a2) United States Patent
`US 6,806,977 B1
`(10) Patent No.:
`Oct. 19, 2004
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Freenyetal.
`
`US006806977B1
`
`(54) MULTIPLE INTEGRATED MACHINE
`SYSTEM
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: Bryan E. Freeny, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
`Charles C. Freeny, II, Flower Mound,
`TX (US)
`
`(73) Assignee: Automated Business Companies,
`Spring, TX (US)
`
`(*) Notice:
`
`Subject to anydisclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 09/472,712
`
`(22)
`
`Filed:
`
`Dee. 24, 1999
`
`(60)
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
`Provisional application No. 60/114,594, filed on Dec. 31,
`1998.
`
`(SL) Unt, C1. niece ee eceeecseceeeteeeeesneeneenennes G06K 15/00
`(52) US. Ch oe 358/1.15; 358/402; 379/102.03;
`348/552
`(58) Field of Search ........000.00..000...... 358/11.15, 402,
`358/1.13; 379/100.01, 100.06, 100.08, 102.02,
`102.03; 345/552
`
`(56)
`
`References Cited
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`
`6/1987 Kalmusetal.
`4,674,044 A
`7/1991 Faris
`5,033,804 A
`5/1998 Aytac oo... eee 395/200.41
`5,758,081 A
`5/1998 Hartmanetal.
`5,758,324 A
`9/1998 Tullis et al.
`5,802,314 A
`6,490,051 B1 * 12/2002 Nguyen et al.
`.......... 358/1.15
`2002/0012453 Al *
`1/2002 Hashimoto.....
`... 382/112
`
`5/2002 Ouchi... ee 358/1.6
`2002/0063872 Al *
`FOREIGN PATEN'T DOCUMENTS
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`“Wirless Trading—Schwab cuts the electronic cord with
`PocketBroker (tm) and Palm(tm)”; Schwab Active ‘I'rader;
`OnInvesting, Summer 2000; AI’S—At6.
`CyberCorp-—the leading edge of active—trading technology
`joins The Charles Schwab Corporation; Schwab Active
`Trader; On Investing , Summer 2000; AT7.
`“Briefings—Quicktips to help you use Schwab moreeffec-
`tively”; Schwab Active Trader; On Investing; Summer 2000;
`p. 52.
`“Hi-Tech LaserJet Printers from Hewlett Packard—Mul-
`tiple Options for your small, medium, or large office—”;
`MicroWarehouse catalogue; p. 192.
`“New! Brother Laser Printers and Mutifuntion Machines”,
`MicroWarehouse catalogue; p. 177.
`Fax machine, R.I.P?38 ; Forbes magazine, Jul. 5, 1999; p.
`136.
`Nakajima, A. et al: “ConverStation /2: An Extensible and
`Customizable Realtime Multimedia Conferencing”, Multi-
`media 794 (5 IEEE Comsoc International Workshop on
`Multimedia Communications). May 19, 1994, pp. 9/1/1-9/
`1/6 XP00140007; Kyota Japan.
`
`* cited by cxamincr
`Primary Examiner—Jerome Grant, I
`(74) Aitorney, Agent, or Firm—Dunlap, Codding & Rogers,
`PC.
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`A multiple integrated machine system (hereafter referred to
`as “MIMS”) capable of performing as at least two or more
`digital machines. The MIMS comprises two or more digital
`machine elements controlled by the same operating system
`software. Each of the digital machine elements includes
`hardware portions and software portions and each digital
`machine element is capable of performing as part of one of
`the digital machines. Each of the digital machine elements
`is different. A digital machine element grouping control unit
`is also provided. The digital machine element grouping
`control unit automatically and operatively connects prede-
`termined digital machine elements in a first combination to
`form a first digital machine upon receipt of a first digital
`machine sclection, and automatically and opcratively con-
`nects predetermined digital machine clements in a sccond
`combination to form a second digital machine uponreceipt
`of a second digital machine selection.
