US009438467B1
`
`a2) United States Patent
`US 9,438,467 B1
`(0) Patent No.:
`Sep. 6, 2016
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Kembelet al.
`
`(54) METHODS OF OBTAINING APPLICATION
`MEDIA PACKAGES
`
`(56)
`
`References Cited
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`
`(76)
`
`Inventors: John Albert Kembel, Palo Alto, CA
`(US); George Andrew Kembel, Menlo
`’
`8
`,
`.
`Park, CA (US); Daniel S. Kim, Palo
`Alto, CA (US); John Russell, Palo
`Alto, CA (US); Jake Wobbrock, Palo
`Alto, CA (US); Geoffrey S. Kembel,
`Menlo Park, CA (US); Jeremy L.
`Kembel, Palo Alto, CA (US); Lynn D.
`Gabbay, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`USC. 154(b) by 850 days.
`
`(*) Notice:
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 11/932,630
`.
`Filed:
`
`Oct. 31, 2007
`
`(22)
`
`5,297,250 A
`5,375,199 A
`5,599,756 A
`
`3/1994 Leroy et al. we, 715/763
`
`w. T1S/771
`12/1994 Harrowet al.
`2/1997 Matsuo oecsessessscccesssseee 501/127
`(Continued)
`
`EP
`wo
`
`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`798634 Al
`10/1997
`WO0180086 A2
`10/2001
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`Whitehead et al. WEBDAV:
`IETF Standard for Collaborative
`Authoring on the Web, 1998, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:
`ieeexplore.icee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=722228>, pp. 1-7 as
`printed.*
`
`(Continued)
`
`ous
`Related U.S. Application Data
`(63) Continuation of application No. 09/558,925, filed on
`Apr. 26, 2000, now Pat. No. 7,660,868.
`ABSTRACT
`(67)
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/131,083, filed on Apr.
`26, 1999, provisional application No. 60/131,114,|An application media package for accessing anddisplaying
`.
`Internet content includesa definition for rendering a graphi-
`(Continued)
`cal user interface and a URL pointing to Internet content that
`may be downloaded and presented within said user inter-
`face. An application media viewer may be used in associa-
`tion with the application media package to manage the
`collection, organization, sharing, and rendering ofa plurality
`of such Packages. Such Application Media Packages may be
`obtained via a web browser displaying links thereto. They
`mayalso be obtained through functionality provided by said
`Application Media Viewer. Links to Application Media
`Packages may be shared amonguser, for example by email.
`Groupings of Application Media Packages may be created
`by users or Package providers, and such groupings may be
`shared amongstusers.
`
`(51)
`
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`
`Int. Cl.
`GO6F 15/16
`GO6F 15/177
`G06F 3/00
`HOAL 29/08
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ... HO4L 29/08135 (2013.01); HO4L 29/08981
`(2013.01)
`
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC eee eee rere reer? HO4L 29/08135; HO4L 29/08981;
`HO4L 41/22; HO4L 12/2602
`USPC ooccee eee 709/206, 208; 715/736, 743
`See application file for complete search history.
`
`Primary Examiner — Aravind Moorthy
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
`Pittman
`
`17 Claims, 37 Drawing Sheets
`
`
`
`
`0
`
`
`Operating system
`
`|{Registry
`
`
`|_| Login NIM content
`
`Login validation module
`Client parser application
`
`
`
`[HomeNIM!|
`
`[NIMy
`[zd
`[iY
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Userprofile 4
`Content element 1
`
`
`Content element 2SCSsSfi:
`
`
`arelink database
` Content element N
`
`Statistics database
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Exhibit 1040
`Samsung v. DoDots
`IPR2023-00701
`
`1
`
`Exhibit 1040
`Samsung v. DoDots
`IPR2023-00701
`
`

`

`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`Page 2
`
`8/2000
`9/2000
`10/2000
`10/2000
`10/2000
`11/2000
`12/2000
`1/2001
`2/2001
`2/2001
`3/2001
`3/2001
`4/2001
`4/2001
`5/2001
`5/2001
`5/2001
`5/2001
`7/2001
`8/2001
`8/2001
`8/2001
`9/2001
`9/2001
`9/2001
`9/2001
`10/2001
`10/2001
`11/2001
`11/2001
`11/2001
`1/2002
`1/2002
`1/2002
`1/2002
`3/2002
`4/2002
`4/2002
`4/2002
`5/2002
`5/2002
`6/2002
`6/2002
`7/2002
`7/2002
`7/2002
`8/2002
`8/2002
`8/2002
`9/2002
`9/2002
`10/2002
`11/2002
`11/2002
`11/2002
`11/2002
`12/2002
`1/2003
`3/2003
`3/2003
`4/2003
`5/2003
`5/2003
`7/2003
`8/2003
`9/2003
`9/2003
`12/2003
`1/2004
`2/2004
`2/2004
`2/2004
`4/2004
`4/2004
`6/2004
`6/2004
`7/2004
`8/2004
`11/2004
`
`
`
`Hayes, Jt. vce 709/223
`
`we 345/335
`Bladowet al.
`.
`Fields et al. woe 709/219
`Bukszar etal.
`Perlman etal.
`Brandt et al. 709/203
`Cragun et al.
`Cragun
`Alonso etal.
`Smith et al. 709/229
`Ferrel et al.
`Gordonet al.
`KRaply occ 715/788
`Straub et al. we 715/234
`Beranek etal.
`Ferrel et al.
`Adamsetal.
`Shoff et al. wee 725/110
`Brucketal.
`Himmel etal.
`Brown et al. wwe 715/866
`Sugiarto et al.
`we 715/826
`Sato et al.
`.....
`we 709/204
`Van Der Meer ...........4 715/273
`Koet al.
`Lehman et al. wn. 345/335
`Furst
`Ashe et al. wee 715/765
`Landsman et al.
`
`715/513
`Osmond.
`..........0.
`.. 709/223
`Cox et al. wu...
`
`Hayes, Jr. et al.
`713/166
`Wolfe
`Petty et alo we. 345/762
`Gessner et al. ue T17/10
`Gershman et al... 707/10
`Barnett et al.
`Bloomfield... 715/513
`Webster .......
