Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 1348

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CLAIM CHART EXHIBIT 3
"VIOLA ALPHA"

INVALIDITY CLAIM CHART FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 5,838,906


BASED ON VIOLA ALPHA, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1993 [PA-NAT-78\VIOLA\1993-10-16 ALPHA RELEASE- EX AF TO INV
CONTENTIONS\VIOLATOGO.TAR.Z], (“VIOLA ALPHA”). THE BODY OF MY REPORT HAS A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION THAT
AUGMENTS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THIS CHART, AND VISE-VERSA FOR THIS AND ALL MY CHARTS.

Note: Reference is made in this chart to the file testplot.hmml. This is a file that I am appending along with this report and which I
used in Viola Video 17 (see Appendix C) and which is analogous to the testplot.hmml file I reference in Claim Chart Exhibit 1 for
[Viola-5/12/93]. Testplot.hmml can be found on the accompanying DVD of Video Exhibits, in the Related Materials subdirectory,
under the folder for Viola Video 17.
Claim Text from ’906 Patent
906-1.a:
A method for running an application program in a
computer network environment, comprising:

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses an application program. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW is a web browser computer program that was implemented
using the Viola toolkit/language system. (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\www\objs\www.v.)
By way of example, Viola's documentation states that “ViolaWWW
implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web system,”
(See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a computer network environment. See, e.g., :

906-1.b:
providing at least one client workstation and one

ViolaWWW operates in a computer network environment, including local
area networks or the World Wide Web. ViolaWWW operates in computer
network environment consisting of clients and servers wherein a server —
such as a file server or HTTP server — publishes hypermedia documents
such as HMML and HTML files to client workstations. As Viola's
documentation notes, “ViolaWWW implements an XWindows browser to
the World Wide Web system” (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation. See, e.g., :

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network server coupled to said network
environment, wherein said network environment is
a distributed hypermedia environment;

Viola Alpha
ViolaWWW operated on a client workstation. By way of example,
ViolaWWW executed on Sun SPARCstations running a SunOS operating
system. This client workstation could interoperate with servers, such as
file servers or HTTP servers. Viola's documentation notes that
“ViolaWWW implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web
system” (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a network server. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW operated with network servers. Viola's documentation notes
that “ViolaWWW implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide
Web system” (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.) Servers that
ViolaWWW operate with include file servers or HTTP servers. These
servers transmit hypermedia documents, such as HMML or HTML files,
and a client workstation running ViolaWWW receives them.
Viola Alpha discloses a distributed hypermedia environment. See, e.g., :

906-1.c:
executing, at said client workstation, a browser
application, that parses a first distributed
hypermedia document to identify text formats
included in said distributed hypermedia document
and for responding to predetermined text formats

ViolaWWW operates in a distributed hypermedia environment, including
local area networks or the World Wide Web. ViolaWWW operates in
computer network environment consisting of clients and servers wherein a
server — such as a file server or HTTP server — publishes hypermedia
documents such as HMML and HTML files to client workstations. As
Viola's documentation notes, “ViolaWWW implements an XWindows
browser to the World Wide Web system” (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW is a web browser computer program that was implemented
using the Viola toolkit/language system. (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\www\objs\www.v.)
By way of example, Viola's documentation states that “ViolaWWW

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to initiate processing specified by said text
formats;

Viola Alpha
implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web system,”
(See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser application parses a hypermedia
document. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files (i.e., HTML and HMML documents) that contain enabling
information from a network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over
a distributed hypermedia network environment. Examples of such
documents include those in violaTOGO\docs\viola.
The hypermedia document files received from the network server contain
predetermined text formats which enable a browser application to display
at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a browsercontrolled window. For example, the hypermedia documents downloaded
by ViolaWWW may contain HMML tags or HTML tags. In particular,
the about.hmml hypermedia document contains the HMML tags (i.e., text
formats) TITLE, H2 and P. (See, e.g., about.hmml.) As another example,
the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and H1.
The hypermedia document downloaded from the remote network server is
parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the tags. ViolaWWW then initiates
processing specified by the tags. For example, ViolaWWW displays the
text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold, header text and the text marked
by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See, e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v,
src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
Viola Alpha discloses a hypermedia document with text formats. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files (i.e., HTML and HMML documents) that contain text
formats from a network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over a
distributed hypermedia network environment. Examples of such

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906-1.d:
utilizing said browser to display, on said client
workstation, at least a portion of a first hypermedia
document received over said network from said
server,

Viola Alpha
documents include those in violaTOGO\docs\viola.
The hypermedia document files received from the network server contain
predetermined text formats which enable a browser application to display
at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a browsercontrolled window. For example, the hypermedia documents downloaded
by ViolaWWW may contain HMML tags or HTML tags. In particular,
the about.hmml hypermedia document contains the HMML tags (i.e., text
formats) TITLE, H2 and P. (See, e.g., about.hmml.) As another example,
the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and H1.
The hypermedia document downloaded from the remote network server is
parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the tags. ViolaWWW then initiates
processing specified by the tags. For example, ViolaWWW displays the
text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold, header text and the text marked
by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See, e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v,
src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
Viola Alpha discloses that a hypermedia document is received from the server.
See, e.g., :
A client workstation running the ViolaWWW browser receives
hypermedia documents from a server. Examples of servers from which
ViolaWWW receives hypermedia documents include file servers or HTTP
servers. Examples of documents that ViolaWWW receives can be found
in violaTOGO\docs\viola and violaTOGO\docs\test folders, and include
about.hmml and testAll.html. Code files evidencing ViolaWWW's ability
to retrieve documents from servers include
www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v and src\viola\cl_generic.c.
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser displays a hypermedia document. See,
e.g., :
ViolaWWW displays hypermedia documents, including HMML and
HTML hypermedia documents. Examples of hypermedia HTML and

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906-1.e:
wherein the portion of said first hypermedia
document is displayed within a first browsercontrolled window on said client workstation,

906-1.f:
wherein said first distributed hypermedia
document includes an embed text format, located
at a first location in said first distributed
hypermedia document, that specifies the location
of at least a portion of an object external to the first
distributed hypermedia document,

Viola Alpha
HMML documents that ViolaWWW displayed — either by retrieving
them from a local directory or retrieving them from a server location —
are stored in violaTOGO\docs\viola, such as brief.hmml and in
violaTOGO\docs\tests, such as testAll.html. ViolaWWW could display
other hypermedia documents as well.
ViolaWWW displays HTML and HMML documents by parsing them to
identify HMML or HTML tags, and then initiates processing specified by
the tags and displays the hypermedia document. For example,
ViolaWWW will display the text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold,
header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. Other tags
are discussed in more detail elsewhere in this chart.
Viola Alpha discloses that a hypermedia document is displayed in a browser
window. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW displays hypermedia documents, including HMML and
HTML hypermedia documents. Examples of hypermedia HTML and
HMML documents that ViolaWWW displayed — either by retrieving
them from a local directory or retrieving them from a server location —
are stored in violaTOGO\docs\viola, such as brief.hmml and in
violaTOGO\docs\tests, such as testAll.html. ViolaWWW could display
other hypermedia documents as well.
ViolaWWW displays HTML and HMML documents by parsing them to
identify HMML or HTML tags, and then initiates processing specified by
the tags. The documents are displayed in the ViolaWWW browser
window.
Viola Alpha discloses an embed text format at a first location in a hypermedia
document. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
documents (e.g., HTML and HMML documents) from a network server
(e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over the distributed hypermedia
network environment. The hypermedia document received from the