`
`DE
`EP
`EP
`FR
`WO
`WO
`wo
`
`19628168 A-1
`Q 401 203 A2
`0461825
`2605823
`WO 95/26005
`WO 97/22075
`9840826
`
`1/1998 ee GO6F/17/30
`5/1990
`10/2001 oe GO06F/1/30
`10/1986 ee. TIO4N/2/16
`9/1995
`6/1997
`Q/1998 eee GO06F/17/00
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`27 Claims, 14 Drawing Sheets
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 1
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 1
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 1 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 2
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 2
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 2 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`5 bE
`=
`5 E5 4
`2oa 40 AW
`DE NV YE
`Q2
`a5
`oO
`oOo “>
`
`<a)
`N
`
`+
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 3
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`S—
`
` @
`iL
`
`Zz
`
`<
`Ww)
`
`5Soe
`
`QO wi
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 3
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 3 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`||NIdYadVWd|02|
`
` |InoLondaoud1YOdO7|)inoSLNaWwnd0dNOILVOINNWWOD
`
` ZLdt$,098|VIDINDdoe|iMSICGUVH8miaans|(|
`
`xsIGS06Ny
` |NISLNAWNDOG|°%cL
`
`
`OFSINSW313O/|NaMOd|JOVYOLS
`reLINNasnow“S.LN3IN3T13|ddvt
`
`
`
`onesSEGe—sidgeZe|S3892|AddO14
`ysIC!dizOLa|SIeeee_I
`AVidsia||QYVOSASM
`
`
`
`
`
`ANIHOVAW
`
`YOLDATSS
`
`||
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 4
`Zyngav. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 4
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`

`

`Sheet 4 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 5
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 5
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 5 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`ge
`
`Qe
`
`ve
`
`ce
`
`Ze
`
`8¢
`
`ce
`
`ve
`
`92
`
`02
`
`SLINN ADVYOLS
`
`S1LONdOdd YAadVd
`
`828
`
`oor
`
`MSA
`
`YaARd
`
`ASNOW
`
`GNNOS
`AV1dSI0
`iQuvOsAsay
`
`L8€8
`
`WOd
`
`VLO
`
`qyvH
`
`sid
`
`ggS8
`
`,ANOWAN/Ndds
` MYOMLAN668|cre96|YsAIeG
`
`
`
`SINIHOVIN
`
`¥yOL937S
`
`bd|YSAlda
`avd\96
`
`dye
`
`6
`
`L
`Z
`
`cv6vr
`ZrSv8
`aberarezsu
`
`Gr6NLZ||LV8|LZer6|YSAAINd
`
`LL
`
`QbidT
`
`o'q'eG6
`
`v6
`
`L6
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 6
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 6
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 6 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`TWNNVIA
`
`CLS
`
`LLG
`
`ASVSSAWN
`
`SOS
`
`“IWANVIACADILVWOLNY[]cSLPS/SILVWOLNV
`
`“IVANVINDILVNOLNV
`CLSLLS
`
`MalAYS9DVNVINOHOS
`
`
`
`c8S
`
`L8S
`
`“IVANVIA
`SJILVNOLAV
`LANYALNI
`
`YSaLN59
`
`YAaLNAaD
`
`AOVYOLS
`
`YALNAD
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 7
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 7
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`Ses
`
`S¢cS
`
`
`
`YASVNVWIVI
`
`YAOVNVWXV
`
`FT-]SSOVNVWADVd/ANOHd
`
`q d
`
`IOA
`
`U.S. Patent
`
`
`
`ASNOILOATESYALNSADAOVSSAW
`
`
`
`YSAOVNVINYSA9Vd/JNOHd
`
`
`
`YSOVNVANTIVA-S|YASVNVWXV4
`
`clS
`
`e SLS
`aquooauf—Txoawwal—quoosu{__}’xoaXIE]qyuooayXOdJDIOA
`
`
`
`
`dnowSSoodanousO08O08
`
`VASSayddvXV4XvYyaoVd
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 7 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`qqL_INVOS5>)ANIed
` Y3A0D8YSOVNVATIVA-SPqqq
`
`LASHS
`YSAO98YAGINNNXV4ooNVOSaINIud
`qq9
`Yya9Vd/ANOHd
`
`L3ASHS
`
`YSaWwnn
`
`SA9VSSAWN—
`=n
`
`qaquoosay
`
`30o8)Noe
`TWIG
`
`pp
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 8
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 8
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 8 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`oar
`°[FILENAME|\9
`
`
`h\TFILETYPE|“
`
`PRINT[SELECT]ab
`= >
`°/[FILENAME|\9
`ILETYPE|”
`
`! e ai
`
`/[FILENAME]\ LOCATIONh\FILETYPE
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 9
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`i
`
`LOCATION
`
`i h\F
`
`/i
`
`f
`iN
`
`PAPER
`[PRINT
`
`ISENDV|
`
`|
`
`a
`
`a
`
`SELECT
`
`SENDV|
`
`Eo
`
`O
`Ld
`—!
