER PaRses{~~/®4#
`1608
`CLIENT WEB BROWSER
`THE HTML AND ISSUES REQUEST
`RENDERS A FRAME
`TO HTTP SERVER TO LOAD
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT
`
`AND SESSION NAME
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT PARSES
`THE PARAMETERS DESCRIBING
`THE PIPER SERVER MACHINE
`
`1616
`
`CLIENT-SIOE COMPONENT Issues
`REQUEST TO JOIN NANED SESSION
`
`}~*5%8
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`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 16
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`Sheet 16 of 38
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`FIG.
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`147A
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`FIG.
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`1768
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`"C2R2"
`
`FIG.
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`1/7C
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`"C2R2FFF
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`Sheet 17 of 38
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`FIG. 18
`
`GUIDE SELECTS A NEW FRAME LAYOUT
`FROM SET OF PRE-DEFINED LAYOUTS
`DISPLAYED BY DIRECTOR APPLICATION
`
`HTTP SERVER INVOKES MAKE
`FRAME SET PROGRAM 10 GENERATE
`A NEW FRAME LAYOUT
`
`SET REMOTELY DISPLAYABLE FRAMES
`TO NEW FRAME LAYOUT BY SENDING
`FRAME DESCRIPTOR STRING TO CLIENT
`
`PASS INFORMATION 10
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT INSTRUCTS
`CLIENT WEB BROWSER TO LOAD
`NEW FRAME LAYOUT FROM HTTP SERVER
`
`HTTP SERVER INVOKES MAKE
`FRAME SET PROGRAM 10
`GENERATE FRAME LAYOUT
`
`1802
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`1804
`
`1806
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`1808
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`1810
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`1812
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`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 18
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`Sheet 18 of 38
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`FIG. 19
`
`GUIDE INITIATES A CHANGE TO
`THE CONTENTS OF A FRAME
`
`GUIDE IS PRESENTED WITH A DIALOG
`BOX SHOWING AVAILABLE TARGET FRAMES
`
`GUIDE SELECTS A TARGET FRAME
`
`TARGET FRAME IS LOADED WITH
`CONTENTS OF SELECTED URL
`
`URL AND NAME OF FRAME SENT
`TO THE PIPER SEAVER
`
`PIPER SERVER SAVES CHANGES MADE T0
`CURRENT FRAME LAYOUT AND FORWARDS
`CHANGES TO CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT INSTRUCTS
`WEB BROWSER 10 LOAD NEW URL
`URL INTO NAMED FRAME
`
`1902
`
`1304
`
`1906
`
`1908
`
`1910
`
`{942
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`1914
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`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 19
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`Sheet 19 of 38
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`FIG. 20
`
`GUIDE SELECTS FROM
`FRAMESET RESOURCE
`
`2002
`
`SEND FRAME DESCRIPTION STRING FROM|-~2004
`
`GUIDE SYSTEM TO PIPER SERVER FOR
`COMMUNICATION TO CLIENT SYSTEM
`
`DISPLAY NEW FRAME LAYOUT IN
`REMOTELY-DISPLAYABLE FRAMES
`
`2006
`
`SEND NEW FRAME LAYOUT 10 PIPER
`SERVER FOR COMMUNICATION TO CLIENT
`
`2008
`
`SEND NEW FRAME CONTENTS TO
`FACH OF THE NEW FRAMES IN
`REMOTELY-DISPLAYABLE FRAMES
`
`SENT NEW FRAME CONTENTS FOR
`EACH FRAME TO PIPER SERVER
`FOR TRANSMISSION TO CLIENT
`
`2010
`
`2042
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 20
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`Sheet 20 of 38
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`FIG. 21
`
`
`
`CLIENT REQUESTS PLAYBACK
`OF A RECORDED SESSION
`
`CLIENT SYSTEM CONTACTS HITP SERVER
`
`HTTP SERVER INVOKES SESSION PROGRAM
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`SESSION PROGRAM CONTACTS DIRECTOR
`APPLICATION OF GUIDE SYSTEM
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION RETURNS PAGE
`CONTAINING TWO FRAMES
`
`
`
`10 FIG. 218
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009,p. 21
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`Sheet 21 of 38
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`FIG. 218
`
`FROM FIG.
