US6182073B1 — Integrated information browsing and multiple-part…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 93 words

A method comprising: executing a multple-participant application; registering a persistency control with an information browser, said persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser; embedding an output of the multiple-participant application in a first portion of an information browser window, wherein said embedding persists per the persistency control and is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled; and providing a second portion of the browser information window responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 93 words

A method comprising: executing a multple-participant application; registering a persistency control with an information browser, said persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser; embedding an output of the multiple-participant application in a first portion of an information browser window, wherein said embedding persists per the persistency control and is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled; and providing a second portion of the browser information window responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 38 words

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the first portion is a first browser frame defined within the information browser window, and the second portion is a second browser frame defined within the information browser window.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 40 words

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing a view synchronization option; and sending an identifier of a most recently received web page to another multiple-participant application via a network response to user selection of the view synchronization option.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 1 , wherein executing the multiple-participant application comprises automatically executing the multiple-participant application upon receipt of an incoming application-execution signal for the multiple-participant application.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple-participant application comprises an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 120 words

An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, which when executed by a processor, are capable of directing the processor to execute a multiple-participant application, register a persistency control, with a network browser, said persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the network browser, to persistently embed an output of the multiple-participant application in a first portion of a network browser window per said persistency control so that such embedding is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled, and to provide a second portion of the network browser window responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 120 words

An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, which when executed by a processor, are capable of directing the processor to execute a multiple-participant application, register a persistency control, with a network browser, said persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the network browser, to persistently embed an output of the multiple-participant application in a first portion of a network browser window per said persistency control so that such embedding is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled, and to provide a second portion of the network browser window responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 53 words

The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of instructions are further to implement a function to embed the first portion in a first network browser frame defined within the network browser window, and to display the second portion in a second network browser frame defined within the network browser window.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 52 words

The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of instructions are further to implement a function to provide a view synchronization option, and to send an identifier of a most recently received web page to a host system via a network response to user selection of the view synchronization option.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 45 words

The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of instructions for implementing a function to execute the multiple-participant application comprise instructions for implementing a function to automatically execute the multiple-participant application upon receipt of an incoming application execution signal for the multiple-participant application.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 33 words

The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of instructions for implementing a function to execute the multiple-participant application comprise instructions for implementing a function to execute an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 13

Independent Claim 102 words

An apparatus comprising: control logic to execute a multiple-participant application; persistency control logic to selectively persist data within a first portion of an information browser window of an information browser by preventing replacement of such persistent data by the information browser, the information browser window having a second portion responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser window; embedding logic, communicatively coupled with said persistency control logic, to persistently embed an output of the multiple-participant application in a first portion of an information browser window non-responsive to attempts to replace information within the information browser until such persistency is disabled.

Claim 14

Independent Claim 102 words

An apparatus comprising: control logic to execute a multiple-participant application; persistency control logic to selectively persist data within a first portion of an information browser window of an information browser by preventing replacement of such persistent data by the information browser, the information browser window having a second portion responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser window; embedding logic, communicatively coupled with said persistency control logic, to persistently embed an output of the multiple-participant application in a first portion of an information browser window non-responsive to attempts to replace information within the information browser until such persistency is disabled.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 45 words

The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the persistency control logic is further operative to embed the first portion in a first frame defined within the information browser window, and to display the second portion in a second frame defined within the information browser window.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 42 words

The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the persistency control logic is further operative to send an identifier of a most recently received web page to a host system via a network in response to user selection of a view synchronization option.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 31 words

The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the control logic is further operative to automatically execute the multiple-participant application upon receipt of an incoming application execution signal for the multiple-participant application.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 15 words

The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the multiple-participant application comprises an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 19

Independent Claim 88 words

A method, comprising: executing an information browser having a persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser; and embedding an output from a first application program in a first portion of an information browser window; wherein said embedding persists per the persistency control and is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled, and wherein the information browser window has a second portion responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser.

Claim 20

Independent Claim 88 words

A method, comprising: executing an information browser having a persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser; and embedding an output from a first application program in a first portion of an information browser window; wherein said embedding persists per the persistency control and is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled, and wherein the information browser window has a second portion responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 36 words

The method of claim 16 , further comprising: wherein the first portion is a first frame defined within the information browser window, and the second portion is a second frame defined within the information browser window.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 46 words

The method of claim 16 , further comprising: providing a synchronization option; and sending an identifier of a most recently received web page, in response to selection of the synchronization option, to a second application program in communication with the first application program over a network.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 34 words

The method of claim 16 , wherein the first application program is a conferencing application, and wherein executing the conferencing application comprises automatically executing the conferencing application upon receipt of an incoming conferencing call.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method of claim 16 , wherein the first application program comprises an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 25

Independent Claim 73 words

A medium having encoded thereon instructions capable of directing a processor to: execute an information browser having a persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser; and embed output from a first application program in a first portion of an information browser window; wherein said embedding is persistent so as to prevent replacement of said output until such persistency is disabled by the persistency control.