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Viola Alpha
network server contains text formats which enable a browser application
to display at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a
browser-controlled window. These text formats include embed text
formats. For example, an HMML file can include an embed text format
called VOBJF. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml;
docs\viola\about.hmml; testplot.hmml). The VOBJF text format is located
at a first location in its hypermedia document.
Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format specifies the location of an
object. See, e.g., :
The VOBJF embed text format specifies the location of an object. This
tag specifies the location of an object based on a filepath location in which
the object can be found:
<VOBJF>/usr/work/viola/apps/plot.v<\VOBJF>
(See testPlot.hmml.)
As another example, brief.hmml includes a VOBJF tag specifying the
location of the file chier.v.
<VOBJF>../../demo/objs/chier.v</VOBJF>
(See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses an object that is external to a hypermedia document. See,
e.g., :

906-1.g:

In one example, when a Viola applet is embedded in a ViolaWWW web
page, using the VOBJF tag, at least a portion of an object external to a
hypermedia document, the default grid, appears in the ViolaWWW
window upon browser launch (i.e., testPlot.hmml).
The data for the default grid is specified in the file plot.v by the command:
output("equation 0");
(See demo\objs\plot.v.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the object has associated type information. See, e.g., :

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wherein said object has type information
associated with it utilized by said browser to
identify and locate an executable application
external to the first distributed hypermedia
document, and

Viola Alpha
For example, the file plot.v contains type information associated with the
object.
/path{/usr/work/vplot/vplot}
(See violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v.)
The type information is used by the ViolaWWW to identify and locate the
vplot executable application.
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser uses type information to identify and
locate an executable application. See, e.g., :
For example, the file plot.v contains type information associated with the
object.
/path{/usr/work/vplot/vplot}
(See violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v.)
The type information is used by the ViolaWWW to identify and locate the
vplot executable application. ViolaWWW then invokes the executable
application.
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application is external to the

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906-1.h:
wherein said embed text format is parsed by said
browser to automatically invoke said executable
application to execute on said client workstation in
order to display said object and enable an end-user
to directly interact with said object within a
display area created at said first location within the
portion of said first distributed hypermedia
document being displayed in said first browsercontrolled window.

Viola Alpha
hypermedia document. See, e.g., :
For example, the vplot executable application is external to the
testPlot.hmml hypermedia document. (See, e.g., PA-NAT00000078\vplot\)
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser parses the embed text format. See, e.g., :
The file containing enabling information is downloaded from the remote
network server and parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the text formats.
ViolaWWW then initiates processing specified by the text formats. For
example, ViolaWWW displays the text marked by the H1 tag in large,
bold, header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See,
e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v, src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and
src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
For hypermedia documents containing embed text formats, these embed
text formats are likewise identified by parsing the file. For example, when
parsing about.hmml or brief.hmml or testPlot.hmml, violaWWW
identifies the VOBJF tag while parsing. (See, e.g., src\viola\sgml.c,
sgml\objs\HMML_vobjf.v.)
Viola Alpha discloses automatic invocation of the executable application. See,
e.g., :
When ViolaWWW parses the VOBJF tag, it automatically invokes the
vplot executable application. The automatic invocation does not require
action by the user.
For example, when ViolaWWW parses the VOBJF tag in testPlot.hmml,
the vplot application is automatically invoked as follows:
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\

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Viola Alpha
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application displays the object. See,
e.g., :
For example, the vplot application displays the object as a grid inside the
ViolaWWW window that is displaying testPlot.hmml. The object is
displayed at the location in the window corresponding to the VOBJF tag.
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application enables direct interaction
with the object. See, e.g., :
For example, the vplot executable application enables the user to directly
interact with the object using the slider bars to rotate the object around the
X, Y and Z axes. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v,
src\viola\cl_slider.c, src\viola\cl_client.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that interaction with the object is at a first location in the
hypermedia document. See, e.g., :
For example, the vplot executable application enables the user to directly
interact with the object using the slider bars to rotate the object around the
X, Y and Z axes. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v,
src\viola\cl_slider.c, src\viola\cl_client.c.) This interaction with the object
occurs at the first location within the portion of the HMML document
displayed in the ViolaWWW window. (See, e.g., testPlot.hmml,
demo\objs\plot.v)

906-2.a:
The method of claim 1, wherein said executable

Viola Alpha discloses interactive control via inter-process communications
between a browser and an application. See, e.g., :

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application is a controllable application and further
comprising the step of: interactively controlling
said controllable application on said client
workstation via inter-process communications
between said browser and said controllable
application.

906-3.a:
The method of claim 2, wherein the
communications to interactively control said
controllable application continue to be exchanged
between the controllable application and the
browser even after the controllable application
program has been launched.

Viola Alpha
ViolaWWW browser can communicate with an application using interprocess communication. As noted in Viola's documentation, “Viola is
message driven, and messages may be generated by a number of sources.
A message is typically caused by the user interacting with a graphical user
interface object, but it could also be generated by other objects, or by a
timer facility. Through a communication facility such as the socket, a
message may also be generated from another process on the network.”
(See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
“A typical viola application consists of a collection of objects interacting - generating, receiving, and delegating messages -- with each other, and
with the user.” (See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
“In sum, the Viola language/toolkit system provides an environment
where applications are composed of groups of objects, where objects
interact, by message passing, with the user and with each other.” (See
docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
In one example, the ViolaWWW browser communicates with vplot using
inter-process communication. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\apps\plot.v,
violaTOGO\src\cl_TTY.c.) (See also main.c of vplot source code,
available at, e.g., PA-NAT00000078\vplot\MS_SUPP_1205_001\petra\vplot.)
Viola Alpha discloses ongoing inter-process communications. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW browser can communicate with an application using interprocess communication. As noted in Viola's documentation, “Viola is
message driven, and messages may be generated by a number of sources.
A message is typically caused by the user interacting with a graphical user
interface object, but it could also be generated by other objects, or by a
timer facility. Through a communication facility such as the socket, a
message may also be generated from another process on the network.”
(See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)

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906-6.a:
A computer program product for use in a system
having at least one client workstation and one
network server coupled to said network
environment, wherein said network environment is
a distributed hypermedia environment, the
computer program product comprising:
906-6.b:
a computer usable medium having computer
readable program code physically embodied
therein, said computer program product further
comprising:

Viola Alpha
“A typical viola application consists of a collection of objects interacting - generating, receiving, and delegating messages -- with each other, and
with the user.” (See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
“In sum, the Viola language/toolkit system provides an environment
where applications are composed of groups of objects, where objects
interact, by message passing, with the user and with each other.” (See
docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
In one example, the ViolaWWW browser communicates with vplot using
inter-process communication. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\apps\plot.v,
violaTOGO\src\cl_TTY.c.) (See also main.c of vplot source code,
available at, e.g., PA-NAT00000078\vplot\MS_SUPP_1205_001\petra\vplot.) In this example, an
end-user can continue interacting with an object, such as the default grid,
in an ongoing basis using the slider bars to rotate the object around the X,
Y and Z axes. (See, e.g., viola\apps\plot.v, src\cl_slider.c, src\cl_client.c.)
These interactions are communicated between the browser and the vplot
executable eapplication on an ongoing basis so that vplot can process
those interactions.
Viola Alpha discloses an application program in a computer network
environment. See evidence recited for 906-1.a.
Viola Alpha also discloses a client workstation and a network server in a
distributed hypermedia environment. See evidence recited for 906-1.b.
Viola Alpha discloses computer code physically embodied on a medium. See,
e.g., :
The computer on which ViolaWWW executes includes computer usable
media having computer readable program code physically embodied

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906-6.c:
computer readable program code for causing said
client workstation to execute a browser application
to parse a first distributed hypermedia document to
identify text formats included in said distributed
hypermedia document and to respond to
predetermined text formats to initiate processes
specified by said text formats;
906-6.d:
computer readable program code for causing said
client workstation to utilize said browser to
display, on said client workstation, at least a
portion of a first hypermedia document received
over said network from said server,
906-6.e:
wherein the portion of said first hypermedia
document is displayed within a first browsercontrolled window on said client workstation,
906-6.f:
wherein said first distributed hypermedia
document includes an embed text format, located
at a first location in said first distributed
hypermedia document, that specifies the location
of at least a portion of an object external to the first
distributed hypermedia document,
906-6.g:

Viola Alpha
therein. By way of example, ViolaWWW executed on Sun
SPARCstations running a SunOS operating system. ViolaWWW could be
executed on the Sun SPARCstation with the command “viola –o www.”
Viola, including the www.v file that implements the ViolaWWW browser,
contains computer readable code that is stored on the SPARCstation's
computer usable media.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application that parses a hypermedia document
with text formats and responds to predetermined text formats to initiate
processing specified by the text formats. See evidence recited for 906-1.c.