`
`241A
`
`CLIENT WEB BROWSER PARSES THE HTML AND
`ISSUES TWO NEW SESSION REQUESTS
`
`elle
`
`SESSION FRAME PRESENTATION
`
`SESSION FRAME APPLET CREATE
`
`2104.|COMMAND ISSUED TO HTTP SERVER SESSION PROGRAM IS PASSED THE -~~@¢0
`
`TO FILL PRESENTATIONFRAME
`NAME OF THEPIPER SERVER
`AND THE SESSION NAME
`
`
`
`
`
`2418~|SESSION PAOGRAN INVOKED To SESSION PROGRAM coNsTRUCTs A -~~242¢
`
`
`
`e118
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`CLIENT WEB BROWSER
`RENDERS A FRAME
`
`
`
`SIDE COMPONENT AND PARAMETERS
`
`CLIENT WEB BROWSER PARSES
`HTML AND ISSUES REQUEST
`TO HTTP SERVER TO LOAD
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT
`
`
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT PARSES
`THE PARAMETERS DESCRIBING
`THE PIPER SERVER MACHINE
`AND SESSION NAME
`
`2124
`
`2126
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`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT Issues
`REQUEST TO JOIN NAMED SESSION
`
`[2128
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`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 22
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`Sheet 22 of 38
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`FIG. 22
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`DIRECTOR APPLICATION STARTED IF NOT RUNNING
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION ACCEPTS
`"REPLAY SESSION" APC. COMMAND
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`22be
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`2204
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`2206
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` FILE
`
`EXISTS AND
`
`PARAMETERS
`
`
`CORRECT?
`
`
`YES
`
`=zSs
`
`RETURN ERROR
`Cc:oSoOrm =oS
`SESSION PROGRAM
`
`2208
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION LOADS THE CONTENTS
`OF THE NAMED FILE
`
`DISPLAY ON GUIDE SYSTEM CONTROL
`WINDOW WITH PLAYBACK CONTROLS
`
`PIPER SERVER IS ISSUED A REQUEST TO
`CONSTRUCT A NEW SESSION
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`e210
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`eele
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`ec lf
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`2216
`
`
` AUTOSTART
`SELECTED?
`
`YES
`
`START SESSION
`CLOCK
`
`22 18
`
`RETURN SUCCESS CODE
`
`e220
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`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 23
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`Sheet 23 of 38
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`FIG. 23
`
`
`
`SEND PAGE LOAD REQUEST
`TO PIPER SERVER
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 24
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`Sheet 24 of 38
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`FIG. 24
`
`
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`[enelin Maia Page - Kicrosoft Internet Explerer
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`+ ~~ BELLCORE Applied Research
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`WITHIN PAGE OF FRAME LAYOUT
` SEND NEW
`
`FRAME LAYOUT
`
`SEND URL AND FRAME ADDRESS TO CLIENT SYSTEM
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`Sheet 25 of 38
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`FIG. 25
`
`GUIDE CHANGES WEB PAGE OF FRAME
`
`2910
`
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`Sheet 26 of 38
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`FIG. 26
`
`CLIENT LOADS PAGE CONTAINING
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT SPECIFYING WHICH SESSION TO JOIN
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT CONTACTS
`PIPER SERVER AND ISSUES *JOIN"
`COMMAND SPECIFYING SESSION NAME
`
`2602
`
`eb04
`
`PIPER SERVER SENDS CURRENT FRANE~~°¥®
`LAYOUT AND CONTENTS OF ALL
`FRAMES TO CLIENT SYSTEM
`