`Lu
`”
`
`~W
`
`w ©<=<= =zo
`
`c
`QO.
`
`
`
`PRINTMANAGER
`
`
`
`COPYMANAGER
`
`
`
`SCANMANAGER
`
`565
`
`555
`
`545
`
`”z o
`
`O—o
`
`O
`Ww
`a)
`Lui
`wo
`mo
`Ww
`
`=zL
`
`u ©-
`
`_=W
`
`w =~ OO
`
`oa
`
`542
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 9
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 9 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`=
`/
`1) Sic
`oT
`wm|BIS z
`
`4||\<
`15
`O}iwhi-
`Z|
`ig
`PAS IE
`
`< Olle||=—l
`
`s
`rr
`8
`o
`“
`#|\|>
`:{
`rai
`e
`
`
`
`
`©
`
`\
`
`s
`
`w 1?
`>
`3
`
`=
`
`> ”z
`
`Oo
`F
`
`mlm] =o|WN|> z
`
`
`a
`.
`algizig)
`°
`|e
`SHeleelsll
`of
`ei>\<\2
`z
`wy
`lad |
`=
`WN jel
`=|
`rm
`8
`a
`LL
`Z\=lS
`a||zZ1%
`=
`O}w|oc/&
`O}/a
`wo ale
`A)
`
`\
`
`®
`
` z<
`
`©5
`
`r
`
`.
`
`LO
`
`Ra
`
`fi
`oO<
`2
`<
`=
`X
`|e
`
`\-
`
`a
`wll.
`As
`
`Zz
`
`Q}iw]i5
`0
`Wy Fas
`im oe
`w
`°
`a
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 10
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 10
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 10 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`[sen]
`
`anys|NOILVDO1=|
`88S28S€8S
`[oNvaeaaNG
`
`ASNOILD314SYSLNSOLANUSLNI
`3JAVS|LNNODOV||anvs|aear:oar
`
`YSOVNVNHONVaS||WaDVNVWNYAGIAONdADIANSS
`
`YaOVNVWSLISGam
`[eNvo)ereoe
`YaOVNVWSLISGSM
`
`8‘Sls
`
`[qaomssvd|
`
`c8S
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 11
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 11
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 11 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`
`
`&c0SYAOVNVINLIN01S
`
`
`
`YALNADADVYUOLS
`
`
`
`YSa.LN439LANYALNI
`
`ac0S
`
`vOS
`
`
`
`YSLN3DYSANAS/LNAINNO
`
`08S
`
`
`
`Y3.LN39SINOH
`
`€0S
`
`YAOVNVWAL
`
`YALNADAL
`
`av0S
`
`
`
`YaLN3AddSV
`
`YALNdNODGeos
`
`BVOSY3LN39GNNO
`
`
`
`
`
`YAOVNVAOdecusINAs
`
`cOS
`
`OLS
`
`OvS
`
`
`
`YALNADADVSSAW
`
`
`
`YSLN49LNAWNDOG
`
`YASVNVWOHOS
`
`SOS
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 12
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 12
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 12 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`el
`
`YSSVNVWOHOS
`
`SOS
`
`90S
`
`
`
`
`
`£905)lyaovNVINOILVWYOSNI
`
`
`
`YS.LNADOIGNV
`
`
`
`YALNADOACIA
`
`OLS
`
`OVS
`
`OLS
`
`08S
`
`
`
`YALNADADVSSIW
`
`
`
`YSLN39LNAAWNDOG
`
`
`
`YALN3DADVYOLS
`
`
`
`YSLNA9LANYSALNI
`
`L0
`
`e205
`
`qZ0S
`
`
`
`YASOVNVWAYOLS
`
`
`
`SAYOLSTV901
`
`
`
`SAYOLSTVE019
`
`
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 13
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 13
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 13 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`
`
`
`
`B60SMADVNVWVddSAIYOLS1VE0O19D
`
`GL
`
`
`
`JAYAOVNVINWINOD
`
`80S
`
`q80S
`
`9805
`
`
`
`YSALNADADVSSIAW
`
`
`
`YaLNA0ADVYOLS
`
`
`
`YALNADLANYALNI
`
`nc
`
`
`
`YAOVNVISYOLSLs
`
`20
`
`9g
`
`HH3svHound
`
`NOILVOINNIWINOD
`
`60S
`
`YALNADdSV
`
`
`
`YALNADYALNdINOD
`
`bbSls
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 14
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 14
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Oct. 19, 2004
`
`Sheet 14 of 14
`
`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`SYOLS™WAOWNYWaNOLSqso9YSSDVNVW
`
`
`eGO9
`
`
`
`YAOVNVWLNAWNIVLYSLNA
`
`OL
`
`e805
`
`q80S
`
`
`
`YSLNADLANYSALNI
`
`YAOVNVWOHOS
`
`
`
`YALNADADVSSAWN
`
`
`
`S09YSaLNADLNSAWNOOd
`YAOVNVWOdSAYOLSTVEOT9
`
`
`ev0sS
`
`Qv0S
`
`
`
`
`
`YsaLN39YALNdWOD4Z0S
`
`YALNADdSV
`
`élSls
`
`
`
`
`
`YALNADSIAOW9280S
`
`
`
`YSaLN39TW59071
`
`L0S
`
`e205
`
`
`
`SAYOLS1V90OT1
`
`80S
`
`8S
`
`NOILVOINNIWINOD
`
`LNAWNIVLYALNS
`
`20S