Viola Alpha discloses a hypermedia document received from a server and a
browser that displays the hypermedia document. See evidence recited for 9061.d.

Viola Alpha discloses that the hypermedia document is displayed in a browser
window. See evidence recited for 906-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses an embed text format at a first location in a hypermedia
document; that the embed text format specifies the location of an object; and that
the object is external to the hypermedia document. See evidence recited for 9061.f.

Viola Alpha discloses that the object has associated type information, that the

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wherein said object has type information
associated with it utilized by said browser to
identify and locate an executable application
external to the first distributed hypermedia
document, and
906-6.h:
wherein said embed text format is parsed by said
browser to automatically invoke said executable
application to execute on said client workstation in
order to display said object and enable an end-user
to directly interact with said object within a
display area created at said first location within the
portion of said first distributed hypermedia
document being displayed in said first browsercontrolled window.

Viola Alpha
browser uses the type information to identify and locate an executable
application, and that the executable application is external to the hypermedia
document. See evidence recited for 906-1.g.
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser parses the embed text format; that the
browser automatically invokes the executable application; that the executable
application displays the object and enables an end-user to directly interact with
it; and that interaction with the object is at a first location in the hypermedia
document. See evidence recited for 906-1.h.

906-7.a:
Viola Alpha discloses interactive control via inter-process communications
The computer program product of claim 6, wherein between a browser and an application. See evidence recited for 906-2.a.
said executable application is a controllable
application and further comprising:
computer readable program code for causing said
client workstation to interactively control said
controllable application on said client workstation
via inter-process communications between said
browser and said controllable application.
906-8.a:
Viola Alpha discloses ongoing inter-process communications. See evidence
The computer program product of claim 7, wherein recited for 906-3.a.
the communications to interactively control said
controllable application continue to be exchanged
between the controllable application and the
browser even after the controllable application

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program has been launched.
906-11.a:
The method of claim 3, wherein additional
instructions for controlling said controllable
application reside on said network server, wherein
said step of interactively controlling said
controllable application includes the following
substeps:

906-11.b:
issuing, from the client workstation, one or more
commands to the network server;

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses additional instructions on the server See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, additional instructions would reside on the server.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with distributed applications, including VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.
Viola Alpha discloses that the client issues commands to the server. See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this

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906-11.c:
executing, on the network server, one or more
instructions in response to said commands;

Viola Alpha
case, the client would issue commands to the server. These facilities
provide for a client issuing commands to a server.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with distributed applications, including VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.
Viola Alpha discloses that the server executes instructions in response to client
commands. See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, the server would execute in response to commands from the client.
These facilities provide for a server executing in response to the comments
from the client

906-11.d:
sending information from said network server to
said client workstation in response to said executed
instructions; and

Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with distributed applications, including VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.
Viola Alpha discloses that the server responds with information to the client.
See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such

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906-11.e:
processing said information at the client
workstation to interactively control said
controllable application.

Viola Alpha
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) .) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, the server would respond with information to the client. These
facilities provide for the server responding to the command issued by the
client with information to the client.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with distributed applications, including VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.
Viola Alpha discloses that the client uses information from the server to
interactively control the application. See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, the client would use information from the server to control the
application. These facilities provide for the server responding to the

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Viola Alpha
command issued by the client with information to the client. The client
can then use that information to control the executable application.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with any distributed application, including VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.

906-13.a:
The computer program product of claim 8, wherein
additional instructions for controlling said
controllable application reside on said network
server, wherein said computer readable program
code for causing said client workstation to
interactively control said controllable application
on said client workstation includes:
906-13.b:
computer readable program code for causing said
client workstation to issue from the client
workstation, one or more commands to the
network server;
906-13.c:
computer readable program code for causing said
network server to execute one or more instructions
in response to said commands;
906-13.d:
computer readable program code for causing said
network sever to send information to said client
workstation in response to said executed
instructions; and
906-13.e:
computer readable program code for causing said

Viola Alpha discloses additional instructions on the server See evidence recited
for 906-11.a.

Viola Alpha discloses that the client issues commands to the server. See
evidence recited for 906-11.b.

Viola Alpha discloses that the server executes instructions in response to client
commands. See evidence recited for 906-11c.
Viola Alpha discloses that the server responds with information to the client.
See evidence recited for 906-11.d.

Viola Alpha discloses that the client uses information from the server to
interactively control the application. See evidence recited for 906-11.e.

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client workstation to process said information at
the client workstation to interactively control said
controllable application.

Viola Alpha

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INVALIDITY CLAIM CHART FOR U.S. PATENT NO. 7,599,985


BASED ON VIOLA ALPHA, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1993 [PA-NAT-78\VIOLA\1993-10-16 ALPHA RELEASE- EX AF TO INV
CONTENTIONS\VIOLATOGO.TAR.Z], (“VIOLA ALPHA”). THE BODY OF MY REPORT HAS A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION THAT
AUGMENTS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THIS CHART, AND VISE-VERSA FOR THIS AND ALL MY CHARTS.

Claim Text from ’985 Patent
985-1.a:
A method for running an application program in a
distributed hypermedia network environment,
wherein the network environment comprises at
least one client workstation and one network
server coupled to the network environment, the
method comprising:

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses an application program. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW is a web browser computer program that was implemented
using the Viola toolkit/language system. (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\www\objs\www.v.)
By way of example, Viola's documentation states that “ViolaWWW
implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web system,”
(See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a distributed hypermedia environment. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW operates in a distributed hypermedia environment, including
local area networks or the World Wide Web. ViolaWWW operates in
computer network environment consisting of clients and servers wherein a
server — such as a file server or HTTP server — publishes hypermedia
documents such as HMML and HTML files to client workstations. As
Viola's documentation notes, “ViolaWWW implements an XWindows
browser to the World Wide Web system” (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW operated on a client workstation. By way of example,
ViolaWWW executed on Sun SPARCstations running a SunOS operating

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Viola Alpha
system. This client workstation could interoperate with servers, such as
file servers or HTTP servers. Viola's documentation notes that
“ViolaWWW implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web
system” (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a network server. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW operated with network servers. Viola's documentation notes
that “ViolaWWW implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide
Web system” (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.) Servers that
ViolaWWW operate with include file servers or HTTP servers. These
servers transmit hypermedia documents, such as HMML or HTML files,
and a client workstation running ViolaWWW receives them.
Viola Alpha discloses a distributed hypermedia environment. See, e.g., :

985-1.b:
receiving, at the client workstation from the
network server over the network environment, at
least one file containing information to enable a
browser application to display at least a portion of
a distributed hypermedia document within a
browser-controlled window;

ViolaWWW operates in a distributed hypermedia environment, including
local area networks or the World Wide Web. ViolaWWW operates in
computer network environment consisting of clients and servers wherein a
server — such as a file server or HTTP server — publishes hypermedia
documents such as HMML and HTML files to client workstations. As
Viola's documentation notes, “ViolaWWW implements an XWindows
browser to the World Wide Web system” (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW is a web browser computer program that was implemented
using the Viola toolkit/language system. (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\www\objs\www.v.)
By way of example, Viola's documentation states that “ViolaWWW
implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web system,”
(See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)

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Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses a file containing enabling information. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files (i.e., HTML and HMML documents) that contain enabling
information from a network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over
a distributed hypermedia network environment. Examples of such
documents include those in violaTOGO\docs\viola.
The hypermedia document files received from the network server contain
predetermined text formats which enable a browser application to display
at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a browsercontrolled window. For example, the hypermedia documents downloaded
by ViolaWWW may contain HMML tags or HTML tags. In particular,
the about.hmml hypermedia document contains the HMML tags (i.e., text
formats) TITLE, H2 and P. (See, e.g., about.hmml.) As another example,
the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and H1.
The hypermedia document downloaded from the remote network server is
parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the tags. ViolaWWW then initiates
processing specified by the tags. For example, ViolaWWW displays the
text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold, header text and the text marked
by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See, e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v,
src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the file is received at the client workstation from the
network server. See, e.g., :
A client workstation running the ViolaWWW browser receives
hypermedia documents from a server. Examples of servers from which
ViolaWWW receives hypermedia documents include file servers or HTTP
servers. Examples of files that ViolaWWW receives can be found in
violaTOGO\docs\viola and violaTOGO\docs\tests folders, including
about.hmml and testAll.html, and \violaTOGO\demo\objs, such as plot.v.