`AND ALL CONTAINED FRAME CONTENTS
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT INSTRUCTS
`CLIENT BROWSER TO LOAD FRAME LAYOUT
`
`2608
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 27
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`Sheet 27 of 38
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`FIG. 27
`
`GUIDE VIA DIRECTOR APPLICATION
`SELECTS A NEW URL
`
`RESOURCE FOR FRAME “F*
`SHOWS RESULTS IN PREVIEW FRAME
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION SENDS *Loap
`FR" TO PIPER SERVER AND
`
`PIPER SERVER SENDS "LOAD FR’
`COMMAND TO ALL ATTACHED CLIENTS
`
`EACH CLIENT LOADS RESOURCE
`INTO APPROPRIATE FRAME
`
`PIPER SERVER SAVES COPY OF
`(F,R) FOR LATER CLIENTS
`
`2/02
`
`“C70
`
`2/06
`
`e708
`
`e710
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 28
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`Sheet 28 of 38
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`FIG. 28
`
`GUIDE SELECTS VIA DIRECTOR APPLI-
`CATION A NEW FRAMESET "FSET"
`
`DIRECTOR SENDS LOAD COMMAND
`MKFRAMESET .EXE? FS=FSET
`TO PIPER SERVER
`
`[~“8%
`
`e804
`
`PIPER SERVER SENDS LOAD COMMAND=|~°™"8
`TO ALL ATTACHED CLIENTS
`
`EACH CLIENT ISSUES AN HTTP
`REQUEST TO LOAD ITS NEW FRAMESET
`
`PIPER SERVER SAVES NEW CURRENT
`FRAME LAYOUT AND SETS SAVED
`CONTENTS OF THE NEW FRAME T0 BLANK
`
`e808
`
`e810
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 29
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`Sheet 29 of 38
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`FIG. 29
`
`CLIENT LEAVES PAGE CONTAINING
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT "STOP"
`METHOD TS CALLED AS PAGE TS UNLOADED
`
`‘STOP’ METHOD ISSUES "DROP"
`COMMAND TO PIPER SERVER
`
`PIPER SEAVER DELETES ALL RESOURCES
`ASSOCIATED WITH CLIENT AND
`CLOSES COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
`
`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT CLOSES
`COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
`
`ee
`
`est
`
`2d0b
`
`2908
`
`2910
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 30
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`Sheet 30 of 38
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`FIG. 30
`
`CHANNEL AND RESOURCES
`
`SESSION PROGRAM CONTACTS
`PIPER SERVER AND ISSUES
`TERMINATE COMMAND
`
`PIPER SERVER DELETES
`ALL RESOURCES ASSOCIATED
`WITH SESSION NAME
`
`SESSION PROGRAM CONTACTS
`PIPER SERVER AND ISSUES
`COMMAND TO REMOVE CLIENT
`
`PIPER SERVER LOCATES CLIENT BY
`TP ADDRESS AND PORT NUMBER,
`AND DELETES COMMUNICATION
`
`6,144,991
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009,p. 31
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`Sheet 31 of 38
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`FIG. 32
`
`GUIDE SELECTS “ENUMERATE” LINK
`
`SESSION CONTACT PIPER SERVER
`
`PAGE VIEWABLE BY GUIDE
`
`PIPER SERVER RETURNS
`LIST OF ALL SESSIONS
`
`SESSION PROGRAM PRINTS OUT
`LIST OF ALL SESSIONS IN HTML
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 32
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`Sheet 32 of 38
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`3302
`
`
`
`FIG. 33
`
`Session(1) .htm
`<HTML><HEAD><title> Active Piper Sessions</title></HEAD>
`>
`<BODY
`<h2>Active raper Sessions</h2><p>
`Session:DEFAULT_vpe24_21570<a
`HREF= "http: //vpc24 bellcore.com/Hamel in/cgi-bin/session.exe?JOINS+DEFA
`ULT_vpc24_215/0">--<<Join>>---</a><a
`HREF= "http: //vpce4.bellcore.com/Hamel in/cgi-bin/session.exe?A-JOINS+DE
`FAULT _vpc_215/0">--<<ACTIVE-RAT-JOIN>>---</a>
`<a cerhttps {upcdt. bel lcorg.con/Hame]in/cgi-bin/session.exe?LISTCLI
`ENTS+localhost+DEFAULT_vpce4_21570*><<LIST
`CLIENTS>></a><a
`eek it. foesbelLcarg con(Hane) n/cgi-bin/session.exe7KILLSESSIO
`N+localhost+DEFAULT_vpc24_21570"><<REMOVE
`SESSTONS>></a><a>
`9ession:PCHELP_vpc24_21655<a