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 15
`Zyngav. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 15
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`1
`MULTIPLE INTEGRATED MACHINE
`SYSTEM
`
`CROSS-RELATED TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
`
`The present application claims priority to the provisional
`patent application identified by U.S. Ser. No. 60/114,594,
`which wasfiled on Dec. 31, 1998, and the entire content of
`which is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.
`STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY
`SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
`
`Not applicable.
`
`BACKGROUND
`
`In thelast five years there has been an explosion of useful
`digital
`information machines (Phones, Fax, Printers,
`Scanners, CDROMS, Digital cameras, Pagers, Pocket
`computers, digital sound systems, etc) many of which were
`originally analog digital machines.
`In most cases these
`digital machines have been connected to PC digital machine
`systems using industry hardware and software connection
`standards. During this same period,
`the explosion of the
`Internet has made the Internet Service Provider (ISP) with
`E-mail service a common (and in many cases preferred)
`form of message communication. Technology developed to
`handle the Internet)WWW/E-mail servers (i.e. Software
`such as HTML and JAVA) are being combined with the
`object oriented application developer sofiware (e.g. C++,
`Visual Basic, Pearl) to solve both the company Intranet PC
`digital machine Network connection problems, and digital
`information digital machine integration problems.
`Two basic approaches to integrating these digital infor-
`mation digital machines with the PC digital machine and
`integrating the PC digital machine into the worldwide com-
`munication oetworks have evolved. One will be referred to
`as the “Client/Server” approach, and the other, the “All in
`One” digital machine approach. A notable client/server
`approachis the one developed by Microsoft, who maintains
`the operating system for most PC digital machine’s in use
`today. The Microsoft approach is one that requires every
`new digital machine recently being referred to as “digital
`appliances” to “Plug” into a PC digital machine (or network)
`and “play”for those persons whoare allowed to operate that
`PC digital machine or network (referred to as “Plug and
`Play”). The client/server approach works good for sharing
`company database resources such as an Airline Ticketing
`worldwide network with many Travel Agents needing to
`access a common database. The approach also has some
`merit if very expensive resources such as specialty printers
`in a printing company need to be shared or maybe in the
`wireless network home environment when used to share
`resources not requiring, operator interaction. But the client/
`server approach has not worked well when trying to inte-
`grate the many newdigital information digital machinesinto
`user friendly Information systems practical for most indi-
`viduals at home or office. The Client/Server approach
`requires a software element compatible and approved by
`Microsoft, for every new digital machine, which is to be
`connected to a PC digital machine or PC digital machine
`network system running under one of Microsoft’s operating
`systems for example. This software element is of course in
`addition to the hardware and software elements which the
`digital machine manufacture already designed to make the
`digital machine operate without being connected to a PC
`digital machine.