`707/513
`
`Wiser et al. wees 705/51
`Middleton et al.
`Razavi et al. we 709/310
`Srinivasan et al.
`Robertson et al... 345/419
`Kuoetal.
`Nawaz et al. wee 707/526
`Pasqualiet al.
`GIS eceeeeeceteeteeeeeee 709/203
`Lemmonsetal.
`Katinsky et al. oo... 345/716
`Barnier et al. oe 709/225
`Frieset al.
`Moshfeghi ........ ee 345/854
`Jammeset al.
`Sundaresan
`Jaisimhaet al... 713/193
`we 345/762
`Beaumontet al
`
`Cox et alo wien 709/229
`Tabata et al.
`Maslov
`Gifford et al.
`Dan et al.
`Huang etal.
`Peterson et al.
`Zilberstein et al... 709/224
`Gosling
`Pang .........
`wee 709/226
`
`Cooperet al.
`wee F15/513
`Kawabata....
`. 715/501.1
`
`Franco et al. we 709/219
`Kawasaki et al.
`............ 707/102
`vee 715/513
`Mueller
`.......
`
`. 379/88.17
`Berstis .........
`Santoro et al. we 345/765
`Frieset al.
`Blegen et al. ww. 709/217
`RIGGING ose eee 713/185
`Dobronskyetal.
`Strandberg etal.
`
`AAAAAAAB
`
`*
`
`l
`Bl
`BI*
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`BI*
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`BI*
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`B2
`B2
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`B2
`Bl
`B2*
`B2
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`Bl
`
`Bl
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`filed on Apr. 26, 1999, provisional application No.
`60/131,115, filed on Apr. 26, 1999, provisional ap-
`plication No. 60/176,687, filed on Jan. 18, 2000,
`provisional application No. 60/176,699, filed on Jan.
`18, 2000.
`
`(56)
`
`References Cited
`
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`
`5,625,781 A
`5,649,186 A
`5,682,511 A
`5,727,175 A
`5,740,549 A
`5,745,718 A
`5,761,071 A
`5,761,662 A
`5,774,670 A
`5,778,187 A
`5,793,964 A
`5,794,230 A
`5,796,393 A
`5,796,952 A
`5,801,702 A
`5,802,530 A
`5,805,829 A
`5,809,248 A
`5,818,446 A
`5,828,837 A
`5,835,088 A
`5,838,906 A
`5,860,068 A *
`5,864,676 A
`5,864,868 A
`5,890,172 A
`5,892,905 A
`5,893,091 A
`5,896,533 A
`5,915,001 A
`5,918,237 A *
`5,919,247 A
`5,922,044 A
`5,923,845 A *
`5,923,885 A
`5,948,061 A
`5,948,070 A
`5,959,621 A
`5,963,950 A
`5,966,715 A
`5,973,692 A
`5,974,446 A
`5,974,546 A
`5,977,964 A
`5,983,227 A
`5,987,454 A
`5,987,513 A
`5,995,756 A
`6,006,252 A
`6,012,090 A
`6,012,098 A
`6,018,344 A
`6,023,698 A
`6,026,433 A
`6,031,904 A
`6,034,652 A
`6,037,935 A
`6,044,403 A
`6,061,695 A
`6,061,696 A
`6,065,044 A
`6,088,717 A
`6,091,411 A
`6,091,412 A
`6,101,510 A
`6,104,391 A
`
`........... 715/803
`
`4/1997 Cline et al.
`7/1997 Ferguson
`10/1997 Sposato et al. 715/716
`3/1998 Maloneetal.
`4/1998 Reilly et al.
`4/1998 Cline et al. we 715/777
`
`....... 364/479 .07
`6/1998 Bernstein et al.
`6/1998 Dasan
`6/1998 Montulli oe 395/200.57
`7/1998 Monteiro et al.
`........ 395/200.61
`8/1998 Rogers et al. w.. 395/200.32
`8/1998 Horadan et al.
`8/1998 MacNaughtonetal.
`8/1998 Daviset al.
`9/1998 Dolan etal.
`9/1998 Van Hoff oe 715/513
`9/1998 Cohen et al. wu. 395/200.32
`9/1998 Vidovic
`10/1998 Bertram et al. oe. 715/746
`10/1998 Eikeland
`11/1998 Jaaskelainen, Jr.
`11/1998 Doyle etal.
`1/1999 Cook wccecceeteeneeee 705/26
`
`1/1999 Beeretal.
`. 709/229
`1/1999 Contos occ 707/104
`3/1999 Borman et al.
`4/1999 Brandt et al. wo. 395/187.01
`4/1999 Huntet al.
`4/1999 Ramos et al. we 395/680
`. 379/88.22
`6/1999 Uppaluru ....
`
`6/1999 Montalbano...
`we 715/206
`7/1999 Van Hoff et al. 709/217
`T1999 Banthia 0... eee 709/203
`7/1999 Kamiyaetal.
`. 709/206
`
`7/1999 Johnson et al. wc. T17/176
`9/1999 Merriman etal.
`9/1999 Fujita
`9/1999 Nawaz etal. we 345/329
`10/1999 Nielsen et al.
`10/1999 Sweeneyet al. on... 707/203
`10/1999 Knowlton et al. on... 345/348
`10/1999 Sonnenreichet al.
`10/1999) Anderson oo... een 713/2
`11/1999 Williamsetal.
`11/1999 Nazem et al.
`11/1999 Hobbs
`11/1999 Prithviraj et al.
`11/1999 Herrmann
`12/1999 Wolfe
`1/2000 Chunget al.
`1/2000 Bayehetal.
`1/2000 Harada etal.
`2/2000 Lavey, Jr. et al. ww. 707/10
`2/2000 D’Arlachet al.
`. 379/201
`2/2000 An et al. ou...
`
`3/2000 Freiberger et al.
`........, 715/730
`3/2000 Bateset al.
`3/2000 Gerszberg et al... 709/225
`
`5/2000 Slivka et al.
` ......
`. 707/513
`5/2000 Lee et al. eee 707/513
`5/2000 Ogasawara
`7/2000 Reed et al. oe 709/201
`
`7/2000 Straub et al.