`HREF= "http: //vpce4.bellcore.com/Hamel in/cgi-bin/session.exe? JOINS+PCHE
`LP_vpc24_21655">--<<JOIN>>---</a><a
`Ehyeah papeees Dettcore conHane! 1n/Cgi-Din/session.exe7A-JOINSsPC
`HELP_vpc24_21635">--<<ACTIVE-RAT-JOIN>>---</a><
`a Becathe pacep Jer icore.con/Hane] in/cgi-bin/session exe?LISTCLIE
`NTS+localhost+PCHELP_vpe24_241655"><<LIST
`CLIENTS>></a><a
`Nee tp: /Pupce’ -belcore com/Hane]1n/cgi-bin/sessionexe7KILLSESSIO
`N+localhost+PCHELP_vpce4_24655"><<REMOVE
`Session>></a><p>
`</BODY></HTML>
`
`3304
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 33
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`Sheet 33 of 38
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`FIG. 34
`
`CLIENT CLICKS ON LINK
`REQUESTING "LIST CLIENTS"
`
`SESSION PROGRAM CONTACTS
`PIPER SERVER AND ISSUES
`COMMAND TO “LIST CLIENTS’
`
`OF CLIENTS
`
`PIPER SERVER RETURNS LIST
`OF CLIENTS TO SESSION PROGRAM
`
`SESSION PROGRAM RETURNS
`HTML-FORMATTED LIST
`
`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 34
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`Sheet 34 of 38
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`FIG. 35
`
`CLIENT LOADS WEB PAGE
`DESCRIBING SESSION
`(SESSION. EXE? FRAME +APPLET+ JOIN!
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`
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`CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT CONNECTS
`TQ PIPER SERVER SPECIFYING
`SESSION NAME
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`
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`PIPER SERVER LOCATES SESSION
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`SYNCHRONIZE PAGE WITH GUIDE SYSTEM
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`PIPER SERVER SENDS SEQUENCE OF
`FRAMESET LOAD, PAGE LOAD STEPS
`TO CLIENT-SIDE COMPONENT 10
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`Nov. 7, 2000
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`Sheet 35 of 38
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`6,144,991
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`FIG. 36
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`GUIDE SELECTS MENU ITEM
`TO SHOW (HIDE) POINTER
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION SHOWS
`(HIDES) POINTER
`
`DIRECTOR SENDS “POINTER ON"
`("POINTER OFF") WGP- COMMAND
`TO PIPER SERVER
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`PIPER SERVER SENDS WGP-COMMAND
`TO EACH CLIENT
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`EACH CLIENT SHOWS (HIDES) POINTER
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`Sheet 36 of 38
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`FIG. 37
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`THE GUIDE OR CLIENT CLICKS ON
`POINTER AND DRAGS POINTER
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`THE LOCAL POINTER MOVES AS DRAGGED
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`GUIDE SYSTEM OR CLIENT SYSTEM
`SENDS THE WGP-COMMAND
`"POINTER MOVE X Y" WHERE
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`X,Y IS THE NEW POSITION
`
`PIPER SERVER SENDS SAME WGP-
`COMMAND TO ALL CONNECTED CLIENTS
`
`EACH CLIENT SYSTEM OF GUIDE
`SYSTEM MOVES THE POINTER
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`3708
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`Nov. 7, 2000
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`Sheet 37 of 38
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`6,144,991
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`FIG. 38
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`GUIDE SELECTS A MENU ITEM
`TO SHOW (HIDE) WHITEBOARD
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION CONSTRUCTS
`WHITEBOARD {NOW TRANSPARENT)
`
`ON TOP OF LOCAL PREVIEW
`
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION SENDS
`"WHITEBOARD ON’
`("WHITEBOARD OFF"!