`
`10
`
`15
`
`20
`
`25
`
`3
`
`35
`
`40
`
`45
`
`50
`
`55
`
`60
`
`65
`
`2
`As noted earlier Client/Server systemscertainly have their
`role in connecting large company resources together and
`sharing expensive information digital machine subsystems
`such as printers, faxes, scanners, modems, backup units, and
`large company databases with many employees. The com-
`plexity for this type system along with the computer spe-
`cialist required to operate them are in manycases worth the
`increased software, cabling, and employee training cost,
`when data integrity and information value to a large com-
`pany is considered.
`Howeverthe need for a much simpler userfriendly digital
`machine integration approach in general has led to the
`popular “All in One” multiple function digital machines
`such as the HP 3100, 1170C, and 1175C whereby faxing,
`printing, scanning, and copying are done with a single
`housing digital machine. The more advanced “All in One” or
`Multifunction digital machines as they are technically
`known when connected to a separate PC digital machine or
`PC digital machine network will even let scanned docu-
`ments be sent to E-mail addresses. It is this “All in One”
`integration which is considered a better approach for the
`individual, and the Small Office Home Office (SOHO)
`market. Another, even newer, digital information commu-
`nication digital machine is the Web TV unit designed to
`make Web site access and E-mail retrieval (ISP access)
`much easier for the Home. Both of these digital machine
`design approaches have moved away from PC digital
`machine dependence, except whereit is most convenient for
`the digital machine designer. For example in the current “All
`in One”digital machinesa parallel printer connection to the
`digital machine is madeso that the PC digital machine word
`processor can (must) be used for typing the information. The
`PC data is sent to be printed by the “All in One”digital
`machine. The same connector is also used to send scanned
`document data back to the PC digital machine storage unit,
`etc. Another very important example is that, currently, the
`individuals PC digital machine (or network server) must be
`used to send and receive documents between other PC
`digital machine’s, Internet E-mail, or web sites. This is
`because even the so called “All in One” digital machines
`which are really single multiple function digital machines
`cannot in most cases even perform there multiple functions
`in a standalone configuration (note the HP Digital 9100C
`Sender or the Ricoh Fax 4800L shownat the 1998 Comdex
`show). Thusthe currentsituation requires that several digital
`information digital machines be connected together using
`interface requirements produced byat least three separate
`industries in order to produce a larger information system.
`These three industries are the Communication Industry, the
`PC digital machine Industry (the youngest of the three), and
`the Peripheral Digital machine Industry. Also the youngest
`of the three currently has the integration responsibility of
`making larger and more useful
`information systems by
`connecting the smaller digital machines together. The cur-
`rent complexity explosion is very akin to the electronic era
`complexity explosion that finally abated with the advent of
`the integrated circuit. Then, the electronics industry man-
`power requirements started growing exponentially when
`Radio’s, TV’s, computers, and all Military electronic digital
`machines were being built by individually connecting
`Transistors, Resistors, Capacitors,
`Inductors,
`together
`according to Industry and individual company interface
`specifications. Today we find a similar situation in the
`manpower explosion for, Certified PC and Network techni-
`cians along with application programmers. Ironically it is
`growing for a reason similar to the growth in the electronic
`era mentioned plus one additional reason. The similar reason
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 16
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 16
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`3
`is that the PC digital machine technology explosion spread
`to the Peripheral Digital machine Manufacturers and the
`method to connectall of these digital machines together was
`never the responsibility of any one manufacture. Thus,
`connection standards between digital machines were
`adopted (e.g. RS232, RJ11, LPT1, BCN, WIN98, and many
`more) and expandedto include software and communication
`interface requirements such as HTMI. 3.2 until now a
`company information system may have 50 to 100 digital
`machines connected together by no less than 500 to 10,000
`interface elements (counting software elements).