`..
`. 715/747
`7/2000 Simonoff et al... 345/335
`8/2000 Stoneetal.
`8/2000 Johnston, Jr. et al.
`
`....... 715/745
`
`6,105,063
`6,115,040
`6,128,655
`6,133,916
`6,141,693
`6,144,990
`6,161,112
`6,177,936
`6,184,878
`6,192,407
`6,199,082
`6,208,335
`6,215,490
`6,216,141
`6,226,642
`6,230,173
`6,237,030
`6,240,555
`6,268,856
`6,275,854
`6,278,448
`6,278,449
`6,286,034
`6,289,362
`6,292,185
`6,292,186
`6,297,819
`6,307,574
`6,314,451
`6,317,759
`6,324,578
`6,339,826
`6,341,305
`6,342,907
`6,343,377
`6,356,905
`6,369,840
`6,370,552
`6,374,273
`6,385,596
`6,393,407
`6,401,134
`6,411,992
`6,414,677
`6,418,440
`6,421,694
`6,434,563
`6,434,598
`6,442,755
`6,452,609
`6,453,348
`6,460,029
`6,476,833
`6,484,149
`6,487,566
`6,487,663
`6,496,203
`6,510,466
`6,537,324
`6,538,673
`6,549,612
`6,560,639
`6,571,245
`6,594,682
`6,606,657
`6,618,754
`6,629,143
`6,662,341
`6,681,368
`6,687,745
`6,691,130
`6,694,484
`6,718,015
`6,724,403
`6,751,606
`6,757,716
`6,766,454
`6,784,900
`6,816,880
`
`2
`
`

`

`US 9,438,467 B1
`Page 3
`
`(56)
`
`References Cited
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`
`| page, www.alexa.com.whatisalexa/index/
`
`faqs, 4 pages, www.alexa.com/whatisalexa/faq.
`Alexa general
`html#general, Jan. 1999.
`“Custom Explorer Bars Give Sites an Edge,” 2 pages, www.
`microsoft.com/Windows/le/IE5/custom.asp, Jan. 1999.
`“Flexibility Across the Web,” 2 pages, www.microsoft.com/Win-
`dows/Ie/IES/choice.asp, Jan. 1999.
`“Web Accessories Overview,” 2 pages, www.imicrosoft.com/work-
`shop .
`.
`. er/accesory/overview/overiew.asp, Jan. 1999.
`“Browser Extensions Overview,” 2 pages, www.microsoft.com/
`workshop/browser/ext/overview/overview.asp, Jan. 1999.
`Alexa Technology, 4 pages, www.alexa.com/support/technology.
`html, Jan. 1999.
`“Creating Custom Explorer Bars and Desk Bands,” 13 pages,
`www.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/ext/overview/Bands.asp,
`Jan. 1999.
`Alexa Internet Tour,
`html, Jan. 1999.
`“Revolutionary Ad Model,” Advertise on Alexa, | page, www.alexa.
`com/company/advertise.html, Jan. 1999.
`“The Alexa Service Appears on Your Desktopin its Own Window,”
`1 page, www.alexa.com/tour/overview.html, Jan. 1999.
`“Know More About the Sites You Visit,” | page, www.alexa.com/
`tour/site__stats.html, Jan. 1999.
`“Find Related Web Sites,” 1 page, www.alexa.com/tour/related_
`links.html, Jan. 1999,
`500,000 Sites and Growing,: | page, www.alexa.com/tour/archive.
`html, Jan. 1999.
`“Research Tools at Your Fingertips,” 1 page, www.alexa.com/tour/
`eb.html, Jan. 1999.
`“Reporting,” | page, www.alexa.com/company/reporting html, Jan.
`1999.
`“Alexa Internet’s Related Links Integrated Into Netscape Browser,”
`1 page, www.alexa.com/company/netscape.html, Jan. 1999.
`“Demographics,”
`alexa.com/company/demographics.html,
`1999.
`“Ads Appear in the Pop-up and on the Bar,” | page, www.alexa.
`com/company/adspecs.html, Jan. 1999.
`“Alexa Why Crawl,” | page, www.alexa.com/support/why_crawl.
`html, Jan. 1999.
`| page, www.alexa.com/tour/
`GIF Image 590x329 pixels, Alexa,
`images/alexa_overview.gif, Jan. 1999.
`1 page,
`“It’s X-treme!,” Alexa, PC Magazine: The Best of 1998,
`www.zdnet.com/pemag/special/bestof98/internetS html, Jan. 1999.
`“Search While You Surf,” PC Magazine: Search the Web, | page,
`www.zdnet.com/pemag/features/websearch98/surf.html, Jan. 1999.
`MindSpring, MyYahoo, pp. 1-16, www.mindspring.com/myyahoo/
`contents.htm, Dec. 1997.
`Morrison, XML Unleashed, Sams Publishing, Dec. 21, 1999.
`Flanagan, JavaScript; The Definitive Guide, 3rd Ed., O’Reilly, Jun.
`1998.
`U.S. Appl. No. 60/153,917, filed Sep. 14, 1999, Franco etal.
`Patent Application entitled “Parallel Web Sites”, U.S. Appl. No.
`09/192,633, filed Nov. 16, 1998.
`Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, 2002, Definition of
`“Web Browser”.
`Williams, Margot, “Cyberspace Calendars: The Web’s Growing
`Date Base’, Nov. 30, 1998, The Washington Post, p.
`lL.
`Bott, Ed., et al., “Special Edition Using Windows 95 with Internet
`Explorer 4.0”, Publisher: Que, Feb. 17, 1998, pp. 585 and 435.
`McFedries, Paul, “Windows 98 Unleashed”, Publisher: Sams, May
`12, 1998, pp. 594-596.
`McFedries, Paul, “Windows 98 Unleashed”, Publisher: Sams Pub-
`lishing, May 12, 1998, pp. xix, xx, xxi, xxiv, 2-4, 44-46, 69, 70, 79,
`80, 97-116 ,148, 158-163, 251, 551, 787-792, 799-807, 885, 899,
`900, and 904-906.
