Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 1307

RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE TERM "BROWSER APPLICATION" filed by Eolas Technologies Incorporated, The Regents of the University of California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(McKool, Mike)

EX. B

broadcast

simultaneollsly over multiple transmission (;hannels Ihat arc distinguished by frequency, A broad-

band network is C::lpablc of high-sJX.'Cd operation
(20 megabits or mOTe), but it is more expensive
than a baseband network and GIn be difficult to
install. Such a network is hased on the same technology used by c:lhle te levision (CAIV). Also
calledwidcband transmission. Compare baseband
network.
broadcast 1 \brod 'kIS(\ ad). Scnt to more than onc
recipient. In comrnuniellions and on networks, a
bro:ldcas! message is one distribilled to all stations. See also e-mail 1 (definition I).
broadcasr \brcx:l'klS(\ Il. As in rJdio or television, a tr:msmissio[l scm to more than one
r(.'Cipient.

broadcast stoml \brcxl'bst stC)rm' \ II. A network
brOadclS\ that causes multiple hosts to respond
Simultaneously, overloading thl..' network. A
broadcast storm m:l y OCOl Twhen olu TCP/ JP routers afe mixed w ith foute rs that supJXln a new protocol. A L~o called network meltdown. See also
communications protocol , router, TCP/IP.
Brouter \brou't~r> hroo't;)r\ See bridge route r.
brownout \broun'ollt\ II. A condition in which
the electricity level is appreciably reduced for a
sustained perioo of time. In l."OnlrJst to:1 hlackout,
or 10tal loss of pow~r, :1 brownout continll ~S the
fl ow of ele<:rricity 10 all ueviC(:s conne(1L'<.i to elec·
triCI! outlet:-, ;llth()u~h at low(:)" kvcb th;ln the nOfJlully supplied levels (!20 volts in the United
St;1{es). A hrownout ClI1 he eX{femd y damaging to

sensitive electronic devices, such as computers,
beC;1USC tll!.! reduced and oflen flUclU:Hing voltage
levels can Cluse components to operate for
e xtended period" or time outside the range they
wen: designed fO work in. On a computer, a
brownout is characterized hy a smaller, dimmer,
a nd somewhat fluc\ll:l1ing display area on the
mo nito r and potentially err-l1ie behavior by the
syste m unit. TIle only reliable Ilwans of preventing
damage caused by a hro wnout conditio n is to lise
a bal1e!)'-backed uninterruptible power supply
(UPS). See also UPS . Compare b!ackOll\.
browse \brou7.\ vb. To scan a datab:I.'>C, a list of
files, or the Inte rnet, either for a panicular ite m or
for anything (hat seems to be of interest. Generally, browsing implies observing, rather than
changing, information. In unauthorized computer
hac king, brOWSing is a (presumably) nondestructive means of finding OUi aiXlUt an unknown compUle r after illegally gaining e nt!)'.
browser \brou ' ?;)r\ 11 . SL-'e Web browser.
browser box \hroll ' ?;)r boks' \ 11 . See Web 'IV.
BRS \I3' R-S'\ 11 . Sc'('big red switch.
brush \ brush\ 11. A tool used in paint programs to
sketch or fill in ,lreas of a drawing with the c.:olor
and pattern currently in usc. Paint pro~ ra ms th:n
offer a varielYof hmsh shapes e m produce brushstrokeS of varying widrh and , in SOIllt;" cases, shadowing o r calli~raphic effccts.
.bs \dot' B-S'\ II. On rhe Internet , Ihe major l-\cographic dom:lin specifying that an :l(klress is
loc-ated in Ihe Bahamas.