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Viola Alpha
Code files evidencing ViolaWWW's ability to retrieve documents from
servers include www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v and src\viola\cl_generic.c.
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser displays at least a portion of a distributed
hypermedia document. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW displays hypermedia documents, including HMML and
HTML hypermedia documents. Examples of hypermedia HTML and
HMML documents that ViolaWWW displayed — either by retrieving
them from a local directory or retrieving them from a server location —
are stored in violaTOGO\docs\viola, such as brief.hmml and in
violaTOGO\docs\tests, such as testAll.html. ViolaWWW could display
other hypermedia documents as well.
ViolaWWW displays HTML and HMML documents by parsing them to
identify HMML or HTML tags, and then initiates processing specified by
the tags and displays the hypermedia document. For example,
ViolaWWW will display the text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold,
header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. Other tags
are discussed in more detail elsewhere in this chart.
Viola Alpha discloses that at least a portion of a hypermedia document is
displayed in a browser-controlled window. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW displays hypermedia documents, including HMML and
HTML hypermedia documents. Examples of hypermedia HTML and
HMML documents that ViolaWWW displayed — either by retrieving
them from a local directory or retrieving them from a server location —
are stored in violaTOGO\docs\viola, such as brief.hmml and in
violaTOGO\docs\tests, such as testAll.html. ViolaWWW could display
other hypermedia documents as well.
ViolaWWW displays HTML and HMML documents by parsing them to
identify HMML or HTML tags, and then initiates processing specified by

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985-1.c:
executing the browser application on the client
workstation, with the browser application:

985-1.d:
responding to text formats to initiate processing
specified by the text formats;

Viola Alpha
the tags. The documents are displayed in the ViolaWWW browser
window.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW is a web browser computer program that was implemented
using the Viola toolkit/language system. (See, e.g.,
violaTOGO\www\objs\www.v.)
By way of example, Viola's documentation states that “ViolaWWW
implements an XWindows browser to the World Wide Web system,”
(See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses responding to text formats to initiate processing specified
by the text formats, i.e., parsing text formats. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files (i.e., HTML and HMML documents) that contain text
formats from a network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over a
distributed hypermedia network environment. Examples of such
documents include those in violaTOGO\docs\viola.
The hypermedia document files received from the network server contain
predetermined text formats which enable a browser application to display
at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a browsercontrolled window. For example, the hypermedia documents downloaded
by ViolaWWW may contain HMML tags or HTML tags. In particular,
the about.hmml hypermedia document contains the HMML tags (i.e., text
formats) TITLE, H2 and P. (See, e.g., about.hmml.) As another example,
the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and H1.
The hypermedia document downloaded from the remote network server is
parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the tags. ViolaWWW then initiates
processing specified by the tags. For example, ViolaWWW displays the
text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold, header text and the text marked
by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See, e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v,

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985-1.e:
displaying at least a portion of the document
within the browser-controlled window;

Viola Alpha
src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser displays a hypermedia document. See,
e.g., :
ViolaWWW displays hypermedia documents, including HMML and
HTML hypermedia documents. Examples of hypermedia HTML and
HMML documents that ViolaWWW displayed — either by retrieving
them from a local directory or retrieving them from a server location —
are stored in violaTOGO\docs\viola, such as brief.hmml and in
violaTOGO\docs\tests, such as testAll.html. ViolaWWW could display
other hypermedia documents as well.
ViolaWWW displays HTML and HMML documents by parsing them to
identify HMML or HTML tags, and then initiates processing specified by
the tags and displays the hypermedia document. For example,
ViolaWWW will display the text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold,
header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. Other tags
are discussed in more detail elsewhere in this chart.
Viola Alpha discloses that a hypermedia document is displayed in a browser
window. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW displays hypermedia documents, including HMML and
HTML hypermedia documents. Examples of hypermedia HTML and
HMML documents that ViolaWWW displayed — either by retrieving
them from a local directory or retrieving them from a server location —
are stored in violaTOGO\docs\viola, such as brief.hmml and in
violaTOGO\docs\tests, such as testAll.html. ViolaWWW could display
other hypermedia documents as well.
ViolaWWW displays HTML and HMML documents by parsing them to
identify HMML or HTML tags, and then initiates processing specified by
the tags. The documents are displayed in the ViolaWWW browser

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985-1.f:
identifying an embed text format which
corresponds to a first location in the document,
where the embed text format specifies the location
of at least a portion of an object external to the file,
where the object has type information associated
with it;

Viola Alpha
window.
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format. See, e.g., :
The file containing enabling information is downloaded from the remote
network server and parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the text formats.
ViolaWWW then initiates processing specified by the text formats. For
example, ViolaWWW displays the text marked by the H1 tag in large,
bold, header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See,
e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v, src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and
src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
For hypermedia documents containing embed text formats, these embed
text formats are likewise identified by parsing the file. For example, when
parsing about.hmml or brief.hmml or testPlot.hmml, violaWWW
identifies the VOBJF tag while parsing. (See, e.g., src\viola\sgml.c,
sgml\objs\HMML_vobjf.v)
Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format corresponds to a first location
in the hypermedia document. See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
documents (e.g., HTML and HMML documents) from a network server
(e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over the distributed hypermedia
network environment. The hypermedia document received from the
network server contains text formats which enable a browser application
to display at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a
browser-controlled window. These text formats include embed text
formats. For example, an HMML file can include an embed text format
called VOBJF. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml;
docs\viola\about.hmml.)
Another example is testplot.hmml. In all cases, the VOBJF text format
corresponds to a first location in the hypermedia document.

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Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format specifies the location of an
object. See, e.g., :
The VOBJF embed text format specifies the location of an object. This
tag specifies the location of an object based on a filepath location in which
the object can be found:
<VOBJF>/usr/work/viola/apps/plot.v<\VOBJF>
(See testPlot.hmml.)
As another example, brief.hmml includes a VOBJF tag specifying the
location of the file chier.v.
<VOBJF>../../demo/objs/chier.v</VOBJF>
(See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the object is external to the file containing enabling
information. See, e.g., :
In one example, when a Viola applet is embedded in a ViolaWWW web
page, using the VOBJF tag, at least a portion of an object external to a
hypermedia document, the default grid, appears in the ViolaWWW
window upon browser launch (i.e., testPlot.hmml).
The data for the default grid is specified in the file plot.v by the command:
output("equation 0");
(See demo\objs\plot.v.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the object has associated type information. See, e.g., :
For example, the file plot.v contains type information associated with the
object.
/path{/usr/work/vplot/vplot}
(See violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v.)
The type information is used by the ViolaWWW to identify and locate the

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Viola Alpha
vplot executable application.
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
985-1.g:
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser uses type information to identify and
utilizing the type information to identify and locate locate an executable application. See, e.g., :
an executable application external to the file; and
For example, the file plot.v contains type information associated with the
object.
/path{/usr/work/vplot/vplot}
(See violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v.)
The type information is used by the ViolaWWW to identify and locate the
vplot executable application. ViolaWWW then invokes the executable
application.
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application is external to the file
containing enabling information. See, e.g., :

985-1.h:
automatically invoking the executable application,

For example, the vplot executable application is external to the
testPlot.hmml file containing enabling information. (See, e.g., PA-NAT00000078\vplot\).
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser parses the embed text format. See, e.g., :

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in response to the identifying of the embed text
format, to execute on the client workstation in
order to display the object and enable an end-user
to directly interact with the object while the object
is being displayed within a display area created at
the first location within the portion of the
hypermedia document being displayed in the
browser-controlled window.