`McCrickard, D. Scott, et al., “Supporting Information Awareness
`Using Animated Widgets”, Proceedings of the 7th USENIX Tel/Tk
`Conference, Feb. 14-18, 2000, 12 pages.
`“Streaming Internet Technologies”, PR Newswire, May 18, 1999, 2
`pages.
`“NewsEdge Delivers the Power of Real-Time Newsin a Browser”,
`Business Wire, Nov. 9, 1998, 3 pages.
`
`Jan.
`
`
`
`
`
`11/2004 Sobeski et al. .......... 715/848
`6,819,343 Bl
`6,819,345 B1* 11/2004 Jones et al.
`.
`. 715/856
`
`12/2004 Harvell we . 709/224
`6,834,302 Bl
`6,842,779 Bl
`1/2005 Nishizawa
`............ 709/204
`6,879,994 Bl
`4/2005 Matsliach et al.
`..
`w 707/10
`6,938,041 Bl
`8/2005 Brandow et al.
`715/500.1
`7,039,857 B2
`5/2006 Beck etal. ....
`. 715/513
`7,039,859 Bl
`5/2006 Sundaresan .
`7,076,737 B2
`7/2006 Abbott et al. a... 715/744
`7,107,548 B2
`9/2006 Shafron
`7,216,300 B2
`5/2007 Dang
`7,222,303 B2
`5/2007 Oren et al. wn... 715/744
`7,257,638 B2
`8/2007 Celik et al. oo. 709/231
`7,290,217 B2
`10/2007 Jones et al. oc. 715/764
`7,356,569 Bl
`4/2008 Kembelet al.
`7,478,142 Bl
`1/2009 VeditZ occ 709/218
`7,574,649 Bl
`8/2009 Safars et al.
`...
`. 715/200
`7,660,868 Bl
`2/2010 Kembel et al.
`. 709/217
`7,756,967 Bl
`7/2010 Kembel et al.
`. 709/224
`7,792,947 Bl
`9/2010 Kembel et al.
`. 709/224
`8,020,083 Bl
`9/2011 Kembelet al.
`. 715/201
`8,346,887 Bl
`1/2013 Kembelet al.
`. 709/217
`8,510,406 B2
`8/2013 Kembelet al.
`. 709/217
`8,510,407 Bl
`8/2013 Kembelet al.
`. 709/217
`8,521,833 Bl
`8/2013 Kembel et al. ......... 709/217
`8,621,034 Bl
`12/2013 Kembelet al.
`......0...... 709/217
`2001/0011341 Al
`8/2001 Hayes, Jr. et al. oc. TA2/11
`2001/0032220 Al
`10/2001 Ven Hoff
`2001/0042107 Al
`11/2001 Palm uu. 709/218
`2002/0010768 Al
`1/2002 Marksetal.
`2002/0032709 Al
`3/2002 Gessner
`2002/0054085 Al
`5/2002 Taylor et al. oc. 345/744
`2002/0065896 Al*
`5/2002 Burakoff et al.
`..
`. 709/206
`
`6/2002 Brodsky et al... 709/203
`2002/0078136 Al
`2002/0089526 Al
`7/2002 Buxton et al... 345/700
`2002/0089536 Al
`7/2002 Dang ..........
`. 345/749
`
`2002/0091697 Al
`7/2002 Huanget al.
`« 707/10
`2002/0130900 Al
`9/2002 Davis..........
`. 345/744
`2002/0136167 Al
`9/2002 Steele et al.
`. 370/260
`2002/0161879 Al
`10/2002 Richard.
`.........
`. 709/223
`
`2003/0051027 Al
`3/2003 Aupperle et al... 709/224
`2003/0069944 Al
`4/2003 Barlocket al.
`2004/0041836 Al
`3/2004 Zaner et al. oc 345/751
`2004/0165007 Al
`8/2004 Shaffon wee 715/781
`2005/0273718 Al
`12/2005 Naas ...........
`. 715/745
`2008/0040681 Al
`2/2008 Synstelien et al.
`. 715/765
`2008/0134018 Al
`6/2008 Kembel et al.
`....
`. 715/234
`2008/0163202 Al
`7/2008 Kembel et al.
`. TITAS
`2008/0229217 Al
`9/2008 Kembelet al.
`. 715/760
`2010/0235757 Al
`9/2010 Kembel et al.
`. 715/745
`2010/0257442 Al
`10/2010 Kembelet al.
`. 715/234
`2012/0117479 Al
`5/2012 Kembel et al. oo... 715/736
`2013/0339866 Al
`12/2013 Kembelet al.
`715/738
`2013/0339867 Al
`12/2013 Kembelet al.
`. 715/738
`2013/0346485 Al
`12/2013 Kembelet al.
`. 709/203
`2014/0101559 Al
`4/2014 Kembelet al. 0.00.0... 715/736
`
`
`
`
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`Charlton Rose; windows: pop-up dialog boxes; 1996; Retrieved
`from the Internet <URL: sharkysoft.com/archive/1997/jsa/content/
`008. html>; pp. 1-2 as printed.*
`No stated author; Window Spawning and Remotes: Window
`Attributes
`JavaScrit;
`1997; Retrieved
`from the
`Internet
`<URL:
`.webreference.com/js/column7/attributes.html>; pp. 1-4 as
`printed.*
`Merrick et al.; Web Interface Definition Language (WIDL); 1997;
`Retrieved from the Internet <URL: w3.org/TR/NOTE-widl>, pp.
`1-14 as printed.*
`Nostated author; CoffeCup, Uploading Files to Your Server; 1996;
`Retrieved from the Internet <URL: coffeecup.com/help/articles/
`uploading-files-to-your-server/>, pp. 1-2 as printed.*
`Alexa 1.4.1 Support Pages, 9 pages, www.alexa.com/support/index
`1 html, Jan. 1999.
`
`3
`
`

`

`US 9,438,467 B1
`Page 4
`
`(56)
`
`References Cited
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`McCartney, Terrance Paul, “End-User Construction and Configu-
`ration of Distributed Multimedia Applications”, ProQuest Disser-
`tations and Theses, 1996, 197 pages.