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.wav \dot'W-A-V'\ 11. Th~ file extension that icknlifies sound files stored in waveform (WAV) audio
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WAY \W:1V, \'II' AN ' \ II . A file format in which Windows s(ores sou nds as w'lveforms. Such flit's have
the extension .wav. [)~pending on the sampling
frequency , on whether the sound is Illon:lur:d or
stereo, and on whether 8 or 16 hiL" are lLsed for
each sample, one minute of sound can occupy :IS
liule as 644 kilobytes or as much as 27 megabytes
of storage. S<.'(! a£~o sampling (definition 2), wav!.:fonn.
wavc \wav\ 11 . 1. Any disturbance or chang\! th:l.t
has an oscillatory, periodic nature, for example, a
light or sound wave. 5<..-'CaLmwavcform. 2. [n ekc·
tronies, the timt'- alllplitud~ profile or an eleclric.11
Signal.
waveform \wav'f6rm\ 11. '1111..' manner in which a
wave's amplitude changes over time, See also
period, phase, wav(!knglh.
wavelength \wav ' lenkth, w:1v '\cngth\ 11.1111..' distance between successive peaks or troughs in a
periodic signal that is propagated through sp:lce .
Wavelength is symboli:.t:ed by the Greek letter
lambda (A.) and can be calculated as speed divided
by fn:..
'"quency.
wavelet \w3v'l.:)t\ n. A mathematic-al runction
that varies over a limited extent of time. Wavelets are coming into increasing use for analyzing
signals (such as sound). They have limited
duration and sudden cha nges in frequency and
amplitude rather than the infinite duration and
. constant amplitude and frequency of the sine
and cosine functions. Compare Fourier trans·
form.
WBEM \\VB-i-:-M ' \ n . Acronym for Weh-Based
Enterprise Management. A protocol that links a
web browser directly to a device or application
that monitors a network. See also communications
protocol.
WDEF \ W'D-E-I'' '' It. See window definition fun ction.
WDL \ W' D-L '\ 11. See Windows Driver Library.
weak typing \wck' a ' peng\ 11. A characteristic of
a progmmming language that allows the program
to change the data type of a variable during program execution. See also data type, variable. Compare strong typing.

web \ wcb\ II. A set of interlinked documenL<; in a
hypertext system. The u ~cr enters the web through
a home p:lge. See also World \'IIide Web.
Web \weh\ n . Sec: World Wide Web.
Web address \ web ' :\' dtes, C)-dres'\ n. See URI..
Web·Based Enterprise Management \web' basel
,
cn·t.;"lr-prlz man 'C)j-m;)I1t\ 11 . SeeWBEM.
Web browser \ web' brou' 7~")r\ n. A client appliCllion thaL en;lbks a u,sl'r to view HTML documents on the World \X' ide Web, another network,
or the user's mmputcr; follow the hyperlinks
among them; and tf"Jnster files. Text-based Web
browsers, such as Lynk C,1Il serve users with
she!] accounts but show only the text elements of
;In IllML document ; most Web browsers, however, require a conneqlion that can handle IP
packeL<; but will ;1150 display graphics that are in
the document , play audio and video files , and
execute small progf"Jms such as Java applets or
r
ActiveX comfols, that C<U1 be embedded in HTML
documents. Some wCbi browsers require helper
applications or plug-in' to accomplish one or
more of these tasks. I addition, most current
Web browsers permit users to send and reccivc
c-mail and to read and respond to newsgroups.
Also called browser. See also ActivcX controls,
helper application, hyperlink , Internet Explorer,
Java applet, Lynx, Mosaic, Netscape Navigator,
plug-in.
WebCcawler \Wel) ' kr'J.' tf, kro'br\ n. A World
Wide Web search cngi c operated by America
Online. See also search ngine.
Web development \web'de-vcl':,)p-mont\ n. The
design and coding of W? rld Wide Web pages.
Web directory \web' dClr-ek'tor-e\ n. A list of
Web Sites, giving the URL and a description of
each. See also URi.
Web index \web'in'deks\ It . A Web site intended
to enable a user to locate other resources on the
Web. 11,e Web index ma1 include a search facility
y
or may merely contain inUividua l hyperHnks to the
resources indexed.
Webmaster or wcbmastcr \web'ma'stdr\ rl. A
person responsible for creating and maintaining a
World Wide Web site. A Webmas[cr is often
responsible for responding to e-mail, ensuring the
site is operating properly, creating and updating
Web pages, and maintaining .the overall structure