Viola Alpha
The file containing enabling information is downloaded from the remote
network server and parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the text formats.
ViolaWWW then initiates processing specified by the text formats. For
example, ViolaWWW displays the text marked by the H1 tag in large,
bold, header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See,
e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v, src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and
src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
For hypermedia documents containing embed text formats, these embed
text formats are likewise identified by parsing the file. For example, when
parsing about.hmml or brief.hmml or testPlot.hmml, violaWWW
identifies the VOBJF tag while parsing. (See, e.g., src\viola\sgml.c,
sgml\objs\HMML_vobjf.v.)
Viola Alpha discloses automatic invocation of the executable application. See,
e.g., :
When ViolaWWW parses the VOBJF tag, it automatically invokes the
vplot executable application. The automatic invocation does not require
action by the user.
For example, when ViolaWWW parses the VOBJF tag in testPlot.hmml,
the vplot application is automatically invoked as follows:
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application displays the object. See,
e.g., :

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Viola Alpha
For example, the vplot application displays the object as a grid inside the
ViolaWWW window that is displaying testPlot.hmml. The object is
displayed at the location in the window corresponding to the VOBJF tag.
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application enables direct interaction
with the object. See, e.g., :
For example, the vplot executable application enables the user to directly
interact with the object using the slider bars to rotate the object around the
X, Y and Z axes. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v,
src\viola\cl_slider.c, src\viola\cl_client.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that interaction with the object is at a first location in the
hypermedia document. See, e.g., :
For example, the vplot executable application enables the user to directly
interact with the object using the slider bars to rotate the object around the
X, Y and Z axes. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v,
src\viola\cl_slider.c, src\viola\cl_client.c.) This interaction with the object
occurs at the first location within the portion of the HMML document
displayed in the ViolaWWW window. (See, e.g., testPlot.hmml,
demo\objs\plot.v)

985-2.a:
The method of claim 1 where: the information to
enable comprises text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file is text formats.
See, e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files (i.e., HTML and HMML documents) that contain text
formats from a network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over a
distributed hypermedia network environment. Examples of such
documents include those in violaTOGO\docs\viola.
The hypermedia document files received from the network server contain

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Viola Alpha
predetermined text formats which enable a browser application to display
at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a browsercontrolled window. For example, the hypermedia documents downloaded
by ViolaWWW may contain HMML tags or HTML tags. In particular,
the about.hmml hypermedia document contains the HMML tags (i.e., text
formats) TITLE, H2 and P. (See, e.g., about.hmml.) As another example,
the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and H1.
The hypermedia document downloaded from the remote network server is
parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the tags. ViolaWWW then initiates
processing specified by the tags. For example, ViolaWWW displays the
text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold, header text and the text marked
by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See, e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v,
src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)

985-3.a:
The method of claim 2 where the text formats are
HTML tags.

Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats are HTML tags. See, e.g., :

985-4.a:
The method of claim 1 where the information
contained in the file received comprises at least
one embed text format.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file includes an embed
text format. See, e.g., :

ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files that contain text formats in the form of HTML tags from a
network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over a distributed
hypermedia network environment. Examples of such documents include
those in violaTOGO\docs\viola and violaTOGO\docs\tests.
For example, the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and
H1

ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
documents (e.g., HTML and HMML documents) from a network server
(e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over the distributed hypermedia
network environment. The hypermedia document received from the
network server contains text formats which enable a browser application

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Viola Alpha
to display at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a
browser-controlled window. These text formats include embed text
formats.
For example, an HMML file can include an embed text format called
VOBJF. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml;
docs\viola\about.hmml. Another example is testplot.hmml.

985-5.a:
The method of claim 1 where the step of
identifying an embed text format comprises:
parsing the received file to identify text formats
included in the received file.

Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format is identified by parsing the file
containing enabling information. See, e.g., :

985-6.a:
The method of claim 5 where the parsing is by a
parser in the browser.

Viola Alpha discloses that the parser is in the browser See, e.g., :

The file containing enabling information is downloaded from the remote
network server and parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the text formats.
ViolaWWW then initiates processing specified by the text formats. For
example, ViolaWWW displays the text marked by the H1 tag in large,
bold, header text and the text marked by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See,
e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v, src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and
src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)
For hypermedia documents containing embed text formats, these embed
text formats are likewise identified by parsing the file. For example, when
parsing about.hmml, brief.hmml, or testplot.hmml, violaWWW identifies
the VOBJF tag while parsing. (See, e.g., src\viola\sgml.c,
sgml\objs\HMML_vobjf.v.)

Viola includes files for parsing. (See, e.g.,
www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v, src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and
src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libwww.)
Furthermore, as discussed within my report, HTML and\or HMML parsers
were readily available and inherent to the operation of world wide web
browser applications.

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985-7.a:
The method of claim 1 where the processing
specified by the text formats is specified directly.

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats directly specify the processing. See,
e.g., :
ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive hypermedia
document files (i.e., HTML and HMML documents) that contain text
formats from a network server (e.g., a file server or HTTP server) over a
distributed hypermedia network environment. Examples of such
documents include those in violaTOGO\docs\viola.
The hypermedia document files received from the network server contain
predetermined text formats which enable a browser application to display
at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia document within a browsercontrolled window. For example, the hypermedia documents downloaded
by ViolaWWW may contain HMML tags or HTML tags. In particular,
the about.hmml hypermedia document contains the HMML tags (i.e., text
formats) TITLE, H2 and P. (See, e.g., about.hmml.) As another example,
the testAll.html file contains HTML tags, such as TITLE and H1.
The hypermedia document downloaded from the remote network server is
parsed by ViolaWWW to identify the tags. ViolaWWW then initiates
processing specified by the tags. For example, ViolaWWW displays the
text marked by the H1 tag in large, bold, header text and the text marked
by the ITALIC tag in italics. (See, e.g., www\objs\VWHandler_hmml.v,
src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and src\viola\sgml.c, violaTOGO\src\libWWW.)

985-8.a:
The method of claim 1 where the correspondence
is implied by the order of the text format in a set of
all of the text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the correspondence is implied by the order of text
formats. See, e.g., :
In ViolaWWW, the correspondence between the location in the document
and the text formats is implied by the order of the text formats.
For example, brief.hmml has several HMML tags (text formats). In
brief.hmml, after some other tags, the H2 tag containing the heading
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inheritance classing system…” This is followed by another paragraph
with “This is the Viola class heirarchy…” and then the VOBJF tag for
“../../demo/objs/chier.v”. When ViolaWWW displays the document, the
heading appears in a big font, followed by the first and second paragraphs
of text, followed by the embedded object. (See, e.g.,
docs/viola/brief.hmml.)
Similarly, for testAll.html, a title (associated with a TITLE tag) is
displayed ahead of Header 1 (associated with a subsequent header tag),
which is displayed ahead of Header 2 (associated with a still subsequent
header tag). (See docs\tests\testAll.html.)

985-9.a:
The method of claim 1 where the embed text
format specifies the location of at least a portion of
an object directly.

Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format specifies the location of the
object directly. See, e.g., :

985-10.a:
The method of claim 1 where having type
information associated is by including type
information in the embed text format.