`“Microsoft Eyes Marimba’s Castanet”, by CNET News.com Staff,
`Dec. 24, 1996, printed from <http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-eyes-
`Marimbas-Castanet/2100-1001__3-257491.html>, 2 pages.
`Williams, Dennis, “Application Delivery on a Grand Scale”, Net-
`work World Fusion, Mar. 22, 1999, printed from <http://www.
`networkworld.com/reviews/0322revmarimba.html>, 4 pages.
`“Customizing the Active Desktop”, Windows 98 Unleashed, pub-
`lished May 12, 1998, retrieved from the Internet from <http://my.
`safaribooksonline.com/print?xmlid=0-672-3 1235-2/
`ch0S5levlsec3>, 9 pages.
`Ellerman, Castedo, “Channel Definition Format (CDF)’, World
`Wide Web Consortium (W3C), available at http://www.w3.org/TR/
`NOTE-CDFsubmit-html, Mar. 9, 1997, 10 pages.
`“HTML4.0 Specification”, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C),
`available at http://(www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-html40-19980424.
`html, revised Apr. 24, 1998, 30 pages.
`
`Spencer, Steven, “JAVA Tip 66: Control browsers from your JAVA
`application,” Jan. 1, 1999, retrieved from http://javaworld.com/
`article/2077567/core-java/java-tip-66--control-browsers-from-
`your-java-application html.
`Final Office Action mailed Jan. 15, 2016 in corresponding U.S.
`Appl. No. 12/702,156 (37 pages).
`Final Office Action mailed Jan. 20, 2016 in corresponding U.S.
`Appl. No. 13/965,093 (26 pages).
`Final Office Action mailed Jan. 25, 2016 in corresponding U.S.
`Appl. No. 13/965,067 (35 pages).
`Final Office Action mailed Feb. 3, 2016 in corresponding U.S. Appl.
`No. 14/104,370 (11 pages).
`Notice of Allowance mailed Mar. 28, 2016 in corresponding U.S.
`Appl. No. 12/820,442 (6 pages).
`Nielsen, Jakob, “When to Open Web-Based Applications in a New
`Window”, NN/g Nielsen Norman Group, Oct. 15, 1997, down-
`loaded from https://www.nngroup.com/articles/when-to-open-web-
`based-applications-in-a-new-window/ (5 pages).
`Non-Final Office Action mailed Jun. 3, 2016 in corresponding U.S.
`Appl. No. 12/702,156 (40 pages).
`Non-Final Office Action mailed Jul. 5, 2016 in corresponding U.S.
`Appl. No. 13/965,093 (28 pages).
`
`* cited by examiner
`
`4
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 1 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`
`
`
`
`ainpowJossaqqdailjoud4aSF)
`
`
`
`ginpowuoVepierui
`
`JU9}U09WINW507]|40}OMU}SUOD
`UDO}
`
` ajnpowjuawabeuewWINafFBINPOUW
`JBANBS|ajNpowJaAues
`sendDey
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`ainpowsisAjeuejeoysNe}sS
`
`
`
`aseqejepsajyejdwa)WIN
`
`aseqejepojo.
`
`|ajosdsas
`
`
`
`aseqejepyuljaseysN9jyoud
`sasy
`
`
`
`ASEGEEPSOHSHEIS
`
`
`
`
`
`Jabeuewaseqejepayjoud
`
`Bunesado
`
`yuayd|Asia]
`uoyeoyddesasied
`
`yuawabeuvewjensi,
`
`aoepajulabessayy
`
`ainpowBo}juaag
`
`wa)sks
`
`IN8WOH
`
`5
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 2 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`Dlia
`
`
`(s)J9NIES(0)sanu9aS
`(0s)/(z9)(8)JanosGann
`
`
`
`uoNepI|eA295ajyoldJasui607ui607ajnpowu1ho7
`89ajnpow99ajnpowsojonasuos09sosseaoid
`
`
`0}a}joud92Z
`
`B27
`
`
`
`paysenbaziaayag
`
`
`
`S]USWajaJUa}UOD
`
`paziyeuy
`
`a1jo1d
`
`ayew
`
`vc?
`
`
`
`Me)SS800iq4
`
`2‘Old
`
`yoruysuodui;
`
`9}B2Ua5)
`
`
`
`cle(02)uayo0)
`
`Gyuoo~uocissas
`
`Ole
`
`9LZ
`
`
`
`ZQJO}ONSUODUIHO}Woy
`
`
`
`@ye|dwa}ula)ysanbey
`
`ulbo)0)souasajas
`
`79JO}ONNSUOD
`
`
`
`
`
`jonsjsuodulboyaynoaxy
`
`
`
`payloadsue}gopue
`
`JU3}U0DFINUI6o}
`
`8bLz
`
`0&¢
`
`
`
`WINewoyyonjsu04
`
`pezijeuyuopaseq
`
`40}|jeopueajyjod
`
`
`
`yua}UO0d9}1)0Id
`
`
`
`
`
`uiBoisasnjdaaoy
`
`902
`
`802
`
`Hiyuoduolsses
`
`Byuoo-uorssasBunsanbai
`
`ayeounww05
`
`30}Byuoduolssasasueg
`
`ajeal9
`
`
`
`
`
`(0z)jUaH9
`
`BELOHeddde
`
`
`
`Jasiedyuati)
`
`C02
`
`Aquoissaseayeniuy
`
`6
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 3 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`146
`
`©
`
`DoDots
`
`FIG. 3A
`
`©2000 DoDots Inc. All rights reserved
`
`oe
`
`Password
`Forgotit?
`
`7
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 4 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`162
`
`178
`
`© DoDots™ HomeDot™ Beta\© ©
`
`e? Customized DotPack—_; 82
`
`
` @CLOCK:DOT |®|
`
`
`
`
`,JMyDois™\_/thyotPacks™\DotPacks™
`
`co
`
`
`(| Create Groups & Plan Activities
`(Login}(SignUp!)