`The additional reason for the complexity explosion is that
`the PC digital machine industry (the youngest of the three
`industries mentioned earlier) developed sorapidly that three
`additional separate industries where spawned. Also, none of
`the three new industries were responsible for integrating the
`smaller digital machinesinto user friendly information sys-
`tems. One of the three new industries built the computers,
`another built the computer operating system and the third
`wrote application programs to make the computer fulfill
`more tasks. At present all
`three of these industries are
`concerned about the multiple digital machine explosion and
`offer various integration solutions of which the mostnotable,
`(Client/Server) was discussed earlier. Ironically, while this
`invention was being developed the three new industries
`groups along with the two older industry groups and the
`Federal Government were arguing about each infringing on
`the others territory.
`The design approach taken in this invention will most
`likely move the integration task to either the computer 3
`manufacture or the peripheral digital machine Manufacture.
`The design presented herein is an integration method to
`incorporate multiple digital information digital machines of
`which each previously required a connection to a PC digital
`machine located in a separate housing, to be able to operate
`from a single digital machine. The method involves moving
`the elements (both hardware and software) of several digital
`information digital machines into a single housing, sharing
`these hardware and software elements in such a manner that
`an individual can select a useful digital machine from a
`simple list of available digital machines. For example, such
`a design would allow a PC digital machine plus an “All in
`One” office digital machine to be combined into a single
`MIMShousing with a digital machine selector switch hav-
`ing two choices. When the PC digital machineis selected,
`users can use the MIMSas a PC digital machine with built
`in “All in One” features (note that such a digital machineis
`not currently available). When the Office digital machine is
`selected, users can use the MIMSas an “All in One”digital
`machine with built in PC digital machine features (note that
`such a digital machine is currently not available). In the
`future a PC digital machine selection switch will probably
`not be available on most companies MIMS(the leading
`cause of wasted man-hours is employee use of the company
`PC digital machine for personal matters). Also things like
`PC digital machine viruses, hackers, etc, will be virtually
`eliminated when the company PC digital machine and
`client/server workstations are incorporated into MIMS
`workstations. Important to the manufacture is that, they can
`now build proprictary and Icss expensive hardware and
`software elements for the various functions to be preformed
`in each of the digital machine stand alone modes. It is this
`key integration step that makes the MIMS design approach
`so radically different (exactly opposite in approach) from the
`Client/Server approach discussed earlier. The steps taken in
`this invention removes most user inconveniences of the
`
`information systems on the market
`
`today by having the
`
`65
`
`20
`
`25
`
`35
`
`40
`
`45
`
`50
`
`55
`
`60
`
`4
`conventional PC digital machine be invisible unless the PC
`digital machine can be selected from the MIMS model
`purchased. Requiring the PC digital machine, Client/Server,
`Programming and Digital “All
`in One” digital machine
`Designs to share a single housing provides a muchhealthier
`Information Systems growth environment. Such a design
`approach could do for the information age what the inte-
`grated circuit did for the electronic age. It requires the
`application programmers to work much more closely with
`the digital machine manufacture designers. This will even
`becometrue of the PC digital machine game industry in the
`future when a MIMS Gamedigital machine will be added to
`the home MIMS digital machine to provide a simple
`flexible, fun digital machine for both adult and children to
`play games without having to be PC digital machineliterate.
`The concept of combining several digital machines into
`the same housing system is not claimed in this invention.
`The method to combine and share both the software and
`hardware elements of several digital
`information digital
`machines in the same housing system along with selection
`controls to have more features after integration than before
`(ie. functional synergism) is claimed in this invention.