Viola Alpha discloses that the type information is in the embed text format. See,
e.g., :

The VOBJF embed text format specifies the location of an object directly
For example, in testplot.hmml, the VOBJF tag is used to specify the
location of the object directly:
<VOBJF>/usr/work/viola/apps/plot.v<\VOBJF>
(See testPlot.hmml.)
As another example, brief.hmml includes a VOBJF tag specifying the
location of the file chier.v.
<VOBJF>../../demo/objs/chier.v</VOBJF>
(See docs/viola/brief.hmml.)

For example, the file plot.v (which contains type information as described
above) is in the VOBJF embed text format.
<VOBJF>/usr/work/viola/apps/plot.v<\VOBJF>
(See testPlot.hmml.)

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985-11.a:
The method of claim 1 where automatically
invoking does not require interactive action by the
user.

985-16.a:
One or more computer readable media encoded
with software comprising computer executable
instructions, for use in a distributed hypermedia
network environment, wherein the network
environment comprises at least one client
workstation and one network server coupled to the
network environment, and when the software is
executed operable to:

985-16.b:
receive, at the client workstation from the network

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses that automatic invocation does not require interactive
action by the user. See, e.g., :
When ViolaWWW parses the VOBJF tag, it automatically invokes the
vplot executable application. The automatic invocation does not require
action by the user.
For example, when ViolaWWW parses the VOBJF tag in testPlot.hmml,
the vplot application is automatically invoked without any interactive
action by the user, as follows:
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses computer code physically embodied on a medium. See,
e.g., :
The computer on which ViolaWWW executes includes computer usable
media having computer readable program code physically embodied
therein. By way of example, ViolaWWW executed on Sun
SPARCstations running a SunOS operating system. ViolaWWW could be
executed on the Sun SPARCstation with the command “viola –o www.”
Viola, including the www.v file that implements the ViolaWWW browser,
contains computer readable code that is stored on the SPARCstation's
computer usable media.
Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation and a network server in a distributed
hypermedia environment. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application; a file containing enabling
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server over the network environment, at least one
file containing information to enable a browser
application to display at least a portion of a
distributed hypermedia document within a
browser-controlled window;
985-16.c:
cause the client workstation to utilize the browser
to:
985-16.d:
respond to text formats to initiate processing
specified by the text formats;
985-16.e:
display at least a portion of the document within
the browser-controlled window;
985-16.f:
identify an embed text format corresponding to a
first location in the document, the embed text
format specifying the location of at least a portion
of an object external to the file, with the object
having type information associated with it;
985-16.g:
utilize the type information to identify and locate
an executable application external to the file; and
985-16.h:
automatically invoke the executable application, in
response to the identifying of the embed text
format, to execute on the client workstation in
order to display the object and enable an end-user
to directly interact with the object while the object
is being displayed within a display area created at
the first location within the portion of the
hypermedia document being displayed in the

Viola Alpha
a distributed hypermedia document; and that the display is in a browsercontrolled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.b.

Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See evidence recited for 985-1.c.
Viola Alpha discloses parsing text formats. See evidence recited for 985-1.d.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format; that the embed text
format corresponds to a first location in a hypermedia document; that the embed
text format specifies the location of at least a portion of an object external to the
file containing enabling information; and that the object has associated type
information. See evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses using type information to identify and locate an
executable application external to the file. See evidence recited for 985-1.g.
Viola Alpha discloses automatically invoking the executable application; that the
executable application displays the object and enables an end-user to directly
interact with it; and that the interaction with the object is at a first location in a
hypermedia document. See evidence recited for 985-1.h.

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browser-controlled window.

Viola Alpha

985-17.a:
The computer readable media of claim 16 where:
the information to enable comprises text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file is text formats.
See evidence recited for 985-2.a.

985-18.a:
The computer readable media of claim 17 where:
the text formats are HTML tags.

Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats are HTML tags. See evidence recited
for 985-3.a.

985-19.a:
The computer readable media of claim 16 where:
the information contained in the file received
comprises at least one embed text format.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file includes an embed
text format. See evidence recited for 985-4.a.

985-20.a:
A method of serving digital information in a
computer network environment having a network
server coupled the network environment, and
where the network environment is a distributed
hypermedia environment, the method comprising:

Viola Alpha discloses digital information. See, e.g., :
The information that is exchanged between a client workstation running
ViolaWWW and a network server (such as web server or file server) is
digital information.
For example, ViolaWWW running on the client workstation can receive
hypermedia documents (HTML and HMML documents) from a network
server over the distributed hypermedia network environment. These
documents are transmitted according to network protocols that transmit
information in digital form. Examples of the types of documents that can
be served in digital form can be found in violaTOGO\docs\viola and
violaTOGO\docs\tests, including brief.hmml, testAll.html.
ViolaWWW also could receive *.v files over networks in digital form.
Examples of *.v files are in violaTOGO\demo\objs, and include plot.v.
Viola Alpha discloses a network server in a distributed hypermedia environment.
See evidence recited for 985-1.a.

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Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.

985-20.b:
communicating via the network server with at least
one client workstation over said network in order
Viola Alpha discloses communicating via network server in order to cause the
to cause said client workstation to:
client workstation to act. See, e.g., :

985-20.c:
receive, over said network environment from said
server, at least one file containing information to
enable a browser application to display at least a
portion of a distributed hypermedia document
within a browser-controlled window;
985-20.d:
execute, at said client workstation, a browser
application, with the browser application:
985-20.e:
responding to text formats to initiate processing
specified by the text formats;
985-20.f:

The ViolaWWW browser operating on a client workstation requests
hypermedia documents from a server, such as a file server or an HTTP
server. The server responds by communicating to the client workstation.
By way of example, the server transmits hypermedia documents, examples
of which can be found in violaTOGO\docs\viola. The server can transmit
*.v files, examples of which are found in violaTOGO\demo\objs. In one
example, the server transmits about.hmml and plot.v to the client
workstation.
The client workstation, after receiving the hypermedia document and/or
*.v file from the network server, parses the hypermedia document and
responds to the text formats contained in the hypermedia document to
initiate processing specified by the text formats and/or by initiating
processing according to a *.v file. (See, e.g., src\viola\sgmlsA2B.c and
src\viola\sgml.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application; a file containing enabling
information received from a server; that the browser displays at least a portion of
a distributed hypermedia document; and that the display is in a browsercontrolled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.b.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See evidence recited for 985-1.c.
Viola Alpha discloses parsing text formats. See evidence recited for 985-1.d.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the

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displaying, on said client workstation, at least a
portion of the document within the browsercontrolled window;
985-20.g:
identifying an embed text format which
corresponds to a first location in the document,
where the embed text format specifies the location
of at least a portion of an object external to the file,
where the object has type information associated
with it;
985-20.h:
utilizing the type information to identify and locate
an executable application external to the file; and
985-20.i:
automatically invoking the executable application,
in response to the identifying of the embed text
format, to execute on the client workstation in
order to display the object and enable an end-user
to directly interact with the object while the object
is being displayed within a display area created at
the first location within the portion of the
hypermedia document being displayed in the
browser-controlled window.

Viola Alpha
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.

985-21.a:
The method of claim 20 where: the information to
enable comprises text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file is text formats.
See evidence recited for 985-2.a.

985-22.a:
The method of claim 21 where: the text formats
are HTML tags.

Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats are HTML tags. See evidence recited
for 985-3.a.

Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format; that the embed text
format corresponds to a first location in a hypermedia document; that the embed
text format specifies the location of at least a portion of an object external to the
file containing enabling information; and that the object has associated type
information. See evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses using type information to identify and locate an
executable application external to the file. See evidence recited for 985-1.g.
Viola Alpha discloses automatically invoking the executable application; that the
executable application displays the object and enables an end-user to directly
interact with it; and that the interaction with the object is at a first location in a
hypermedia document. See evidence recited for 985-1.h.