Claim 26

Independent Claim 73 words

A medium having encoded thereon instructions capable of directing a processor to: execute an information browser having a persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser; and embed output from a first application program in a first portion of an information browser window; wherein said embedding is persistent so as to prevent replacement of said output until such persistency is disabled by the persistency control.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 62 words

The medium of claim 21 , said instructions further including instructions to direct the processor to: present control information for the first application program in a second portion of the information browser window; embed the first portion in a first frame defined within the information browser window; and embed the second portion in a second frame defined within the information browser window.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 54 words

The medium of claim 21 , said instructions further including instructions to direct the processor to: provide a synchronization option; and send an identifier of a most recently received web page, in response to selection of the synchronization option, to a second application program in communication with the first application program over a network.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 38 words

The medium of claim 21 , wherein the first application program is a conferencing application, and said instructions further include instructions to direct the processor to: automatically execute said conferencing application upon receipt of an incoming conferencing call.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 15 words

The medium of claim 21 , wherein the application program comprises an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 31

Independent Claim 79 words

A system, comprising: means for executing a first user-perceptible application; persisting means for monitoring and selectively preventing attempts to replace data within an information browser such that the information browser has contemporaneous persistent and non-persistent data; and means for embedding an output of the first user-perceptible application in a first portion of an information browser window; wherein said embedding persists as controlled by said persisting means so as to prevent replacement of said output until such persistency is disabled.

Claim 32

Independent Claim 79 words

A system, comprising: means for executing a first user-perceptible application; persisting means for monitoring and selectively preventing attempts to replace data within an information browser such that the information browser has contemporaneous persistent and non-persistent data; and means for embedding an output of the first user-perceptible application in a first portion of an information browser window; wherein said embedding persists as controlled by said persisting means so as to prevent replacement of said output until such persistency is disabled.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 28 words

The system of claim 26 , further comprising: means for presenting the output of the first user-perceptible application in a first frame defined within the information browser window.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 52 words

The system of claim 26 , further comprising: means for providing a perception synchronization option; and means for sending an identifier of a most recently received web page, in response to selection of the perception synchronization option, to a second user-perceptible application in communication with the first user-perceptible application over a network.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 32 words

The system of claim 26 , wherein the user-perceptible application is a conferencing application, the system further comprising: means for automatically executing the conferencing application upon receipt of an incoming conferencing call.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 16 words

The system of claim 29 , wherein the first user-perceptible application comprises an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 37

Independent Claim 124 words

A method comprising: providing an information browser having a persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser so that the information browser may have contemporaneous persistent and non-persistent data; accessing a first host system on a network; receiving first user-perceptible data from said accessing; displaying said first user-perceptible data in a first portion of an information browser window, wherein said displaying persists in accordance with the persistency control and is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled; accessing a second host system on the network; receiving second user-perceptible data from said accessing; and non-persistently displaying said second user-perceptible data in a second portion of the information browser window.

Claim 38

Independent Claim 124 words

A method comprising: providing an information browser having a persistency control configured to monitor and selectively prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser so that the information browser may have contemporaneous persistent and non-persistent data; accessing a first host system on a network; receiving first user-perceptible data from said accessing; displaying said first user-perceptible data in a first portion of an information browser window, wherein said displaying persists in accordance with the persistency control and is non-responsive to attempts to replace data within the information browser until such persistency is disabled; accessing a second host system on the network; receiving second user-perceptible data from said accessing; and non-persistently displaying said second user-perceptible data in a second portion of the information browser window.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method of claim 31 , further comprising: executing an application program which produces said second user-perceptible data.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 32 , wherein said application program comprises an audiovisual conferencing application.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method of claim 32 , further comprising: receiving a first request identifying the first host system.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 34 , further comprising: wherein the first request comprises selecting a user-selectable region of the information browser corresponding to the first host system.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 46 words

The method of claim 34 , further comprising: executing the information browser on a host system; receiving a second request identifying the host system; and accessing the host system and receiving an executable program responsive thereto; wherein executing the executable program generates said second user-perceptible data.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method of claim 31 , further comprising: wherein said first user-perceptible data comprises web page data.

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 52 words

The method of claim 31 , further comprising: defining plural browser frames within the information browser window; wherein said first portion of the information browser window is within a first frame of said plural frames, and second portion of the information browser window is within a second frame of said plural frames.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2004-01-30	2004-07-31	2005-01-30	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2008-01-30	2008-07-31	2009-01-30	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2012-01-30	2012-07-31	2013-01-30	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Integrated information browsing and multiple-participant application with a persistency control configured to monitor and to prevent attempts to replace data within the information browser

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