`180
`
`
`
`eG)(Est)_[snaetleed@)
`
`
`
`164
`
`166
`
`168
`
`170
`
`172
`
`174
`
`FIG. 4
`
`8
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 5 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`194
`
`192
`
`196
`
`176
`
`«162178
`
`Categories} All My Dots
`
`
`
`ODedotsn/GetNewDot mS ©@ DoDots™/HomeDot™ Beta oe
`
`(PremierDots.Dots More Dots My DotPacks™
`
`
`
`@ AnyDay Calendar 4 (Categories]AllMy Ly,
`
`
`O AnyDay Contacts
` AnyDay Contacts
`© CalcDot
`
`
`stow
`© ClockDot
`
`@ Merriam-WebsterWordSearch© DoDots Feedback
`
`
`‘@ Merriam-Webster Word of the Day
` O eHowto:
`
`
`
`© Merriam-Webster Word Search
`“@ mySimon Keyword
`Search
`© MP3Dot
`
`@ mySimonLite
`O mySimon Academy Awards
`& mySimon Academy Awards
`© mySimonLite
`© mySimon Winter Sports
`© PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`© PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`O Welcome to DoDots
`© Work.com Business Search
`‘@ Work.com Business Search
`© ZDNetBreaking News
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Ka
`
`188
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`&©
`
`198
`
`9
`
`

`

`
`
`© AnyDay Calendar
`© AnyDayContacts
`@ eHow
`
`
`@ DoDots™Cetnewoot©]
`‘@ DoDots™ HomeDot™ Beta © ©
`—
`{MoreDots
`My Dots™
`My DotPacks™
`All My Dots
`ra|\
`7
`
`
`@ AnyDay Calendar
`
`
`© AnyDay Contacts
`
`
`© CaleDot
`
`
`
`Search
`‘2 Merriam-Webster Word
`© ClockDot
`© Merriam-Webster Word of the Day
`
`
`
`© DoDots Feedback
`© eHowto:
`
`
`
`© mySimon Keyword Search
`© Merriam-Webster Word Search
`
`
`
`
`@ mySimonLite
`
`© MP3 Dot
`
`‘@ mySimon Academy Awards
`
`
`© mySimon Academy Awards
`
`“2 mySimon Winter Sports
`© mySimon Lite
`
`
` PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`© PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`
`
`
`© Welcome to DoDots
`
`
`
`
`@ Work.com Business
`Search
`© Work.com Business Search
`© ZDNet Breaking News
`
`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 6 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`192
`
`101
`
`162
`
`Premier Dots
`
`198
`
`188
`
`
`
`10
`
`10
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 7 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`107
`
`My DotPacks™age
`MyDots
`Categories|AlMyDots_
`
`
`+=
`
` AnyDay Calendar
`
`© AnyDay Contacts
`
`© eHow
`
`
`Merriam-Webster Word Search
`%
`;
`
`
`H“VVYOCUStICIYV¥UIUULLElStvao¥|titJEPteedctrtenetme 3]
`
`© Merriam-Webster Word of the Day
`AnyDay Contacts
`
`
`
`
`G
`“> mySimon Keyword Search
`|CalcDot
`
`
`.
`.
`ClockDot
`
`
`@ mySimonLiteDoDots Feedback
`
`eHowto:
`© mySimon Academy Awards
`
`
`
`
`Merriam-Webster Word Sea
`
`
`“ mySimon Winter
`Sports
`3 Dot
`
`
`mySimon Academy Awards
`
`© PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`
`mySimon Lite
`
`PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`
`
`© Work.com Business
`Search
`
`
`Weicome to DoDots
`
`
`
`
`
`
`°nybayco~~__Gatender18PAnybayconAnyDaYou OnlineCalendar
`
`
`
`
`Create Crovs& Plan Activities
`iv
`
`
`170
`
`
`
`103
`
`
`
`
`iv] Manage Your Address Book
`
`fv] Schedule Appointments & Reminders
`
`11
`
`11
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 8 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`113
`
`Step 1 of 2 - Open and Arrange Dots
`
`Step 1:
`
`Open and arrange the Dots you wantto include in your new
`Dot Pack. Do this now.
`
`Click Next once your Dots are arranged on the screen.
`
`FIG. BA
`
`5
`
`W7
`
`Step 2 of 2 - Name DotPack
`
`Name your DotPack. When youclick Done, the position of each
`open Dot will be stored in your pack.
`
`Cancel
`Cancel
`
`123
`FIG. 8B
`
`12]
`
`12
`
`12
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 9 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`184
`
`127
`
`\ 162
`
`178
`
`
`
`
`€) Customized DotPack fies is
`
`@CLOCK:DOT [|
`
`po DE)EO
`
`FIG. 9A
`
`127
`
`13
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 10 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`137-1
`
`}
`
`—-133-2
`137-2
`! i l i
`l l ' ! l t
`
` i | r i I { i l t { | t i !
`
`Your
`
`Free Online Calendar
`
`
`
`
`FQ AnyDay.com“S_____Calendar[@
`AnyDay.com
`Search for how to do just about anything!
`eHow to: (oR)
`[1 Manage YourAddress Book~~135-2 aival
`- Top 10 eHows:
`
`Lg|Select a category |
`(J Schedule Appointments & Reminders
`
`
`a eee to:
`D
`g@ Ask Someone on a
`Date
`¢2 Avoid an Encounter With a Bear
`29 Buy CheapAirline Tickets
`4 Do a 180 Jump onIn-Line Skates
`j<3 Geta Free E-mail Account \
`3 Lose Weight
`Sa Shuck Oysters
`135-]
`\.
`liealie
`1, Use Chopsticks
`g~ Wrap a Gift
`
`
`Free Online Calendar
`
`133-3
`137-3
`
`
` AnyDay.com
`
`Your’
`
`
`
` 137-4 133-4
`
`
`
`
`
`Do you enjoy Dots? Did you have any
`problems? Let us know. Select one of
`
`
`
`© Industries
`© Companies
`the choices below to contact us
`
`
`Search
`
`
`+ My Overall Impression Of Dots
`
`
`* Problems with Dots, jet us know
` 135-4
`
`Drop Us A Note
`
`
`@ News
`
`© Quote
`
`
`
`14
`
`14
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 11 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`15
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 12 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`
`
`
`
`UIAYASLNILNODYAAYASSNOLLVOIIddANID
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`LINSNVUL veIN3LNOD
`
`WINLSSND3Y
`
`LINALNOOWIN
`
` LN3I19OL
`
`WIN39V1d
`
`bb“Sid
`
`NILNSLNOO
`
`SWVadWIN
`
`ZzSABIMLIYLSand3u
`
`NOILINISSGWINNOILINIZ3¢WIN
`
`op’NIS907NaSN
`
`tee
`
`LINSNVUL
`
`NOILINISSCWIN
`
`LN3I19OL
`
`adalvidWal
`
`Wous
`
`Sve
`
`WINQING
`
`SWVeS
`
`wLI3T1I09..