`There are numerous examples of combining several digital
`machines in the same housing such as home centers which
`incorporate TV, Radio, VCR into a single housing. The “All
`in One” multiple function digital machine was discussed
`earlier as an example of combining elements in the same
`housing with a function selector switch to create a multiple
`function digital machine. However the method of combining,
`elements from multiple digital machines in the same hous-
`ings in a manner that several digital machines can be
`selected and in a mannerthat each selected digital machine
`has multiple functions has not been done nor has it been
`done in the manner described herein. ‘lwo other earlier
`
`digital information digital machines directed at simplifying
`the processfor individuals and businesses where invented by
`the current author. The Point of Sale Information Manufac-
`turing Digital machine (POSIMM)wasinvented in the early
`1980’s, U.S. Pat. No. 4,528,643 and the first modern elec-
`tronic message unit was invented in the late 1980’s U.S. Pat.
`No. 4,837,797. Since then and especially in the last three
`years there have been many improvementsin these digital
`machines. One digital machine (Trade name “Touch Net”
`usually found in airports and malls) for copy and fax service
`has a simple touch command screen to sell these services.
`They recently expanded the digital machine functions to
`include Internet access along with local merchant informa-
`tion services. The “Touch Net”retail digital machine along
`with the Card, Music, and similar Information Kiosk’s
`located in Drug stores and Malls are covered by the °643
`POSIMMpatent and are good cxamples of single digital
`multifunction information digital machine that work.
`Anotherclass of single digital information multiple function
`digital machines that work well are the retail Franchise
`digital machines (Macdonald, Burger King, Kroger, Jiffy
`Lube, etc) which utilize a touch commanddigital machine to
`operate the companyretail store. Mostall of these multiple
`function digital machines are operated by persons not PC
`digital machine literate.
`An example of a single digital multifunction information
`digital machine that is very impractical to opcrate is a PC
`digital machine running windows95/98. Very few people
`can operate the digital machine and most do not try because
`of the digital machine complexity. Furthermore the digital
`machine can perform almost no useful functions unless it is
`connected to other digital machines and additional software
`elements are added,a verystriking example of the industries
`fragmentation.
`
`
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 17
`Zynga v. IGT
`IPR2022-00199
`
`Zynga Ex. 1014, p. 17
` Zynga v. IGT
` IPR2022-00199
`
`

`

`US 6,806,977 B1
`
`=>
`
`Internet communication systems for generating informa-
`tion have surfaced which will eventually greatly increase the
`productivity of the individual at
`the office and home. A
`significant one in terms of the need for a MIMSis the
`interactive Web site covered by patent U.S. Pat. No. 5,694,
`162.
`Interactive Web sites puts the consumer in direct
`contact with the information or product manufacture. The
`7162 patent allows all companies (or individuals) to have
`both low cost advertising and direct sales from a single
`Broadcast station located on the WWW. The WebSite
`technology is causing vast
`information databases to be
`created along with virtual stores selling information and
`other products worldwide. The need for a MIMS that
`includes an Internet Digital machine with the features being
`incorporated into the current Web TV set
`top boxes is
`already apparent.
`Becauseof the industry fragmentation,the proliferation of
`application programs being developed to turn a PC digital
`machine into a useful digital machine for daily tasks are
`expanding geometrically (excluding PC digital machine
`game applications). This current situation occurred in less
`than 10 years and hasled to astounding user choice chaos.
`By way of example, there are no less than 20 software
`programs designed to turn a PC digital machine into a
`message or communication center (e.g. Communicate! PRO
`is one such PC digital machine program). Each of them has
`at least four modes (multifunction ability) such as a, Phone,
`Pager, E-mail, and Fax mode. In addition cach of the 20
`programs must be made to work on the individuals PC
`digital machine which is no simple task with the prolifera-
`tion of PC digital machine models and software operating
`systems. Thus 20 programs each with 4 functions to learn
`and say 10 PC digital machine configurations (counting
`portables) require a user knowledge base of 20x4x10=800
`sets of procedures.
`These are associated with just one type of useful digital
`multifunction information digital machine where a PC digi-
`tal machineis usedto integrate the 20 software elements into
`the digital machine. Expanding the above example to say at
`least 30 good multifunctional digital machines being
`required in today’s world and each with 3 price models leads
`to 72,000 sets of procedures in the current approach of
`letting the PC digital machine be the primary integration
`digital machine. But it gets worse,
`the requirement that
`multiple digital machines be connected to the PC digital
`machine in orderto have useful information digital machine
`for home and office further compoundsthe presentsituation.