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985-23.a:
The method of claim 20 where: the information
contained in the file received comprises at least
one embed text format.
985-24.a:
A method for running an executable application in
a computer network environment, wherein said
network environment has at least one client
workstation and one network server coupled to a
network environment, the method comprising:
985-24.b:
enabling an end-user to directly interact with an
object by utilizing said executable application to
interactively process said object while the object is
being displayed within a display area created at a
first location within a portion of a hypermedia
document being displayed in a browser-controlled
window,

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file includes an embed
text format. See evidence recited for 985-4.a.

Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation and a network server in a network
environment. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.
Viola Alpha discloses an executable application. See evidence recited for 9851.g.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses an object external to a file containing enabling
information. See evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that there is enabling of an end-user to directly interact
with the object. See, e.g., :
For example, the vplot executable application enables the user to directly
interact with the object using the slider bars to rotate the object around the
X, Y and Z axes. (See, e.g., violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v,
src\viola\cl_slider.c, src\viola\cl_client.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses that the interaction with the object is at a first location in a
hypermedia document. See evidence recited for 985-1.h.
Viola Alpha discloses that the object is displayed at a first location within a
portion of the hypermedia document being displayed. See, e.g., :
In one example, the object is displayed and interactive processing of the

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985-24.c:
wherein said network environment is a distributed
hypermedia environment,
985-24.d:
wherein said client workstation receives, over said
network environment from said server, at least one
file containing information to enable said browser
application to display, on said client workstation,
at least said portion of said distributed hypermedia
document within said browser-controlled window,
985-24.e:
wherein said executable application is external to
said file,
985-24.f:
wherein said client workstation executes the
browser application, with the browser application
responding to text formats to initiate processing
specified by the text formats,
985-24.g:
wherein at least said portion of the document is
displayed within the browser-controlled window,
985-24.h:
wherein an embed text format which corresponds
to said first location in the document is identified
by the browser,

Viola Alpha
object occurs at the first location within the portion of the hypermedia
document displayed in the ViolaWWW window.
For example, the vplot application displays the object as a grid (the default
grid) inside the ViolaWWW window. The object is displayed at the first
location in the portion of the testPlot.hmml hypermedia document being
displayed in the ViolaWWW window. (See, e.g., testPlot.hmml.)
Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation and a network server in a distributed
hypermedia environment. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application; a file containing enabling
information received from a server; that the browser displays at least a portion of
a distributed hypermedia document; and that the display is in a browsercontrolled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.b.

Viola Alpha discloses an executable application external to the file. See
evidence recited for 985-1.g.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See evidence recited for 985-1.c.
Viola Alpha discloses parsing text formats. See evidence recited for 985-1.d.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format and that the embed text
format corresponds to a first location in a hypermedia document. See evidence
recited for 985-1.f.

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985-24.i:
wherein the embed text format specifies the
location of at least a portion of said object external
to the file,
985-24.j:
wherein the object has type information associated
with it,
985-24.k:
wherein the type information is utilized by the
browser to identify and locate said executable
application, and
985-24.l:
wherein the executable application is automatically
invoked by the browser, in response to the
identifying of the embed text format.

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format specifies the location of at least
a portion of an object external to the file containing enabling information. See
evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that the object has associated type information. See
evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses using type information to identify and locate an
executable application external to the file. See evidence recited for 985-1.g.
Viola Alpha discloses automatically invoking the executable application. See
evidence recited for 985-1.h.

985-25.a:
The method of claim 24 where: the information to
enable comprises text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file is text formats.
See evidence recited for 985-2.a.

985-26.a:
The method of claim 25 where: the text formats
are HTML tags.

Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats are HTML tags. See evidence recited
for 985-3.a.

985-27.a:
The method of claim 24 where: the information
contained in the file received comprises at least
one embed text format.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file includes an embed
text format. See evidence recited for 985-4.a.

985-28.a:
One or more computer readable media encoded
with software comprising an executable

Viola Alpha discloses computer code physically embodied on a medium. See
evidence recited for 985-16.a.

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application for use in a system having at least one
client workstation and one network server coupled
to a network environment, operable to:
985-28.b:
cause the client workstation to display an object
and enable an end-user to directly interact with
said object while the object is being displayed
within a display area created at a first location
within a portion of a hypermedia document being
displayed in a browser-controlled window,

Viola Alpha
Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation and a network server in a network
environment. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.
Viola Alpha discloses an executable application. See evidence recited for 9851.g.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses an object external to a file containing enabling
information. See evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that there is enabling of an end-user to directly interact
with the object. See evidence recited for 985-24.b.
Viola Alpha discloses that the interaction with the object is at a first location in a
hypermedia document. See evidence recited for 985-1.h.
Viola Alpha discloses that the object is displayed within a display area created at
the first location.. See, e.g., :
In one example, the object is displayed and interactive processing of the
object occurs at the first location within the portion of the hypermedia
document displayed in the ViolaWWW window.
For example, the vplot application displays the object as a grid (the default
grid) inside the ViolaWWW window. The object is displayed at the first
location in the portion of the testPlot.hmml hypermedia document being
displayed in the ViolaWWW window. (See, e.g., testPlot.hmml.)

985-28.c:
wherein said network environment is a distributed
hypermedia environment,
985-28.d:

Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation and a network server in a distributed
hypermedia environment. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application; a file containing enabling

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wherein said client workstation receives, over said
network environment from said server, at least one
file containing information to enable said browser
application to display, on said client workstation,
at least said portion of said distributed hypermedia
document within said browser-controlled window,
985-28.e:
wherein said executable application is external to
said file,
985-28.f:
wherein said client workstation executes said
browser application, with the browser application
responding to text formats to initiate processing
specified by the text formats,
985-28.g:
wherein at least said portion of the document is
displayed within the browser-controlled window,
985-28.h:
wherein an embed text format which corresponds
to said first location in the document is identified
by the browser,
985-28.i:
wherein the embed text format specifies the
location of at least a portion of said object external
to the file,
985-28.j:
wherein the object has type information associated
with it,
985-28.k:
wherein the type information is utilized by the
browser to identify and locate said executable
application, and

Viola Alpha
information received from a server; that the browser displays at least a portion of
a distributed hypermedia document; and that the display is in a browsercontrolled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.b.

Viola Alpha discloses an executable application external to the file. See
evidence recited for 985-1.g.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See evidence recited for 985-1.c.
Viola Alpha discloses parsing text formats. See evidence recited for 985-1.d.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format and that the embed text
format corresponds to a first location in a hypermedia document. See evidence
recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that the embed text format specifies the location of at least
a portion of an object external to the file containing enabling information. See
evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that the object has associated type information. See
evidence recited for 985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses using type information to identify and locate an
executable application external to the file. See evidence recited for 985-1.g.

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985-28.l:
Viola Alpha discloses automatically invoking the executable application. See
wherein the executable application is automatically evidence recited for 985-1.h.
invoked by the browser, in response to the
identifying of the embed text format.
985-36.a:
A method for running an application program in a
distributed hypermedia network environment,
wherein the distributed hypermedia network
environment comprises at least one client
workstation and one remote network server
coupled to the distributed hypermedia network
environment, the method comprising:
985-36.b:
receiving, at the client workstation from the
network server over the distributed hypermedia
network environment, at least one file containing
information to enable a browser application to
display at least a portion of a distributed
hypermedia document within a browser-controlled
window;
985-36.c:
executing the browser application on the client
workstation, with the browser application:
985-36.d:
responding to text formats to initiate processing
specified by the text formats;
985-36.e:
displaying at least a portion of the document
within the browser-controlled window;
985-36.f:
identifying an embed text format which

Viola Alpha discloses an application program in a distributed hypermedia
environment comprising at least client workstation and network server. See
evidence recited for 985-1.a.