`COMMAND TO PIPER SERVER
`
`PIPER SERVER SENDS APPROPRIATE "ON"
`("OFF") COMMAND TO EACH CLIENT SYSTEM
`
`EACH CLIENT SYSTEM ENABLES
`(DISABLES) THE WHITEBOARD
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`Sheet 38 of 38
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`FIG. 39
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`GUIDE OR CLIENT CLICKS AND DRAGS
`NOUSE TO DRAW A LINE
`
`WHITEBOARD DRAWS LINE FOLLOWING
`MOUSE POINTER ON TOP OF
`UNDERLYING WEB PAGE
`
`
`
`WHEN MOUSE BUTTON IS RELEASED,
`DIRECTOR APPLICATION OF CLIENT-SIDE
`COMPONENT SENOS THE WGP-COMMAND
`"LINE_COLOR 3 NX1Y¥1X2Y2"
`TO PIPER SERVER
`
`PIPER SERVER FORWARDS THIS WGP-
`COMMAND TO ALL CLIENT SYSTEMS
`
`EACH CLIENT SYSTEM DRAWS
`THE LINE SEGMENTS ON
`DISPLAY USING BROWSER
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`1-220
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`3904
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`3906
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`3908
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`3910
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`Zynga Ex. 1009, p. 39
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`IPR2022-00199
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`6,144,991
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`1
`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING
`INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS IN A
`BROWSER-BASED
`TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
`
`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`
`This invention relates to a browser-based telecommuni-
`cations network such as the Internet and, more particularly,
`to a system and method for managing interactions between
`users in the browser-based telecommunications network.
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`
`With the advent of the Internet, the communication of
`knowledge and information has altered dramatically. The
`coalescing of telecommunications with computers, espe-
`cially personal computers (PCs), has allowed for the esscn-
`tially instantaneous propagation of and/or exchanging of
`data and resources among users/collaborators on a world-
`wide basis.
`
`‘The Internet, probably the most widely recognized inter-
`connection network deployed today, is a loosely-coupled
`arrangement of networks that
`interconnects hundreds of
`thousands of PC systems, supercomputers, mainframes,
`workstations, laptops, and even pocket radios throughout the
`world. A pictorial representation of the Internct is shown in
`TIG. 1;
`this representation is one which is particularly
`instructive in the context of the present invention. As rep-
`resented in FIG. 1, Internet 101 is a packet-oriented, con-
`nectionless (as distinct from circuit-switched) network of
`computers and telecommunication links. Exposed for view
`are certain components comprising, Internet 101 at any
`instant, namely, PCs 102 and 103 as well as computers 104
`and 105. Communication paths 111-114 to Internet 101,
`which couple PCs 102-103 and computers 104-105,
`respectively,
`to Internet 101, propagate packets using the
`standard TCP/IP protocol. Also shownare ports 121 and 122
`whichserve as the “entry points” into Internet 101 from PCs
`101 and 102, respectively. A port allows for on-demand,
`non-permanent connection into Internet 101. On the other
`hand, computers 103 and 104 are shownas being perma-
`nently connected to (that is, part of) Internet 101.
`Information available on the Internet is termed Internet
`Resources, and this term will be used to encompass text,
`video (such as movie clips, cartoons,
`interviews with
`people), images (such as famous paintings and pictures),
`sound (such as excerpts from speeches, music and promo-
`tional materials from corporations), databases (large collec-
`tions of information such as electronic texts, encyclopedias,
`and dictionaries), documents (business and financial
`information, government documents such as Internal Rev-
`enue Service (IRS) forms), applications programs and inter-
`active games. The integration of text, graphics, sound and/or
`video is known as multimedia.
`
`About 1992, the World Wide Web (WWW, W3, or Web)
`was developed as a tool for locating and accessing the
`Internet Resources. The WWWis “hypertext” based. Hyper-
`text is a database format that is a way of managing infor-
`mation that allows items of information to be connected
`using associative links. A hypertext database is composed of
`a numberof Internet Resources that can be represented on a
`user’s display screen (say a screen associated with PC 102).
`The Internet Resources are connected by links (also known
`as hyperlinks) which are also represented on the display
`screen. Links can be text based (words) oricons (pictures or
`symbols). For a PC system user to access the Internet
`Resources, the user follows links on the display screen by,
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