`
`NOMINIZ3SOWIN
`
`16
`
`16
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 13 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`
`
`YaAMAaSLNALNOSY3ANTSSNOILVOIIddVLN3I19
`
`—og77L_S2074asN
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`92
`
`INSLNOOWIN
`
` LN3I19OL
`
`yics
`
`LINSNVYL IN3LNOO
`
`WINLSAND3Y
`
`abSid
`
`
`
`NiLNALNOOD
`
`SWVYsWIN
`
`
`
`is7“| NIM3SN907
`
`AQIAOddANV
`
`
`
`3NJd0udYasNn
`
`LNAIOL
`
`
`
`‘3UsOudY3aSN
`
`
`
`GaLI3TIOOHLIM
`
`SNOILINIS30WIN
`
`3AIZ934
`
`¥SZ¢ng
`
`HLIMSWVdd
`
`311d0udYSN
`
`
`
`NOILINISSGIWIN
`
`€SZyasn
`
`SLSINDIAY
`
`17
`
`17
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 14 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`LLZ
`
`€12
`
`vlZ
`
`Sle
`
`ZZNNAW
`01ZNOILVOISILNAGI
`uoHnezyeniuy=-
`Jequoyog=-
`(stun‘6a)
`
`UOHISOd=-
`seqapL
`ynoke}-
`(s)weay}-
`uonoy-
`azig.
`SalyOOaLVd
`eb‘Sid
`adis-
`STOULNOD
`SLN3SAZ
`
`wy
`
`
`
`18
`
`18
`
`
`
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 15 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`PbxOLawe17
`
`Pb2|éWIN
`
`€WIN
`
`vb‘Sid
`
`WIN3WOH
`
`pn
`
`W31SAS
`
`Wayshg#9Bugnoy
`
`sera|)
`LWIN4WZIN
`
`19
`
`19
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 16 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`|MMMANAGEMENTWMODULE|MMMANAGEMENTWMODULEMODULE
`
`
`NIMJouTeMPLATEsDATABASE=JouTeMPLATEsDATABASE=
`
`[snareucoarasese[snareucoarasese
`
`fexecurasterroceoures=|PROCEDURES
`JcotecionProcedure|Procedure
`
`[developmenProcatres|Procedures
`
`Sharing Procedure
`
`DevZone Procedure
`
`DevNIM Procedure
`
`
`
`JPubioningProceduresProcedures
`
`PubZone Procedure
`
`PubNIM Procedure
`
`AdminNIM Procedure
`
`
`
`
`
`Administration[AdministrationProceaues|
`
`AdminZone Procedure
`
`FIG. 15
`
`20
`
`20
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 17 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`[RawNIMDefinitionModule|NIM Definition Module
`Look and Feel
`
`NIM TEMPLATES DATABASE NIMTemplateIIMB=aDate
`
`
`Ninaidexaegones
`
`NiMindexINIMindexCategories=
`
`
`Initialization URL
`
`FIG. 16
`
`21
`
`21
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 18 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`424
`
`423
`
`Get the HomeDot™
`© Collect the Dots™
`
`Collect the Dots
`
`Have the HomeDotalready? You can collect Dots from the categorizedlist
`About Dots
`below-just click on a DotLink™ to instantly add the associated Dot™ to your
`Company
`News
`HomeDot. If you don't have the HomeDotyet, get it here. Or learn all about
`Careers
`Dots by taking the tour.
`Partners
`Search
`426
`428/
`Help
`Dot Description I © Search
`Contact Us
`
`occo% Collect the Dots”
`
`Utilities
`
`Applications ~ 425
`Business
`
`Entertainment
`
`Dot Description
`Company
`Reference
`
`Shopping
`
`425
`
`434
`
`22
`
`22
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 19 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`440
`
`0
`
`ccoCollect the Dots”
`
`DotsList
`
`by:
`
`Get the HomeDot™
`© Collect the Dots™
`About Dots
`
`Company Collect the Dots:Applications
`
`
`CollecttheDots: ications «
`
`
`News
`Careers
`Partners
`Help
`Contact Us
`
`AnyDay Calendar - Keep an eye on your AnyDay Calendar
`while you continue to workin other applications.
`more detail
`
`ee
`© getitnow
`
`442
`
`AnyDay Contacts - Keeptrackof friends andcolleagues
`| th AnyDay!
`more
`detail
`© getitnow—~yco
`aba
`
`Search
`
`FIG. 18
`
`23
`
`23
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 20 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`446
`
`cofCollect the Dots”
`
`Dot Information
`
`Gat the HomeDot™
`° Collect the Dots™
`About Dots
`Company
`News
`Careers
`Partners
`
`Help
`
`by:
`
`Collect the Dots : Applications : AnyDay Calendar Dot
`rr] AnyDay CalendarDot
`:
`You'll never miss an appointment with the AnyDay Calendar
`Dot. Keep your schedule on screen all day while you check
`your email, crunch numbers in a spread sheet or simply surf
`the web.
`
`:
`
`Contact Us
`
`448
`
`Search
`
`450
`
`FIG. 19
`
`24
`
`24
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 21 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`452
`
`G' DoDots:
`
`Have you used Dots™before?
`
`No, I’m new to Dots —If you’ve never
`used Dots before, first install the beta
`version of DoDots™ HomeDot™, which
`enables you to use, organize and share
`the Dots you will collect. Download once
`and you're readyto get the Dots!
`
`456
`
`1. Click the button below.
`454
`Get the HomeDot
`2. Select “Run this program from its
`current location”to install.
`3. After installing the HomeDot,click the
`“Get the Dot’ button below.
