Prior art — US Patent 11930362

Most Relevant Prior Art for US Patent 11930362

The provided patent text for US11930362 explicitly references U.S. Pat. No. 7,656,870, stating that "The function block 200 may contain functionality similar to that of an endpoint as described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,656,870, filed on Mar. 15, 2005, and entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER HYBRID COMMUNICATIONS and hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety." This patent serves as a key piece of prior art for understanding the underlying communication technologies that the '362 patent aims to integrate.

Cited Prior Art Reference: US 7,656,870 B2

Full Citation: U.S. Patent No. 7,656,870 B2 to Chaturvedi et al., titled "System and method for peer-to-peer hybrid communications."
Publication/Issue Date: February 2, 2010.
Filing Date: March 15, 2005.
Inventors: Sivakumar Chaturvedi, Satish Gundabathula, Rashmi Hiremath.
Assignee: Damaka, Inc.
Brief Description: This patent generally describes a system and method for establishing and managing peer-to-peer hybrid communications. It details an "endpoint" capable of various communication functionalities, such as managing presence, initiating and handling instant messages, and facilitating audio and video calls in a network environment, often by combining server-assisted setup with direct peer-to-peer media exchange. This endpoint is designed to overcome challenges like Network Address Translation (NAT) and firewalls to enable real-time communication.
Potential Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102:
US 7,656,870 B2 provides foundational knowledge regarding the capabilities and operation of a communication "endpoint" that performs functions like instant messaging, audio/video communication, and presence management. This directly informs the "functions" mentioned in the claims of US11930362.

However, US 7,656,870 B2 does not appear to anticipate the distinguishing features of the independent claims (Claims 1, 12, and 22) of US11930362. These claims specifically emphasize:
1. The integration of a "function block" within a "superblock application" instructions.
2. Access to the function block's capabilities by the superblock application via an Application Programming Interface (API).
3. The provision of these functions within the superblock application itself without requiring the user to switch context to another application on the computing entity.
While US 7,656,870 B2 teaches the type of communication functions an endpoint can provide, it does not disclose the specific architectural innovation of embedding such functionality as a "function block" directly into a host "superblock application" such that it's accessible via an API without context switching. Therefore, while US 7,656,870 B2 is highly relevant background art for the communication capabilities described, it likely does not anticipate the novel integration and user experience benefits claimed in US11930362 under 35 U.S.C. § 102, as not all elements of US11930362's independent claims are present in a single reference.