Viola Alpha discloses a browser application; a file containing enabling
information; that the file is received at the client workstation from the network
server; that the browser displays at least a portion of a distributed hypermedia
document; and that at least a portion of a hypermedia document is displayed in a
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.b.

Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See evidence recited for 985-1.c.
Viola Alpha discloses parsing text formats. See evidence recited for 985-1.d.
Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses an object. See, e.g., :

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corresponds to a first location in the document,
where the embed text format specifies the location
of at least a portion of an object;

985-36.g:
identifying and locating an executable application
associated with the object; and

985-36.h:
automatically invoking the executable application,
in response to the identifying of the embed text
format, in order to enable an end-user to directly
interact with the object, while the object is being

Viola Alpha
In one example, when a Viola applet is embedded in a ViolaWWW web
page, using the VOBJF tag, at least a portion of an object, the default grid,
appears in the ViolaWWW window upon browser launch.
The data for the default grid is specified in the file plot.v by the command:
output("equation 0");
(See demo\objs\plot.v.)
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format; that the embed text
format corresponds to a first location in the hypermedia document; and that the
embed text format specifies the location of an object. See evidence recited for
985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser identifies and locates an executable
application associated with the object. See, e.g.,
For example, the file plot.v contains type information associated with the
object.
/path{/usr/work/vplot/vplot}
(See violaTOGO\demo\objs\plot.v.)
The type information is used by the ViolaWWW to identify and locate the
vplot executable application. ViolaWWW then invokes the executable
application.
switch (pid = vfork()) {
…
case 0: \* Child *\
…
execv(GET_path(self), args);
(See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.)
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format. See evidence recited in
985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses automatic invocation of the executable application; that
the executable application displays the object; that the executable application

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displayed within a display area created at the first
location within the portion of the hypermedia
document being displayed in the browsercontrolled window,

Viola Alpha
enables direct interaction with the object; and that interaction with the object is
at a first location in the hypermedia document. See evidence recited in 985-1.h.
Viola Alpha discloses that the object is displayed at a first location within a
portion of the hypermedia document being displayed. See evidence recited at
985-24.b.
Viola Alpha discloses that a hypermedia document is displayed in a browser
window. See, e.g., evidence recited for 985-1.e.

985-36.i:
wherein the executable application is part of a
distributed application, and

Viola Alpha discloses a distributed application. See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, a portion of the computations would be performed on a process on a
remote server.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in the video Viola video
19.avi, vplot can be interchanged with distributed applications such as
VIS. See examples below. ViolaWWW works with a distributed
application in the same way that it works with an executable application
on the client workstation.

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VIS
Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application is part of a distributed
application. See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
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985-36.j:
wherein at least a portion of the distributed
application is for execution on a remote network
server coupled to the distributed hypermedia
network environment.

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on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, the executable application is part of a distributed application.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with distributed applications, including VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.
Viola Alpha discloses that the distributed application executes at least partially
on a network server. See, e.g., :
Viola's documentation states that "Through a communication facility such
as the socket, a message may also be generated from another process on
the network." (See, e.g., violaTOGO\docs\viola\brief.hmml.) By way of
example, and as discussed elsewhere in this chart, ViolaWWW provides
for automatically invoking the vplot executable application using the
execv system call. (See violaTOGO\src\viola\cl_TTY.c.) Vplot can be
implemented as a distributed application wherein a portion of the
computations — for example, graphics transformations — can be executed
on a remote server by using the rexec socket-based system call or other
Unix socket-based system calls in leiu of the execv system call. In this
case, a portion of the computations would be performed on a process on a
remote server.
Furthermore, as discussed in my report and in Viola video 19.avi, vplot
can be interchanged with distributed applications such as VIS.
ViolaWWW works with a distributed application in the same way that it
works with an executable application on the client workstation.

985-37.a:
The method of claim 36 where: the information to
enable comprises text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file is text formats.
See evidence recited for 985-2.a.

985-38.a:

Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats are HTML tags. See evidence recited

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The method of claim 37 where: the text formats
are HTML tags.

Viola Alpha
for 985-3.a.

985-39.a:
The method of claim 36 where: the information
contained in the file received comprises at least
one embed text format.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file includes an embed
text format. See evidence recited for 985-4.a.

985-40.a:
A method of serving digital information in a
computer network environment having a network
server coupled to said computer network
environment, and where the network environment
is a distributed hypermedia network environment,
the method comprising:
985-40.b:
communicating via the network server with at least
one remote client workstation over said computer
network environment in order to cause said client
workstation to:
985-40.c:
receive, over said computer network environment
from the network server, at least one file
containing information to enable a browser
application to display at least a portion of a
distributed hypermedia document within a
browser-controlled window;
985-40.d:
execute, at said client workstation, a browser
application, with the browser application:
985-40.e:
responding to text formats to initiate processing

Viola Alpha discloses digital information. See evidence recited for 985-20.a.
Viola Alpha discloses a network server in a distributed hypermedia environment.
See evidence recited for 985-1.a.

Viola Alpha discloses a client workstation. See evidence recited for 985-1.a.
Viola Alpha discloses communicating via network server in order to cause the
client workstation to act. See evidence recited for 985-20.b.
Viola Alpha discloses a browser application; a file containing enabling
information received from a server; that the browser displays at least a portion of
a distributed hypermedia document; and that the display is in a browsercontrolled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.b.

Viola Alpha discloses a browser application executing on the client workstation.
See evidence recited for 985-1.c.
Viola Alpha discloses parsing text formats. See evidence recited for 985-1.d.

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specified by the text formats;
985-40.f:
displaying, on said client workstation, at least a
portion of the document within the browsercontrolled window;
985-40.g:
identifying an embed text format which
corresponds to a first location in the document,
where the embed text format specifies the location
of at least a portion of an object;
985-40.h:
identifying and locating an executable application
associated with the object; and
985-40.i:
automatically invoking the executable application,
in response to the identifying of the embed text
format, in order to enable an end-user to directly
interact with the object while the object is being
displayed within a display area created at the first
location within the portion of the hypermedia
document being displayed in the browsercontrolled window,

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Viola Alpha discloses displaying at least a portion of the document within the
browser-controlled window. See evidence recited for 985-1.e.
Viola Alpha discloses an object. See evidence recited for 985-36.f.
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format; that the embed text
format corresponds to a first location in the hypermedia document; and that the
embed text format specifies the location of an object. See evidence recited for
985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses that the browser identifies and locates an executable
application associated with the object. See evidence recited for 985-36.g.
Viola Alpha discloses identifying an embed text format. See evidence recited in
985-1.f.
Viola Alpha discloses automatic invocation of the executable application; that
the executable application displays the object; that the executable application
enables direct interaction with the object; and that interaction with the object is
at a first location in the hypermedia document. See evidence recited in 985-1.h.
Viola Alpha discloses that the object is displayed at a first location within a
portion of the hypermedia document being displayed. See evidence recited for
985-24.b.
Viola Alpha discloses that a hypermedia document is displayed in a browser
window. See, e.g., evidence recited for 985-1.e.

985-40.j:

Viola Alpha discloses that the executable application is part of a distributed

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wherein the executable application is part of a
distributed application, and
985-40.k:
wherein at least a portion of the distributed
application is for execution on the network server.

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application. See evidence recited in 985-36.i.

985-41.a:
The method of claim 40 where: the information to
enable comprises text formats.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file is text formats.
See evidence recited for 985-2.a.

985-42.a:
The method of claim 41 where: the text formats
are HTML tags.

Viola Alpha discloses that the text formats are HTML tags. See evidence recited
for 985-3.a.

985-43.a:
The method of claim 40 where: the information
contained in the file received comprises at least
one embed text format.

Viola Alpha discloses that the enabling information in the file includes an embed
text format. See evidence recited for 985-4.a.

Viola Alpha discloses that the distributed application executes at least partially
on a network server. See evidence recited for 985-36.j.

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