`
`Yes,I’m already a Dot user— Simply
`click on the button below to get the Dot!
`
`Get the Dot!
`
`FIG. 20
`
`25
`
`25
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 22 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`474
`
`© _DoDots™ GetNewDot
`
`@)
`
`
`
`© AnyDay Calendar
`© AnyDay
`Contacts
`
`@ “
`
`Merriam-Webster Word Search
`© Merriam-Webster Word of the Day
`© mySimon Keyword Search
`©@ mySimonLite
`@ mySimon Academy Awards
`@ mySimon Winter
`Sport
`@ PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`© Work.com Business Search
`
`FIG. 22
`
`480
`
`464
`468
`\
`‘@ DoDots™ HomeDot™ Beta © ®
`My Dots™
`My DotPacks™
`(Categories| All My Dots
`|
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`© AnyDayCalendar
`© AnyDay Contacts
`O CalcDot
`© ClockDot
`© DoDots Feedback
`O eHowto:
`© Merriam-Webster Word Search
`© MP3Dot
`© mySimon Academy Awards
`© mySimonLite
`© PhotoPoint Photo of the Day
`© Welcometo DoDots
`O Work.com Business Search
`© ZDNet Breaking News
`ee
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`466
`
`476
`
`
`
`he)ao
`FIG, 21 92
`
`478
`
`o@
`
`
`
`
`
`|
` @ DoDots™ GetNewDot
`
`(~MoreDots.>Dots -CJ
`
`
`© Calculator
`
`
`Clock —~ 480
`© MP3
`
`
`Get more Dots at DoDots.com
`
`FIG. 23
`
`26
`
`26
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 23 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`78
`
`
`
`SHARELINK DATABASE
`
`ShareModuleiiss—‘sSCidzYModule 188
`
`
`
`fe
`
`
`oe
`Share ID
`
`
`
`
`
`
`490
`492
`
`
`
`Location
` 494
`
`Sharepack Module
`
`496
`
`NIM Definition Module
`
`Look and Feel
`Initialization URL
`
`498
`
`500
`
`504
`
`AnyDay Calendar
`AnyDay Calendar
`AnyDay Contacts
`
`
`
`eHow to:
`eHowto:
`Merriam-Webster Word Sear
`MP3 Dot
`mySimon Academy Awards
`mySimonLite
`
`506
`
`FIG. 25
`
`27
`
`27
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 24 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`510
`
`ooco% Collect the Dots”
`
`Your DotList
`
`FAQ
`
`Dot Design Guide
`
`Development Support
`
`YourDotList
`
`Welcometo your Dot Developer Zone, User 2. Your DotList
`containsa list of all of your Dots. You can preview and modify your
`Dots from thislist, as well as sort them using the sort arrows (2)
`above the heading you wish to sort by. You can also create new Dots.
`524
`522-——“®@Create a Dot
`[snee=[oorwe>BE.[aoron
`
`Get the HomeDot™
`Collect the Dots™
`About Dots
`
`Company
`News
`Careers
`Partners
`
`Help
`Contact Us
`
`Log Out
`
`DoDots DevDot
`mySimon Tax Day
`Zupit Radio
`MP3 Dot
`CalcDot
`ClockDot
`
`516
`
`518
`
`03/11/2000
`03/28/2000
`04/04/2000
`03/04/2000
`03/04/2000
`03/04/2000
`
`preview modify
`preview modify
`preview modify
`preview modify
`preview modify
`preview modify
`@ Create a Dot
`
`520
`
`522
`
`514
`
`The preview function will open.the Dot on you desktop for preview and
`development
`«public
`
`esting purposes.
`
`FIG. 26
`
`28
`
`28
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 25 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`530
`
`ccoo% Collect the Dots”
`
`Your DotList
`
`FAQ
`
`Dot Design Guide
`
`Development Support
`
`Get the HomeDot™
`Collect the Dots™
`About Dots
`
`Modify Dot
`
`532~_@ Save
`
`Company
`News
`Careers
`Partners
`
`Help
`Contact Us
`
`Fields markedwith an asterisk (*) are required.
`
`@ Delete 599
`
`General Dot Information
`
`Dot Name*: ?
`
`MP3 Dot
`
`© Development
`
`© » Public—~538
`
`Username and Dot Company: ?
`
`User 3
`
`DoDots
`
`Log Out
`
`URLfor Branding Image”: ?
`
`5 /DotPartners/jiffybank/DotIndex/jiffybank_80x4 =
`
`“gi
`
`URLfor Detailed Image*: ?
`
`- /DotPartners/jiffybank/DotIndex/MP3_100x100.gil4]+
`
`FIG. 27
`
`29
`
`29
`
`

`

`U.S. Patent
`
`Sep. 6, 2016
`
`Sheet 26 of 37
`
`US 9,438,467 B1
`
`552
`
`
`
`‘@_______—-DevDotr2.1p/)DoDots™
`o__\_DoDots™DevDotr2.1p|@)
`Cine ed
`®@OO
`ot[=| [stat__[|
`®OO0
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Welcome, User4!
`
`
`
`Welcometo the DoDots DevDotr2.1p.
`This application allows registered Dot
`developers to create their own Dois.
`To create a new Dot,first nameit in the
`textbox below, then click the “create”
`button.
`550
`
`
`
`Dot Template
`
`Click the question mark above for help on
`how to use the DevDot.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Dot Size apply
`height
`width
`~ Je
`bJHH
`1 Dot Unit = 40 pixels
`
`
`
`
`
`
`height
`® fixed
`
`User Sizeable apply
`
`
`width
`@ fixed
`
`
`O resizeable
`© resizeable
`
`
`Scrollbars apply
`O on
`
`@ off
`
`
`FIG. 28A
`
`FIG. 28B
`
`
` @
`
` [6DoDots™Devotr2.1p]6)
`DoDots™ DevDot r2.1p |)
`
`
`
`@@00
`ot[eI
`otfe|{URL[|
`@®@O®
`TitleBar Text apply
`URL apply
`
`
`[ Browse...|
`ustify
`color(hex) #{|
`
`TitleBar Images apply
`normal (Browse.
`
`
`mouse-down[______|[_ Browse...|
`
`
`mou