`The other connected digital machines such as, printers,
`Faxes, copiers, scanners; ISP’s yield another multiplier of
`say 10(type digital machines)x6(manufacturcs for cach digi-
`tal machine) which is 60. Thus weare talking at a minimum
`of 60x72000, or over four million sets of procedures cast
`upon today’s user with the current design approach. Such
`and approach hasclearly created To Many Digital machines
`(TMM)and To Much Information (TMDfor even the very
`PC digital machine literate to master. Considering that only
`a few percent of the working population are or will be PC
`digital machine literate indicates why single digital infor-
`mation digital machines like the “All in One” and Web TV
`will be the only practical solution (ie. digital machine
`integration must happen just like circuit integration hap-
`pened before). It also shows why the De-coupling of pro-
`grammers from digital machine designers over the last ten
`years has led to choice chaos.
`The MIMSdesign approach advocates solving the TMM/
`TMI problem by combining the manysingle digital infor-
`mation digital machines into only a few single housing
`
`20
`
`25
`
`3
`
`35
`
`40
`
`45
`
`50
`
`55
`
`60
`
`65
`
`6
`Multi-digital machines where each digital machine has
`multiple function or subgroup modes and where each mode
`has several useful functions. For example let the 30 single
`multifunction digital machines used in the earlier example
`be incorporated into say 5 MIMSdigital machines (and
`average of six informationdigital machines per MIMS). Let
`these be made by say 6 major manufacturers, each with a
`lowcost medium cost and high cost version (3 price models
`as before). Then only 6x3x5=90 MIMS would have to be
`understood bythe professionals and probably no more than
`10 for the average individual (Military versions would
`elcarly have some special digital machine modes). Again,
`letting cach of the 6 MIMSdigital machines sclected have
`4 functions gives a maximumset of 360 operational proce-
`dures to be digested instead of over four million.
`Note that the first example is very close to representing
`the current TMM/TMIsituation. A dependence on a digital
`machine integration approach developed by programmers
`rather than digital machine manufacturersis clearly leading
`to a situation akin to the clectronics industry complexity
`explosion prior to the integrated circuit. Also remembering
`Mainframe Computer Technology dependencelessons (the
`early form of client/server systems) should be enough, to
`remind us to keep new digital machineintegration simple for
`the user and independent of computer administrators. Espe-
`cially when integrating the new Internet Service Provider
`(ISP) communication protocols and document formats into
`user friendly systems.
`This is not to say that a MIMSdigital machine should not
`have the ability to have a PC digital machine sclection and
`connect to networks. It is to say, trying to extend the PC
`digital machine beyondits useful 4 to 10 functions(note that
`this is a well knownlimit in humansfor any digital machine)
`such as, accounting, spread sheets, database mining, Word
`processing, calculator, ete using application programmers
`with no digital machine constraints has led to massive
`TMM/TMIfor both companies and individuals.
`The Client/Server (C/S) solutions being created today by
`companics such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Cisco for
`example, is like re-creating the old mainframe departments
`and programmers that went along with renaissance main-
`frames. Today the TMM/TMIproblem is creating the IT,
`Webmaster, Certified Technician, to deal with the more than
`4,000,000 sets of procedures illustrated in the earlier
`example. The C/S approach is practical
`to solve large
`database and communication infrastructure problems, but
`should stay invisible to the individual whohasthe day to day
`responsibility of operating the company andpersonalinfor-
`mation digital machines. The office and home Information
`Digital machines of the future should be very simple to
`operate and not require PC digital machineliteracy for most
`routine daily tasks.
`In summary,
`there currently is not a multiple digital
`machine integration approach to combine the shareable
`elements in PC digital machines, office digital machines,
`multimedia digital machines, communication digital
`machines, ISP digital machines, and the many Peripheral
`digital machines, into several simpler digital machine sys-
`tems for the convenience of the companyor individual. That
`is, a need exists for a simple MIMS,by which a person can
`perform most of one’s daily personal and business tasks
`simply and convenicntly without having to be PC digital
`machineliterate. Currently a useris required to operate a PC
`digital machine connected to many other digital machines
`often located in remote locations in order to per